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I' he At of Farriery 



'< gioufly to abftain from Drinking, and ufe a Diet 

 " of Bif]?:et-Bread and Raifins, with a little Salt, 

 " and a moderate Quantity of Oily or rich Wines.'* 

 Indeed, thofe f ck of the Dropfy are generally fo 

 thirfty, that it is impofiible for them to deny them- 

 felves of drinking Quantities of one Kind of Liquor 

 cr other ; fo that, in the Main, they Ihould fub- 

 mit themfelves to Coiifinement under a trufty 

 Gunrd, who will keep up to the Direftions of a 

 kn'^wi^i? Phyfician, and by that Means they may 

 have fome Chance, by putting a Force upon Na- 

 ture, and obliging the Gbnds in the Mefentery 

 ( which bv Abftinence from Liquor are almoft as 

 dry as Spunges before dipp'd ) to imbibe or fuck up 

 the extravafated Lymph, and convey it into the cir- 

 culating Channels once again, and then there is no 

 greit Fear but Medicines will have the wi(l\M-for 



EiFca. 



There are not wanting feveral Inftances to con- 

 firm the aforcfaid Dodrine of Profeffor Boerhaanje's ; 

 particularly a virtuous and good Lady in Ireland, 

 whofe Name for Decency I forbear mentioning, 

 cured herfelf ( as I may fay ) by abftaining wholly 

 from Liquor of any Kind for a confiderable Time, 

 during which Ihe eat Biflcet and Raifms. And in 

 my Opinion, there is no Fear of dying for vvant pf 

 Liquid, feeing the Body in fuch Cafe is moift 

 enough, and rather than the Vitals will fuccumb 

 or fmk under the Diftemper, they will fupply them- 

 felves with what is fufficient from the Waters lodged 

 in the Abdomen or lower Belly : But People are now- 

 a-days fo over-fond of gratifying their fenfual Ap- 

 petite, that a Phyfician might as well ftay at Home, 

 and perhaps do the Patient more Good than by 

 prefer! ing Medicines which are fure to be taken 

 irregularly, and with no due Decorum or proper 

 Government. 



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