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Take good Mujiard-Seed in Poivder, tivo Ounces : ^^'^*-"{'<^ *^ 

 Vhite-Wine Vinegar, one Pint: Mix and ^^CAgf^^of ^ 

 'jarm and clofe ftopfd for an Hour or t^woy ihen j^'iad-Dog. 

 ^rain and keep for life. 



This Mixture or Infufion fhould be applied as 

 /arm as 'tis poffible to be borne : After which, let 

 he Wound be drefs'd with fome of the frefheft Egyp- 

 racwn Ointment you can get ; then cover it with 

 ledgets of "Toat*, and bind it up according to Art. 

 ^his fhould be done twice a Day for fome Time, I 

 lean the Drefling with the Ointment ; for once is 

 nough to cauterize when fuch Thing can be done 

 /ith Safety. But if the Bite be amongll the Sinews 

 r Tendons, I am apprehenfive giving the Fire 

 light contrail them fo as to lame the Horfe, unlefs 

 he Operation was perform'd in an eafy Manner by 



fmall pointed Iron, and only burning the Wound, 



ithout ^ny^^ Circle round afterwards, as obferved 

 »efore. 



All that we have to do is to break, blunt, or 

 heathe the pointed Spicule or little floating Daggers 

 vhich are contain'd in the Venom infufed into the 

 »Vound. And this may be done by Fire immediate- 

 y apply'd, as alfo by Viper s Fat, which is allow'd 

 he mo'ft penetrating Kind of all others ; for it is 

 ertain the Viper-Catchers have a Way of fmearing 

 )ver their Hands with the Fat of the Viper, and 

 hen they fear no Colours, but boldly handle them 

 IS foon as their little Dogs make a Set at them, in 

 :he Manner of Setting-Dogs, which is the Way 

 :hey take Vipers both here and in Italy ; for this 

 Pat fo flieathes and invelopes the pointed Spicule, 

 :hat they are not able to work their Way through 

 :he Fibres of the Body, they are fo entangled by it. 



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Orrice cut into that Shape, and rubb'd over with 

 the following Ointment. 

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