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ture of rofes, and two of japan earth. This is 

 powerfully aftringent. ■ 



Take the whites of three or four eggs, beat 

 them to froth, add roch allum, finely powdered 

 one ounce ; fpirits of wine camphorated, and 

 of turpentine, half an ounce each, mix. 



An Opodeldoc, difcutient and bracing. 

 Spirits of wine, two pints; Spanifc foap, hve 

 ounces ; digeft in a gentle heat until the foap 

 is d.fTolved, then add camphor one ounce;, 

 oil of origanum, one ounce. The quantities of 

 camphor and origanum may be increafed upon 



Oil of turpentine, one ounce ; fpuit ot wine 

 camphorated, two ounces. This from Bracken, 

 but I find if conftantly ufed, the turpentine 

 fetches off the hair ; perhaps the addition ot a 

 little Barbadoes tar might prevent that ettect ; 

 which, in faa, will be changing the turpentine 



into oil of fpike. j ^w, 



For enlarged, inflamed, and weakened ten- 

 PONS from bfmer. Foment twice a day with 

 decoftion of white lily roots, "->1°^-^' f/'f ^ 

 leaves and flowers, bay-leaves, &c. Make a 

 poultice for the parts of the fomentation thick- 

 ened with meal. The tenfion fubfided, apply 

 . twice a day the salt cataplasm ; or com- 

 mon fait, whites of eggs, vinegar, and oat- 

 meal, uf.ng alfo aftringent mixtures. Or. 

 Mai.; two incifions through the Ik.n below 



