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quantity of blood to the ftomach, hence increaiing 

 the fecretion of its gaflric juice, as warm fpicy bitters, 

 &c.; or thofe fuppofed to ad by ftrengthening its muf- 

 cular tone, as bark, fteel, acids, &c. A very efficacious 

 ftomachic may be gained in either of the following, 

 given every or every other day. 

 Oak bark, one ounce. 

 Aloes, one dram. 

 Ginger, one dram. 

 White vitriol, one dram. 

 Powder finely, and make into a ball. 

 Or, Oak bark, two ounces. 



Tinfture of aloes, half an ounce. 

 Ginger, in powder, one dram. 

 Forge water, one pint. 

 Boil the oak bark in the forge water, and, when 

 cold, add the ginger and tindure of aloes. 



CORNS. 

 Corns arife from bruifes on the fole of the foot, 

 and are occafioned by the flioe lofmg its proper bear- 

 ing, or from a flone getting between it and the fole. 

 They are difficult of cure; but it is erroneous to 

 fuppofe them incurable. They produce great ten- 

 dernefs ; and on removing the (hoe, and paring the 

 heels, a fpeck of extravafated blood may be obferved 

 within the horn. In this Hate the cure muft be be- 

 gun by removing the whole furrounding horn and 



