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flaring, and furfeited. Upon thefe irre- 

 gular fympcoms, which denote great 

 danger, give the following balls, or 

 drink j for in thefe cafes there is no time 

 to be loft. 



The com- TAKE of contrayerva-root, myrrh, 



pound fe- ^nd fnake-root powdered, each two 



vcr balls. drams, fafFron one dram, mithri- 



date or Venice treacle half an ounce; 



make into a ball with honey, which 



fhould be given twice or thrice a 



day, with two or three horns of an 



infufion of fnake-root, fweetened 



with honey -, to a pint and a half 



of which may be added, half a pint 



of treacle water, or vinegar, which 



latter is a medicine of excellent ufe, 



in all kinds of inflammatory and 



putrid diforders, either external or, 



internal. 



Should thefe balls not prove fuccefsful, 

 add to each a dram of camphor, and 

 where it can be afforded, to a horfe of va- 

 lue, the fame quantity of caftor. Or, the 

 following drink may be fubftitutedin their 

 flead for fome days. 



The fever TAKE of contrayerva and fnake-root, 



drink. of each two ounces, liquorice-root 



fliced one ounce, faflron two drams ; 



2 infufe 



