144 ^J ^^^ L^^ ^^^^ Scouring, <Sfr.' 



yellow rofin finely powdered, one 

 ounce ; and four ounces of fweac 

 oil : mix with a pint of water-gruel. 



The following alterative ball alone has 

 been found fuccefsful for this purpofe, 

 "when given twice a week, with fcalded 

 bran and warm gruel. 



tiv"etair TAKE Succotrine aloes, half an 



ounce ; diapente, one ounce : make 

 into a ball with the juice of Spanifh 

 liquorice difTolved in water, and a 

 Ipoonful of oil of amber. 



To this may be added two drams of 

 myrrh, and a dram of fafrron, and 

 (where It can be afforded) half an ounce 

 of rhubarb. 



How When the purging is attended with a 



whh a ^^^^^' rhubarb Ihould firft be given, to 

 fever. ^^ quantity of half an ounce, with an 

 ounce and half of lenitive eledluary : at 

 night, after the working, give half an 

 ounce or more of diafcordium in a pint of 

 red wine mulled with cinnamon, and 

 repeat it every day, and the rhubarb ball 

 once in two or three. 



But 



