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the dog not feeding, but holds his mouth 

 %vide open continually, putting his feet to his 

 mouth frequently, as if he had a bone in his 

 throat. 



The cure is this : take four ounces of the 

 juice of spathala putrids, and put it into a 

 pot; then take the like quantity of the juice 

 of black hellibore, and as much of the juice 

 of rue ; having strained them all through a 

 fine cloth, put them into a glass ; then take 

 two drams of scammony, unprepared, and 

 having mingled it with the former juices, put 

 it into a horn, or funnel, and convey it dowjti 

 his throat, keeping his head up straight lest 

 he cast it up again ; then bleed him in the 

 mouth, cutting three or four veins in his 

 gums, that he may bleed the better, and in 

 a short time you will find amendment : or 

 you may only take eight drams of the juice 

 of an herb called hartshorn, and dog's tooth; 

 and you will find it a most excellent receipt 

 against any kind of madness whatsoever. 



