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and the like quantity of scammony, prepared 

 in white wine vinegar, and four ounces of 

 olive-oil, temper these, and warm them over 

 the fire, and give it your dog in the morning. 

 Put him into the following bath, fasting; 

 put into six pails full of water, ten handfuls 

 of mugwort, of rosemary, of red sage, of 

 the roots, or leaves, of marshmallows, of 

 the roots, or leaves, of wallwort, of the 

 roots, or stalks, of fennel, of the leaves, or 

 stalks, of elecampane, balm, rue, sorrel, 

 bugloss, and melilot, let these boil together 

 in two thirds of water and the other wine, 

 until one third be consumed ; the bath being 

 no hotter than your dog can endure it, bathe 

 him therein for an hour, then take him out 

 and put him in some warm place for fear of 

 catching cold ; do this four or five times in 

 the same bath, and it will cure him. 



Of the sleeping madness. 



The fourth is called the sleeping madness, 

 and is caused by some little worms breeding 



