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apothecary had prescribed a gargle for four 

 days, which had done no good : — he used 

 the above, and in twelve hours, was cured, 

 I have tried this often, 



pS'o'f™sa^fnJ I will instruct you how to make one 

 ejght-pence. pint of salinc draughts, for about six or eight 

 pence, which quantity, from the apothe- 

 cary*&, will cost nine shillings ; six draughts, 

 at eighteen-pence each. — Take two scru- 

 ples OF SALT OF WORMW GOD, PUT THEM IN 

 A TEA BASIN ; SQUEEZE THE JUICE OF ONE 

 LEMON ON THE WORMWOOD : IF THE ACID 

 IS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT BOIL AND 

 ' BUBBLE UP IN THE BASIN, YO'U MUST SQUEEZE 

 THE JUICE OF ANOTHER LEMON ON IT : ADD 

 THREE OR FOUR LUMPS OF FINE SUGAR, 

 THEN PUT IT INTO A PINT-POT AND FILL IT 



UP w^iTH BOILING w^ATER : — take a small 

 wine-glass at a time. 



wonaerfui^ef- About cight ycars ago, I was as violently 



Sren^^hening ^fflicted as any person ever was, who reco- 



an*d Bowels, vcrcd. My stomach, after it, for some time, 



was so weak, that I could not keep the 



victuals on it, long enough to nourish me. 



