CHAP. I.] DIET AND REGIMEN. 231 



These medicines, and every modification of them, 

 which the experienced chemist can suggest, it is 

 desirable should be tried in succession, as the seat 

 of the disorder is so very various and uncertain, 

 that the partial good which one may effect, will fre- 

 quently be aided by another. To this end the fol- 

 lowing ball and drenches have been prescribed and 

 used with success — 



Diuretic Ball. 



Yellow resin, 2 ounces. 



Turpentine, 4 ounces. 



Soap, S ounces. 



Salad oil, 1 ounce. 



Oil of aniseed, ~ an ounce. 



Powdered ginger, 2 ounces. 

 Rub the two last together in a mortar, with a little 

 linseed powder. Melt the first three articles over 

 a slow fire, and then mix in the powders. Divide 

 the mass into eight balls, and give one a day until 

 the patient's water is affected. 



Drench. — No. 1. 



Vinegar, 8 ounces. 



Squills, 2 ounces. 



Treacle, 6 ounces. 

 Bruise the squills and pour on the vinegar boiling 

 hot ; simmer these near the fire two or three hours, 

 then strain off and add the treacle. Divide into 

 three or four parts, and give a portion two or three 

 times in the course of the day. 



