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three-quarters of a pint of linseed-oil, with a drachm 

 of ginger in it. Clyster with a gallon of warm water, 

 and four ounces of Epsom, or common salt. Insert 

 a seton in the chest, and also at the top of the neck, 

 and blister the throat. Foment the legs with hot 

 water, and keep the stall cool. The following morn- 

 ing, if the pulse still continues full and quick, and the 

 membrane inside the nostril is redder than usual, bleed 

 again three quarts ; but no more purgative physic is 

 to be given. If a second bleeding is not required, 

 or, if it is, then, after twenty -four hours, give three- 

 quarters of an ounce of carbonate of ammonia, and 

 three-quarters of an ounce of nitrous sether, twice a 

 day, at eight and four : also, two drachms of nitre, 

 one drachm and a half of gentian, one drachm and a 

 half of colombo-root, and one drachm and a half of 

 ginger, twice a-day, when the stomach is a little emp- 

 ty, at twelve and six :'* these last balls may be washed 

 down with a half pint of beer, or a quarter of a pint 

 (a wine-glass and a half) of port wine, mixed with a 

 wine-glass of water. Clysters, if the bowels are not 

 open, and hot fomentations to the legs, must be used 

 every day ; and if the legs continue much swollen, 

 they are to be scarified. The first ' twenty hours, 

 while the physic is in his inside, feed on sweet fresh 



harm than good. Prostration of strength and debility is so great and rapid, 

 that every drop of blood is wanted. The following treatment I have generally 

 found successful. The bowels gently stimulated with from two to three drachms 

 of aloes, and daily clysters of warm water and soap. The throat sharply blis- 

 tered and the head steamed twice a day with boiling water poured on hay, and 

 the following ball given morning and evening until the mouth is slightly 

 touched. Calomel one drachm, linseed meal four drachms made into a ball 

 with Venice turpentine. After all inflammatory and febrile symptoms 

 have subsided, mild vegetable tonics to be given. ED. 



* Instead of the nitre I would put a drachm of camphor in each of these 

 balls.- ED. 



