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and made him in the Interim to take Volatile 

 Salt of Amber, and the aforefaid Powders, 

 and to wafli his Hands, and Sores in a ftrong 

 Salt Brine : to drink Poflet-drink with Sage 

 and Rue, and by this courfe, and the Blcf- 

 iing of God, his Life was faved, and he per- 

 fedly cured, for it is now four Years lince, 

 and he had had no Relapfe. I have cured 

 feveral others by the fame Method. Coll. 

 Spncer^ the Secretary of State in V^irginia^ a 

 very Serious and Ingenious Gentleman, told 

 me, that his Servant brought him word once 

 that a Sow having farrow'd, a Rattle-Snake 

 was got into the Den^and had kill'd the Piggs. 

 The Colonel went to fee the Snake, which 

 they faid was ftill coyFd in the Den ; there 

 followed them two or three Mungrel Curs, 

 and they fat one of the Dogs at the Snake, 

 which was too quick for the Dog, and fnapt 

 him by the Nofe, whereupon he fet a howl- 

 ing, and run immediately into the adjacent 

 River, and died very fliortly after. Another 

 of the Dogs upon the like attempt was bit by 

 the Snake alfo, and fell a howling, and froath- 

 ing, and tumblings but being he died not 

 fo foon as the other Dog did, they fetched 

 fome of the Herb which they call Dittany, as 

 having a great Traditionary Vertue for the 

 Cure of Poifons ; they pounded it, and ad^ 

 ding a little Water, exprefs'd the Juice, and 

 gave the Dog frequently thereof, neverthe- 

 lefs he died within a day or two. The howl- 

 ing of the Dogs he fuppofed gave notice to 

 the Sow, and made her come furioufly brifl- 

 ing, and run immediately into her Den ; but 

 being likewife bit by the Snake, flie fet up a 



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