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Oynrments, and the like, and afterwards become Con- 
funmptive, owe not their Diftemper to the abufive ufe 
of a moft Excellent Remedy. Much after the fame man- 
ner, the fubtile Quick-Silver getting into the Mafs of 
Blood by degrees, through its ponderofity fettles in the 
Lobes of the Lungs, and caufes Ulcers there. But to 
return : The Poifon of Vipers and Mad Dogs I fuppofe 
kill by thickning of the Blood, as many Malignant Fe- 
vers alfo do ; in all which cafes, I lock on Volatil Salts 
to bs the propereft Phyfick, as keeping the Blood from 
congealing. I had a fingular Inllance hereof in a Gen- 
tleman ol Tork/hire^ bit with a Grey-Hound on the 
Thurfday, not three Minutes before the Dcg died mad; 
he bit him in femal places of the Hands, as he was gi- 
ving him a Pccmedy : The Monday following the Gen- 
tleman was very ill, and came to our Town to an Apo- 
thecary his Acquaintance, who knowing not what to do, 
defired my Affiftance. When I cam.e, the Gentleman 
could talk, but every two or three Minutes he had vio- 
lent Fits, and would tell us when they vvere over, that' 
his Brains worked like Birme in an Ale-Fat, and feemed 
to froth up at every Fit. The Apothecary had no Vola- 
tile Salt of Vipers ; fo I took the Volatile Salt of Amber, 
and ordered him Ten Grains in Treacle- Water every half 
hour : He told me every Dofe feemed to clear his Brain, 
and cool it as perfed:ly, as if a Bafon of cold Water 
were poured on his Head, but it returned by degrees 
again ^ Having then a Volatile Salt by me that Vomits 
very well, I gave him a Dofe thereof; it worked very 
well, and he was very much better after it: I then or- 
dered him to continue the Volatile Salt of Amber once 
every four hours, and at each two hours end, that is, 
betwixt, Spec. Pleres Archonticon and Rue ponder^ am 
gr. If. whereby he was fo well recovered, that within 
two days he would needs go home, to look after fbme 
urgent Affairs, and afterwards found himfelf fo well , 
that 
