himfelf, as to know us all. I vomited him every other 
day with this Vomit for three ^^^^^^ made him its 
the Interim to take Volatiif Salt of Amber, and the 
aforefaid Pouders, and to wafii his Hands, and Sores in 
a ffrong Saip Brine; , to drink Poflet-drink with Sage and 
Rue, and by this courfe, and the Blefling of God, his 
Life was faved, and hq perfeftly cured, tor it is now 
four Years fmce, and; hq had had no llelapf^. I have 
cured (everal others by- the fame M^th(^. GolL Spencer^ 
the Secretary of State m Virginia^ z vtty Seriotas and 
Ingenious Gentleman, told me, that his Servant brought 
him word once that a Sow having farrdw*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 fet ode gf the Dogs at 
the Snak^, which was too quick for thfe Dog, and fnapt 
him by the Nofe, whereupon he fet a howling, and rart 
immediately into the adjace^nt Riverjand died very fhortly 
after. Another of the Dogs upon the like attempt wa^ 
bit by the Sna^ke alfo, and fell a howlitig, and froathing^ 
and tumbling,- but being he died aot fo fbon as the 
other Dog did, they fetched fome of the Herb wMeh 
they call Dittany, as having a great Traditionary Ver- 
tue for the Cure of Poifons : they pounded it, and ad- 
ding a little Water, exprefs'd the Juice,, and gave the 
Dog ftequeotly thereof^ nevenheleft ;be died within a 
|| day or two. The howling^of the DogS he fuppofed gave 
notice to th^ Sow, and made her come furiou fly brifling, 
I and run immediately into her Den ; but being likewife 
•I bit by the Snake, flie fet up a terrible Squeak, and ran 
alfo into the River, and there dyed. 
A GentleM^oma'i^, that was a notable Female Dodrefi, 
told me, that a Neighbofir being bit by a Rattle^Snake, 
fwelled excelTively ; fome days afterwards ihe was fent 
fbr^ who found him fweli'd beyond what (bethought 
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