In a right method of Cure, bleeding is one of the 
firft things to be done. The. Patients Dyet muft be 
Liquid, fuch asBroaths made ot foft and relaxing In- 
gredients, Barley and Rice Cream, Decodiions of the 
. Roots of Marjh Mallows, adding Oj/l of fweet Almonds 
to the quantity of feveral Ounces, Lenient and Emol- 
lient Clyfters, with Oyl of Linfeed, White Lillies, dv. 
Opiates and other Narcoticks, a tepid Bath of Water ; 
Laftly, fuch things as by their weight will make their 
way through the Body, as Bullets of Lead, Gold, or 
a pound or two of Crude Mercury. After the taking 
thefe it is beft to lye for fome time on the Right fide, 
to give them leave to pafs the Pj/oms, and fo by 
turning from fide to fide to favour their defcent thro 
the Duft of the Guts. Monf. Chine thinks Crude Mer- 
I Gury not fo fafe as fmall Bullets of Lead, becaufe meet-^ 
ing with Acid Liquors in the Bowels, which muft cor- 
I rode and diflblve fome parts, the firft can only be 
I turned into a harmlefs Saccharine Salt 3 whereas the 
I . latter muft make a great EfFervefcence,and become a vi-- 
^olent Cauftick, and he fears may increafe the infla- 
mation, or perhaps corrode and mortify th@ Guts. 
4. Chri- 
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