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ferve, that only acute Pains can juftify the 
Ufe cf Opiates $ or if the Perfon is low- 
fpirited all Day, looks pale, is reftlefs all 
Night, has fmall wandering Pains, I prefer 
the Ufe of Matthews 1 s Pill given with the 
above Cordial, inftead of Lauda?ium ; or 
thus, 'Take Matthews's Pill 8 or 10 Grains , 
Salt of Amber , Cajlor , of each 6 Grains y 
Contrayerva Stone a Scruple , Confe Elion of 
Alkermes half a Dram ; make a Bolus and 
give at Bed-time. This brings off a deal 
of the Gouty Humour by Urine. If a Fit 
of the Stone and Gout happen at once, this 
Bolus may be ufed, and Turpentine emollient 
Glyfters thrown up. But all Opiates palling 
and relaxing the Stomach, only Pain can 
warrant them •> and even then they are ra- 
ther to be given ift fmall Dofes often, than 
in full Dofes at once, and always to have 
fome Volatiles with them. Where the 
Difeafe falls on the Lungs, with a violent 
tearing Cough, Volatiles and Aromatics 
muft be ufed, with warm Balfamics , (for 
Pectorals fignify nothing) as, Take Salt of 
Hartjhorn , Amber , Powder of Caflor , of 
each 7 Grains , Raleigh's ConfeElion a Scru- 
ple \ give in a Bolus. If they cannot reft, 
from 5 to 8 Grains of Matthews's Pill mutt, 
1 be 
