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itfelf again under the fame Form ; though was 
not fo rife as before : And at length, an eaftern 
Wind blowing in Autumn, it entirely difappeared. 
At firft he attempted to fubdue thefe intermit- 
ting Fevers by giving Alexiphar macks and Sudo- 
rificks, having previoufly purged the Stomach and 
Inteftines both upwards and downwards : But find- 
ing the febrile Ferment too ftubborn for thefe Me- 
dicines, he mixed with them a proper Quantity 
of Cafcaril, either in Powder or Extra# ; and dis- 
covered, from a fuccefsful Experience, that it had 
a fovereign Efficacy in conquering the Fevers and 
all their Symptoms. He likewife afferts, that 
with the fame Medicine in larger Dofes, he forrte- 
times cured even the fpotted Fevers, and procured 
Relief in the Dyfenteries which fucceeded them. 
He gave ^j. of Cafcaril for a Dofe, to be re- 
peated twice, and fometimes thrice or four Times 
in a Day, and it often provoked a falutary Sweat. 
He prepared an Extra# of it with Water, which 
he greatly extols for fubduing thefe Fevers, and 
therefore gave it the Name of Specificum Lexipy re- 
turn (aVo T« Xyyuv from its putting an 
End to Fevers. 
His ufual Method of giving his Extra# was 
this. Having ordered a Vomit, when neceffary, 
in the next Place he gave this Bark in Subfiance ; 
or omitting the Bark, he gave five or fix Grains, 
more or lefs, of the Extra# in Pills, or diffolved 
in Liquors, repeating it every fixth Hour ; or at 
lead, in flighter Cafes, Morning and Evening. 
This Method was feldom continued above three 
Days, but the Difeafe was evidently changed for 
the better. Many were cured by the fecond or 
third Dofe; or were fo far advanced that Nature 
herfelf might eafily perform the reft, all the griev- 
ous and direful Symptoms being removed. Moft 
