O A ( 17 s ) 0 N 
ir has flood a day the Ink 
will be fit for ufe. Take 
of the W atcr of Oak-buds 
and Plantain, each three 
Ounces ; of Cinamon- 
water hordeated, and Sy- 
rup of dried Rofes, each 
! one Ounce ; Spirit of Vi- 
S triol a fufficient quantity 
| to make it pleafantly 
! lharp : Take fix Spoon- 
i fuls Morning and Eve- 
ning. This is good for 
an immoderate Flux of 
1 of the Courfes. 
£DatS, in Latin Avenx. 
■ They dry, and arc fome- 
1 whatr'Aftringcnr. When 
Cqfn is dear, poor Peo- 
ple live chiefly on Water- 
gruel : And it is indeed, 
very proper Diet for Sick 
and Well, and yields a 
good Nourifhment. The 
Common People in the 
North, and in JVales , 
make Bread of Oats, and 
eat no other ; and no 
People in theWorld enjoy 
more Health, nor live 
longer : And, without 
doubt, this fort of Bread 
is moft wholfome, tho’ it 
is not pleafant. Beer is 
alfo made of it. Flum- 
mery is made of Oat- 
meal, boyi’d in Water to a 
Geliy : * Tis eaten hot, 
being cut into Slices, and 
put into Milk or Beer, or 
into White-wine , and 
fweetened with Sugar. 
’Tis an excellent Diet Tor 
weakly People. Our Phy- 
ficians fcarce order any 
Diet but Water-Gruel in 
Acute Difeafes. The 
Meal is ulcd outward- 
ly in Cataplafms ; for it 
dries and digefts mode- 
rately. In the Cholick, 
Oats fried with a little 
Salt, and applied hot, in a 
Bag, to the Belly, gives 
great Eafe, if the Guts 
are not fluffed with Excre- 
ments ; if they are, a Cly fli- 
er muft firft be given. A 
Bath made of Malt-flower, 
Hops and Oat-ftraw, is 
much commended for 
thofe that are afflidled 
with the Stone ; for it 
wonderfully mitigates the 
Pain, and forces away U- 
rine, and many times the 
Stone too. 
flEtoUJtt, in Latin Cxj>a. 
Onions are hot and flatu- 
lent : They are proper for 
thofe that abound with 
cold Yifcous Humours ; 
in 
