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to touch Nerves that are' 
uncover’d in Wounds. This 
Oyi is nothing but a DiiFo- 
lution of Camphir in Spi- 
rit of Nitre ; for if you 
pour Water upon it, to de- 
ftroy the force of the Spi- 
rit, it returns into Cam- 
phir, as before. Ofallthe 
Refins, this is the only one 
that can diffolve in Spirit 
of Wine. Take of Vola- 
tile Salt of Hart’s-horn two 
Grains, of the Majefterial 
Cardi 3 C-povvderfixGrains, 
pf Camphir and Cochine], 
each four Grains ; of Ve- 
nice-Trea.de one Scruple, 
. of the Aqua Cceiefiis a fuffi- 
cient quantity : Make a 
Bolus. This is good in 
Malignant Fevers. Take 
of Camphir and Borax, 
each one Dram ; of White 
Sugar-candy five Drams, 
of White Vitriol one Scru- 
ple ; powder them very 
fine, and mingle them by 
degrees with half a Pint cf 
Sweet Fennel-water. This 
is an Excellent Water for 
Rheums and Inflamma- 
tions in the Eyes, a Rag 
being dip’d in it, and ap- 
plied often on the Eyelids. 
a Tis gathered from more 
Trees that} pne. Jt deftils, 
Drop by Drop, from a 
great Tree, much like a 
Walnut-tree, in the llland 
Borneo , in Afia. Little 
Cakes of it are likewife 
brought out of China , but 
that 1 is not lo good. It 
mu ft, be chofen white , 
tranfparent, clean, friable, 
without Spot, and fuch as 
is hard to quench when 
once lighted. Camphir is 
compounded of a Sulphur 
and a Salt • fo very Vola- 
tile, that it is very hard to 
keep any time • and it 
always loofeth fomething. 
let it be never fo clofeiy 
ftop’d. 
CancamtwtrSee dJum* 
mi $wme. 
< \ 
Caneia .* See Citing 
matt. 
Capet‘0, in Latin Cap- 
peris. They are brought 
to us in Pickle, and are 
frequently ufed for Sauce 
for roaft and boyl’d Meat, 
and for Fifh. They quic- 
ken the Appetite, promote 
Concodtion, and open Ob- 
ftrudfions of the Liver and 
Spleen. Lobelius fays, the 
Biggeft Capers are better 
Q 5 than 
