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about Children’s Necks, to i much deftili’d Vinegar as 
promote Cutting of the will rile the breadth of 
Teeth ; for, by reafcn it is four Fingers abo> e the 
fmooth and co’d, Children 
love to have their Gums 
rub’d with it ; and fo the 
Eruption of the Teeth is 
render’d more eafie : But 
we do not believe it doth 
conduce any thing by an 
occult Quality, to the eafie 
Breeding or Cutting of the 
Teeth. Tindiure of Coral 
is much commended in Pe- 
ftilential Fevers. Coral is 
prepar’d by grinding it on. 
a Marble, to a fine Pow- 
der ; and this is called pre- 
par’d Coral. ’Tisufedfor 
the Bloody-Flux, "a Loof- 
nefs, the Flux of the He- 
morrhoids, and the Courf- 
es, and for all other Di- 
ftempers that are occa- 
fion’d by an Acrimony of 
Humours, this being an Al- 
cali that deftroys it. The 
Dole is from ten Grains to 
a Dram, in Knot-Grafs- 
water, or fome other pro- 
per Liquor. Diffolution of 
Coral is made in the follow- 
ing manner : Take what 
quantity you pleafe of Co- 
.ra ! , ground fine on a Mar- 
ble, put it into a large Ma- 
KrafSj and pour upon it as 
Matter • , there will hap- 
pen a great £&rvelce r y, 
which being over, ffr it in 
Digeftion in warm Sard 
for two Days, furring the 
Matrafs from time to time ; 
leave the Coral to fettle at 
bottom , and decant the 
dear Liquor into a Bottle: 
pour again fo much deftill’d 
Vinegar on the Remainder 
as before, and leave it two 
Days in Digeftion ; fepa- 
rate the clear Liquor, and 
continue to add more de* 
{fill'd Vinegar, and to draw 
off the Impregnation, until 
all the Coral is in a man*' 
ner diffolv’d ; then mix 
your Dilfolutions, and pour 
them into a Glafs-Cucur*- 
bite, or elfe into an Earth*- 
en one ; evaporate in Sand 
two thirds of the Liquor, 
or till there appears upon 
i r a very fine Skin ; filtrate 
this Impregnation , and 
keep it, in order to make 
the Salt and Majeftery, as 
l fliall (hew by and by. 
The Diffolution may be 
given for the fame Purpo- 
fes as the Salt. The Dofe 
is, from ten to twenty 
Drops, 
