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every fourth Hour. But it 
islefstroublefome, and full 
as good, that an Ounce of 
this Powder be mingled 
with a Quart of Claret, and 
that eight or nine Spoonfuls 
of it be taken at the fame 
times abovemention’d. On 
T hurfday, which is the fit 
Day, I order nothing ; be- 
caufe, moft commonly, no 
Fit comes then ; the Re- 
licks of the Feverilh Matter 
being put oft' by the ufual 
Sweats which comes to- 
wards the End of the pre- 
ceeding Fit , carry it off ■> 
and the Provision for a new 
Fit being intercepted by the 
repeated Juice of the Pow- 
der, on the Days betwixt 
the Fits. But, left the Ague 
fhould return again, eight 
Daysexacftly from the time 
wherein the Sick took the 
laft Dofe, I give the fame 
quantity of the Powder ; 
namely, an Ounce, divided 
into twelve Parts, accord- 
ing to the Method above- 
defcrib’d. But tho’ the Re- 
petition of it once does ve- 
ry often cure the Difeafe. 
yet the Sick is not wholly 
out of Danger, unlefs his 
Phyfician repeat it the third 
or the fourth time,' at the 
fame diftances above- men- 
tion'd ; efpecially if the 
Blood has been weaken’d 
by foregoing Evacuations, 
or if the Patient has un- 
warily expos’d himfelf to 
the cold Air. But, tho* 
this Remedy has no Purga- 
tive Quality in it, yet by 
reafon of the peculiar Tem- 
per of fome Bodies, it often 
happens, that the Sick is as 
violently purg’d by the ufe 
of it , as if he had taken 
fome ftronge Purge : In this 
Cafe it is neceflary to give 
Laudanum with it 5 and 
therefore I order ten Drops 
cf Laudanum to be put in- 
to Wine, and to be taken 
after every other Dofe of 
the Powder, if the Loof- 
nefs continues. The above- 
mention’d Method cures 
alfo Quotidian and Terti- 
an-Agues. But tho Tertian 
and Quotidian- Agues feem 
wholly to intermit after a 
Fit or two,yet many times 
they appear like continual 
Fevers, j and there is only 
Remiffion of the Fever on 
the Days theFit fhould in- 
termit ; efpecially when 
the Sick hath been kept in 
bed altogether, or has been 
puniih’d with an hot Me- 
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