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This clir..:afl!

oflen

:ut:\('"ks AnuLl" in

~cu le d i rc~fc!l

anJ inOamnl.ltion nf ,!le

, i(~~r" .

Burrhaayo.!

uh(.;rvc5

1hey ¡trt! moll common amonJ! lhe

nonher~

pcopl:l, lhac

inhotbit low

nl:ulhy

pl.tce5, and oCten :utcnd a

cnnti llu~1

pu tricl

rever,

or an ilHernlill t:nt becunling COIIII IIII

¡j;

;\0\1

t hatthey are ufhcreo in with aciiarrhre..... Ara

dyrentcry,

a naurca, von'liting. lo re of appctitc, grcat anxicty "bOUI

the

prxcordlí\

Orte"

rcturnillg.

loule

crea~

evacl1:uion

o(

the Buids, a llupor and

dlllllCf5,

f1ccpincl-S¡ a pc!rpelu.\I

complaiot of weight

aboll! Ihe

Homach .

To cure this diflc01per

J

hoto

dilLlling.

reroh'cnt,

And

d elcrgent medicines

mun

be glfen, th:u lhe

crull

m.1

y

be:

d ifpoled

10

f,1I off <afily.

HU Kham advi(eJ, when lhe aphthz fupervene in revers,

to ufe gllrgles frcquently of emollienu Ilnd detergents,

m ade

Wlth

6g5, hydromel, decoélion or lUrnips.

6c.

To

g ive rhubarb inwardly, chieny i( the paticnt is griped and

loare, aoding

an

¡rom,uic aflnngent with abrorbenu .

0íGALLI NG

and

EX C·ORlAT I ON .

TH'

k.E

is orten

an

excoriation o( the pUl' ne"r lhe

pudenda,chiefly

oC

the groin and ferotu m ; in lhe w, illkles

of the neck, uodcr lhe arms. and in other placC!l, rro–

ceeding from lhe acrimony of cheurineand fweat. ,,'rom

this proceed itchiog pajo" crying, watching. ¡nd

,dl–

It/rner,.

T o remedy ,his, ,he parts afTdled m.y be

wanlcn

orlen

Wilb warm water, and fprinkl ed with drying pnwrters,

fu eh as chalk, burn, h.,,(horn; bu, erpeci.lly lU" y. anJ

cerufs . which may be lied cloCely in a r;.tg, and the pow–

ders fhook out on t he d.fordercd place5 ,

Ir

the parts afTt!ltcd are more

f¡~,

and lend to a

I

e,,1

ulcer.uion, it \ViII be proper to ad

lilde fil ccharu01 fOl

1urne to the powders . L ikewifea tlde white vilriol oif–

folved in fpring water.

a~d

nauo d upon Ihe pa n, w,lI

dry and /leal i, very powerfull y.

0í lhe

S" OPPAGE

oí /he

NOIE .

TH

E

noflrils of ¡nf,lOU ¡¡re oflen plugged up

wid. "

grofs mucus, infomuch that Ihey CIlO {cHee bre:Hhe. ur

fuck . or (W:l.JJow; whieh renders thelll ver

y

IInquiC't and

uneafy. To cure ¡t, after a ruitable pllrge, diffolve

two

or

thre~

graios of white vilriol io h"I( ..

o

ollnee of

mAr·

j oram water;

(hen

filtre it, and apply ir no\V ano lhen

10 the noUrils

with

a linen r"g.

O r you

may

apply oil of {weet almonds. imp reg,ulecl

with the: oiJ of marjoram t to the botlonl al\d fides

of

the

nonril,. which

will

reColve

lhe

filth ,

and

n:nuer the re–

fpiralion (ree.

0ílheScA ••

Y

E'UPTION'

and

e'UST A LA CTF A .

T H

E

heads of chilctlen are often troubled with achares

or fcabby eruplions; and ir Ihe (:¡ce

is

alTeéled with

t

Ill'm,

,hoy

are c. lled cru(\.1 1.lle.. TheCe are expel le"

hy

Ihe

heodit of

n~ture;

andt b:!fore the eruption. Ihe inr.w I

is

often troubled \\ ilh epileplic tils fram lhe illlLition or

Ihe morbifi c matter.

Ir Ihe hurno\lrs I1rike in . either fponlaneouOy or uy

im p,oper "pplic",ions. or ir Ihe eX:l.nthcOHI;t are nf a

bl.lckifh colonr. Ihey are

VCI'Y

d.40~erous,

ancl Ihe inC.lnt

¡;encrJlly f.lls ;nlo :.n .Ili"". or a

1"...

1 epilepry.

)

e

N

P ..

lo die

cure,

eXI"' fI\"I~ .

anci

t'fprri ..

lJ y

(lI.:h as are

re .

pt!lIeu" nWllld

It\!

:r.v"id~>d;

"lid

Ihjll~'

Ihollla! he

J!iv~n

io–

W2 11:1),

which rtHlt él í\nJ lf' mpcr.llf

111\

IIlond . :wd e.'<pd

the

noy.iou'i m.lUcr hy :¡,

(1t~ lltlUrdi~.

I\ flt.' r the

p,

i'IJ.,

vi.r

;nI.!

pllrgt'o, both lhe lIurfe tlnrl cluld fh'Iltld t ...ke

il–

lex. ph• •mies in the mnrllinr.. ;,(nd cht tcltdceolls r ow–

de. .. Wilh calx

uf

antiulOny, amuer, and clOnabar,

in

lhe

alt ernoon.

Extcrnally, nothing of fulrhur or mercury

fllf')lIIJ

be

arlJlred .

or re-pd lt:nt lotions. or :¡,ny

(hlll~

cold .

1 '0

mol~

li fy Ihe:

fc dl~1

frelll bUller, or cAlves ITIíUrOW, or eream,

ilr e f.. llicicnt.

This

c:¡fe o(len prove, obllinate; "no lhen

fh e nurfe (hol1lcl

ob(~rve

:l. flri él regirnen. ufe good dlet.

take fwceteners

oC

lhe

blood , and purgiltives nowand {heno

O/a

DIARRHo EAandVoMITING .

TH

E

di;urhce.\ of infants is not to be o-opped, either

with flltril\geolS or narcolies: For aflringenu turo Ihe

fl ux o( flurp humnurs towa rtb the noble pti rts. ilnd cndan–

ger lhe Irfe of the chi ld; and, tho\lgh narcoties appc:afe

the feroeilYor the turgereent humour for a time, yet Ihey

aCterwardi break out with grelller force. Hefides, opiate.

are too powrrfu l for lhe tender conUitutioo o( iofan",

"nd

mu(l

not be given al

,,11.

or with the utmoCl caution.

In

ni~ht

cafes , d.afcordium may he venlured upon, 10 6ve

or fix grains;

bUI ,

ir [here is

a.

rever, il eannot be given

without da nger.

Therefore Ihe bcfl w;ay is Co

give

cbalk . coral, pearls,

and

lhe

like,

of wh ich about haJf

a

fcruple

is a

d ·,fe ;

which will

ab.He

lhe orgafm of the humuuf5. wilhout

klndling

fl.ny

new he.\( : afler whieh the cure may be

eomplcalerl..with rhubOlrb, from

Cix

graios to halr

a

(cruple,

io

roluli ve fyrur

oC

roft's.

\Vllh

regard tO

VOM ITI NO,

if chere is grelU plenty of·

{erous and n oxious humol1 rs in che floma ch, infomueh

Ilut (he

Hnrnach

can relain nOlhíng, if the chilJ

is a

yea~

or

two

old,

he

may (afely cake

{ame

grains of ipecacuan–

h. ; Ih rri.

C. y.

xv: bu, furely a Ihird par! of ,ha! quan–

tity, n. y. one or t wo grains. may be fuffi eienr ; fur this

drles

nut

require Ihe fwallowing fo

much

liquor arter it as

fome mhers ; ano yet c1ears

(he

1l00lach of erudities.

, jf:'

cidities, and olher bad hUlllour!.

Oí Diffi" d/

BREEDING

Ihe

T EE T H.

A

MON<1

all the diforoers whieh amia children, chere

are none Ih"t generate fu ch grievous fymplonu ;\s difficull

dcntlt inn. A bollt fiveor

fix

months .fter birth, (he tetth

Rent!rally hegln

10

make Iheir appt!aranee;

lirlt

the

inci~

{tIres. or rore· leeth; nCYI lhe canini, or dog. leeth; and

laUly. Ihe molAres. or grinders. A bout lhe feveolh year

tllere comes

a

neUl ft!t; and al tWenly-one the t wO ¡nner

g, inders. c:llleJ denles lapienliz .

1\1

Ihe rime

oC

ctltting (heir

(,,:eth,

they O¡ver

very

much, an.! luve

!\

d'flnh0!3, which is no

h.HI

'ign; but

~

hen it

is

dlnieu h , efpeci.dly wllen Ihe canine leeth b('r,in

ti,

I,e in motion, ano tO m.\kc: their oUI-wa y OUt through

the.

gll rtH,

Ihe child

h~s

lla.nincs in his tll!ep,

IUm()\J~s

uf

lhe

J:IHm,

J!ripes. iuq uietude, wat¡;hings. a 10oft'IHds or

ellll'. l·lIels,

~rr-cn,lh

!tools, tite thrufh, feven, olfli -ul,

hl

e.ll

ll1n~.

lidT,)c.l ing catardls, eoorul fions, cpiléplil.:s,

\\'llIl..h ",11':11

~:nd

in ¡Jc;¡:h.