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he_o too_o little_a or_o give_v he_o aliment_n of_o a_o heat_n quality_n wherefore_o you_o must_v prefer_v broth_n before_o new-laid_a egg_n and_o give_v he_o one_o at_o least_o every_o three_o hour_n make_v of_o a_o leg_n of_o veal_n beef_n and_o pullet_n add_v to_o it_o in_o summer_n sorrel_n lettuce_n and_o purslain_a or_o in_o winter_n succory_n but_o if_o your_o patient_n nauseate_v this_o kind_n of_o nourishment_n you_o may_v make_v he_o a_o jelly_n with_o the_o abovementioned_a meat_n french-barley_n a_o little_a of_o the_o cold_a seed_n and_o sugar_n you_o may_v safe_o make_v use_n of_o the_o moisten_a and_o cool_v ptisanne_n which_o i_o describe_v when_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o mean_n of_o prepare_v these_o person_n in_o a_o quart_n of_o which_o you_o may_v infuse_v a_o drachm_n of_o senna_n and_o so_o much_o crystal_a mineral_n to_o give_v he_o every_o four_o day_n clyster_n that_o cool_v and_o moisten_v the_o body_n will_v prove_v very_o effectual_a if_o you_o make_v they_o of_o whey_n or_o a_o decoction_n of_o potherb_n mix_v with_o each_o a_o ounce_n of_o honey_n of_o violet_n or_o white_a lily_n 4._o on_o the_o contrary_a during_o the_o time_n you_o treat_v a_o body_n that_o be_v extreme_a phlegmatic_a and_o replete_a you_o must_v not_o be_v content_v only_o with_o the_o critical_a evacuation_n that_o be_v common_o make_v by_o the_o mouth_n but_o you_o must_v endeavour_v all_o manner_n of_o way_n beside_o to_o exhaust_v his_o humour_n so_o that_o some_o broth_n or_o new-laid_a egg_n give_v every_o six_o hour_n will_v suffice_v for_o his_o nourishment_n because_o you_o must_v give_v he_o but_o only_o just_o enough_o to_o keep_v he_o alive_a the_o ptisanne_n make_v of_o guaiacum_n will_v also_o serve_v to_o dry_v he_o the_o more_o if_o you_o prepare_v it_o according_a to_o the_o do_v i_o mention_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o preparation_n you_o may_v often_o give_v clyster_n make_v of_o common_a honey_n and_o a_o decoction_n of_o the_o leave_n of_o 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particular_a application_n of_o the_o mind_n so_o that_o you_o must_v always_o be_v sure_a to_o entertain_v they_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o safe_a and_o happy_a cure_n you_o must_v relate_v to_o they_o only_o thing_n which_o may_v please_v and_o rejoice_v their_o heart_n and_o you_o must_v give_v they_o all_o manner_n of_o satisfaction_n as_o far_o as_o you_o be_v able_a or_o at_o least_o pleasant_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o prejudice_n they_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o suffer_v from_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v grant_v to_o they_o without_o danger_n nay_o you_o must_v also_o take_v care_n of_o their_o affair_n where_o there_o be_v occasion_n either_o real_o or_o else_o in_o show_n last_o you_o must_v take_v away_o from_o they_o all_o book_n manuscript_n and_o general_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o engage_v they_o in_o two_o much_o thoughtfulness_n especial_o after_o that_o mercury_n be_v once_o apply_v chap._n vi_o of_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n that_o 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first_o place_n of_o all_o labour_n to_o provoke_v they_o while_o you_o be_v in_o their_o preparation_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o mercury_n because_o you_o must_v always_o make_v the_o application_n of_o it_o so_o soon_o as_o or_o present_o after_o they_o have_v sufficient_o flow_v for_o fear_v lest_o if_o they_o shall_v renew_v their_o course_n too_o soon_o they_o may_v create_v a_o great_a disorder_n in_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o nature_n by_o a_o contrary_a motion_n to_o that_o of_o the_o salivation_n you_o must_v also_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o sometime_o happen_v very_o urgent_a accident_n which_o engage_v they_o to_o be_v treat_v while_o they_o be_v with_o child_n and_o you_o will_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o they_o can_v then_o undergo_v the_o cure_n without_o danger_n by_o observe_v to_o manage_v they_o gentle_o and_o especial_o to_o choose_v a_o time_n wherein_o their_o grossness_n be_v a_o little_a advance_v because_o the_o infant_n be_v too_o weak_a in_o its_o 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phlegmatic_a and_o replete_a body_n or_o else_o if_o mercury_n have_v be_v apply_v in_o too_o much_o haste_n it_o will_v sublimate_v along_o with_o it_o all_o on_o a_o sudden_a so_o great_a a_o confluence_n of_o humour_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o accident_n i_o now_o reckon_v up_o will_v also_o appear_v but_o more_o particular_o a_o extraordinary_a swell_v of_o the_o throat_n tongue_n cheek_n and_o often_o of_o all_o the_o whole_a face_n with_o considerable_a hardness_n and_o looseness_n of_o tooth_n and_o with_o a_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n which_o in_o a_o short_a time_n become_v great_a spread_a black_a stink_a and_o gangrene_v and_o which_o do_v at_o last_o cause_n death_n if_o a_o suffocation_n do_v prevent_v their_o malignancy_n 3._o in_o all_o these_o miserable_a conjuncture_n the_o best_a mean_n to_o be_v use_v do_v consist_v in_o hinder_v the_o activity_n of_o mercury_n in_o the_o diminution_n of_o its_o quantity_n by_o change_n of_o bed_n linen_n and_o chamber_n and_o in_o the_o precipitation_n of_o the_o rest_n downward_o by_o astringent_a gargarism_n clyster_n phlebotomy_n in_o the_o foot_n and_o especial_o by_o often_o repeat_v purge_n in_o which_o you_o must_v be_v sure_a always_o to_o mix_v the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n proportionate_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o ingredient_n to_o the_o age_n strength_n and_o temperament_n of_o your_o patient_n some_o do_v make_v use_n of_o a_o golden_a pill_n which_o they_o cause_v to_o be_v swallow_v several_a time_n after_o as_o many_o lotion_n and_o which_o always_o indeed_o carry_v off_o some_o very_a little_a mercury_n on_o its_o superficies_n but_o it_o be_v so_o very_o small_a a_o quantity_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n that_o no_o great_a effect_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o it_o and_o its_o use_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n hinder_a that_o of_o the_o former_a remedy_n 4._o after_o have_v thus_o provide_v against_o all_o these_o accident_n in_o general_n by_o the_o mean_n that_o i_o have_v propose_v it_o be_v time_n to_o think_v of_o such_o as_o demand_v particular_a corrective_n and_o apply_v cupping-glass_n with_o scarification_n on_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n or_o on_o the_o shoulder_n for_o all_o frenzy_n convulsion_n apoplexy_n deafness_n blindness_n and_o in_o general_a for_o all_o indisposition_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n a_o gargarism_n make_v with_o a_o decoction_n of_o plantain_n red_a rose_n and_o agrimony_n in_o which_o you_o must_v drop_v a_o little_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n will_v prove_v astringent_a enough_o to_o repel_v the_o blood_n or_o phlegm_n that_o run_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n and_o detersive_a enough_o to_o cleanse_v the_o ulcer_n which_o shall_v be_v touch_v from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o the_o chemical_a spirit_n before_o name_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o same_o gargarism_n may_v also_o serve_v to_o strengthen_v the_o loose_a tooth_n by_o close_v of_o the_o gum_n which_o nevertheless_o may_v be_v much_o better_o fasten_v by_o touch_v they_o with_o the_o aqua_fw-la secunda_fw-la a_o oxyrrhodin_n make_v of_o one_o part_n of_o vinegar_n and_o two_o of_o oil_n of_o rose_n outward_o apply_v on_o the_o throat_n assuage_n it_o take_v down_o the_o swell_a and_o diminish_v the_o inflammation_n you_o may_v also_o for_o the_o same_o effect_n make_v use_n of_o the_o cere-cloth_n of_o galen_n mix_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n a_o few_o spoonful_n of_o good_a wine_n will_v do_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a in_o all_o faint_n and_o swound_n for_o to_o fortify_v the_o heart_n and_o disperse_v again_o the_o suffocate_v spirit_n which_o you_o must_v prefer_v in_o this_o occasion_n before_o all_o the_o confection_n cordial_a potion_n and_o other_o artificial_a cardiack_n cows-milk_n lukewarm_a will_v wonderful_o appease_v the_o pain_n in_o the_o gut_n if_o you_o make_v fomentation_n of_o it_o outward_o and_o injection_n within_o in_o which_o you_o may_v add_v some_o yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o some_o grain_n of_o laudanum_n to_o render_v they_o yet_o more_o anodyne_n beside_o these_o ordinary_a remedy_n the_o knowledge_n which_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o physic_n the_o instruction_n which_o you_o may_v learn_v and_o the_o counsel_n you_o may_v please_v to_o take_v will_v furnish_v you_o with_o a_o infinity_n of_o other_o on_o particular_a occasion_n finis_fw-la index_n sect_n i._o in_o which_o some_o useful_a reflection_n and_o observation_n be_v make_v on_o the_o name_n definition_n origine_fw-la cause_n difference_n sign_n and_o prognostic_n of_o the_o pox._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o pox_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o pox._n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o pox_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o make_v a_o prognostic_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o pox._n sect_n ii_o in_o which_o necessary_a observation_n be_v make_v on_o the_o mean_n to_o cure_v the_o pox_n while_o it_o be_v but_o particular_a on_o the_o natural_a and_o critical_a motion_n that_o do_v terminate_v it_o when_o it_o turn_v to_o be_v universal_a and_o on_o the_o medicine_n that_o serve_v to_o raise_v the_o artificial_a crisis_n of_o it_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o kind_n of_o particular_a pox_n that_o be_v call_v ulcer_n and_o chancre_n chap._n ii_o of_o other_o particular_a one_o that_o be_v call_v clap_n and_o virulent_a gonorrheas_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o natural_a crisis_n of_o the_o universal_a pox._n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o plant_n which_o have_v be_v esteem_v capable_a to_o carry_v off_o the_o pox_n by_o sweat_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o observation_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v on_o mercury_n to_o know_v whence_o the_o different_a effect_n that_o follow_v its_o application_n do_v proceed_v sect_n iii_o in_o which_o the_o true_a method_n of_o artificial_o raise_v the_o crisis_n of_o the_o universal_a pox_n be_v explain_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o crisis_n that_o be_v provoke_v by_o common_a remedy_n and_o of_o the_o proper_a season_n for_o the_o application_n of_o mercury_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o preparation_n of_o body_n in_o which_o mercury_n must_v enter_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o different_a way_n of_o make_v mercury_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o such_o as_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o pox._n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o critical_a motion_n that_o be_v provoke_v by_o mercury_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o diet_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o artificial_a crisis_n of_o the_o pox._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v for_o treat_v methodical_o woman_n and_o little_a infant_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o misfortune_n which_o may_v follow_v the_o application_n of_o mercury_n finis_fw-la