Wesley Corpus

Spirit of Salt, a little diluted with Water, has the fame Effect, if it be applied to the Wound immediately, and for several Days. 572. Or, mix a Pound of Salt with a Quart of Water. Squeeze, bathe and wash the Wound with this for an Hour. Then bind fome Salt upon it for twelve Hours . N. B. The Author of this Receipt was bit fix Times by Maddogs , and always cured himself by this Means. 573. Galen fays, none ever failed of a Cure who took two Spoonfuls of Ajhes of Craw- Fish daily for forty Days : 574. Or, apply Juice of Dragons blood mixt with Vinegar, outwardly, and drink of the fame Morning and Evening, five or fix Days : 575. Or mix powder'd Liver-wort four Drams, black Pepper two Drams. Divide this into four Parts, and take one in warm Milk for four Mornings fafting. Dr. Mead affirms, he never knew this fail .-But it has fome Times failed . 576. Or, take two or three Spoonfuls of the Juice of Ribwort, Morning and Evening, as foon as poffible afterthe Bite. Repeat this for two of three Changes of the Moon. It has not been known to fail . 151. The Meafles . 577. Drink only thin Water-gruel, or Milk and Water, the more the better ; or, Toaft and Water. 578. If This Distemper is always preceded by a violent Cough often fourteen Days before the red Spots come out.