Weights and Measures , &c.

Fever began a little to decline, gave them cold Water to drink tillhe provoked Sweat; if he did not sweat at first, he gave him stillmore cold Water till he obtain’d his purpose: When he was outof his Fever, he gave him Hog’s Flestv and Wine: if he was notstill quite curd, he purg’d him with Salt Water, and this was thewhole of his Practice.

m He is very precise in prescribing his Exercises and Frictions,of which he describes the natural Effects with great Judgment. Hepreseribes from fifty Frictions to two hundred, according to thestrength of the Patient; I suppose he means so many Strokes withthe rubbing Instrument.

As for the Doses of his Medicines, they seem to be reasonable,except where the Text is corrupted: for Example.

A. Confection against the Cholick.

“ CoJUy Anef Cajtorei, fingulorum P. denariorum III. =?= dr. 5 1§r- 7?*

Petroselini denariorum III.

Piperis longi & rotundi, fingulorum P. II. ==dr. z. gr. 5.

Papaveris lacrymœ, junci rotundi , Myrrh #, Nardi , fingulorumP. VI *. — dr. 6. gr. 15. quœ melle excipiuntur. Id autem de-r vorari potefi , et ex aqua calida sumt.

In this the Opium is about one seventh part of the solid In-gredients.

Againfi an Afihma.

Honey, Galbanum and Turpentine mixt, the Bigness of a Bean :but there follows after that a Receipt in which the Text must becorrupted.

Sulphuris

295

m Lib 2. c. 18,

PLib. 4 c. 14.