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Book lll, Book III. 0f the Canon/firemai‘iom of Children. {crous Humors, vellicating the nervous Fibrils,endued with a molt acute Sena; . ., And the Teeth themfelres enlarging their dimenfions in Dentition, do .» we" lqueeze the Nerves, and highly difcompofe their tender frame by their hard fubltance, which growing more and more-m hight, d0 COmPI‘Cfs and cut the Membrane (encircling the Gums) which 15 a COHICXHIYC 0f nervous Fibrile and is derived (as fume will have it) from the .Dnra Mcnjnx ofthe Brain; 1}; that this fine integument of the Gums is a. compoiition of nervous Fibril; which being fqueezed,and cut by the rife of the Teeth,growing upward,mul}‘ neceliarily produce great pain, and often Convulfive motions, drawing the fi xrous Coinpage ol the Brain, and mufcular parts of the Eyes, Face, Lip}, Limbs, and Vifrera into confent, attended With violent Vomitings, Di". rlaaas, Lypothymys, Syncopes, (N. which are very terrible to behold in young Children, not able to exptefs themfelves. The Fever attending the breeding of Teeth, is produced by great pain, the aiiociate of an Inflammation, proceeding from Blood fetled in the Gums, Lime-Flowers, Lily of the Valley, Paeony, Rue-water, to which may be Efiiifhsii-MY added a fmall quantity of Compound Paeony, or. the. Antiepileptick water \Cviiicais‘fk odeflgill/S, near akin to the former, and let it be fweetened with the Flowers of Lime, Patony, orLily of the Valley. If the Child Suck, Cephalick Medicines may be given to the Nurfe made Ccphalitks olrhe Roots of Prcony, and the Seeds of Coats Rue, and Caraway boiled in flimsy," Poliet-drink. As alfo an Eleé‘tuary made ofConfervc of Lime-Flowers Lily Ffffzif‘c" ofthe Valley, Sage, Paeony; to which may be added the Powder of Mifle- cmldsm' heterogeneous fermentative Elements) being returned by the Veins to the towe of the Oak, Paeony roots, Cafior, made intoa due Confidence with the Syrupe oi LimeFlowers, or Lily of the Valley; drinking after- it an APOzeine, prepared with the Roors of Angelica, Pteony, Flowers of Betony the Blood, made by the Convullive motions of the Mufcles, violently Comprefling the Arteries. Rorifmary, Lime, Lily ofthe Valley, and after its firained, it may be fweer: tied with the Syrupe of Paeony, or Cowflips. Powders may be advifcd for the Nurfe, compofed of the roots of Valerian Powdrrrnl White Amber, Milletowe of the Oak, of the hoof ofa Bufalo, Caitor, one: "mum. mingled with W hire Sugar, and given in a fpoonful of the Apozeme pre- And Children are not only fubjeét to Convulfive motions in the Two or Three firit Nionths after their Birth, and in the time of breeding ofTeeth; but alfo in other years of their Minority, which is chiefly derived from an ill dilpofition of Blood, confifiing in heterogeneous fermentative Elements, which having recourfe to the Cortex of the Brain, doth fill the Sumo Ner-wflw, and the Animal Spirits, with flatulent elal'tick Particles, producing various agitations of the Nerves, caufed by the repeated dilatations and contractions of their Filaments, aé‘ted with many grand efforts, to difcharge oliEnlive Matter, giving a high diflurbance to nature. The Blood, the chief antecedent caufe of Convulfive motions, is dehafed fCl‘ibed, drinking after it a good draught of the lame And to an Infant may be given Black Cherry, or Rue Water, mingled ACephalitk with Compound Pzeony, or Compound Briony-water; or with fome drops 3,13}; R" a of Spirit of Lavender, or Spirit of Hartfhorn, and the like, fwectned with I fome Cephalick Syrupe. Amulets of the roots of Pxony, Cafior, of the {havings of the hoof of a Amm‘ Bufalo, mixed with Oil of Nutmegs by expreflion, may be bring about the Neck ofthe Child, troubled with Convulfions. If the Infant be aétually in a Fit, a blifiering Plaifler may be applied to the Nucha, or to both {ides of $33215," 21,1123",ij by ill Diet, by Aliment hard of digeftion, or by Milk, degenerating into a Effiéii‘i'yaii Curd, by the acide Ferment of the Btomach; whereupon it tendreth the Diet. Blood hath a great {hate in the caufe of'Convulfivelmotions, Three or Four Ounces maybe taken. away. by the application of Leeches to the Juglllal‘: Applications Veins, and afterward Cephalick Powder may be advifed, made of Patony Elfifiéliérs" roots, Mifietowe of the Oak, Coral, Pearl, and the like, given in a fpoon- "carve" Vm' Eulof a Cephalick lulape, prepared with Blpck-Cherry Water, or W'ater of aimll‘k which maketh a great cfi‘crvefcence init, of which fome part (endued with Heart, caufeth a Fever, partly taking its rife from the over-liafly motion of The Blend is The Cure of this Difea'i}. required), a good method of Phyfi‘ck and the care of a Learned Phyfician prefcribing proper Medicines, andby reafon Milk Acrde, and fometime the Chyle is corrupted by bilious Recrements,and the Neck. Tl : Bl t m‘m,,§'fi," Ii, an ulcerous Matter derived from the Ventricles, or putrefied Glands of the iifaillifiihc lVlefentery. The Blood alfo is corrupted in its paffage through the ulcered sari WOW The Cephalick Plaiiter without Etipborbium, or of Galbmmm, may be ap- $933231": plied to the Feet. The Powder of Gutteta, according to Kiri/irr, or one compounded of a "anon-d" £33335: Glands of the Spleen, Liver, Pancreas, Kidneys, or the putrefied fubftance mmvc mt.n- of the Bladder, Htcrur, fiiupbragme, Flaunt, Mcdiafline, Lungs, (‘76. whereW‘ by the vital Liquor being vitiated by a purulent Matter, is carried upthrough the Carotide Arteries into the Cortical Glands, wherein the nervous Liquor and the Animal Spirits become infeéied, and produce great, diforderly m0"- Humane Skull, of Pearl,ofthe hoof ofa Bufalo, (9%. may be given in a few "GM" grains in the following Julape, made of Black Cherry, {imple Patony, or GoatsRue-water, mingled witha finall quantity of Antiepileptick Water ons in the fibrous Compage of the Brain, and the plexes of Nerves, belonging to the Vifrcrn, Mufcles, and Membranes. The ill mafs of Blood is rendred more fermentative by ill Air in Fen"? ground, by the heat of the Sun, and by changes of the Moon, and by ‘hc malignant influences of the Planets, which do debafe the Sure»: Nerve/M 33d its Spirits, and render them turbulent and unquiet; fo that they difcotllPOfe the render Filaments of Nerves and put them upon violent and unuafll"l agitations, highly aflliéting the whole Body. Having given an account ofthe unpleafant Ccenes of this Difeafe, conlill' ing in various {iorms ofconcuffive motions offeveral parts of the Body i "‘7 Taslte at this time is to propound a means how theft: Tempefis mfljr'bc 0! Langiut, and fweetened with the Syrupe of Lime-Flowers. The roots of Valerian, Patony, Lime-Flowers, (9V6. may beinfulizd in CaEFF-"M ‘ _ , . . qr .utixs. nary, and being i'tramed ofi‘, may be given in a very fmall quantity, With White Sugar-candy 5 or a Diftillation may be made ( in a Glafs, retort with the heat ofSand,) of the roots of Valerian, Paeony, Lime-Flowers, vitriol 0f Hungary, the Skull of a. Man in Compound Pieony water, and the difiiled water may be given in a fmall quantity, {Weetened with Sytupe of Be‘Ony, or Lime-Flowers; or if it feem to be too fl'rong, it may be allayed With the fimple water of Patony,or of Lime-Flowers,or of Lily of the Valley. Some of the Call ofa Sucking Puppy, taken in a fmall quantity of fimple Elfionl'flvtitcr, or of Lily of the Valley, may be very EYQPGI in Convulfive its. allayed, that a pleafant calm may enfue. Th e Oil |