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Show Of my Lure of the Sim/l Tex. Chap. Vl l: Off/7c Care of the Small Tax. And this um 1;. proiperoully accomplilhed by a molt diligent inlpec'lion into the Niturt ; ' ‘ 'loiioos of this Dil ‘, wherein [ have oftcn oblerved, that high (Torc'i , are unluccchiul, becaule they rarle the Fermentation In the Flux Pox, complicated with a Spotted Fever, we ought always to conlirlt the Honour of our Art, when We cannot be happy Miniflers of a Cure, to fore-arm the Friends, and Relations of the Patient, with 9, Prog- too high, and render the Dilicniper dangerous; whereupon I. have frequently atlaid with good luccefs, coolingr and incrallating Medicmcs, and a thin refrelhing Dir-t of Sunk-beer boiled, and raw Beer made as warm as the Blood, and Poli't-t Drink, made with Harts-horn lhavings, without _ iai'igold-{lowers and Saffron (which are good in a kindly Small Pox, but nol'tick of the eminent danger of the Dileale (which in this Cale is deplo_ the indications of the Dilbale with the moll: proper Remedies, and ule our unnoli Endeavours, and Art to recover the Patient, yet ill Succel‘s lliall render us liable to the cenliire oi the Vulgar, ( who are governed more too lio: in theie) and thin \Vatcr-grewel, Barleyugrcwrl, thin Panada Bar~ by Senle then Realon) unler we give account before-hand, What can be laid in Humane Probability, relating to the event of the Dileale, which in this cafe is Very dangerous, if not fatal to the Patient; where the Perfon caiie otFDiueilion, and proper for this fiery Dill-ale, which is often attend» ed With large CVRLHJIiWiS oiéalival I iquor, refunding a Salivation railed by Art; andis to be promoted with Opening, Attenuating, and Cleanling Cargarilins, that the Parotides, Tonlils, and numerous Glands, belctting the Month and Palate, may be encouraged to ipue out freely, the venom: cf the Dilealie, by their Excretory \ ellels, into the cavities of the Moutl . Therefore, linoli humbly beg, that all lncrailatinr: and Afiringcnt Gar= garihns, may be forborn, which do render the lpittle more thick and clam- my, and do lliur up the Orificcs of the lixcretory Ducts (relating to the :- Oral Glands) and do intercept the currents of lalival Liquor into the ill!" l "mirth, and detein the matter oi the Flux Pox in the iVl.1fsof Blood, rendring it more fierce, and the Dileale more deplorable. A Gentlewoman fell lick in the Strand in [Fry/iminfl‘cr, and was airlifted with a high Fe\ er, allociated with a great pain ct her Head and Back, for whom I advilL-d gentle Cordials, and an ealie thin and cooling Diet, to charm the great Fbullition of Blood; and about the fifth day, the doleful lymptoms oil the Flux Pox appeared, dilcovering it {elf in moli minute red Pimple, proceeding froma thin ferousliquor, which being thickned by roer Medicines, was tranlinitred through the Cutaneous Glands, and t eir Fxcrerories, into the outward lilriace of the inward sting w ereupon the Cirilfltlrl was more elevated into greater Swellings then at fii‘li, and her Face was denuded of all Features by this envious Difeale, treating moFt feverely the heft Faces, and greatelt Beauties; to teach us Humility and Self-denial, to make us out oi~ love with our felves, and Admire and Adore him, in killing with reverence the gentle correcting Hand of our Great Maker and Redeemer, whole Dilpenlations, though they leem fevere to the outward Man, yet they prove moll advantagious to the inward, and work for the bell to all that Love, Fear, and Obey him. Pray pardon the Digrellion, which Ihave added to divert the good Reader; and if any Perlon be lo un- kind to me and himlelf, to receive it ( as impertinent) with l‘corn, [pity and pray for him. But to return and vilit our lick Patient, whole Body was preferred, though her Face ruined, which was chieflly accomplilhed by Nature her felf, unit God, producing a great Ptyaliline; Which I advanced by all means pt Hible, in advifing moil powerful opening and cleanling Gargarifins, highly aflifiing Nature in difcharging the impurities of the Blood, by the Excretory Glands belonging to the Mouth, In Ptoaoflitks give an H0nurlo Alt uhereDn‘cs- table) elle we lhall gain the repute of Unskilful Artil'ts, though we (Misfit: ie‘v-c earn, made with l'earl Barley, pounded in a Motter, and boned in a ‘t qllai‘Lif‘,' or \Varcr, till halr'be confirmed, which being, llreincd; the l.,iq"'~,'- is be added to twelve Almonds blanched and pounded till rhw name is cytraftcd, and then the llreined liquor is to be {weerned \\ ith Sugar, and drank as occalion lEi'vetli: \Vliich is a fine cooling Aliment, ‘ ‘Chap. V l l. is not relieved in the Flux Pox, With the large Eruption, of the matter of the DilEale, by the Cutaneous Glands, nor by free ejeél'ion of the iascue lent and ferous parts of the Blood, and Suctur Nutririm, by falival Liquor, lpued our of the Oral Glands , and yet notwithllanding thefe hopeful Eva-a citations the Difeale prevaileth, and the blew {pots appeared, the fymptoms of a l'cl'tilential Fever, the mournful Heralds, proclaiming the approaches of Death. ['erlbn of great Honour and Virtue,being ofatimorons dilpolition, was frequently daunted at the apprehenlion of the Small rPox, denying her {Ell the sale and happinels of her Life, as being always in pain with the phancy of a Difeale, which at lall firrprilbd her, though {he often quitted. beloved London ( the Dalila/J of Women) to preferve her fell from this noilonie and afllic‘tive Diltemper 3 which leiled her by the irnprudence of her Landlady, who lodged her in a bed, infeéled with a Body lately dead of the Still Pox, complicated with a Spotted Fever, which made the lame imprel: lions in her, as receiving the pel‘tilential Steams into her Body, as repolEtl in the infc€tcd Bed; in which, when (he found her Fell dill‘ompolEd, [he took free draughts of Strong Waters, thinking thereby to calm her Dillemu per, which in truth had a contrary CHE-cl, and railed the fitorm much high er, by producing a much greater libullition of Blood, which taking its pron grels from the inward to the Ambient parts, in which the ferous parts of the Vital liquor, and Surcur Nutririur, difcover theiiifelves in mol‘t minute Swellings, and puliles; and Nature in this perfon of Honour, did not make a dilcliai‘ge only of the oli‘enllive matter by the Skin, but allb by fireams of Salival Liquor, flowing out of the Excretory Channels (relating to the nue merous Oral Glands ) which i promoted by proper Gargarilins. In reference to her Peftilential Fever, which highly aflliéled her, I ordered pearl Cordials, and many kinds of moderately cooling Julaps, and temperate Diaphoreticks, conliliing of mild tellaceous Powders, which brought out the Small rPox very fair, and to a laudable Suppuration, appearing in the White heads of fruitful Tumours, big with a well digefied purulent Mata tcr, which at lal't began to dry into Scabs, interfperfed with large blew lpots, the fad Emblems of Death ( which happened in the lEVeiiteenth day of her Sicknel's) which highly difcompofed me to part with a Friend, as well as a Patient, 3 perfon of f0 great Honour, Kiiidnels, and good Humour, Whole MemoryI {hall account facred, and for ever revere 5 being now ready Upon this fad Hil‘tory ( which happened many Years fince) to dapple my Paper with Tears, as a due relentment of my great trouble and lofs. A Salemans Wife fell lick of a dangerous Small Pox (as coixderatcd Witha Spotted Fever) which had lo unkindly an Eruption, that theLivid Spots far exceeded the Pimples in number, but upon due applications of gentle Dian phoreticks, Medicines ap» pliable to the Small Pox, in Cafe of \Ialig- nanthrrrs. |