PHTHISICK.

LEt the Patient weigh and consider the Three general Observations, and (according to direction thereof) open and cleanse the Bo∣dy for four days,; and after that, take only half a spoonful when the Cough is perceiv'd coming upon him or her, and one spoonful an hour before Dinner; and this course (follow'd) will by degrees gain power over, and waste the Distemper, yea, and strengthen Nature against it: And this course may be taken even in Winter, when the Distemper is predominant and strongest upon the Patient; by which means he or she will (by the Lord's Blessing) find their breath free, and the Cough exceedingly abated, if not taken away: but as to youthful persons that are not far gone in this sad Malady, a Pint of this Drink in the Spring, and as much in the Fall, taken as before directed, will, by God's blessing, not fail of a perfect Cure. And unto aged People afflicted with this Distemper, it doth so far aid Nature, and strengthen them, as in the following Winter to render their Lives pleasant to them, provided always that the Patient be moderate in drinking, and have a care to prevent taking cold, and keep a good Diet.