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MEASLES. They have alwaies a putrid Feaver with them, sometimes Continual, sometimes Intermitting.
The Cause is the menstrual blood, the Aire, the Diet. If the blood be thicker, they are the Small-pox; if thinner, they are the Measles; they break forth critically the fourth day. Scowring,
straightness of the Breast, bloody urine, hoarsness are mortal. For they either dy of a Quinsey, or Swooning or scowring.
The Cure. Before the Pox break forth in those that are not exceeding young; if there be a continuall Feaver, it is good to open a Vein, otherwise not. Give Lenitives or Clysters; In the aug∣mentation and the state, Cordials and such things as expel: Mitigaters are useful, either temperate or cold, as the nature of the Feaver requireth. For. prescribed such a one. Take Bar∣ley cleansed, one pugil; Liccoris scra∣ped, half an ounce; red Chiches, two drams; all the great cold seeds, of each half a dram; Cordial flowers, of each one pugil; three fat Figs, boyl them, in the strained liquor dissolve syrup of Pomegranats, half an ounce, for two Doses. Infants should (according to For.) be wrapt in red cloth: yet so, that it touch not their skin. The decoction of Lintels is good, but not in substance, Turnep-seed, Citron-seed, Columbine, Carduus Benedictus in form of emulsion. Epithems have proved mortal. Or ne∣ver, or cautiously must they be ripened.
Butter hath often done hurt. They must not be opened unless they be very Ma∣lignant. The ripe wheals must be anoin∣ted with oyl of sweet Almonds, so they leave not filthy holes. The eys are pre∣served with Rose-water, and a little Saffron. Afterwards you may add juyce of Fennel, Rue, Vervain, Straw-berries. A Saphir stone put to childrens Eys pre∣serveth them. Crat. Ep. 160. The No∣strils are preserved with Rose water, with juyce of sowre Grapes, Posca, &c. Into the Ears drop oyl of Roses, Myr∣tils. The Throat is wonderfully pre∣served by a Gargarism of Goats milk and Plantain water. The Lungs with this following, Take syrup of sweet Po∣megranates, two ounces; Sugar Peni∣diate, three ounces; Syrup of the in∣fusion of Roses, Diamoron, of each half an ounce; Diatraganth frigid, three drams; Purest white Starch, two scru∣ples; make an Electuary. It is a secret. Give children Figs with syrup of Pome∣granates.