A FISSURA on the Nipples or Chaps; It proceeds from violent suck∣ing, and a cholerick humour. It is not credible that it comes from drinesse here, as it doth in other parts; It is pre∣vented if in the three last Moneths, or the last Moneth only, two cups of wax, like to Acorn cups, or Fox gloves, be made and filled with Rosin of the Firr tree, and laid to the Nipples, and held there with linnen cloths: when the
A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- Smith, John, doctor in Physic.
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- 1656.
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Rosin is spent we must put in more. Topicals must be emolient, also the juyce of Crab-fish with Cream. If they cause pain when the Child sucketh, lay on the Nipples a cup of pewter, or sil∣ver, peirced through and covered with the Dug of a Cow new killed: for so the Child will suck, and yet not touch the Nipple with his Lips. General re∣medies are Coolers, and such as purge choler. The same way all other Chaps, are cured.