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faliing into powderj then to mix the reft of the wa-ter with it by ftirring, to renew the fiirring after ithas fubfided, and this for ten times, aiways keep-ing the veflel (hut, during the ebullition, to preventtheaccefs of air, and to filter it through paper, pla-ced inafunnel clofe fhut at its top. The CoiiegeofLondon, by avoiding the frequency of ftirring, ex-pofe it to the air ftill lefs.

Four ounces, or more, of Lime-wäter are givento adults, and repeated twice a day, or offener, infome alvine fluxes, diabetes, and kucorrhcea; and,though it may not be lithontriptic, it moderares ibmecalculous fymptoms. It is applied as a wafh forfome kind of ulcers, andas an injetSti >n in ibme cafes.

ACETUM SCILLA.

VlNEGAR OF SqIJILL.

Take of Squills, frefli dried, oae pound.Vinegar fix pints.Proof-Spirit half a pint.

Macerate the Squills in the vinegar, with agentle heat, in a glafs Veflel, for four andtwenty hours. Then prefs out the liquor,and fet it by tkat the fosces may fubfide : laft-ly, pour off the liquor, and add to it the fpirit.

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