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apply a plaster about three inches square on thepit of the stomach, and expect in the space offorty-eight hours the worms to be expelled;some gentle purge should be given, about thesecond day, to carry them off.

This application has succeeded, when manyothers have been tried without the wished forrelief.

No. 84.The cure of Fevers by external applicationmay be attempted by preparing the slippery elmbark, to make a poultice (that is by stripping,scraping or pounding it in a mortar, and thenworking it to a slimy mass with a little water)this may be put into a small bag prepared for thepurpose, and laid a little warm to the belly ofthe person in a fever. This poultice should beremoved, and a new one applied pretty often,for it will soon become infected and loathsome.This application has succeeded in obstinate fe-vers, when internal medicine was apparentlyuseless.

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No. 85.The virtue and right use of the Yellow Springs,

or chalybeate waters,I am persuaded would be of special service tobe known. The following are my ideas:

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