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muft be fo ferv'd, and ftrain'd intoit ; and after they are well mixed,grows almoft cold, the dry Ingre-dients are to be fined in, in finePowder. If it be too hard when allare mixed, more Turpentine andWax are allowed, and if" too foft, itis directed to be higher boil'd ; butthen the Camphire will evaporate,and the Powders be very apt tofettle to the bottom without greatcare : To avoid thistherefo;e, fomeadd more Refin ; but this Uncer-tainty in making, renders the Vir-tues of the Compofition fomewhatdubious. It is affirm'd to curegreen Wounds almoft immediately ;to ftrengthen fprain'd and laxatedLimbs ; to heal Bruifes, draw outSplinters, o-c. and to exceed the Stip-ticum of Paracelsus in all its Virtues.

Emplaftrum Febrifugum Strobel-bergeri, Strobelbergerus'i Febri-fuge Plaißer.' Melt 5 ifs. of Cyprus Turpén«

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' tine in a Copper Pan, and ftir into' it xv. live Spiders, until they are' fo fmall as to difappear in the' Mixture : then with Afphaltus and' Sal Armoniac, ana | ifs. and a' fufficient quantity of Cobwebs,' make it into due Confidence for1 a Plaifter.'

This we give a Place here, be-caufe it ftands fo prodigioufly re-commended by Schroder ; where fomuch Cobweb is order'd as the fore-faid number of spiders can ípin jwhich is not to be known : there-fore it is better to take fo much asthe Medicine requires. Many in-deed pretend to do mighty Trickswith Spiders and their Web in Agues :and the former may likely be asgood Alexipharmies, as Toads : butPractice has now rejected them,and therefore we leave this Medi-cine to the Trial of fuch who haveCuriofity or Faith enough in fuchthings.

SECT. XII.

Of 'Comportions omitted, or not reducible under anyof the former Heads.

Aqua Phagedrenica, PhagedenicWater,

* "TpO a Pint of Lime- Wat* put

* -L g r >'xv. of Corrofive Subli-« mate, and ftir them frequently to-

* gether for fome days ; when the4 Water is pretty yellow, pour it' off clear for ufe.'

This is ufed to waih and cleanfeold Ulcers, being fometimes mix'd

with Spirit of Wine, and fometimeslharpned with Spirit of Vitriol ;and often by it felf.

Butyrum Majale, May Butter.

' This is made by melting frefh• Butter, without any Salt, in the' Sun ; which is to be repeated un-' til it grows of a whitift» Colour/

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