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Take 1 ounce of red chicken-weed, (gathered and dried in the Shade during the month of J une,) put it into 1 quart of strong (or brewers') beer, boil it down to 1 pint. Strain the tea through a clean linen cloth, then stir into the tea 1 ounce theriac SO that it will be well mixed. The theriac is not to be boiled.
Dosa - For a man with a strong constitution, one half-pint taken in the morning, sober, and the next morning the other half-pint, also sober.
The patient ought to fast three hours after he has taken the medicine; then he can eat bread and but ter, or bread and molasses, for at least aweek or ten days; he must not eat any pork, nor any fish or' water-fowls, and must not drink any water. He can drink any kind of tea, and he must not get angry or overheat himself for two weeks.
For a person of a weak constitution, make 3 doses out Of the above-prepared quantity, and also for children in proportion. 3 doses will be sufficient for a cure.
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