contrary, if he finds no alteration after the third dose, it is a sign
that the patient has not been poisoned at all, or that it has been
with such poison that Cesar's antidote will not remedy, so may leave
off the decoction.

During the cure the patient must live on spare diet, and abstain from
eating mutton, pork, butter, or any other fat or oily food.

N. B. The plantane or hoarhound will either of them cure alone, but
they are most efficacious together.

In summer you may take one handful of the roots and of the branches of
each, in place of three ounces of the roots each.

For drink during the cure let them take the following: Take of the
roots of goldenrod, six ounces or in summer, two large handfuls of the
roots and branches together, and boil them in two quarts of water to
one quart, to which also may be added, a little hoarhound and
sassafras; to this decoction after it is strained, add a glass of rum
or brandy, and sweeten with sugar for ordinary drink.

Sometimes an inward fever attends such as are poisoned, for which he
ordered the following: Take one pint of wood ashes and three pints of
water, stir and mix well together, let them stand all night and strain
or decant the lye off in the morning, of which ten ounces may be taken
six mornings following, warmed or cold according to the weather.

These medicines have no sensible operation, though sometimes they work
on the bowels, and give a gentle stool.