In like manner, take garden-fnails with their fhells, cleaned from the dirt; fill a crucible of the fame fize with them whole; cover it, and place it in a fire, as before, till the fnails have done fmoaking, which will be in about an hour; taking care that they do not continue in the fire after that. They are then to be taken out of the crucible, and immediately rubbed in a mortar to a fine powder, which ought to be of a very dark gray colour. Note, If pit-coal be made ufe of, it will be proper, in order that the fire may the fooner burn clear on the top, that large cinders, and not fresh coals, be placed upon the tiles which cover the crucibles. These powders being thus prepared, take the egg-fhell powder of fix crucibles; and the fnail powder of one, mix them together, rub them in a mortar, and pass them through a cypress fieve. This mixture is immediately to be put up into bottles, which must be clofe ftop ped and kept in a dry place for ufe. I have generally added a fmall quantity of fwines-creffes burnt to a blacknefs, and rubbed fine; but this was only with a view to disguise it. The egg-fhells may be prepared at any time of the year, but it is beft to do them in fummer. The fnails ought only to be prepared in May, June, July, = and August; and I efteem thofe beft which are done in the first of thefe months. The Decoction is thus prepared i Take four ounces and a half of the beft Alicant foap, beat it in a mortar with a large fpoonful of fwines-creffes burnt to a blacknefs, and as much honey as will make the whole of the confiftence of pafte. Let this be formed into a ball. Take this ball, and green chamomile orchamomile-flowers, fweet fennel, parfley and burdock leaves, of each one ounce. When there are not greens, take the fame quantities of roots. Cut the herbs or roots, flice the ball, and boil them in two quarts of foft water half an hour, then strain it off, and fweeten it with honey. The Pills are thus prepared: Take equal quantities by measure, of fnails calcined as before, of wild carrot feeds, burdock feeds, afhen keys, hips and hawes, all burnt to a blacknefs, or, which is the fame thing, till they have done fmoaking; mix them together, rub them in a mortar, and pass them through a cyprefs fieve. Then take a large ipoonful of this mixture, and four ounces of the beft Alicant foap, and beat them in a mortar with as much honey as will make the whole of a proper confiftence for pills. Sixty of which are to be made out of every ounce of the com pofition. The method of giving these Medicines is as follows: When there is a ftone in the blad der or kidneys, the powder is to be ta ken three times a day, viz. In the morning after breakfast, in the afterbed. The dofe is a dram Averdupoiz, noon about five or fix, and at going to or fifty-fix grains, which is to be mixed in a large tea-cup full of white-wine, cyder, or fmall punch and half a pint of the decoction is to be drank, either cold or milk-warm, after every dofe. These medicines do frequently cause much pain at firft; in which cafe it is proper to give an opiate, and repeat it as often as there is occafion. If the perfon be coftive during the ufe of them, let him take as much lenitive electuary, or other laxative me dicine as may be fufficient to remove that complaint, but not more: for it must be a principal care at all times to prevent a loofenefs, which would carry off the medicines; and if this does hap pen,it will be proper to increase the quan tity of the powder, which is aftringent, or leffen that of the decoction, which is laxative, or take fome other suitable means by the advice of phyficians. During the ufe of thefe medicines, the perfon ought to abstain from falt meats, red wines, and milk; drink few liquids, and ufe little exercise; that fo the urine may be the more ftrongly impregnated with the medicines, and the longer retained in the bladder. Rr If If the ftomach will not bear the decoction, a fixth part of the ball made into pills must be taken after every dofe of the powder. Where the person is aged, of a weak conftitution, or much reduced by lofs of appetite, or pain, the powder muft have a greater proportion of the calcined fnails than according to the foregoing direction; and this proportion may be increased fuitably to the nature of the cafe, till there be equal parts of the two ingredients. The quantity alfo of both powder and decoction may be leffened for the fame reafons. But as foon as the perfon can bear it, he should take them in the above mentioned proportions and quantities. Inftead of the herbs and roots before mentioned, I have fometimes ufed others, as mallows, marsh-mallows, yarrow red and white, dandelion, water-creffes, and horse radish root, but do not know of any material difference. This is my manner of giving the powder and decoction. As to the pills, their chief use is in fits of the gravel, attended with pain in the back and vomiting, and in fuppreffions of urine from a ftoppage in the ureters. In these cafes, the perfon is to take five pills every hour, day and night, when awake, till the complaints be removed. They will also prevent the formation of gravel and gravel-ftones in conftitutions fubject to breed them, if ten or fifteen be taken every day. June 16. 1739. J. STEPHENS. A CURE for the GOUT. By Thomas Sandford and Edward Gent, both of the city of Kilkenny. cond, third, or fourth day, till you take the whole pint; and, if the gout returns, take another pint as before, and fo do to every fit. This tincture, if taken in a fit of the gout, in a few hours diffolves all the particles in the blood which caufes the pain; and, if purfued as before directed, will in time work them all out of the blood. It likewife carries off all new fwellings foon, and all old fwellings in time. You may ufe poffet-drink with this as with other phyfick; yet, if you take nothing after it, it will work very well. The propereft time of taking it is in the morning fafting, or at night, if you do not eat or drink for four or five hours before. Continue in bed from the time of taking it, till it purges you downwards by ftool, which will be in about 12 hours time; but if you have not a ftool in that time, take a large spoonful more. If you have the rheumatism, or fciatica, take the tincture as before, but in a larger quantity. We caution all people who take this, to have special care that they do not take cold; for it will caufe many to fweat greatly for a time, and if they take cold, will be apt to be griped; which, if they are, a little mulled port wine, or a spoonful of the tincture, immediately eases them. N. B. The hierapicra muft be made according to Dr. Quincy's Difpenfatory. His Majefty's Speech, June 14. to the public lines that has been HE difpatch you have under your confideration, makes it proper to put an end to this feffion of parfiament, and to give you that recess, which the feafon of the year requires. You have fo fully declared your fentiments, as well with regard to the pat conduct of Spain, as to the measures that might become neceffary to be purfued, in confequence of any part which that court might afterwards take,and enabled me to act, in all events, as the honour and interest of my crown and kingdoms fhall require, that no inconvenience can ge arife from the immediate want of "The request of many of our Readers, and the g your further affiftance, during the recefs of parliament; and I fhall fo entirely rely upon the affurances you have given me, with fo much zeal and unanimity, and upon your effectually fupporting me in following the concurrent advice of both houfes of parliament, that I will not be wanting in my endeavours to vindicate and maintain our undoubted rights, and to answer the just expeEations of my people. neral approbation with which the former part was received, [p. 225.] determin'd us to infert the Remainder of THE NORTHERN STAR. Gentlemen of the houfe of Commons, I return you my thanks for the neceffary provifions you have made for the service of the current year, in fo ample a manner. The extraordinary fupply which you have granted me, towards augmenting my forces by fea and land, is fuch a proof of your affeation and confidence in me, and of your constant attention to the fervice of your country, that I cannot enough commend this feasonable care of the welfare and fafety of the kingdom. My Lords and Gentlemen, I am perfuaded, it is unneceffary for me to recommend to your ferious confideration, the fatal confequences that may threaten a nation divided within itself, inflamed, and misled by all the wicked arts and infinuations, that malice and falfhood can fuggeft. It is too obvious, what advantages our common enemies wait to take, from the heats and animofities, that, under groundless pretences, are induftriously fomented, and fpread throughout the kingdom. Let all, who profefs themselves zealous affertors of the rights and privileges, laws and liberties of their country, and of the Proteftant religion, under the prefent establishment, unite in the defence of these inestimable bleffings. Let the honour, profperity, and fafety of the kingdom become one common caufe, and reconcile all civil discords and divifions; that, by your unanimity, you may difappoint the only hopes, and vain expectations of our enemies. Bah, ye bought bards! of our degen rate days, Ah! how too weak, my willing verfe pursues, And flags beneath new heights of op'ning views! Touch my charm'd heart, thou! God! that didft inHis force!--and let me feel th' impulfive fire. [pire Sunk, amid fens, in fortune's flagnate tract, And, curs'd, myself, with want of pow'r to act, Let me, at leaft, defcribe, with confcious blaze; And, from another's triumph, force fome praife. O! great, eternal Pow'r, that bounds our minds, What circling darkness human forefight blinds! Where are the loft effects of fatefmens dreams? Whofe erring envy fpun fuch cobweb schemes! Long, each vain terror beat one devious road; And figh'd,at growing France, with falfe forebode: While, unobferv'd, th' exulting Northern Bear Grin'd over general empire rifing, THERE. Henceforth, let none the ftrength of ftates compare; Nor what they may be, judge from what they are. Low the Lord's genius, all his realms the fame: The King's breaft wid'ning, fwells his throne to Then, pow'r effulging, diftanc'd equals find, [fame. That man's whole, boundless, diff'rence dwells in MIND. This truth,-dread dark'ner of each rival throne! Rr 2 Perfia' Spare, what refifts not; what opposes, bend; And govern, cool, what they with warmth defend. How blefs'd were man, would Heav'n, "bereafter, please That all earth princes fhould be form'd like the fe! There are-whofe humbler glory waits thy fall. name! Afpir'd to rule, and panted after fame, Nor, till feven hundred hard prefs'd years were grew: Bara, March 1739. Ad amicum longe chariffimum D. N-M M--D, Ecclefiæ quæ dicitur Sanctæ Mariæ Paftorem vigilantiffimum, Ode. Hi mibi! quantos patior dolores Dumprocul fpecto juga ter beata; Dum fera Barra fteriles arenas Solus oberro. Ingema, indignor, crucior quod inter 5 Ala fi duplex mifero daretur, Sæpius cara patria potirer; Pectoris grati tibi thus daretur Pace profunda. 20 25 Tabidum curis recrearet atris O maris fævi tumidæ procella! Efe beato? Ille fe&tatur teneram puellam, Carmina cantans. 45. Ife pruritu fimulatus æris |