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For Mr Ferguson

1. Let him be put into a cold bath in the morning,
soon after he comes out of bed only taking care
that there is no sweat upon him. At first he must
take the bath every second day only, afterwards
only once every day. The bath must be taken
within Doors in a hogshead or ↑any↑ such vessel

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and at first the water must be four parts of
well water and one part boiling water, but every
bath afterwards a sixteenth part of the boiling water
is to be kept out so that at length he may take [this?]
quite cold. He must take always care to bathe his head
with the rest of his body and if he has hair in his head
it should be Cut out. 2 Every morning after coming
out of the bath he should take a dose of the Cephalic
Electuary ordered below and another dose before
dinner. The dose is to be gradually increased from
the size of a bean to that of a nutmeg. 3.d Every night
about half an hour before going to bed he should
take one of the specific pills also ordered below.
If this pill makes him sick or purges him the Dose
is enough but if one pill has no such effect he may
take two for a dose by degrees come to three or four
stopping however at the Dose which has any effect
on his Stomach or Guts. If in the course of two or

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three weeks these medicines have no effect in
stopping the return of his fits they may be laid
aside. 4 During the use of these medicines his
Diet must be entirely of the milk kind and grain
without animal food and with very little roots or
greens. His Drink should be plain water abstain¬
ing from all fermented or strong Drink of any
kind Tea is bad for him. 5. He should be very
moderate in any application to study. He should
be much in the fresh air but taking care that
he is never heated by any exercise or by going
much in the sun. Riding gently is very proper
when he is not liable to any giddiness on horseback
or fits in daytime. Let him look at nothing that
will make him giddy

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For Mr Ferguson