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His complaints are at present no ways conside¬
rable but they are such as proceeding slowly often usher
in those of a dangerous kind and it will therefore be pru¬
dent in Mr Harkness to take every measure for removing
his present complaints and I hope the following may be
usefull.

1. Let him give up entirely the use of animal food
Eggs and cheese and let him live entirely on Milk
Grain & vegetables particularly fruit of all kinds if ripe

2. Let him at the same time abstain entirely
from all spirituous & fermented liquors taking for
drink water or watery liquors as whey buttermilk
water gruel or barley water.

3. Let him avoid bodily exercise but of the most gentle
kind but the more he is on horseback the better if he keeps
out of a very warm sun and does not ride so hard as to

4. There is nothing of more consequence to Mr Harkness
than avoiding cold. Let him ↑on↑ no account put off any part of his
accustomed cloathing and when the weather becomes any colder
than at present let him put on a flannel Shirt next his Skin.
Let him particularly take care to ↑keep↑ his feet & legs warm
and dry.

5. If he should be liable to costiveness he should take care
to obviate or remove it by a laxative medicine and either a
tea spoonfull of flowers of Sulphur or a tea spoonfull of Magnesia
taken in the morning will answer

6. I depend chiefly upon his regimen for his relief and have
only one medicine to propose which is prescribed on the other
page.

7. If the pain which he has felt in his side continue
in any degree troublesome, as soon as he is settled at home
let a blister be put upon the part and after some time repeated
if the pain should either continue or after going away return