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1. Let him take ten of the specifick Drops every night & morning
The best way of taking them is by dropping the Drops on a little crum
of bread & forming that into one or more Pills. --- After he has taken
the Drops for a week or two the dose may be increased to fifteen and
at length to twenty -- He is to know that this is a mercurial medicine
& therefore and therefore if at any time he finds a brassy taste in his mouth
& therefore if at any time or that anyone else can discern
his breath to be tainted he must immediately lay aside the Drops &
keep a little warmer than before --- He should take the Drops
indeed only when the warm weather is warm & dry & that when any
cold or wet weather sets in or when he is obliged to go from home and
to be exposed to the accidents of weather he should in either case lay
aside the Drops for some time --------

2. When on any occasion he thinks proper to lay aside the Drops
& particularly after the middle of September when the Drops must be
entirely laid aside let him take the Pills in their place that is every
night & morning. The Dose may be ↑at↑ first one Pill but the Second day
it may be two & if these do not sicken his stomach he may increase the
dose by one every day till he can take six or eight. It is the nature of
these Pills to give a little sickness & their operation in the skin is
much better when they do so but is not necessary that this sickness go far
or that it should occasion vomiting - Let Mr H. therefore increase
the dose of the pills till they sicken him a little but then stop [itt?]
after eight days that the sickness is no longer percieved & then again
the dose may be increased by one pill

3. If at any time there is appearance of any scurf or eruption returning
upon the skin the part may be anointed at bed time with the bigness of
a bean of the Ointment. This ointment has Mercury in it and

4 In Diet Mr H. must abstain from all kinds of salt
meats, all kinds of fish & cheese --- --- The less of meat
that is animal food & the more of vegetables & milk the better.
For ordinary drink he may take small beer & if it is better than water
& if he is obliged to take water it will always be proper to {illeg} (↑take↑) little
↑wine↑ with it. --- With respect to strong drink the less the better and every
{illeg} excess or degree to it will do much harm ------ If he is on some
occasions obliged to take strong drink if it is wine that is only safe
for him -- 9 pints in every shape {illeg} I take to be very bad for him
& strong beer or ale is by no means so safe for him as Wine

5 Nothing will do him more harm than Cold & that whether he is
taking medicines or not -- Let him therefore study on all occasions
to avoid Cold & moisture ---