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I am favored with yours concerning Mr
Wilson's Son and hope from your accounts that he
is getting better, and therefore that I shall have
little to do.

I think blistering is a probable remedy
but in respect of Mr. Wilsons fears I would not insist
upon it now.

There is no putting a negative upon
the supposition of worms, and it was very allow¬
able for you to give some worm medicines, but
must own that I can find no room for the suppos¬
ition in this Case [&] therefore cannot advise the
repetition of them: but I do not doubt but that
a dose of Mercurial physic now and then may
be of service to him.

Tho there are no external appear¬
ances of disease I must think there is some inter¬
nal affection of the Ear but I take it to be purely
topical either in the membrane of the tympanum
or of the Eustactian tube, and either of them
proceeding from cold. To remedy this the measures
I would propose, are to shave his head, and to
wash it every morning with a Solution of Salt in
water, putting about two ounce of Common Salt into
a mutchkin of water. With this not very cold you
may wash his head & neck every morning.
When you begin [take?] care that there be no scratches
left from the razor; if you suspect any, delay

While this is going on, you may every night
at bed time drop into each ear two or three drops
of the oil ordered below, stopping them up after¬
wards with a little black wool.

These are the measures which occur to me
as proper at present, but I shall be glad to hear
from you again if you find it necessary and shall
certainly contribute farther what is in my power.
If you write again, please observe if you can if he
hear best with his mouth open or shut.