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I am just now ad consulted by
Mr Forster your postmaster about a daughter of his
and I choose to address my advice to you for this purpose
particularly that if my first advice shall not succeed
you may let me know and I hope I shall be able to mend
it. The nature of the ailment is not quite clear
but I take it to be of Psora kind. It has been relieved
by some Brimstone applications and I would have
a trial mode of some sulphureous remedies and on that
plan I have prescribed on the other page. Let the ointment
to the bigness of a nutmeg be anointed on each hand &
wrist at bedtime and no where else. Let this be done
for three or four nights Successively and then cease anoin¬
ting the hands but let the same quantity of ointment
be rubbed for 3 or 4. nights on the ankles and feet. In
the morning the greasy parts are to be sprinkled with fine
oatmeal and washed with lukewarm water. After this has
been practised for some days you are to observe if the

While she is going on with this course let her take
every night & morning a dose of the aperient powders mixed
with a little currant Jelly. These I expect will keep her belly
open. I hope Mr Wm Forster goes on well. I am always