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I am heartily concerned for your distress
and would grudge no pains on my part in relieving
it.

I am persuaded that your Constitution and
Ailments are Gouty and preferably to every
other Stomachic or laxative medicine I would
advise you to try the Gum Guaiacum. I would
have you try it in a watery solution of two drams
to Eight Ounces of Vehicle taking care to
rub the Guaiacum to a fine powder with
hard Sugar, and afterwards rubbing it well
with strong mucilage to suspend it in the
water which may be any of the simple
waters you like best and to strengthen
the power of the Guaiacum, you may add to
the solution ʒij or ℥ſs of the Volatile Elixir
Of this solution you may take every night
and morning a table spoonful more or less or

just so much as will keep your belly regular
without purging.

For your Headach and Ophthalmia I
think you judged right in taking away a little
blood and you may do so again, but I would
↑greatly↑ prefer Cupping to Leeches. I think the
Brandy and water the best Collyrium you
can employ. Let me know how you go on and
if I can advise further I shall do it very
willingly.

Mr Cook will not be mended, and perhaps
cannot, but give him a solution of Asafœtida
and Ammoniacum with some Antimonial
wine and let him take a table spoonful of
this every night at bedtime taking care
at this season to avoid Cold as well as he
can.

For your Gouty patient you may give
him such a solution as I have advised for

yourself, as I think ↑it↑ the most probable remedy
for his Stomach, Head and Eyes. He needs not
be told, or allowed to suppose it is laxative. I expect
little from your Blisters, but if any thing of
that kind could be of service I would expect it
from an issue on the Crown of the head, and I should
have said above that such a remedy might be
of service to yourself. Wishing you
heartily relief I am with sincere
regard