from a <Peftilence* 225 YET in the whole Courfe of the Life- ftiorij I found my felf III but twice •, but was foon again cleared of its Approaches by thefe Means, and the Help of fuch Antidotes as I kept always by me. B U T to conclude, it may not be impro- per to take Notice, that the Citizens much accuftomed themfelves to certain Compoil- tions for keeping off the Infection, by con- tinual Smelling to them ; the chief amongft which was the following. ty Pulv. rad* angelica^ fummlt, rorifm. O 3 ~ia~ vendula cum fioribus ana Z ij. carycfbyll. 5 iiij. labdani fur iff. Styraels ana 3 iij« omnibus pr^p. m commixtione adde oL nucis mofch. per exprejf. Z j- fs. oL ligni rhod. 9 ij. camphors Z fs. mofchi gr. viij. cum cer<c opt. p. f. F. ma£a* Some like* wife would fmell to Galbanum, Oil of Worm- vpood^ or Rue, as alfo the Oil or Spirit drawn from Pltch y and dropped upon Cotton, to be kept in a clofe Ivory Box. Yet I could not fo much approve of thefe Things, as they were ufed^ becaufe they fo much dilated the Pores of the olfa&ory Organs, as to give more Liberty for the peftilential Mlafmata to pafs in along with them. TIT I?
