1*4] GAR be examined, and washed with i • vise an in to i: -ith a knife, below the tongue, in oiu let out the blood and water ; afterwards to wash the wound with a solution of salt and alum, in vinegar. This, however, appeal's to us a hazard- ous practice, of which we have had no experience. GAIIGIL, a distemper in geese, which, by stopping the head, fre- quently proves fatal. — To effect a cure, nothing more is requisite than to take three or four cloves of gar- he, pound them in a mortar sweet butter ; then form them into little balls, and give them to the tal fasting ; but no food should be allowed them till two or three taking this remedy. C ARG LE, or Ga k g a k i sm , is a id form pf medicines u^ed in disorders of the mouth, gums, &c. Gargles are peculiarly useful in sore throats ao'd fevers: they are preferable to many other remedies that are given on the spur of the lay be easily and expeditiously prepared. — Tints a gargle for softening and cleansing the moutb, and gums may be pro- cured, by simply mixing a .small quantity of had, y-waterand honey, acidulated with a little vinegar. An id'ciiuating gargle, consist- ing ofoounces of water, an ounce and a dram and a half of nitre, will be of considerable ser- vice in inflammatory fevers and and also for cleansing the tongue and mouth. — A decoction I I :ul« ith honey and - with vinegar, is well < wer a Bunilar pur- — V. ,'.!: ihe same intention, Li recom- tii ii oi figs in milk and water, with the addition of a GAR little sal-ammoniac, as an e lent gargle, especially for strangu- lations in the fauces. In putrid sore throats, where the symptoms are urgent, the ten- dency to putrefaction is great, and the patient's breath offensive, the following composition will be found serviceable : Let 12 ounces of barley-water be mixed with of bruised contrayerva-roots, while the former is boiling. Tie liquor is then to be strained off, and 2 ounces of white wine vinegar, 1 ounce of tincture of myrrh, and 6 drams of the best honey are to be added. If the parts surrounding the gullet happen to be affected to such a degree as to render it pain- ful for the patients to emplo. composition themselves, it may be injected into the mouth, by means of a small syringe. An emollient gargle may be made, by boiling an ounce of marsh-mallow root, and two or three figs in a quart of water, till it is reduced to one pint, when the liquor is to be strained off: it is useful in fevers, whirr the tongue and mouth are parched, in order to soften those parts and to pro- mote a discharge of the saliva. — Lastly, the common gqrgte is pre- pared, by mixing 6 ounces of rose- water, with an ounce of syrup of Clove July-flowers, and acidulat- ing this compound with spirit of vhriol : it is employed for cleans- ing the mouth and gums, and opera: title repi llent ; tha' we believe a mixture of water and vinegar is not inferior to that de- composition. GARGUT, a distemper aff ing ad kinds of mamillary animals, ially cow ^ when full of milk. It is oi I by this fluid b coagulated in their bag* u; udders,
