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laxed by scorbutic affections or by other acrid humours, inte
whieh they are often infiltrated ; besides which, this opiate
can never cause any bad effects to the enamel of the teeth.
To keep and preserve the teeth and gums, about the size
of a pea of this opiate is put on a piece of fine sponge, and
the teeth rubbed up and down, and down and up, outside
and inside, once or twice a week. If the gums require to be
the more strengthened, the same opiate is used on the end of
the fingers, with which they are rubbed two or three times a
day, and so for eight or ten days in succession. The two fol-
low ng opiates may also be used for whitening the teeth ; they
are very good for this purpose."

Another Opiate for the Teeth.

Take Prepared Coral, - - - - 3ij.
Gum Shell Lac, Dragon's Blood, ) _ .j
Catechu or Japan earth, a a '
Cinnamon, Cloves, Root of Py- ) „
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rethrum, a a - - '
Red Saunders, Cuttle Fish-bone, ) ^ „
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Calcined Egg-shells, a a '
Decripitated Salt, - - - 3i.
Reduce them all to powder, and sift them through a linen
sieve, as fine as silk, then mix them in a marble mortar, with
a sufficient quantity of the honey of roses.

Another Opiate for the Teeth.

To make the other opiate, take Hartshorn, Ivory, the
bones of the feet of sheep, the wood of rosemary, of crusts
: burn them separately, and reduce them
of bread, a a 3 ij
to charcoal ; of red earth, the dry rind of pomegranate, tar-