Note 77 — Chapter XIII
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Falling-Sickness. In Children. Ashes of the dung of black Cow [dram]i. given to a new born Infant, doth not only preserve from the Epilepsia, but also cure it. In those of ripe Age. The livers of 40 water-Frogs brought into a powder, and given at five times (in Spirit of Rosemary or Lavender) morning and evening, will cure, the sick not eating nor drinking two hours before nor after it.—Compendium of Physick (Salmon), London, 1671.
Peacock's Dung is reckoned a specific in Epilepsias, and its use is commended in Vertigo.—English Dispensatory (Quincy), London, 1742.