In such a Case he must take, 1, a gentle Purge.
2, Make Use frequently of warm Baths.
3, He must be put on the Regimen of Persons in a State of Recovery.
4, He must take Morning and Evening, fifteen Days successively, the Powder [Nº. 53], with the Ptisan [Nº. 26].
This Malady is often very obstinate, and then the Medicines must be varied according to the Circumstances, the Detail of which I avoid here.
§ 348. After giving repeated Purges in such obstinate Cases, mineral Waters abounding with Sulphur, such as [81] those of Yverdun, &c. often effect a Cure; and simple cold Bathings in Rivers or Lakes have sometimes succeeded in very inveterate Cases of this Disorder.
Nothing conduces more to the long Continuance of this Malady, than the Abuse of hot Waters, such as infusions of Tea, &c.
§ 349. I shall conclude this Chapter, with a repeated Injunction not to be too free or rash in the Use of the Ointment [Nº. 52], and other outward Remedies for extinguishing the Itch. There is hardly any Complaint, but what has been found to be the Consequence of too sudden a Removal of this Disorder by outward Applications, before due Evacuations have been made, and a moderate Abatement of the Sharpness of the Humours has been effected.