_Take rhubarb_ (O) _ten grains; stomachic powder_ (M) _fifteen
grains; essential oil of peppermint_ (U) _three drops; calomel_
(N) _one grain; and make it into a bolus or draught._
Let the patient take this every six hours, for the first two days. If
the stools are bloody, slimy, and attended with great pain; recourse
must immediately be had to clysters, such as No. XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX.
mentioned in the quincey; for the more nourishing they can be made the
better; as thereby they will lubricate the bowels, and strengthen them.
In the mean time the _white decoction_ should be used as a constant
drink, which make as follows: