Afterward it will be necessary to proceed to Fluxing, which is caus'd by the means of Frictions with _Vuguentum Mercurii_, which is made of crude _Mercury_ stirr'd about in a Mortar with Turpentine, and then the whole mingled with Hog's-Grease, one part of _Mercury_ being usually put into two parts of Hog's-Grease. The Rubbing is begun at the Sole of the Feet, {173} by a long Continuance, it is not extirpated without ascending to the Legs, and the inside of the Thighs; but the Back-Bone must not be rubb'd at all; When the Persons are tender, or of a weak Constitution, a single Friction may be sometimes sufficient. Thus the Patient must be rubb'd at the Fire, after he hath taken a good Mess of Broath; but I would not advise it to be done with more than one or two Drams of _Mercury_ at a time, without reckoning the Grease. Then the Patient must be dress'd with a Pair of Linnen-Drawers or Pantaloons, and laid in his Bed, where his Mouth may be lookt into from time to time, to see whether the _Mercury_ hath taken effect; which may be easily known, by reason that his Tongue, Gums, and Palate swell and grow thick, his Head akes, his Breath is strong, his Face red, and he can scarce swallow his Spittle; or else he begins to Salivate. If none of these Signs appear, the Rubbing must be begun again in the Morning and Evening; then if no Salivation be perceiv'd, for sometimes four or five Frictions are made successively, a little _Mercurial Panacæa_ may be taken inwardly, to promote it. During the Frictions, the Patient is to be nourish'd with Eggs, Broaths, and Gellies; he must also keep his Bed in a warm Room, and never rise till it shall be thought fit to stop the Salivation, which continues twenty or twenty five Days; or rather till it becomes Laudable; that is to say, till it be no longer stinking, nor colour'd, but clear and fluid. If a Looseness shou'd happen during the Salivation, it wou'd cease, so that to renew it, {174} the Looseness may be stay'd with Clysters made of Milk and the Yolks of Eggs; and in case the Salivation shou'd not begin afresh, it must be excited with a slight Friction: But if it shoul'd be too violent, it may be diminish'd by some gentle Purge, or with four or five Grains of _Aurum Fulminans_, taken in Conserve of Roses. Three or four Pints of Rheum are commonly salivated every Day in a Bason made for that purpose, which the Patient holds in his Bed near his Mouth, so as the Spittle may run into it. But if the Fluxing shou'd not cease of it self at the time when it ought, he must be purg'd to put a stop thereto. If any Ulcers remain in his Mouth, to dry 'em up, Gargarisms are to be often us'd, which are made of Barley-Water, Honey of Roses, or luke-warm Wine.