Another for the Bite of a Mad Dog

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By Hannah Glasse

Published 1747

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For the Bite of a Mad Dog for either Man or Bead; Take six Ounces of Rue, clean picked and bruised; four Ounces of Garlick, peeled and bruised; four Ounces of Venice Treacle, and four Ounces of filed Pewter, or scraped Tin. Boil these in two Quarts of the bell Ale, in a Pan covered close over a gentle Fire, for the Space of an Hour, then drain the Ingredients from the Liquor. Give eight or nine Spoonfuls of it warm to a Man, or a Woman, three Mornings fading; eight or nine Spoonfuls is sufficient for the strongest; a lesser Quantity to those younger, or of a weaker Consatitution, as you may judge of their Strength. Ten or twelve Spoonfuls for a Horse, or a Bullock; three, four, or five to a Sheep, Hog, or Dog. This must be given within nine Days after the Bite; it seldom fails in Man or Bead.——— If you can conveniently bind feme of the Ingredients on the Wound, it will be so much the better.