nd made into Lozenges, which must
be held in the Mouth as long as may be, before they melt quite away,
swallowing it down gently.

Oil of Chocolate also taken seasonably, may be a wonderful Antidote
against corrosive Poisons.

Its Vertues are no ways inferior, if used outwardly.

1. It is the best and most natural _Pomatum_ for Ladies to _clear_ and
_plump_ the Skin when it is _dry_, _rough_, or _shrivel'd_, without
making it appear either _fat_ or _shining_. The _Spanish Women_ at
_Mexico_, use it very much, and it is highly esteem'd by them. If it is
thought too hard, it may be softened with Oil of Ben, or Oil of Sweet
Almonds, cold drawn.

2. I am persuaded if the antient Custom of the _Greeks_ and _Romans_, of
anointing their Bodies with Oil, was revived, there is nothing would
answer their Expectations better, in augmenting the Strength and
Suppleness of their Muscles, and preserving them from Rheumatisms and
other torturing Pains. The leaving off this Practice, can be attributed
to nothing else but to the ill Smell and other Properties that attended
it; but if Oil of Chocolate was used instead of Oil of Olives, those
Inconveniences would be avoided, because it has no Smell, and dries
entirely into the Skin: nothing certainly would be more advantageous,
especially for aged Persons, than to renew this Custom, which has been
authorized by the Experience of Antiquity.

3. Apothecaries ought to make use of this preferably to all others, as
the Basis of their Apoplectick Balsams; because all other Oils grow
rancid, and the Oil of Nutmegs, though whiten'd with Spirit of Wine,
always retains somewhat of its natural Smell, whereas Oil of Chocolate
is not subject to any of these Accidents.

4. There is nothing so proper as this to keep Arms from rusting, because
it contains less Water than any other Oil made use of for that purpose.

5. In the _American_ Islands they make use of this Oil to cure the
Piles; some use it without Mixture, others melt two or three Pounds of
Lead, and gathering the Dross, reduce it into fine Powder, and after it
is finely searced, incorporate it with this Oil, and make a Liniment of
it very efficacious for this Disease. Others for the same Intention mix
with this Oil the Powder of _Millepedes_, Sugar of Lead, _Pompholix_,
and a little _Laudanum_.

Others use this Oil to ease Gout Pains, applying it hot to the Part,
with a Compress dip'd in it, which they cover with a hot Napkin. It may