The curiosities of common water: or the advantages thereof in preventing and curing many distempers. Gather'd from the writings of several eminent physicians, and also from more than forty years' experience. To which are added, some rules for preserving health by diet / by John Smith.

  • John Smith
Date:
1723
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Credit: The curiosities of common water: or the advantages thereof in preventing and curing many distempers. Gather'd from the writings of several eminent physicians, and also from more than forty years' experience. To which are added, some rules for preserving health by diet / by John Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 3° ] Bowels, occafioned by ftrong or hot Drink, which fpoiis the Strength of the Stomach, as it doth the Strength of all other Parts ; nothing being a greater Enemy to the Vi¬ gour of the Nerves and Sinews, fence by much Drinkings Men make them]elves unable to /land or go: Which Effect would never follow, if Liquors that abound with Spi¬ rits, were ftrengthening; and if they were ftrengthening, the Fibres of the Stomach would not be fo weakened after drinking ftrong Drinks,as to make Men Pick ; which Sicknefs will foon be recovered by the drinking cold Water, this being alio the belt Remedy, if taken largely, for that Heat of Vrine which is often occafioned by Hard-drinking. to prevent Floods of Rheum from the Note and Mouth, as my long Experience teftifies, and the drinking therefore will prevent Coughs; for a Cough will feldoni lucced a Cold, if Water is ujed jrom the firfi as common Drink : And if, through Negleft, a Cou^h fhould become troublefome, the Ufe of Water, avoiding all Wine a id flrong Drink, will contribute much to the Cure. Some order the Water to be drank warm but others fay, That the drinking it cold vaflly excells the ufeng it hot in a Cough. ’Tisfaid by Van Hsydon, That feme may think it Irrange to advife Water in fuch Difeafes, which
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