An essay on the preservation of the health of persons employed in agriculture : and on the cure of the diseases incident to that way of life.

  • William Falconer
Date:
[1789?]
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Credit: An essay on the preservation of the health of persons employed in agriculture : and on the cure of the diseases incident to that way of life. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    [ 7° ] in extremities to the whole of the feet, it almoft immediately produces a violent burning fenfation, and fometimes, though not always, an inflamma- tion of the part; and now and then it raifes a blitter. The time it fhould be fuftered to remain upon the part, mutt be meafured principally by the effects it produces. It fhould not be removed immediately on the firft abatement of the fymptoms, nor need it i \ be kept on till they have entirely ceafed, as the fen- fation continues a confiderable time after the cata- plafm is removed. In lefs arduous cafes, as in fixed rheumatick painsj of the hip, fhoulder, or other parts, a plaitter of] brine has been apphed with advantage, as bein^ lefs painful than muttard, and lefs apt to blitted than cantharides. In the tooth-ache, and paii of the face, a tonvenient temporary applicatior may be made by mixing a little black peppeii ground into powder, with as much brandy or otheii fpirits as will make it into a foft pafte, which is tc j be fpread on leather, and applied to the face,] This produces a confiderable fenfation of heat, but without any great uneafinefs, and feldom blitters; though it is often very efficacious in removing the pain of the part. The foregoing application is very ufeful at the! firft coming on of a fore-throat, if laid upon thj outfidi