On the use of vegetable and mineral acids, in the treatment, preventive and remedial, of cholera, and other epidemic disorders of the bowels / by J.H. Tucker.

  • Tucker, John Hodges.
Date:
1854
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Credit: On the use of vegetable and mineral acids, in the treatment, preventive and remedial, of cholera, and other epidemic disorders of the bowels / by J.H. Tucker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    use of vinegar, which is an article extremely salutary, and was looked upon as the great preservative of health in the Roman armies” Speaking of wines for the navy, dried fruits, seeds, and vegetables preserved for their use, he continues: “ But of all the articles, either of medicine or diet (for the cure of scurvy), lemons and oranges are of much the greatest efficacy. They are real specifics for that disease, if any- thing deserves the name. “ The great utility of these vegetable juices cannot be sufficiently impressed on the minds of those who direct the navy.” In another part of his work, Sir Gilbert Blane remarks: “Vegetables, in the form of salads, are more powerful than when prepared by fire ; and I know for certain, that the rob of lemons and oranges is not to be compared to the ripe fruit.” “ Raw potatoes have been used with advantage in the fleet, particularly by Mr. Smith, of the Ti’iton, who made the scorbutic men eat them, sliced, with vinegar, with great benefit.” I find that the Jews, in days of old, for some purpose, made use of vinegar with their meals. In the 2nd chapter of Ruth, and at the 14th verse, we read:— “ And Boaz said unto her, At meal time, come thou hither and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed.” I have been favoured with the following note on this subject. The note is by Dr. Kitto : — “ The refreshing qualities of vinegar are well known,
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