Experiments lately made by several eminent physicians [T. Atwood, J. Mackenzie, T. Cameron and J. Wall], on the surprising and terrible effects, of almond-water and black-cherry-water. With The Cherry-planter's queries and objections, relating to those experiments. Containing the learned and facetious arguments, and demonstrations on both sides the question ... / As the same were lately published ... in the Worcester Journal ... To which are added, some letters and verses refused publication.

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1741
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Credit: Experiments lately made by several eminent physicians [T. Atwood, J. Mackenzie, T. Cameron and J. Wall], on the surprising and terrible effects, of almond-water and black-cherry-water. With The Cherry-planter's queries and objections, relating to those experiments. Containing the learned and facetious arguments, and demonstrations on both sides the question ... / As the same were lately published ... in the Worcester Journal ... To which are added, some letters and verses refused publication. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mr, Tumor tells us. that his Matter bein^ 9 o determined to contend no longer with Sha¬ dows, i. e. to take a great deal of Pains, for no other Purpofe than to become a Jefl, has given him leave to take his Place ; and then proceeds to Ihew wherein his great Weaknefs lies. And firftj as to the Almond-Water, he tells us, £C there is no general Rule among the cc Apothecaries for making Bitter-Almond- cc Water : For it is a direB Fraud, and ought €C not to be ?nade at all 5 [with which I en¬ tirely agreee] u but that the common way was <c to throw fome Handfuls of Almond-Cake, cc by guefs, into the Still.!* [This I deny.] I am not for encouraging any Frauds, (tho* innocent) but believe Mr. Tumor or his Mafer will not deny they have made fome hundred Gallons of this Almond-Water, and fold and ufed it as Black-Cherry-Water, with¬ out poifoning any One ; that it would much leflen the Apparatus in his Shop, were there nothing but genuine Drugs, and that it would put them frequently to their Shifts, were they not in fome Cafes to ufe Subttitutes, My Wife's Mother tells me, her Hulband never made this Water by guefs, nor did any of the Trade fhe ever knew in 40 Years Practice, but always made it by the Rule*of four Ounces to the Gallon : So that if any ill Effects lhould at any time happen, it mutt be from this random or guefs-work Manner