An authentic narrative of the success of tarwater, in curing a great number and variety of distempers : with remarks / by Thomas Prior, Esq; carefully abridged ; to which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris [i.e. George Berkeley] : shewing the medicinal properties of tarwater, and the best manner of preparing it.

  • Prior, Thomas, 1681-1751.
Date:
MDCCXCIII [1793]
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Credit: An authentic narrative of the success of tarwater, in curing a great number and variety of distempers : with remarks / by Thomas Prior, Esq; carefully abridged ; to which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris [i.e. George Berkeley] : shewing the medicinal properties of tarwater, and the best manner of preparing it. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    ->y£'Zd-t&ru6 Authentic Account of the Effe&s of T A R W A T E R. HAVING publilhed in the Dublin Journal, July 3, 1744, remarks on an advertife'ment, and on certain affidavits, concern- ing the effects oi Tarwater in Ste- fbins' hoipita), and having prcmif- *d to communicate to the public «n account of feveral perfons, who have been entirely cured or greatly relieved by the ufe of Tarwater on- ly, together with their names, places of abode, and nature of their ailments; I now addrefs myfelf to the performance of my promife. 2. Many very freely communi- cated their ailments and reliefs: ibme who had received benefit oa the firft drinking of it, chefe to poftpone fending their accounts, till they had received the full be- nefit they expefted, Some, efpe- cially of the female fex, were un- willing to have their names men- tioned in public. Some cafes re- quired a long trial, before any judgment could be formed, cr a cure effecled. It was alfo fcggeUed by thole who decried its ule, that whatever feeming benefit fome might have received en their firft drinking, yet that towards the fall of the leaf, or the winter follow- ing, they would feel fatal confe- quences from it, infinuating that it was dangerous to drink it in the dog-days, or in cold weather, by which means feveral were prevail- ed upon to lay afide the drinking of it for fome months ; but finding no fuch confequences, they have fincc refumed the drinking of it with great advantage. 3. For thefc and many othsr. reafons the publication of thefe Cafes has been fo long deferred ; but many thuufands have now drank Tarwater, and great num- bers received bencfi.. Since time, experience, and many trials (the furett guides in cafej of this nature) have eitabiijhed the credit and ufe of this med.cine, it wotrld be a prejudice to the public, and an injury to mankind, to defer any longer the publication of the many unexpected and furprizing cures ef- fected by Tarwater. Av.d as par- ticular inftances and facts make flrcnger impreflions than general af- fertiuns and realonings can do, ic is with great fatisfacrion I can inform the public, that J am fur- nifhed with a great number of au- thentic accounts of the effects of Tarwater (more perhaps than ever happened in the cafe of any other medicine in fo ihort a time) and that chiefly from the patients themfelves, meft of them men of character and integrity, who, be- fides the pleafure of recounting the benefits they received, had no other view in communicating their cafes, but to promote the goud c£ ethers, who might labour under the fame diforders. 4. With the fame view, I can afTilre the public, that I have mott impartially laid before them the facls communicated to me, in the letters of the gentlemen who have been (0 good as to give a detail of their own diforders, or of thole of their neighbours, and of the bene- fit they received ; the originals or which m»y bs viewed in my hanos.