Quackery unmask'd: or, reflections on the sixth edition of Mr. Martin's [Marten's] Treatise of the veneral disease ... and the pamphlet call'd The charitable surgeon, &c. Containing ... observations concerning the veneral disease; and the method and medicines proper for its ... curation. Proper remarks on Mr. Martin's Admirable medicine and his Infallible preservative. A full ... account of quacks and ... An account of some excellent medicines, etc / [John Spinke].

Spinke, John

Date:: 1709

Credit: Quackery unmask'd: or, reflections on the sixth edition of Mr. Martin's [Marten's] Treatise of the veneral disease ... and the pamphlet call'd The charitable surgeon, &c. Containing ... observations concerning the veneral disease; and the method and medicines proper for its ... curation. Proper remarks on Mr. Martin's Admirable medicine and his Infallible preservative. A full ... account of quacks and ... An account of some excellent medicines, etc / [John Spinke]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[ 2°] obferv’d; Fir Jr, That you can't diflinguijh between Simple Mercury, and a Compofition in which Mercury is only one of the Ingredients. Secondlyy That you propofe a Preparation of Mercuryy which the Nature of Mercury will not admit of. Thirdly, That you commend and boafi of Succefs from the ufe of Mercury Sublimate $ which is. a very dangerous Toy [on. Fourthlyy That you blame a Mediciney as a dangerous preparation of Mercurythat has no¬ thing of Mercury in it. Fifthly3 That you take Lully’s Mercury dijfolv d3 in order for the Philosopher s-Stoney to have been a Clap- Medicine. Sixthlyy That you tell us., that Mer¬ cury eats the Fiefsy yet is an incamative Bal- fam j that it corrodes the very Bonesy yet is refiorativey &c. Seventhlyy That you affirm Crude Mercury (which may with fafety be ta¬ ken by Ounces^ nay„ by Pounds at a time) as more dangerous than Mercury Sublimate} a few Grains of which,, given inwardly,, infallibly puts the Patient in great danger of Death. And Lafllyy That you are igno¬ rant that only Acids can deprive Mercury of its fluid Form ; dijjolve it in any Liquor $ and : keep it (when dijfolvd) therein fufpended: Ifay„ when the Reader {hall have duly re- ] fielded on all thefe Particularsy he will, from i your own Wordsy before-recited,, eafily de~ termine how fit you your felf are to ufe Mer- > cttryy which,, in the Hands of a Skilful Pralti- tioneYy isy indeed, a great and Sovereign Re- medy.y but adminifter d by an ignorant Me-$

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