A guide to old age, or a cure for the indiscretions of youth / [William Brodum].

  • Brodum, William
Date:
1795
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to old age, or a cure for the indiscretions of youth / [William Brodum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 5» ] leeches, will be always found ufefuL To this may be added the topical ap- plication of emollient liniments and fomentations. Internally fmall dofes of calomel, fo as not to excite ptyalifm, combined with opium and rhubarb, will be highly beneficial, and it forms the common mode of practife purfued in thofe countries where hepatic difeafes are moft frequent. Here likewife the Nervous Cordial will be highly advan- tageous, as will be found by perufing the cafe below. CASE. I tetum you my fincere thanks for the cure I have re- ceived. I have been afflicted with an inflammation of the liver for three years, was always in pain and mifery, and my face was as yellow as faffron; I applied to many eminent phyficians, but all to no purpofe; by taking your Reftofativc Nervous Cordial, (you told me the nature ofmy cafe)