A dissertation on the contents, virtues and uses, of cold and hot mineral springs; particularly, those of Scarborough: in a letter to Robert Robinson. Esq., recorder of that corporation / [Peter Shaw].

  • Shaw, Peter, 1694-1763
Date:
1735
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A dissertation on the contents, virtues and uses, of cold and hot mineral springs; particularly, those of Scarborough: in a letter to Robert Robinson. Esq., recorder of that corporation / [Peter Shaw]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    52/52 (page 50)
    [ 5° ] Laftly, The Cold Bath he recommends as the moft excellent Remedy in all Sprains and Wrenches; which may have its Virtue in- creafed with the Addition of Verjuice. I knew a Gentleman, continues he, that went flip Shoed a Year and half, for a Sprain, cured by a Mixture of Verjuice and Water, ufed three or four Times a Day. FINIS.