The paraclete, or, family oracle; an important collection of ... recipes; most of which were given / by Henry Jenkins who lived to the ... age of 169 years.

  • Jenkins, Henry, approximately 1501-1670.
Date:
[1810?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The paraclete, or, family oracle; an important collection of ... recipes; most of which were given / by Henry Jenkins who lived to the ... age of 169 years. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EYES, OR EYELIDS INFLAMED. Apply, as a plaster, conserve of roses...Or, worm- wood lops, beat up with llie yolk ot an egg...Or, apply, as a poultice, boiled, roasted, or rotten apples, va m. WHITE SPECKS IN THE EYES. Put a little ear wax on tbe speck at bed-time. WEAK EYES. Wash the head and eyes every raornmgwitheold water, FAINTING ON LETTING BLOOD Is prevented, by taking before it some good broth... Or, by lying in bed during the operation. FAINTING FITS. Let the person smell to strong vinegar, or hartshorn, and swallow a table-spoonful or two ot cold water, with about one third vinegar in it. IN EXTREME FAT. Use great foot exercise, or walking...Or, live wholly or at least chiefly on vegetables...Or, breakfast and sup on milk and water only, cold, with bread, till the fat subsides. FEVERS. In the beginning of fever.s, it the stomach is uneasy, vomit: if the bowels, purge; if the pulse is hard, full, and strong, blee^...Drink plentifully of toast and water, milk and water, or of apple or wood sorrel tea for a change...Or, Drink thin water gruel, sweetened with honey, with two drachms of nitre to each quart...Or, drink a wine glass of tar water every hour...An infusion of strawberry leaves is an excellent eoohng dnnk...Oi, the fruit may be eaten plentifully...! o prevent catching any infectious fever, do not breathe near the sick per- ,sou’s face nor swallow your spittle whilst in the room... Infection always seizes the stomach nisr. A HIGH FEVER May be cured by applying a treacle plaster to the top of the head...If attended with dehrium plunge into a pond or riVer, which may be safely done at the beginning of any flBver an INTERMITTING FEVER. Drink warm lemonade at the beginning of every fit. It will care in a few days...Or, take a tea-spoonful of oil of sulphur, in a cup of balm tea, once oi twice a day.
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