Some observations of the power and efficacy of a medicine against loosenesses, bloody fluxes, etc / by the late Dr. William Cockburn ... Also cases where the said medicine was administered by Mr. John Dove.
- Henry Boësnier de La Touche
- Date:
- 1764
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Some observations of the power and efficacy of a medicine against loosenesses, bloody fluxes, etc / by the late Dr. William Cockburn ... Also cases where the said medicine was administered by Mr. John Dove. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ % ] third aftier he was well, and went perfectly fo on Foot tO Porifmouth to his Ship. He defired me to write a Let¬ ter to his Captain to inform him of the Reafon of his Ab- fence fo long beyond his Time of Leave, which I did; and have heard no more of him fince; fo I conclude he remains well. A certain learned Gentleman in London^ who had been emaciated by a Bloody Flux and a Loofenefs alternately for a long Time, and whofe Cafe had baffled the Phyli- cians all that Time, in his Extremity applied for Dr. Cockburris Elediuary^ and, after many Queftions, afked me how long it would be before he fliould be better if he took it? I anfwered, In fix Hours. Upon taking it he found himfelf better in lefsTime. Bii’f upon conceiving he had a Complication of Diftempers, his kind Friends perfuaded him to try the Prefcriptions of a very honeft and fkilful Gentleman, without any Knowledge of n^ine. He not growing well at once, upon the Sollicitations of his more anxious Friends was prevailed with to fend for the moft eminent of the Faculty. He foon had a violent Fever, and was given over for ten Days: At length they ftopt his Flux, and threw him into a ftubborn Coftive- nefs, to relieve which they gave him Apples, Lenitives, Purges, which brought on the Flux again. In this Condition he fent for the Medicine again, half a Gallipot of which rendered him comfortable, and before he had taken two he was perfedfly well for that Time. I wilh you would ta^^ Notice that a fmall Quantity of the Me¬ dicine generally cures: where the Bowels have not been drenched with Opiates and Aftringents; but where they have, though I have met with no fatal Cafes, yet I have obferved a much larger Qiiantity of the Aiedkme is ne* celTary to effe£l; a Cure. More being required to recover the Tone of the Bowels of one Man, after fuch a Me¬ thod has been peififted in; than is fufficient to cure ten where it has not. Of this 1 will give ample Proof at any Time. I am, Sir, your Moft Humble Servant, JOHN DOVE. [So far Mr, Dove.l G The.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30372513_0083.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
