An authentic narrative of the success of tar water, in curing a great number and variety of distempers; with remarks ... Carefully abridged / To which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris: shewing the medicinal properties of tar water, and the best manner of making it.

  • Thomas Prior
Date:
1793
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Credit: An authentic narrative of the success of tar water, in curing a great number and variety of distempers; with remarks ... Carefully abridged / To which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris: shewing the medicinal properties of tar water, and the best manner of making it. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    53> 54955» 565.575 are verfes, from the news- papers. Remarks by Philaarhropos. 58..Upon fome hints ] took from feétions 29 and 49 of Siris, I refolv- E pat a drachm of coarfe myrrh into half a pint of Tarwater, and fet it in, a. pint bottle, in a degree of fire equalto that of a hot fun; and in 3 days I cbtained.a perfect folution. Of this infufion, T mix ebout half an ounce in each half pint of ‘Tarwater, which I daily drink, fo mixed, with good fuccefs. Ic makes the Tarwater much more pleafant, giving it an agreeable, fub-acid, bitrer tafte. Par. 59 mentions another pro- cefslefs accurate. Go. Suppofes this mizt liquor to be a good vulverary water. 61. Next follow the [ra cafes, communicated by gentlemen of Anown integrity. A letter from the Rev. Mr. Nat. France, of Yougball, inthe county of Cork, Fuly 6, 744. ~ ’ 62. Reading an advertifement in the Dubliz Courant of Faly 3, 1 thought myfelf bound by the Arongeft obligation, gratitude for wn ineftimable benefit received, as swell as for the good of mankind, to give teftimony te the truth. Up- “wards of zo years I have laboured ander a dreadful ciforder, oeca- @ioned by a prevailing acid in my dlomach.. For many weeks toge- ther, I never rofe from fleep, with- out violent vomiting, and ficknefs.; that commonly ending ina violent ~ cholic; nervous diforders, fright- ful fpafms, a frequent palpitation gf the heartin bed; my diforder baffled ihe art of phyfic. The Pyy- mont and German {pa- water, a con- ftant ufe of gum-pills for the nery- ous complaint, gave fome little re. lief, but were very far from rooting out the caufe, I induftrioufly fhunned every acid. J have drank Tarwater thefe 3 years paft, and, I. blefs God, have no complaint, no heart-burning; no vomiting, which almoft deprived me of my fight; no nervous diforder, unlefs occa- a plentiful draught of Tarwater. Laft fummer indeed I laid afide Tarwater for 3 months, believing | I did not need it, and that it would © ceafe to be efficacious by conftant ufe. My cholic, heart-burn, and nervous {pafms, then returned a9 violent as ever. I again had’ re-. courfe to Tarwater ; its happy ef- fect was beyond expectation; in a few days it perfectly relieved me. Ido now, and ‘fhall, for the re. mainder of my life, make it my complaint againit ic but this one, that by creating an appetite, which it never fails to do, and caufing a good digeftion, it renders me more corpulent than I could wifh to be. Nat. France. 63. Aletter from the Corporation of Augher, in the county of TZy- vone, July 7, 1744. Mott of us, having for many years been greatly afflicted with chro- nical difeafes, fuch as inveterate fcurvy, and rheumatic pains, &c. were induced, from the high cha- | racter given tothe Tanwater, to make trial thereof. i Thofe who had any out-break< ing, found, after a fortnight’s trial, the fpots rather more inflamed and painful, but afterwards daily grow- ing