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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    ; Dublin’ Fournal, Ful 3, 1744, remarks on an advertifement, and on certain affidavits, concern- ing the effects of Tarwater in Sre- pens’ hofpital, and having promif- ed to communicate to the public an account of feveral perfons, who have been entirely cured or greatly relieved by the ufe of T'arwater on- ly, together with. their names, places of abode, and nature of their silments; I now addrefs myfelf to the performance of my promife. _ 2. Many very freely communi- cated their ailments and reliefs; -fome who had received benefit on the firk drinking of it, chofe to poftpone fending their accounts, till they had received the fall be- nefitthey expe€ted. Some, efpe- cially of the female fex, were un- willing to have their nafnes men- tioned in public. Some cafes re- quired ‘a long trial, before any judgment could be formed, or a cure effected. It was alfo fegpetted by thofe who decried its ule, that Whatever feeming benefit fome tmight have rectived on their firft drinking, yet that towards the fal] of the leaf, orthe winter follow- ing, they would feel fatal confe- quences from it, infinuating that it was dangerous to drink it in the dog-days, or in cold weather, by which means feveral were prevail- ed upon tolay afide the drinking of it for fome months ; but finding no fuch confequences, they have fince refumed the Grinking of it with great advantage. 3. For thefe and many other of the. Effects of AyD. ER, reafons the publication cf thefe cafes has been fo long deferred; but many thoufands have now drank Tarwater, and great num-~ bers received benefiz. Since time, experience, and many trials (the fureit guides in cafes of this nature} have eftablifhed the credit and ufe of this medicine, it would be a prejudice to the public, and am injury to mankind,’to defer any longer the publication of the many unexpected and furprizing cures ef- fected by Tarwater. And as par- ticular inflances and faéts make ftronger impreflions than general af- dertions and reajonings can do, it is with great fatistaétion I can inform the public, thatlam fur- nifhed with a greatnumber of au- thentic accounts of the effeéts of ‘Tarwater (more perhaps than ever happened in the cafe of any ‘other medicine info fhort a time) and that chiefly from the patients themfelves, moft of them men of character and integrity, who, be- fides the pleafure of recounting the benefits they received, had no other view in communicating their. others, who might labour under the fame diforders. Aba 4. With the fame view, I can affure the public, that I have mof& impartially laid before them the facts communicated to me, in the letters of the gentlemen who have been fo good as to give a detail of theirown diforders, or of thofe of their neighbours, and of the bene- fit they received ; the originals of which may be vicwed in my hands. ees 3, From