Volume 2

The plague at Marseilles consider'd: with remarks upon the plague in general, shewing its cause and nature of infection, with necessary precautions to prevent the spreading of that direful distemper ... Also some observations taken from an original manuscript of a graduate physician who resided in London during the whole time of the late plague, anno 1665 ... / [Richard Bradley].

  • Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732
Date:
1721
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Credit: The plague at Marseilles consider'd: with remarks upon the plague in general, shewing its cause and nature of infection, with necessary precautions to prevent the spreading of that direful distemper ... Also some observations taken from an original manuscript of a graduate physician who resided in London during the whole time of the late plague, anno 1665 ... / [Richard Bradley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 27 ] Juniper Berries, Galbanum, and the like. As to Prevention, he enjoins Care in clean-, ing the Stalls, and fcrapingthe Crult off from the Wall; Care alfo is to be taken of their Food, the Hay and Straw not fpoil’d by Rain in the Making; and he judges their Food ought to be but fparing; He likewife recom¬ mends currying, with a Comb and Brulh; with Setons under their Chin, made with a hot Iron run through the Parr, and kept o^- pen with a Rope put through it. After which we have the Receipt: Or the Ingredients of a Medicine for the fpeedy Cure of that mortal Diftemper amongft Cows; {ttitoyer iroro. Holland, where a like Diftemper raged among the Black Cattel. Recife yeronica, Rulmonaria, Hyjfopi, Scordii, ana M. iv. Rad. Arijiolohite rotun¬ da, Gent tana, Angelica, Retafitidis, Tor- mentilla, Carlina, ana unc. iz. Bac. Lau- ri & Juniferi, ana unc. xz. Mifc. fiat Bui- ' vis. Bleed the Cow, and give her three or ^ Mornings fucceffively, an Ounce of this Powder, with a Horn, in warm Beer. If the Cow continues Diftemper’d, after the Omiffion z or 3 Days, repeat the Medi¬ cine for 3 or 4 Days again. I cannot help taking Notice likewife of the raging Diftemper which was among the Cows about London, Anno 1714. it was fo Violent and Infectious, that if one had it, all '' ' ' ' ' ' E z others