The ancient physician's legacy to his country ... Or, an account of the several diseases incident to mankind ... / [Thomas Dover].

  • Dover, Thomas, 1660-1742
Date:
1762
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Credit: The ancient physician's legacy to his country ... Or, an account of the several diseases incident to mankind ... / [Thomas Dover]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *3 ] many Years before. — It may be afkecf, Will he never have it again ? The fame Queflion may be afked of any Fever, (ex¬ cept fome few with Eruptions) for many Perfons are very fubje£t to Fevers every' Spring ; yet I prefume no Body will fay a Patient was not cured of a Fever he had many Years fince, though he fhould hap¬ pen to have a Fever again this Year. I t will, I hope, at leaft be granted, That fiich long Intervals add much to the Com¬ fort of Life; and I am confident there is no Body can have the Gout to that Degree, but that there may be a Rebate given to his Pains. Pie may find great Relief without Opiates, or painful Remedies, which I'am a Stranger to, and very much diflike. “ Take Tamarinds half an Ounce, Leaves <c of Senna two Drams, Rheubarb one Dram, “ boil them in Water to three Ounces; ftrain <c them off, and diflolve in them of Manna, cc and the purging Syrup of Rofes, each one “ Ounce, Syrup of Buck-Thorn and Elixir “ Proprietatis, each two Drams. — Drink- <£ ing Poffet-Drink, or thin Gruel, between “ Motions. —- Taking this once or twice a cc Week,