A treatise on the mineral spring at the New Tunbridge Wells, near Islington, with rules for drinking the waters : and a plan of diet for invalids labouring under chronic complaints / by the late Hugh Smith, M.D.

  • Hugh Smith
Date:
[1790?]
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Credit: A treatise on the mineral spring at the New Tunbridge Wells, near Islington, with rules for drinking the waters : and a plan of diet for invalids labouring under chronic complaints / by the late Hugh Smith, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I [ 33 ] to God that this natural and falubrious Diet was more particularly attended to ! One Thing however, let me obferve; a little Salt being fprinkled into Milk will oftentimes prevent its curdling too haftily in the Stomach, where it meets with an Acidity, and is particularly to be recommended for Children and Invalids ; in general Milk is bell without boiling ; fhould it purge, it mull be boiled. When Animal Food could not be adminiftered, 1 have, with great Succefs, advifed equal Parts of Cows Milk and thin Hartlhorn Jelly, in Cafes where Nutrition was an Obje6t of the firft Concern. It forms an artificial human Milk, highly proper for weakly Children, Invalids, and aged Perfbns. I fhall conclude this Head with a few Re¬ marks upon Eggs. Eggs are fine Food, and highly proper, where they agree, for weak Sto¬ machs ; but our Method of eating them is very erroneous: they certainly afford much Nourlfhment, and that without Labour to the Stomach ; but when heated fo as to fet the Yolk, they will never properly digeft. Some Time fince I attended a Gentleman who was troubled with a Vomiting and Purging, and notwithftanding the ufual Remedies were ap¬ plied, the Diforder continued very violent for many Days: he had taken a gentle Puke at the beginning of the Complaint; but finding it would not fubmit to the Medicines afterwards
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