An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne.

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1724
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Credit: An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in any bufinefs of confequence, need a Flow of Sprits for feme Short time, for that purpofe 5 or indeed upon any hidden accident arifing of its own accord, out of the Habit itfelf 5 I think it a kind of an univerfal Renpedy, but never to be ufed, but upon fuch occafions; becaufe, Ufe may weaken it, if not extinguish its Vertue. Tis thus, \ Take of Simple Chamomile-Flower Wa¬ ter, fix Ounces j Compound Gentian, and Wormwood Waters, each an Ounce and a Half5 Compound Spi¬ rit of Lavender, fal Volatile, Tinc¬ ture of Caftor, and Gum Ammoniack diffolved in feme Simple Water, each two Drams 5 Tindure of Snake¬ weed, and Tindure of the Species cDiambr£, each a Dram s the Chy- mical Oils of Lavender, Juniper, and Nutmeg, each ten Drops, mix¬ ed with a Bit of the Yolk of an Egg, to make the whole uniform 5 AJfa- fetida and Camp hire in a Rag, each half a Dram : But thefe may be left out by thofe to whom they are dis¬ agreeable. Two, three or four Spoonfuls of this is a prefent Help in fuch Cafes. It will keep fix Months good. General
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