A treatise of the nature and use of the bitter purging salt. Easily known from all counterfeits by its bitter taste / Written originally in Latin ... And now published in English, by Joseph Bridges. With animadversions of a late corrupt translation publish'd by Francis Moult.

  • Nehemiah Grew
Date:
1697
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Credit: A treatise of the nature and use of the bitter purging salt. Easily known from all counterfeits by its bitter taste / Written originally in Latin ... And now published in English, by Joseph Bridges. With animadversions of a late corrupt translation publish'd by Francis Moult. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tue, | Some, in theaccountthey give us of their Tra- vels, tell usof certain bitter Springs near Syria and Egypt. And St. james in his General EpifHe, inti- mates asif feet and bitter Waters were both equal- ly known to People in the Eaftern Parts. All which bitter Waters may. poflibly be of this kind. Thefe Waters are not all equally bitter or firong, but fome of them worka little more than others: of the ftronger fort are thofé of Dul- wich, of the more gentle thofe of Epfom. Thefe Waters whils in their own Wells are without Scent; but being kept cover d in Veflels for fome days, or weeks, efpecially in Summer, they will corrupt and ftink; which fometimes happens toall others, even Spring Waters them- fcives, in Ships which fail near the Equator. This Water,tho mixed with a fmall quantity of Syrup of Violets, yet no Way alters its blew Colour 5 which thereupon remains the fame as if it had | been any other Spring-Water. But J * Scarce of any other Tafle.] The Reader is to obferve, that this is faidof the Waters, mot of the Salt hereafter defcribed,