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

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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$C74) grows on the Outfides of Earthen Veflels, In| forma quafi villofa, Amianthi lapidis inftar: that. \y\ is, ina fort of Pile, like that of the Amianthus | or Thrumítone. Tranf. p. 31. In Colour like an |,.,; Amethy/t, Whereas it is not the Colour, but dw the Figure, the Author here defcribes. And to | 4 fay, like an Amethy/t ; for, like the Amzanthus 5 Ji, is the fame Miftake as if he fhould fay, a pair of |; Horns, for, a Peruque. 4 Orig. p. 4s. Hujus item falis principia, miftura |. longé minus folubili, quàm in Tartaro, multtfque |. o alis Medicamentw fruuntur : that is, the Prin- [,,, ciples alfo of this Salt are much more infepara- ] bly mixed than in Tartar, and many other Me- |. dicines. For which the Tranflator, p. 31. gives | us this Nonfenfe. The Principles of this Salt are | alfo more clofely united than in Tartar, and afford many otber Remedies. As if hehad faid, Milk | and Water mix better than Oil and Water, and af-) ford many other Remedies. _ e Orig. p. 46. Non valde ultra dimidiam partem. X: Tranf. p. 31. Not above one half: for, not very A, much above one half. | Orig. p. 5o. Duplici Experientia. Tranfp.34. fh). By two Experiments: for, by double Experience. | ‘An Experiment is one thing, Experience is ano- B. ther; being that which groweth of fundry Ex- §. ‘periments duly compared together, ] Orig. p. $4. Obique fui fimilis eff. Tranfp.36. 8^ Is every Particle alike: for, every where, or al- W^ ways the fame. ' i : : ; Orig. 3 ij$