A letter to hypochondriac & nervous patients, : particularly to all who are afflicted with lowness and depression of the spirits, alarming diseases of the head and stomach, horrid thoughts, vain fears, frightful dreams, insanity, fits, loss of memory, relaxations from miscarriages, or difficult labours, debilitated habits from long continuance in hot climates, palsies, dorsal consumptions, and weaknesses incident to both sexes, spasms from irregular influx of vital heat into the affected muscles, anomalous gout and rheumatism, obstinate bilious cases, indigestion, atonic gouty diseases, slow, nervous, putrid, malignant, petechial fevers, and broken constitutions, &c. To which are added, hints to prevent the above diseases, under the following headings ...; likewise, the copy of a letter from the author, together with his prescription to cure his Majesty's most tremendous disorder, that was laid before the Right Honorable Mr. Pitt, at his house in Downing-street, and very cordially received, on Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1789. / by S. Freeman, M. D. author of the Ladies' friend and Practical midwifery, and proprietor of the most invaluable medicine called Fothergel's universal nervous cordial drops.

Freeman, Stephen, M.D.

Date:: [1789?]

Credit: A letter to hypochondriac & nervous patients, : particularly to all who are afflicted with lowness and depression of the spirits, alarming diseases of the head and stomach, horrid thoughts, vain fears, frightful dreams, insanity, fits, loss of memory, relaxations from miscarriages, or difficult labours, debilitated habits from long continuance in hot climates, palsies, dorsal consumptions, and weaknesses incident to both sexes, spasms from irregular influx of vital heat into the affected muscles, anomalous gout and rheumatism, obstinate bilious cases, indigestion, atonic gouty diseases, slow, nervous, putrid, malignant, petechial fevers, and broken constitutions, &c. To which are added, hints to prevent the above diseases, under the following headings ...; likewise, the copy of a letter from the author, together with his prescription to cure his Majesty's most tremendous disorder, that was laid before the Right Honorable Mr. Pitt, at his house in Downing-street, and very cordially received, on Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1789. / by S. Freeman, M. D. author of the Ladies' friend and Practical midwifery, and proprietor of the most invaluable medicine called Fothergel's universal nervous cordial drops. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[ ] lion, MUSIC * fhould be allowed, particularly fuch Tusnes as ths Kino; is fond of. O • I have very often found many of my infane Patients much relieved by ordering Camphor, and Antimi-il Wine, to be ufed as under. 5^ Con. Cynoih, 3/^ V ' Camph.^gr. xv. . ' ^ Vin. Antimon. giiit. xij^ M. /. BqL S. a. , , This Bolus may be adminiftered with the Nervous Drops Four Times every Day, at the Period of four Hours between each Dofe. % * This is a moft excellent Mode for his Majefty’s prefent Malady, if large Drains are kept on. / * s Mercury in thofe Cafes, if allowed to be ufed at all, fhould be given only once a Day, and that limply—Argent. Viv, puriff. The Power of my Universal Nervous Cordial may be known by the following Cafes; Ihe Atonic Gout Mr. Buckland, of No. 42, Oxford-ftreet, was feverely afflidted with the Gout in his Head and Stomach, and after cxhaufting a deal of Money with his Phyficians was cured by this moft wonderful Remedy, FothergePs Univerfal Nervous Cordial Drops. V - / Fits -Mifs Roberts, of Davis-ftreet, Berkley* fqu a re, was violently alflidled with Fits that held her from twelve to fourteen Hours to- t gether; was perfedfly cured in a few Months. She was recom- mended to Dr. Freeman by Mrs. Percival, of Oxford-flreet. * Mufic the fiercell Grief can charm, And Fate’s fevereft Rage difarm; Mufic can foften Pain to eafe, And make Defpair and Madnefs pleafe; All joys on Earth it can improve, And antedate the Blifs above. Dz Faintnefsy PoFfi,

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