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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'^'he folloiving very extraordinary Cure is Inserted as another Proof of its great Value te the Affli^ied^ were the Faculty have left them in Defpair, To Dr. FREEMAN, Hatton-Garden^ London, ' HOWEVER pompous fome envious Men of the Faculty may make themfelves, yet thofe whom I have employed need not be fo, for after the]/ had done their utmoft, could by no Means give me Relief in my nervous Difeafe. I was intolerably emaciated, had violent gouty Spafms in my Stomach and Head, PaL piiations of ihe Heart, mod: horrid and dreadful Dreams. In this V Situation my Do^^ors attended me more than eighteen Months, but were foiled in all and every Effort they made Ufe of to relieve me. To two of thefe moft able Pra£btIoiiers I faid, that your FothergePs Nervous Cordial Drops were much talked of, by many refpe<Table People, and as they could do me no Service I wifhed to try them. O! (fay they) what a NoRrum, pr’ythee keep your Money in vour Pocket.” However I took to your moft blefled Noftrum, which perfe<Sled a Cure in about two Months. I have fince that recom- mended them to many others, who have received the fame Benefit; and being well convinced of their Efficacy I now beg Leave to re- commend them even to the Notice of Kings and Princes, and to all the Affli6fed with nervous Complaints in general, and remain. SIR, Your very grateful humble Servant, March, 1788. JOHN TAYLOR, Late Mafter’s Mate of his Majefty’s Ship of War Magnificent. Witnefs,**Mr. John Wightman, London Punch Houfe, Ludgate-hill; To Dr. FREEMAN, Hatton-Garden^ London, MY Brother having been a Voyage to Africa, in a moft low nervous State, and when he arrived in England he grew worfe every Hour. In his Sleep he was terribly frightened with‘horrid Dreams and Startings, with a violent Diforder in his Head and Sto- mach. He then employechfome of the moft able and eminent of the Faculty, but they gave him over, and expeded he would have made his Exit every Moment; but being recommended to your Grand Re- ftorcfj called Fothergel’s Nervous Drops, I bought a few Rot-

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