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A57896	Organon salutis an instrument to cleanse the stomach : as also divers new experiments of the virtue of tobacco and coffee, how much they conduce to preserve humane health / by W.R. ...	W. R. (Walter Rumsey), 1584-1660.; Blount, Henry, Sir, 1602-1682.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing R2280A; ESTC R5405	22,294	82

5. If a man doth bleed over much at the Nose let a man stand behinde the party troubled and with both his thumbs presse hard both sides of the upper part of the back-bone upon the neck it will presently stopp the blood 6. For deafnesse and noyse in the Eares drop the said Oyle of Tobacco cap. 2. n. 7. into the Eares often but especially at your going to bed Stop them with a Paste made of Figgs and Mustard seed pounded and sifted and mingled with the said Oyle which being used without the Oyle will be troublesome and be sure to keep your Eares very warm with a Cap. 7. Although I doe not know any present cure for the Toothache yet I say that whosoever will use the stalks of Tobacco as before it will doe him much good and be a great occasion to fasten the Teeth also if the said Sinapismus and Pitch plaister be applyed behinde the lower part of the Eare it will doe much good 8. The Headache commeth principally from the fumes of the stomach whosoever will cleer the Stomack as before but especially use to drink water in the mornings and before meals as before it will be a principall means to keep a man from the Head-ache 9. He who will use to drink cold water as before it will preserve him from the Toad-evill and especiallly before drinking of Wine c. And then Wine and stronge Drinks will be lesse offensive to a man 10. I know some that have lain sick of the Small-pox and their breath almost stopped yet by the use of the Whalebone-Instrument as before the blisters of the Pox were broken in the Throat and they vomitted and were cured 11. One was in a deep Consumption and when all Physick failed by using the Whalebone-Instrument as before there was an Imposthume broken in the Stomach and the party perfectly cured after many Physitians had given him over 12. It often happens that men have great I che in Bones close by the Throat and in the upper part of the Back-bone by the Neck and sometimes Lice come out of the same if the said Pitch-plaisters be applyed thereunto it will draw much water therehence and cure the same 13. I have seen Wennes in the Throat and the Kings-Evill often cured with the application of the said Pitch-plaister mingled with Verdigrease without breaking the skinne 14. I have known many Children very sick of the Worms unto whom some of the infusion of Tobacco was given in drink and their bellyes were annoynted with the said Oyle of Tobacco holding them to the fire and then using the said suppositers whereby they avoyded great store of Worms and were perfectly cured 15. For the Winde in the Stomach look before cap. 5. But for the Winde in the Guts the said Suppositers mingled with powdered Cummin-seed is an admirable remedy for it 16. It is a common evill to old age to have weake Knees especially when men doe ride in cold weather For remedy whereof let a man have a Plaister made of the said Pitch-plaister applyed to cover the Pans of both Knees and continued which will doe very much good 17. It is a common evill to have Ulcers and Caukers in Leggs especially in old age for remedy whereof keep the Stomach clean as before and the using of the Tobacco stalks as before will doe much good But for outward applications let linnen cloth be made wet in the said infusion of Tobacco and apply it to the sore place I have known some have the Flesh consumed from the Bones and the Bones scraped with a Knife and being very old yet cured by this means and the Flesh restored again 18. For the Gout in the Feet I refer it to what hath been spoken before But for a common pain which men have in the bottome of their Feet whether they have the Gout or no let a man lay to the sore place one of the said Pitch-plaisters and then put in his shoes the warm water wherein powder Beef or Cow-heels were boyled or Tobacco and Ale or Urine well boyled and wherein store of Bay-Salt is dissolved and let him walk as well as he can he shall finde very much good so that the Shoes be big and large I have seen more by the using hereof than by any Baths or Oyntments or any other outward means saving the drawing out of the humor as aforesaid cap. 8. 19. Some may question whether the having of the Gout be a great means to cure all diseases I will not presume to decide the question but say that I have found much benefit thereby with little trouble and leave every man to his own sense for whereas I had preserved my self from the Gout for above one yeer partly by Repercussive Medicines in my Shoes and partly by Attractive Remedies in drawing the humors into my mouth as before In the end I had a great noyse and deafness in my Eares pains and strange dreams in my sleep much disturbance in my Stomach great heat and itching over all my Body c. But when the Gout came again upon me I was cleered from all these evills so that I might say Silentia cuncta tranquilla sunt omnia saving that when I had the Gout again I did quickly and easily rid my self thereof by drawing out the humors as I have before declared which makes me believe that these humors were vented from all parts of the Body as men doe usually draine Quagmires 20. Lastly seeing I have spoken so much of this disease of the Gout to be a generall cure for all other diseases I think meet to add somewhat concerning what dyet a man should use when he hath the Gout Before a man hath the Gout a temperate dyet is best to preserve a man from it but especially to avoyd the moderate use of strong sharp Drinks and Wines hot Spices salt Meats Tobacco c. But when a man hath the Gout and is desirous to be rid thereof quickly a man may make a more liberall use of these things which will urge nature to make more speedy vent of the corrupt humors from all parts of the Body into some outward part of the Body to be drawn out by outward applications as aforesaid this may seem to be a Paradex but constant experience hath made me to presume to write so much and then whether it be better to endure a little pain and labor for a short time which bringeth so much good to all the Body and as I conceive prolongeth health or to leave the Body to be continually troubled with languishing diseases and to run up and down to the Bathe Physitians and Apochecaries to their great charge and expence I leave it to every mans judgement and for a mans better satisfaction herein he may read the witty eloquent Apologie of learned Rilibaldus in praise of the Gout Thus I have made an end of shewing a great part of the miserable case of mens Bodies which comes to them by unavoydable course of nature with shewing my well wishes to remedy the same hoping that this may move some honest and learned Physitians to make more additions of more Artificiall Medicines thereunto for relieving of mens miseries in those cases But I am afraid of another greater misery spoken of by the learned Physitian in his Preface Gratorolus wherein he doth much lament the miserable negligence of mankinde who never thinks of the preserving of health untill it be too late after the losse thereof And for my part I shall end with that honest wish Optandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano that in every man there may be an honest and sound Soul in a sound Body And so we shall all make a good end FINIS Note Note 1. Point 2. Point Vomiting Remedy Instrument ☞ ☞ 3. Point Note 4. Point Note 5. point 6. Point Note 7. Point 8. Point 9. Point Head Eyes Nose Eares Teeth Head-ache Throat Belly and Guts c. Winde Knees and Leggs Leggs Feet Conclusion