not so easily diluted as otherwise This Salt is of an Alcalin nature contrary to that which causes immoderat Hunger The privative cause is the Defect of Saliva whose Office 't is to water those parts and dilute the Salts The remote external Causes are Purging Medicines Pepper Salt Spices Arsenic sublimat Mercury talking loud sleeping with the Mouth open c. The internal remote Causes are the prevalency of a bitter Oyl in the Choler depraving the Lymph an Oyly sharpness in the Saliva occasion'd by Catarrhs extravasation of Serum or Scorbutic glutinous Lymph the Deficiency Glutinosity and Saltish sharpness of the Saliva as in Feavers Phthisicks Hectics c. To which we may add the disorder diversion or paucity of the Spirits which hinder the due secretion of the Spittle as in the Instances of Weakness Fatigue Anger Pain c. The heat of the Blood in the Lungs and dejection of the Appetit in the Stomac have likewise a great hand in causing Thirst Sometimes Thirst is attended by a Feaverish heat at other times it is quite free of it as in Scorbutic Hydropic and Catarrhous cases In general a sudden Thirst without any visible cause prognosticates some Disease or other If the Tongue be dry the Mouth beset with a tough Phlegm and the Body oppress'd with heat and yet the Person be insensible of Thirst 't is an Argument of a Delirium or great disorder among the Animal Spirits or of the stupidity of the Tongue and adjacent parts and is justly look'd upon as a malignant Symtom If in drinking the Liquor makes a noise as it falls into the Stomac it is an Argument of the Disorder of the Stomac In Feavers it disappears together with them But in Chronical Distempers 't is not so easily shaken off As for the method of Cure the irritating Cause must be first remov'd by Medicines vary'd according to its Nature Such are partly austere Acids partly temperat Medicineâ— which correct the sharp or urinous or oyly or saline Particles The Acids are Wood-sorrel Prunes Citrons Quinces Oranges Pomgranates Rasberries Barberries Corants Cherries and all their Juices and especially Tamarinds which not only abate the Thirst but open the Body The Juice of Houseleek Vinegar Strawberry-water Tinctures of Roses of Viclets and of Dasies Cream of Tartar Spirits of Vitriol of Sulphur of Salt or the Spirit distill'd from equal Quantities of Sulphur Antimony and Vitriol drop'd into the ordinary Drink The temperate Remedies are Milk Whey clarify'd with Citrons Emulsions of Seeds Raisins Liquorice e. The second Indication of Cure is to augment the quantity of Serum and Spittle by exhibiting Liquids alter'd with Wine or Cinnamom or mix'd with acid Spirits Simple cold Water tho' commonly us'd is very noxious Besides 't is not convenient to throw in too large quantities of Liquors for fear of loading the Stomac therefore Gargles and Mucilages applied to the Tongue and Throat will not be improper As for the Forms of Recipe's these following will suffice Take of the Decoction of the Leaves and Roots of Wood-sorrel one Pound fresh Juice of Wood-sorrel three Ounces Syrup of Bay-berries and Pomgranats of each six Drams Mix them Take of the Decoction of Barly one Pound Juices of Citrons and of Quinces of each two Ounces Tinctures of the Flowers of Dasies and Roses of each two Drams Syrup of the Juice of Citrons an Ounce and a half Spirit of Salt as much as sufficeth Make a Julep Take of the Flowers of Dasies six Drams sprinkle 'em with Spirit of Sulphur and infuse 'em in two Pound of Barly-water till it extract a Tincture strain the Liquor and add three Ounces of the Syrup of Rasberries Take of Tamarinds two Ounces bruis'd small Raisins an Ounce and a half boil them in Water and infuse in the strain'd Liquor while 't is yet hot an Ounce of fresh Citron-peel When 't is cold strain it out and add half an Ounce of the Tincture of Roses Make a Julep Take of Barly-water a Pound and a half Cinnamom-water an Ounce purify'd Nitre or Nitrum Antimoniatum from a Dram to a Dram and a half Mix them for a Potion This and all Nitrous Potions are proper for such as do not agree with Acids In Scorbutic Phthysical and Hydropic Cases the Saltness of the Lymph and Spittle is admirably corrected by Whey mix'd with Juice of Citrons or with the Juices of Scurvy-grass and Wood-sorrel Spirits of Salt and of Nitre are likewise very proper Emulsions prepar'd from the cooling and milky Seeds and the Decoction of China with Raisins and Liquorice are likewise conducive to the same purpose Acids in this case are improper But Liquorice and Fennel-Seeds boil'd are much approv'd As Take of Barly a handful small Raisins bruis'd an ounce and a half Anniseeds Fennel seeds of each a Dram and a half Liquorice-roots six Drams Boyl them in fair Water till the fourth part be consum'd adding towards the end a Dram and a half of Cinnamon Strain out the Liquor of which the Patient may drink at pleasure Gargles of Water Small-beer or Water impregnated with Nitre or the Juice of Houseleek or Mucilages of Quince-seeds Fleawort-seeds c. extracted with Rose-water or Phlegm of Vitriol and mix'd with the Juice of Houseleek applied to the Tongue and held in the Mouth are very useful especially when the Tongue is black dry and rough Some healthy Persons are molested with Thirst every Morning for whom Wormwood-wine is very proper Others are thirsty thro' Labour Fatigue and Exercise for whom the Spirit of Wine is very convenient SECT III. Of the Diseases relating to the Chewing Faculty HAVING dispatch'd the Disorders of the Appetit which is the first Spring of Nourishment I am now arriv'd at the manner of receiving Food It is first receiv'd by the Mouth Chew'd and impregnated with Spittle which being of a fermentative Nature not unlike that of the ferment in the Stomach predisposes and prepares it for Digestion Now if the Power of Chewing be deficient or disorder'd 't is neither impregnated with Spittle nor cut small so as to be fit for Digestion The Disorders of this Nature are such as respect either the Muscles imploy'd in that Motion the Jaw-bones or the Teeth Of these in order CHAP. I. Of the Contorsion of the Muscles of the Mouth or a Dog Cramp THE Temporal Muscles and those common to the Cheeks and Lips are the Instruments which move the under Jaw-bone in order to joyn it with the upper in the Act of Chewing If they are seiz'd with Convulsions or Cramps the under Jaw-bone is inseparably united to the upper if they be Paralytic it falls down by its own weight and they are not able to fetch it up But these Cramps and Palsies never happen but when the whole Body is equally affected and then they yield to the general Cure If one part or side of these Muscles be seiz'd with Convulsions or Palsy while the other is sound the Mouth stands awry inclining
Medicines The Jesuit's Bark is commonly join'd to the vegetable train of specifics The ways of using it are as follows Take of the Jesuit's Powder from a Dram to two Drams Infuse them for the space of a Night in two or six Ounces of Rhenish or Spanish Wine in the Morning shake them together and let the Person drink it warm before the accession of the Fit Take of the Jesuit's Powder six or eight Drams Gentian Roots three Drams Flowers of lesser Centory four little handfuls long Pepper a Dram Salt of Tartar half an Ounce Mix for a Powder Take of the Jesuit's Powder six Drams Gentian roots and filings of Steel of each three Drams Cloves a Dram and half Mix c. Take of the Powder of Kinkina a scruple prepar'd Crab's Eyes a scruple Cardamoms and Cubebs of each three grains Mix and give it before the Paroxysm Take of the Powder of Kinkina six Drams Guajacum two or three Drams tops of lesser Contory a handful Cinnamom two Drams Cloves and Crab's Eyes of each a Dram Salt of Tartar three Drams make a Bag to be infus'd in Rhenish or Wormwood Wine Of which let a Draught be exhibited after the appearance of the signs of Concoction some Hours before the Paroxysm But 't is a fallacious Remedy and ought not to be exhibited 'till after the general Evacuations and if the Body be not purged after the discussion of the Disease by this Medicine 't will relapse after some time 'T is true 't is an effectual Remedy in Tertian and Quartan Feavers but since 't is an exotic Plant our domestic Gentian may supply its want If two or three drams of the Powder of Gentian or a dram of its thicken'd Juice be given in Wine about an hour before the Fit it equals the efficacy of the Jesuit's Powder Myrrh and Castor are noted specifics in Quartan and Scorbutic Feavers They are given from a Scruple to half a Dram in Wine before the Fit Some give forty or fifty drops of the Bezoardic Tincture in Wormwood Wine together with chalybeat diaphoretic Antimony or Timaeus's pearl'd Powder immediately before the Fit Shells calcin'd and burrnt Hearts-horn are exhibited in like manner with good success Or Take of Nutmegs Nitre and Allum of each a Dram. Make a Powder for three Doses Of which let the Patient take one before every Fit being prepar'd to sweat Take of prepar'd Red Coral half a Dram sugar of Lead twelve or fifteen grains Laudanum Opiatum one grain Mix and exhibit in the decoction of Carduus Benedictus before the Fit and continue the use till the Feaver be discuss'd The congeal'd Spirits of Salt and Vitriol Fulminatory Gold and Salt of Antimony are much approv'd The Salt of Antimony may be thus prepar'd Take diaphoretic Antimony and digest it in Vinegar sharpen'd with Spirit of Vitriol in a moderat heat Then strain and evaporat the Sugar and ye will find a Salt or Vitriol which may be further subtilis'd by dissolving it in Spirit of Wine and evaporating If ye mix this Salt with Flowers of Antimony it proves an incomparable Medicin against Feavers But we ought to remark that all these six'd Specifics are offensive to the Stomac and Appetit and Enemies to the digestive faculty and if unseasonably administred are follow'd by Relapses or Scirrhus's in the Bowels wherefore the passages ought to be well cleans'd before we attempt to prescribe 'em and when we do they ought to be mix'd with other sudorifics As Take of Carduus Benedictus Water two Ounces Strobelbergerus's specific Powder half a Dram volatil Salt of Harts-horn six grains Laudanum Opiatum one grain Mix and exhibit before the Fit For a Hysteric Tertian after the common premises I 've prescrib'd the following Powder with very good success Take of prepar'd Harts-horn half a Dram Salt of Wormwood a scruple prepar'd red Coral twelve grains Extract of Castor five grains Laudanum Opiatum two grains Make a Powder for two Doses To be frequently repeated and taken before the Fit After the Feaver is discuss'd by these Specifics 't is expedient to purge the Body thus Take of Quercetanus's Pills of Ammoniac twelve grains Extract of Wormwood six or eight grains Extract of Troches Alhandal two grains Make Pills If a relapse happen give Sal-Armoniac mix'd with Poterius's Antihectic Powder or prepar'd Coral before the invasion of the Paroxysm Some commend Vitriol as a good specific But above all the fix'd Salts are best which are preferable to any other preparation of the vegetable Specifics Brimstone or Gunpowder given from half a dram to a whole one in Vinegar or sharp Wine is much approv'd Or Take of six'd Nitre half a Dram Flowers of Sulphur three Drams Flowers of Sal-Armoniac one dram Powder of Red Sanders six drams white Sugar two drams Dose a dram and a half to be taken before the Fit Opium is of noted vertue in intermitting Feavers upon which account Galen and his Followers were wont to prescribe Venice Treacle with juice of Wormwood But it ought not to be exhibited before the Concoction be in some measure advanc'd In case of a prevailing Heat it may be exhibited in Vinegar XXVII Having thus accounted for the direct Cure of intermitting Feavers it remains to take a view of their Consequences Quartan or Chronical Feavers are oft-times follow'd by a schirrus of the Spleen or Mesentery or a tendency to the Hypochondriac illness Now to prevent this inconvenience 't will be needful to join chalybeat or splenetic Medicines to the common specifics The Extract of Steel prepar'd with juice of Apples or its liquid Essence mixd with Spirit of Scurvy-grass or the tincture of Vitriol of Steel are proper for this purpose Besides internal Medicins some are wont to make use of external helps The symptom of Heat may be abated by an Epithema of Rose-Vinegar Juice of House-leek and Nitre or a Cataplasm of Yest Salt and Vinegar applied to the Feet The material cause of the Feaver is in some measure evacuated by the application of Blistering or Corrosive Ingredients some apply cataplasms of Garlic Onyons Saffron Vinegar and white Pepper just before the Fit to the Wrists Some mix bruis'd Sage-leaves with Soot and the yelk of an Egg others Salt Hopps and Raisms for the same purpose Some put a dram or two of Camphir in a Bag and fasten it to the pit of the Breast 'till it be exhal'd Others apply the following Plaister to the Stomac Take of Hony two Ounces Mastic and Turpentin of each half an Ounce boil the Hony to a due consistency then mix it with the other Ingredients for a Plaister Or Take of Shining Soot an Ounce and a half Turpentin six drams Spider's Webbs an Ounce Camphyr two scruples with Oyl of Scorpions make a Plaister to be applied to the Wrists Oyl of Spiders living Spiders and all their preparations are much in use In malignant and Quartan Feavers the following Plaister is very successful Take of Venice Turpentin an
Clysters in the beginning of the Disease However for mitigating these Symptoms let Cataplasms of Rue-leaves Raddish-roots Salt Pigeons Dung and Elder Vinegar be applied to the soles of the Feet and palms of the Hands or the Temples and Forehead fomented with the dissolution of Nitre in some convenient Water or anointed with the Ointment of Alabaster and express'd Oyl of Poppies but so as to have a care of stopping the Pores and hindering transpiration Inwardly exhibit the emulsions of the Cold Seeds Poppy Seeds c. Anâ— add Opium to the other Specifics after the first two or three Days are elaps'd If a Drousiness and inclination to sleep attend the Pest let Opium Treacle and all Compositions partaking of it be avoided let Tincture of Caster and Vinegar be frequently taken inwardly and applied to the Nose or Frankincense Bayberries and Pepper beaten up with the Yelk of an Egg be applied to the Fore-head A symptomatical bleeding at Nose is cur'd by applying a Toad under the Arm-pits washing the Hands and Feet with Vinegar applying to the Forehead Neck and Temples Cataplasms of Chalk and Potters Clay beat up with Vinegar and giving inwardly large quantities of Nitre Spirit of Vitriol Spirit of Salt and Opiats mix'd with astringent Juleps After the Bleeeding is stop'd a gentle laxative may be exhibited if other Circumstances allow of it Thirst is also abated by Nitre especially Nitrum Antimoniatum or clarify'd Whey with Juice of Citrons mix'd with the Spirit of Salt and Gelly of Hartshorn A gnawing at Heart and vomiting is cur'd by the following Electuary Take of the Conserve of Mint vitriolated Conserve of the Pulp of Citrons of each an ounce and a half preserv'd Citron-peel and Diascordium of each six drams Confection Alkermes two drams Salt of Wormwood a dram with the Juice of Quinces Make an Electuary In the mean while foment the Stomac with a mixture of the Spirit of Wine Apoplectic-water Venice Treacle and Camphyr or anoint it with express'd Oil of Nutmegs and the distill'd Oyls of Wormwood and Mace and apply afterwards the Plaister of Caranna or that of Tacamahac mix'd with Venice Treacle and Balsam of Peru. A Looseness or griping of the Guts attending a Plague are accounted for by exhibiting Diascordium Opium absorbent Powders Extract of Treacle or that of Tormentil Camphyr Vinegar and dulcifi'd Spirit of Salt A suppression of Urine happening about the Crisis is a token of critical sweats If it assault the Patient at any other time let the Pubes be anointed with Oyl of Scorpions and Ointment of Marshmallows and all blistering Plaisters omitted Swooning palpitation of the Heart and anxiety proceeding from the Stomac are alleviated by absorbent Powders If they proceed from clotted Blood or the convulsive motion of the Spirits let the Confection Alkermes Castor Spirit of Harts-horn and that of Sal-Armoniac be exhibited externally sprinkle the Face and Temples with cephalic mixtures join'd to Castor and Vinegar of Roses A Prunella or Quinsey is mitigated by applying outwardly to the Neck a Bag quilted with Elder-flowers and Safron sprinkl'd with Spirit of Sal-Armoniac or gargling the Mouth with the Decoction of Germander Self-heal and red Roses in Barley-water mix'd with Nitre and Sal-Armoniac As for the Spots resembling Flea-bitings which frequently appear in the Back Arms and Legs the above mention'd Sudorifics especially Myrrh Castor Camphyr and the volatil Salts are most proper All manner of Cold must be carefully avoided and the Body rub'd all over every Day with a Bag of hot Salt or salt Petre and cupping-glasses frequently applyed to the Back Arms and Legs and frequently taken off SECT XVI Of Disorders relating to the motion of the Blood from the Heart to the Extreme Parts HAving thus dispatch'd the Disorders relating to the Fermentation or intestin motion of the Blood we come now in order to consider those of its circular progress The Blood receiving new Life in the Lungs throws it self with fresh vigour into the left Ventricle of the Heart inlarges its Capacity and distends its Fibres This distention or irritation of the Fibres of the Heart occasions an unwonted crowd of Spirits which repair thither from the Brain contract the whole Heart straiten its Cavity and impetuously squeeze out the Blood into the great Artery In like manner the distention of the Artery caus'd by the eruption of the Blood solicits the Spirits to sally out and contract their offended Fibres and drive the blood forwards 'till it arrive at the Veins thro' which it steers an easie Course to the Heart moving without offence or irritation from narrow Passages into broader Channels so that the Veins whose Tunicles are soft and not over-touchy are in no danger of being provok'd to Contractions by a languid impoverish'd Mass This successive contraction and dilatation of the Heart and Arteries call'd by the Ancients Systole and Diastole the former occasion'd by the Spirits repairing to them and the latter by the violent irruption of Blood are what we call the Pulse This we generally inquire after where the Arteries are most accessible viz. About the Wrists Temples and Ancles in order to discover the state of the Blood And if we find the Artery much dilated by turgid Blood we call it a large Pulse if the if the Blood move forcibly and impetuously we term it strong if the Arteries yield to the touch and do not seem to resist or rebound we stile it a Soft Pulse If the Blood move swiftly the Pulse is Frequent and if the Heart and Arteries be suddenly and much irritated 't is Quick Now Small Weak Hard unfrequent and flow Pulses are the direct reverse of these Circulation is of use to renew the strength of the Blood in the Lungs and supply all the Parts of the Body with Nourishment For 't is the united Mass of Blood and Chyle that furnishes the spermatic parts with Chyle or milky imperfect Blood and those that are sanguin with finish'd Blood according to the natural Demand of the respective Parts CHAP. I. Of the Palpitation and trembling of the Heart WHEN the Blood circulats thro' the Heart it occasions a regular Systole and Diastole But a palpitation of the Heart is a disorderly convulsive unequal vehement Contraction and sometimes scarce perceivable in the Arteries tho' at other times exalted to that pitch that it makes an audible noise A trembling of the Heart is a weak imperfect Contraction Both are equally owing to the irritation of the Heart but with this difference that a palpitation is attended by a violent and resisting strength and a trembling by a yielding weakness This irritation is sometimes the effect of the sharpness or over-bearing quantity of Serum or of Worms in the Heart-purse or of little Wheals or Excrescences within and about the Heart or great Arteries sometimes it proceeds from little Clotts of Blood left by the vicious Mass in the Heart or from a provoking Acid prevailing in the Mass of Blood as it passes along or
qualities of the morbific matter These you may expect in the separat and particular description of every disease and the method of its Cure SECT III. Of Acid Alcalin Pituitous and Sercus Cacochymies or Corruptions of the Juices in the Body IF the Indisposition be owing to a prevailing Acid it ought to be Corrected by Alcali's These may be divided into the Vegetable Animal and Mineral Classes The Vegetable furnishes us with the Vrinous and Ashy Salts of Wormwood Centaury c. Which destroy the Acid and transform it into another concrete With Spices Aromatic herbs such as Mint Fennel c. And Oyly Sulphureous medicines that take off the edge of the Acid Parts Some of these are prepared by Distillation and some by Expression but the former are more effectual such as Spirit of Wine Water-Cresses Scurvy-Grass c. And the Distill'd Oyls of Mace Cloves c. Camphyr and its Productions belong to this Family In the Animal Class we have the Spirits and Volatil Salts extracted from the parts of Animals Such as the Spirits of Hartshorn Vrine Sal armoniac c. Which are of great use in all Acid Constitutions The hard and friable Parts of Animals are likewise very proper As Crabs Eyes Burnt Hartshorn c. The Mineral Province affords us very Powerful Medicines not Inferior to those of the other two Such as are Diaphoretic Antimony and the fix'd Sulphurs of other Minerals Earths Stones and Mettals as Chalk seal'd Earth and several Metallic Productions Whatever partakes of Gold or Silver is of noted excellency in subduing the inveterat Acids that proceed from Wine and are peculiar to Gouty Constitutions Lead and its Salt call'd Saccharum Saturni have that property of assuming a sweet taste when they meet with Acids and are thereupon Intitled to the Character of Alkali's But above all Steel may justly claim a preference And all remedies that have it for their Basis are certianly the most Sovereign Conquerors of Acids These are the remedies we use for Correcting Acids in General which may be prescrib'd after this or the like manner Take of prepar'd Crabs Eyes Red Coral prepar'd burnt Hartshorn of each a scruple Salt of Tartar and Wormwood of each fifteen Grains distill'd Oyl of Cloves and Cumin of each twelve drops and four or five Grains of Laudanum Opiatum Prepar'd by fermentation Mix all together It will make a Powder for six or seven Doses Or Take of Crabs Eyes prepar'd a Dram and a half Vnicorn Mineral Red Coral prepar'd and burnt Hartshorn of each half a Dram. Salt of Wormwood a Dram. Powder of Nutmegs two scruples Mix all and use it as the former Powder Or Take of Prepar'd Crabs Eyes a Dram Cuttle-bone half a Dram red Coral Prepar'd and Chalk of each a scruple Salt of Wormwood two Scruples Nutmegs half a Dram. Make a Powder to be us'd as before Or Take of burnt Hartshorn or prâ—par'd Spodium half a Dram Red Coral Salt Prunel and seal'd Earth or Salt of Wormwood of each half a scruple make a Powder as before These are to be us'd before Evacuation in order to qualify and prepare the peccant Acid. Take Salt of Wormwood and Crabs Eyes prepar'd of each half a Dram. Make a Powder for two Doses Take of Carduus Benedictus and Fennel Water of each an Ounce and a half Spirit of Sal armoniac a Dram and a half Crabs Eyes and Red Coral prepar'd of each fifteen Grains Salt of Fumitory twelve Grains distill'd Oyl of Cloves Six drops Syrrup of Mint one Ounce Mix them for a draught These are the common forms of Recipe's against Acids in General but steel is a peculiar specific for subduing an Acid in the first Passages Sometimes we meet with an Austere Hypochondriac or Hysteric Acid which requires Volatil remedies They may be prescrib'd in this or the like form Take Marjoram Water Mint or Rosemary Water of each an Ounce and a half or two Ounces Aquae Vita Matthioli from three to six Drams Essence of Castor a Dram and a half Spirit of Sal armoniac or instead of it Spirit of Hartshorn with Amber from half a Dram to a Dram Syrup of Fumitory from half an Ounce to six Drams Mix all together and give a spoonful often Sometimes we add fifteen or twenty four Grains of Red Coral and Crabs Eyes or three or six drops of the distill'd Oyl of Cloves An Alcalin Depravation must be cur'd by Acids The vegetable Acids are Vinegar Juice of Citrons Berberis Quenches c. The Acid Spirits are commonly extracted from Minerals as the Spirit of Salt Vitriol and Nitre which last if dulcify'd with Spirit of Wine is of excellent use in a redundancy of Choler It allays the Saline sharpness and fixes that Volatil mobility which occasions preternatural Commotions Mineral and Metalline Sulphurs mix'd with Nitre are very proper on the same occasion Such as are Antimony Diaphoretic and Bezoar Mineral which qualifie the sharp and curb the inflammable Particles They are likewise Pacific and Evacuate the Particles thus fix'd and corrected by the pores of the skin Neither are the Composing Medicines that partake of Opium to be neglected in this case 'T is true their cure is but Palliative but the service they do in Composing the Spirits and Quelling all irregular motions do sufficiently justify their use All Acid remedies augment the quantity of Acids in the Body The Aromatic and Spirituous Liquors the Volatil Salts as well sharp as Oyly and the bitter Ingredients which we generally exhibit in Intermitting Feavers are all effectual restorers of the Volatil Oyly Salt in the blood and consequently of the Choler which it produces If a sharp Volatil and Choleric Salt Reign in the Body it commonly produces Thirst Choleric Loosenesses and such like symptoms that attend burning Feavers The following prescriptions are usual in that case Take of Tartar Vitriolated one Dram the Salt call'd Arcanum Duplicatum half a Dram or two Scruples Bezoar Mineral one Scruple Make a Powder for three Doses Or Take of Nitre Prepar'd with Antimony or Arcanum Duplicatum half a Dram Bezoar Mineral one Scruple Mix them for two Doses Or Take of Nitre Prepar'd with Antimony half a Dram Arcanum Duplicatum Fifteen Crains or one Scruple Mix for a Powder Take Powder of Ivory and Liverwort of each half a Dram. Mix them for two Doses Take Powder of Liverwort two Scruples Crabs Eyes Prepar'd one Scruple Make a Powder to be divided into three Parts These Prescriptions are very useful before Evacuation where an Oyly Volatil Salt prevails Take Sorrel and Rasberry Water of each an Ounce and a half fresh Juice of Citrons or Quinces one Ounce Diaphoretic Antimony from one Scruple to one Dram. Bezoar Mineral from half a Scruple to a whole one Syrup of Rasberries six Drams or one Ounce With a convenient quantity of the Spirit of Nitre dulcified make a Julep Dose two spoonfuls Take of Rasberry Water three Ounces Juice of Rasberries three Drams Diaphoretic Antimony
others In this Preparation the Antimony is strip'd of its External Acid Sulphur And contains only some Vitriolic Particles which cause an Evacuation by provoking the Fibres of the Stomach to a Contraction and an Internal fix'd Sulphur which Composes the Irregular motions of the Spirits and Corroborates Nature Upon this Account it may justly claim the Privilege of being prefer'd to all other Preparations which rather cause than remove disorders It must be exhibited in infusion with Rhenish Wine or in the form of a Syrup In substance 't is both fallacious and hurtful In adjusting the Doses of the Infusion we must have a particular regard to the quantity of the Wine and not to the Powder infus'd For twenty Grains infus'd in three Ounces of Wine are no stronger than the infusion of five Grains in the like quantity Rhenish Wine is the best for infusing it in by reason of its Acidity and the easy Admission it vouchsafes to the Antimonial Particles The same remarks are to be observ'd in the use of Crocus Metallorum and Mercurius Vitae As for Example Take of Vitrum of Antimony or Crocus Metallorum or Mercurius Vitae four five six or eight Grains infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Rhenish Wine Let them stand in a warm place all Night In the Morning strain the Wine through a Paper and exhibit one Ounce or at most an Ounce and a half for a draught If ye please ye may add two Drams of Cinnamom Water 'T is a pretty enough Contrivance that some have of an Antimonial Cup into which they pour the Wine and let it stand in some warm place for the space of a Day Then strain it off and exhibit as above If a Syrup be more agreeable Take of Crocus Metallorum two Drams and two Scruples Infuse it for three Days in ten Drams of Wine Vinegar Let it stand in some hot place and shake the Vessel frequently Then strain it off and add ten Drams of Loaf Sugar Stop the Glass well and clap it into hot Water and the Sugar will dissolve Some add a Dram of the Essence of Red Poppy Flowers Or Take four or five Drams of Vitrum Antimonii infuse it in pure Wine Vinegar Let them stand in digestion for some Days and shake the Vessel now and then After some time strain it and add an equal quantity of Loaf Sugar Make a Syrup Dose three or four Drams and to those that are very robust six Drams Or thus Take Glass of Antimony in Powder half an Ounce or an Ounce Infuse it in half a Pound or a Pound of juice of Citrons that has stood till it grew in some measure clear Set them in a warm place for digestion and shake the Glass frequently Strain the Liquor and with a sufficient quantity of Sugar boyl it into a Syrup which may be prescrib'd thus Take of Mint Water six Drams or an Ounce Cinnamom Water two Drams This Emetic Syrup half an Ounce Syrup of Tobacco two Drams Mix for a Draught The Dose of the Emetic Syrup must be vary'd according to its Preparation Some exhibit these Antimonial Emetics in the form of a Conserve or Bolus As Take of Vitrum Antimonii in Powder one Ounce infuse it in a Pint of New Wine or Juice of Quinces Let 'em stand for digestion for some Days then strain it nicely through a Linnen Cloth or Paper and set the strained Liquor over a gentle fire to evaporate to the consistence of Honey or a soft Conserve Ye may give about the bigness of a Pease or two These are the safest and most usual Vomits next to them is Emetic Tartar which is an Antimonial Preparation but may safely be given in Powder 'T is true the general Maxim is that all Antimonial Vomits ought to be given in infusion but solid Emetic Tartar is in a manner the same with the infusion of Antimony in Wine For Tartar being the Natural Production of Wine is impregnated with the same Acid that equally rejects the Grosser and Noxious Parts of the Antimony as well in a solid as a liquid form The best Preparation of Emetic Tartar is made from Vitrum Antimonii thus Take Glass of Antimony two Ounces beat it up together with an equal quantity of Cream of Tartar boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Common Water and strain the liquor while 't is hot then expose it to the Cold Air and 't will run into Crystals Thus ye have Emetic Tartar both in a liquid and solid form The common Dose is two or three Grains or five to robuster Persons In Madness and Melancholly distempers we are oblig'd to augment the Dose The common form of Prescription is as follows Take of Emetic Tartar two three four or five Grains Sugar refin'd six or ten Grains Mix and make a Powder Ye may add two drops of distill'd Oyl of Mint Or if ye desire it should move the Belly two or three Grains of Scammony prepar'd with Sulphur thus Take two Grains of Emetic Tartar two or three Grains of Scammony prepar'd with Sulphur and four or five Grains of white Sugar Mix and make a Powder Which may be taken in a spoonful or two of Chicken Broth. The Sugar is added to give the Medicine a Body lest so small a quantity as two or three Grains should be lost or escape the view of the Patient If a Bolus be more Acceptable Take Conserve of Mint one Dram Emetic Tartar two Grains with a small quantity of Syrup of Cinnamom make a Bolus Or take Rob of Juniper half a Dram Emetic Tartar two Grains Scammony prepar'd with Sulphur one Grain With a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of Orange Peel make a Bolus The Sulphur of Antimony call'd Auratum is likewise an Excellent Vomit if it be well prepar'd as thus Take of Antimony Tartar and Nitre of each equal quantities Melt the Antimony in a Crucible then throw the Tartar and Nitre into it Let the Sulphureous and Mercurial parts be separated by Detonation and afterwards separate the Regular or refined part from the Dross Dissolve the Dross in Common Water and precipitate the Sulphur with a solution of Tartar The Precipitation is best perform'd by Tartar by reason that it Mitigates the Acidity The Dose of this Sulphur is from five to six Grains As Take Cream of Tartar half a Scruple Sulphur of Antimony right prepar'd six Grains prepar'd Scammony two Grains mix and make a Powder These are the safest and mildest Vomits which may suffice for a Thousand Cases But sometimes when we meet with obstinat and inveterat distempers we have recourse to Mercurial Emerâ—â—s Pure Mercury is a Metallin Alcali which is easily fix'd by the addition of Acids and set at liberty by Alkali's But all Acids are not equally capable to fix it The Spirits of Nitre and Vitriol render it very fix'd whereas Spirit of Salt leaves it more Volatil Thus Mercury prepar'd with the former is not so readily sublimated as when joyn'd
with the latter If ye dissolve Quicksilver in Spirit of Nitre the Acid of the Spirit fixes the Mercurial Alcali so that it remains at the bottom when ye draw off the Spirit But if ye throw common salt into it the Mercury precipitates which by separation and sublimation yields a Powerful Corrosive But after all 't is certain that liquid Mercury cannot be Coagulated but by Acids For Alcali's and Urinous salts restore it to its Natural freedom Cinnabar is a mixture of Mercury with an Acid Sulphur that fixes it Now if ye add salt of Tartar Urine or the like it disengages the Mercury and brings it to life again The Common Mercury of the Shops is not this Genuin Alcali that I 've thus describ'd but Adulterated with Sulphur It being liquid is apt to mix with an Acid so that we never find it pure This Acid Sulphur is the hidden cause of Salivation it attenuates and dissolves the viscid stubborn humors and evacuates them by the Salivary Glandules While the Mercurial Alcali absorbs the most fix'd Acids in the Body that wou'd not yield to any other Medicine Crude Mercury is a mild enough Medicine at least its sharpness is so insensible that it seldom procures either Stool or Salivation at first I prescrib'd Crude Mercury to a Woman subject to the Iliac Passions that had been constipated for a long time I order'd her three Ounces to be drunk with her other liquors and continu'd the use of it â—ill she had four and twenty Ounces in her Body It produc'd no sensible effect till the fourth Day that she began to spit and the viscid humors that the Mercury had attenuated were Copiously voided by stool Thus Crude Mercury is inoffensive with regard to the solid parts It does not irritate either the Stomach or Guts to contract themselves and cast out what they contain But only attenuates the viscid humors that block up the Passages and prepares 'em for a spontaneous Evacuation To return to Mercurial Vomits Mercury being of it self uncapable to provoke the Stomach must be mix'd with an Acid in order to become Emetic The more it partakes of the Acid the more fiercely it operates If the Acid Spirit in which 't is dissolv'd be drawn off with a gentle fire and but once 't is a dangerous Medicine and scarce fit to be us'd But if the Acid be sufficiently taken off either by a greater force of fire or reiterated Destillations it becomes milder The mixture of the Acid and the Mercurial Alcali make a Vitriol-like Concrete which provokes Vomiting and moves the Belly for all Cathartic Medicines taste like Vitriol The best Emeric of all the Mercurial Family is Turbith Mineral There are two ways of preparing it The first was invented by Crollius and 't is this Take half a Pound of Mercury and Infuse it in a Pound of Rectify'd Spirit of Sulphur Draw off the Spirit with a strong fire and repeat the Destillation thrice The fourth time add a little fresh Spirit and continue to draw it off till the bottom of the Retort and the Sand become Red hot Then take out the white Mass or Caput Mortuum and infuse it in Rain Water or some Distill'd Water Let it stand and digest till it sweeten that is till all the sharpness of the Water be gone Thus the white precipitat becomes yellow Put this yellow precipitat into a Glass with a long Neck and let it stand for digestion over a fire of Ashes for eight Days that so the resiâ—ue of the Mercury if any there be that is not fix'd by the Acid may be sublimated in the Head of the Glass Then take the Powder that lies at the bottom and kindle fresh Spirit of Wine thrice upon it Here the Spirit of Sulphur is prefer'd to that of Vitriol which generally retains some of its Mineral Particles and by Vertue of their motions if it stand any considerable space of time grows muddy and hot Spirit of Salt and Nitre are two extremes from which that of Sulphur seems to be equally remov'd Therefore Crollius prefer'd it to all other Acids He chose Distill'd Waters for sweetening the Precipitate because Common Water is already Loaden with Salt and therefore unfit to charge it self with Foreign Salts This Turbith Mineral ought not to be given in Powder lest it offend the Gums and Palate Bolus's and Pills are Convenient forms Take of Crollius's Turbith Mineral five Grains Venice Triacle as much as sufficeth to make a Bolus Or Take the same quantity of Turbith Mineral and with Juice of Spanish Liquorice reduce it to the consistence of Pills The other preparation of Turbith Mineral was first Communicated to the World by Mynsichtius 'T is as follows Take Corrosive Sublimat Mercury and dissolve it in Common Water then precipitate with the Oyl of Tartar per deliquium Take this precipitat and sweeten it often with a Distill'd Water or not Common Water and kindle Spirit of Wine upon it several times The Dose is from five Grains to six It is a very Powerful Medicine in all inveterat Distempers arising from an Acid. It absorbs the Acid Particles attenuates and evacuates the viscid humors Salt of Vitriol is a Nauseous Medicine and hurtful to the Stomac It s Emetic Vertue seems to proceed from the oar of Copper of which it partakes The Spirit of Sulphur and Chalybeat Minerals which are its other Ingredients are known to be no Vomits Vomiting ought to be avoided by those who are Subject to a Rupture by Child-bearing Women and such as are troubl'd with a down-falling of the Womb. CHAP. II. Of Purging Medicines THE Humors evacuated by stool are Convey'd to the Guts by the Passage of the Choler or that of the Pancreatic Juice or through the miliar Glandules inserted into the Coats of the Guts The Mesaraic Veins cannot cast forth any serum by reason that all secretion must needs be perform'd by Glandules Our Purging Medicines are all prejudicial to the Stomac except Aloe and Rhubarb They are endow'd with a certain Virulency that offends our Constitutions and do equally assault both the Noxious and Nourishing Juices If they do not meet with Corrupt Humors they make a prey of the good ones Accordingly we see that they weaken the Body disorder the Spirits and sometimes produce very dismal effects Which obliges us to add Correcters to qualify and cicurate their Malignant Qualities The Animal Family produces no Purgatives The Vegetable Boasts of a great many which are all endow'd with a sharp Volatil Salt mix'd with a viscid Oyl Fix'd Salts are the most proper Correcters of Vegetable Purgatives by reason that they open the resinous Textures and remove the offending viscidity Sometimes Fermentation produces the same effect The Mineral Purging Medicines consist of a sharp Vitriolic Sulphur which is admirably Corrected by adding Nitre They all compass their end by twitching and vellicating the Coats of the Guts or the Orifices of the Choleric and Pancreatic Passages or by
two or three Ounces Restharrow or Winter Cherry-Water one Ounce Elixyr of Juniper Berries from similitude of taste call'd Malvaticum six Drams or one Ounce or an Ounce and a half Spirit of putrified Earthworms three-Drams Volatil Spirit of Tartar from half an Ounce to six Drams Syrup of Ground Ivy or Syrup of Fennel from three to six Drams Mix and make a Potion Of which exhibit a spoonful at a time Or Take of Ground Ivy-Water Restharrow-Water and Parsley-Water of each an Ounce Elixyr of Juniper call'd Malvaticum an Ounce and a half Rectify'd Spirit of putrify'd Earthworms three Drams Spirit of Sal-armoniac a Dram and a half Syrup of Ground Ivy one Ounce Mix and make a Potion Dose two three or four Spoonfuls Or add three or four drops of distill'd Oyl of Turpentin or six drops of Oyl of Juniper in the Room of Spirit of Sal-armoniac Or Take of Strawberry-Water two Ounces Tincture of Tartar two Drams Syrup of Ground Ivy half an Ounce Mix and make a Potion Ye may add Essential Salt of Tartar or dulcify'd Spirit of Salt or Quintessence of Urine Amelungius's Nephritic Tincture is a Powerful Diuretic 'T is made of Nitre Tartar Hungarian Antimony and a sort of Flint Stones that are speckl'd with yellow spots The Nitre is first dissolv'd in Simple Water then the other Ingredients are added and after Digestion the Liquor is drawn off by Distillation Michael's Carminative Spirit is likewise an excellent Medicine for this purpose which is drawn from Nitre Tartar and Spirit of Wine Tartaris'd But above all Amber with its Volatil Salt and Distill'd Oyl All the Aromatic Herbs but especially fleabane are good Diuretics Camphyr Turpentin Juniper Human Urine Earthworms and their various Preparations are likewise of the same Family The Juice of the Birch-Tree provokes Urine more effectually than any other Medicine It ferments like Wine and becomes sowr like Vinegar and is an incomparable Medicine for Nephritic Pains Next to it is the Infusion of Spanish flies which I prepare thus Take of the Powder of Spanish flies one Scruple Infuse them in three or four Ounces of the best Rhenish Wine Let them stand in a warm place for several Days and Nights Then strain it out through Paper The Dose ten fifteen or twenty drops to be exhibited in a draught of warm Broth. Sometimes this Medicine causes Ulcers in the Bladder and a Pissing of Blood but a large draught of Milk with a little Salt of Tartar will quickly remove these Symptoms For a Diuretic Decoction Prescribe thus Take of the Leaves of Strawberries and Pellitory of the Wall of each a handful and a half Of the five opening Roots ten Drams Winter Cherries and Juniper-Berries of each six Drams The Seeds of the Ash-Tree and Red Vetches of each three Drams Cream of Tartar two Drams Boyl them in Parsley and Winter-Cherry-Water Strain out a pint and a half in which dissolve Rob of Juniper two Ounces Fernelius's Syrup of Marshmallows one Ounce Spirit of Salt dulcify'd with the Spirit of Straw-Berries as much as sufficeth to give it a grateful sharpness So much for Volatil Diuretics The fix'd Medicines that provoke Urine are all the fix'd Salts of Herbs and the Artificial Compound Salts as Tartar Prepar'd with Vitriol and the Salt call'd Digestivum Hypochondriacum Which is the Caput Mortuum remaining after the Destillation of Salarmoniac with Salt of Tartar Gromwell-Seeds Violet-Seeds and the Emulsions Prepar'd from them belong to this Class The forms of Prescription are these Take of Tartar Prepar'd with Vitriol a Dram and a half Salts of Bean stalks broom and Pigeons dung of each half a Dram. Mix and make a Powder for several Doses to be taken in Wine Ye may add the Distill'd Oyl of Turpentin or of Juniper Berries As Take of the Salt call'd Arcanum Duplicatum half a Dram. Salt of Broom or Pigeons Dung a Scruple Distil'd Oyl of Juniper Berries or of Turpentin four drops Mix and make a Powder for two Doses Cream of Tartar or Crabs Eyes or Nitre or Vitriol of Steel or Volatil Salt of Amber may be added by turns The Natural Spaw Waters provoke Urine plentifully as also the Spirit of Salt and Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre If the form of a Bolus be desir'd prescribe thus Take Rob of Juniper one Dram. Crabs Eyes Prepar'd fifteen Grains Tartar Prepar'd with Vitriol half a Scruple Mix and make a Bolus Or if an Electuary be more acceptable Take of Conserve of Violets one Ounce Rob of Juniper half an Ounce Crabs Eyes Prepar'd two Drams Arcanum Duplicatum one Dram. With a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Ground Ivy make an Electuary Which sprinkle with a few drops of the Spirit of Salt CHAP. IV. Of the Medicines that procure Sweat THE dissolution of the Blood and its swifter Circulation cause the separation of the serum which is evacuated by the Glandules in the skin The Medicines of this fourth Class are such as produce these effects Some of which are Volatil and others fix'd Of the first sort are the Spirits and Volatil Salts Extracted from Animal and Vegetable Productions such as Spirit of Hartshorn Urine Vipers Human Blood c. And the Spirits Prepar'd from Vegetables by Putrefaction The Distill'd Oyls of Amber Tartar Guajacum and such as are drawn from the Bones and other Parts of Animals All Resinous Aromatic bitter and Attenuating Vegetables and their various Compositions as Venice Triacle Mithridate Diascordium c. They are prescrib'd in these or the like forms Take of Volatil Salarmoniac fifteen Grains Camphyr two Grains Mix and make a Powder Or Take of Fumitory Water one Ounce Spirit of Harts-horn together with its Volatil Salt one Dram. Syrup of Carduus Benedictus two Drams Mix for a Potion Or Take of Elder Flower Water one Ounce Spirit of Elder-Berries one Dram. Spirit of Sal-armoniac from half a Dram to a whole one Camphyr two Grains Syrup of Carduus Benedictus half an Ounce Make a Potion for one Dose Or Take of Carduus Benedictus Water an Ounce and a half Spirit of Sal-armoniac a Dram. Or Volatil Sal-armoniac a Scruple Distill'd Oyl of Cloves two drops Syrup of Fennel or Orange Peel half an Ounce Mix for a daught Take of Viper Grass Water one Ounce Cinnamom-Wated half a Dram. Spirit of Triacle Prepar'd with Camâ—â—â—â— half a Dram. Volaâ—â—â— Salt of Hartshorn twelve 〈◊〉 Volatil Salt of Amber six Grains Syrup of Scor 〈…〉 Ounce Make a â—oâ—ion As for the fix'd Medicines that procure sweat such are all Lixivial Salts well alkalis'd and the fix'd sulphurs of Metals and Minerals Antimony Steel and Nitre joyn'd together make a Powerful Sudorific or the Sulphur of Antimony and Steel The Bezoar stone is an ineffectual Medicine by reason that there is not one of a Thousand that is Genuin The stone cut out of Human Bodies is infinitely better and a Sovereign Antidot in all Pestilential Diseases We prescribe such Medicines in these or the like forms Take of
of the eight pair be disorder'd the Mouth of the Stomac becomes insensible and so eludes the influence of the Acid. These Nerves may be disorder'd upon their own Account or by consent of other Parts as in Nephritic and Colic Pains Or perhaps the Nerves are faultless and the Spirits are stupify'd by the use of Narcotics as Opium or Tobacco Or are diverted and imploy'd upon other things so as not to mind the impulse of the ferment as in the Case of Love Grief Madness c. If the Nerves or Spirits be not faulty the cause must be Lodg'd in the Stomac Sometimes the Acid is blunted by a superfluity of viscid matter in the Stomac Or the Spittle is become viscid and takes off its edge as in Hectic and Hypocondriac Persons This last cause is effectually-remov'd by drinking Wine in which Elecampane Roots Horse Radishes and Scurvy-Grass have been infus'd The hasty swallowing down of much meat drinking new and fermenting Liquors Cloying the Stomac with fat Oyly things or acid and austere Fruits do all cause a bluntness of the ferment The frequent use of Brandy or sulphurous Liquors Corrects the sharpness of the acid and occasions an inappetency The fatness and redundancy of the Bile whether in the Blood or Stomac may also vitiat the ferment When this cause takes place 't is known by a bitter taste in the mouth and a gnawing at the mouth of the Stomac And Lastly the suppression of wonted evacuations as stopping of the Terms or sudden forbearing of Venery c. May concur to the same effect Sometimes the acid it self is deficient If a Volatil Choler reign in the Blood or the Spirits are so disorder'd by a Feaver or otherwise that the alteration of the humors and particularly of the lympha is not regularly perform'd or if the heat of Summer exhausts the Spirits that should serve to exalt the ferment Immoderat drinking especially of whey which enjoys a temperat nitrous Salt allays the acidity of the ferment The frequent use of Alcali's as Chalk Hartshorn and all Chalybeat medicines little stones engender'd in the Stomac and the drinking of Urine which is a specific in hungry feavers are frequently the causes of a weak ferment As for Prognostics If it continue long in the beginning of a disease it weakens nature and adds force to the disease If it do not decline along with the distemper it portends a relapse In Chronical Diseases and such as come by Fits it is the forerunner of the Paroxysm In Children it is more suspected than in adult Persons If the Appetit seem to Answer in general and yet flags when Food is offer'd Or If after a loathing of meat the Patient of a sudden covet food and swallow it down greedily 't is a very bad Omen In the method of Cure a particular regard must be had to the difference of causes which may easily be distinguish'd without a long train of Diagnostics Generally the peccant cause is the abounding of slimy humors or of Choler or Fat in the Stomac Which is only remov'd by evacuating Medicines Of which Vomits are the best One Vomit is of more efficacy in this case than ten Purges As Take of Mynsichtius's Emetic Tartar three Grains fine sugar six Grains make a Powder Or if a liquid be more acceptable exhibit the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum minding heedfully the quantity of the Liquor and not the Crocus When a viscid Matter is lodg'd in the Stomach 't is fit to add some attenuating Ingredients As Take of Hyssop-water one or two Ounces Cinnamom-water two Drams Vinegar of Squills and the Emetic Syrup above prescrib'd of each half an Ounce compound Spirit of Verdigrease from two Scruples to a Dram. Mix c. If the Patient do not Vomit easily exhibit purging Medicines among which Aloe is the best but it ought not to be wash'd It is a common Ingredient into Pills and operates but very gently If there be occasion for a stronger Purgative Take the Pills of Hiera with Agaric adding to them Gum-ammoniac or some attenuating Medicine Thus Take of the Mass of Pills of Hiera with Agaric from twelve to fifteen Grains Extract of Wormwood or Gum-ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar eight Grains or half a Scruple Scammonium Sulphuratum one Grain Extract of the Troches Alhandal from half a Grain to two Grains For those who are Obnoxious to Hypochondriac Fits the following Pills are very useful Take of the Pills of Hiera with Agaric half a Scruple or twelve Grains Gum-ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar half a Scruple Scammony prepar'd with Juice of Roses two Grains Extract of Troches Alhandal one Grain with the Essence of Steel make Pills Or Take of the Pills of Mastic fifteen Grains extract of Wormwood twelve Grains Extract of Troches Alhandal one Grain Make Pills This purging Powder is likewise very good for Hypocondriac Persons and such as are easily purg'd viz. Take of Tartarum Vitriolatum fifteen Grains Scammony prepar'd with Sulphur four Grains Troches Alhandal one Grain distill'd Oyl of Cummin-seeds two drops Make a Powder If a Potion be more agreeable Take of Hyssop-water Mint-water of each half an Ounce Tartarum Vitriolatum and Extract of Agaric of each six Grains Scammony sulphurated two Grains Mix for a Potion So much for Purging Medicines After gentle Evacuations we proceed to the use of such Medicines as strengthen the Walls of the Stomac and resolve the slimy Mucilage that sticks to them To this purpose all sharp volatil and aromatic Medicines are proper as the Stomachical Herbs Spices the hot Seeds and Antiscorbutic's especially Horse-Raddishes Those of a gentle astringent quality restore the Natural Constitution of the Stomac when vitiated by the use of Opium strong Liquors Brandy c. As for Acid Medicines I cannot much approve them I never saw any good Effect produc'd by them in this case excepting Cream of Tartar and the dulcify'd Spirit of Salt or of Vitriol 'T is true they are fit to provoke the Stomac and imitate Nature in prompting it to crave Food but the Business of a Physician is rather to remove the Encumbrances that annoy the Natural Function than to supply an Artificial Appetit The Essence of Bread distill'd thro' a Retort is a sovereign Restorer of the ferment These Medicines may be prescrib'd thus Take of Wormwood Mint of each a handful Roots of Acorus two Drams Gentian Roots half an Ounce the four hot Seeds of each two Drams Slice and chop 'em small And tie them up in a Bag to be infus'd in Wine Let the sick Person drink a Draught twice a Day adding to every Draught six Drops of dulcify'd Spirit of Salt Or Take of Mint three handfuls fresh Roots of Acorus two Ounces Roots of Elecampane or Horse-Radishes from one Ounce to an Ounce and a half Zedoary Roots six Drams Cinnamom three Drams put them into a Bag to be infus'd in Wine Take of Mint three handfuls Carduus Benedictus one handful Wormwood Tops and lesser
Centory of each half a handful Elecampane and Evans Roots of each half an Ounce Mustard-seeds or Rocket-Seeds one Ounce Cinnamom two Drams Cloves one Dram. Infuse as above If ye desire to make it a little loosening Take of Mint two handfuls tops of Wormwood one handful Roots of Aron Roots of Crude black Hellebor of each half an Ounce Roots of Elecampain and the Leaves of pick'd Senna of each one Ounce Aniseeds Fennel-seeds of each six Drams Galangal Zedoary and Ginger of each two Drams Salt of Tartar three Drams Infuse as above When the Spittle is glutinous and the Mouth tasts bitter the Roots of Horse-Radishes and Elecampane in equal quantities infus'd in Rhenish or Wormwood-wine or Pepper infus'd in like manner or Wheaten-Bread dipp'd in Wine or even a Draught of good generous Wine are approved Remedies or Thonerius's Decoction thus Take of Cichory-Roots of the Herbs Roman Wormwood Carduus Benedictus and Rosemary of each a handful lesser Centory a handful and a half boil them in equal quantities of Wine and Water till a third part be consum'd Dose half a Pint Morning and Evening Or Pachequus his Decoction of Agrimony Wormwood and lesser Centory in Water If ye please ye may add some temperat Acids As Take of Mint-water two Ounces Cinnamom-water from two Drams to six Drams Juice of Quinces from one Ounce to an Ounce and a half Syrup of Quinces either simple or aromatis'd from half an Ounce to six Drams Mix and make a Potion of which the Patient may take at pleasure Take of Mint-water one Ounce Cinnamom-water half a Dram Spirit of Treacle a Dram and a half Laudanum Opiatum prepar'd by fermentation two Grains Syrup of Cinnamom half an Ounce Mix c. The Spirit of Mastic and Spirit of Bread and the Mineral Acid Spirits dulcify'd with Spirit of Wine the dulcify'd Spirit of Vitriol given from twenty to thirty drops in a warm Vehicle about two hours before eating the volatil Salt of Amber c. are proper to this purpose But they ought to be well qualify'd or joyn'd with vegetable Stomachic's as in Elixir proprietatis which is a noble Medicine For Example Take of Elixir proprietatis two Drams Essence of Wormwood and Mint or Aromatic Calamus of each a Dram. Mix c. Or Take of the Conserve of the Pulp of Citrons an Ounce and a half Conserve of Mint Vitriolated one Dram the red Hepatic Powder two Drams Spirit of Salt coagulated two Scruples with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of Quinces spic'd make an Electuary Michael's Stomachical Elixir is not improper in this case As Take of Mint four handfuls Roman Wormwood Rosemary of each two handfuls Sage Penny-Royal Baum of each one or two handfuls Acorus-roots fresh three Ounces or dried one Ounce Burnet or Elecampane-roots two Drams round Cypress-roots one Dram Mastic six Drams or an Ounce and a half or two Ounces of the four hot Seeds of each half a Dram Mustard seed six Drams of the Shavings of Sassafras three Drams Zedoary Galangal of each a Dram and a half or two Drams or three Drams of Cubebs Nutmegs Mace Cinnamom Ginger Cloves of each three Drams or half an Ounce Coriander-seed one Dram pour upon 'em Spirit of Salt or Philosophical Spirit of Vitriol which is almost the same as much as sufficeth for a grateful sharpness Extract the Tincture with Spirit of Mint Strain it and add as much of the compound Stomachical Extract as it will bear Dose fifty or sixty Drops For a Scorbutic and Hypochondriac Constitution it may be mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass taking a Dram and a half of the Spirit to three Drams of the Elixir Mynsichtius his Elixir Vitrioli and the Essence of Amber are much commended And likewise Alcali's sharpen'd with other Salts As Take of the sharpest Tincture of Tartar and Elixir proprietatis prepar'd without the Acid of each three Drams Mix c. Sal-armoniac is a good Stomachic but it ought not to be joyn'd with fix'd Alcali's which drive away the volatil part of the Armoniac and fix the remaining Acid. It succeeds better when joyn'd with Spices As Take of the Flowers of Sal-armoniac or depurated Sal-armoniack one Dram. The Powder call'd Diatrion Pipereon or Powder of Cubebs or any other Aromatic Powder a Scruple or half a Dram. Mix and make a Powder for three or four Doses of which the Patient may take one every Morning Or Take of depurated Sal-armoniac one Dram Ginger and the Powder of Diatrion Pipereon of each a Scruple or fifteen Grains Mix for three Doses Or Take of dried Aron roots one Dram prepar'd Crabs-Eyes Salt of Wormwood of each from a Scruple to half a Dram distill'd Oyl of Cloves three Drops Mix for three Doses Or Take of Aron-roots half a Dram black Pepper a Dram and a half Ginger half a Dram Flowers of Sal-armoniac two Drams distill'd Oyl of Aromatic Calamus a Scruple Make a Powder Or Take of the Conserve of Wormwood-tops Conserve of Elecampane-roots of each two Drams candy'd Ginger six Drams Powder of Diatrion Pipereon three Drams Sal-armoniac one Dram with the Syrup of Quinces make an Electuary Some use Sal-armoniac in Wormwood-wine Tartar also and its various Productions are very proper And the saline Stomachical Powders such as Michael's which is made thus Take of the Powder of dry'd Aron-roots two Pound the Salt call'd Arcanum duplicatum one Pound Salt of Wormwood Arabian Costus and Aromatic Calamus-roots of each two Ounces Cinnamom and Cloves of each an Ounce and a half Mace Long Pepper Ginger Cubebs Cardamoms Grains of Paradise Zedoary and Coriander-seeds of each one Ounce Mix and make a Powder Dose from a Scruple to half a Dram. If a shorter Process be more agreeable Take of the Powder of Aron-roots one Dram Arcanum duplicatum two Scruples distill'd Oyl of Mint six Drops Mix and make a Powder If Inappetency be caus'd by the Animal Spirits or the Nerves take the Essence of Ambergrise and joyn it to other Stomachic's Wine and all Spiritous or Aromatic Liquors especially the Essence of Baum and Penny-Royal with a few Drops of the Distill'd Oyl of Juniper-Berries are very proper on this occasion As also the Balsam of Peru either taken in the Yelk of an Egg or exhibited in Sugar or Wine or in the form of a Tincture extracted with the Tincture of Tartar And Paracelsus his Stomachical Electuary as follows Take of Rob of Juniper six Drams Powder of Ginger half a Dram Aromatic Calamus Mace of each two Drams Cubebs one Dram with a sufficient quantity of Sugar make an Electuary Or Take of Cichory-roots candy'd Vipergrass-roots candy'd of each one Ounce Conserve of curl'd Mint Conserve of Roman Wormwood of each an Ounce and a half Conserve of Cichory-Flowers Conserve of Roses Conserve of Rosemary-Flowers and Powder of Zedoary of each one Ounce of Aromatic Calaâ—â—us Ginger and the sharpest Cinnamom of each a Dram of Mithridat or Venice-Treacle two
Quinces of Lemons Citrons Pomgranats and Oranges the Water of the Sprigs of Vines mix'd with Spirit of Treacle Capers pickl'd in Vinegar and mix'd with Carminative Seeds Essence of Orange-peel mix'd with Essence of Saffron in a suppression of the Terms the Decoction of Parsley-roots with Chiches and especially Wine in which Mint and Wormwood are infus'd Take of the Vitriolated Conserve of Mint four Ounces powder of Zedoary a Dram or two with Syrup of Quinces make an Electuary of which let the Patient take a convenient quantity thrice a Day Take of Mint-water Baum-water of each an Ounce Cinnamon-water prepar'd with Quinces six Drams Juice of Quinces an Ounce with a sufficient quantity of dulcify'd Spirit of Salt make a Potion Dose a Spoonful now and then Let Syrups or sweet things be sparingly us'd Treacle and Mithridate are sometimes very useful When other things fail we must have recourse to Steel and absorbent Powders Bleeding is of no direct use in this Disease tho in a suppression of the Terms or Plethora it may be serviceable by removing the occasional Cause CHAP. III. Of an Immoderat Appetit and Dog Hunger AN extraordinary Appetit returning by intervals and attended by Swooning is call'd Bulimus If Victuals be speedily swallow'd down without Chewing and frequently Vomited up or at least so speedily digested that the hungry Appetit is not discontinu'd 't is call'd a Dog-Hunger The Cause of 'em both for the most part is a Volatil disengag'd Acid call'd by the Ancients Melancholy that gnaws and provokes the Mouth of the Stomac Accordingly we find that Acids augment and viscous Anti-acids impair the Appetit 'T is true a volatil Urinous Alcali such as the Bile abounding in the Stomac may sometimes increase the Appetit and in that case Acids perform the Cure If the Nervous Membrane of the Stomach be over sensible and too easily provok'd an extraordinary Appetit may likewise insue thereupon Worms in the Stomac or Guts may vellicate the Membrans and so create an Appetit and if the Digestion withal be easie and quick it argues that there 's an acid Matter in the Stomac besides Worms 'T is but very seldom that a fames Canina is periodical neither is it follow'd by Fatness by reason of the rough unpliable Crasis of the Blood Long Fasting and any immoderat Evacuation of Blood or Chyle may be listed into the number of its External Causes In a Bulimus the Causes are somewhat meeker attended by a dullness or want of Spirits When it succeeds to Chronical Diseases or when the Swooning Fits happen while the Belly is full 't is dangerous If a Dog Hunger be attended by Vomiting and Loosenesses it degenerates into Gachexies Dropsies Consumptions c. The Cure consists in tempering and evacuating the Acid. The former Indication must be first satisfied for if we attempt to evacuate the Acid in its vicious State it will grow fiercer and more offensive The tempering Remedies are fix'd and volatil Alcali's absorbent Earthy Powders and fat Oyly Medicines The first kill the Acidity as appears by mixing Salt of Tartar with Spirit of Vitriol The second suck up the acid Particles as is evident by the Experiment of Vinegar and Crabs Eyes The last cramp and fetter the Acid. Of the first sort are the Vegetable fix'd Salts Salt and Spirit of Urine Spirit of Hartshorn Onyons Garlick c. Of the second are Crabs Eyes Coral Pearls Chalk Blood-Stone Bole-armenic Seal'd Earth Steel prepar'd without Acids and mix'd with Opiats Of the third sort are the express'd Oyl of Sweet Almonds Linseed c. distill'd Oyls of Aniseed Caraway-seed and especially of Cloves the Yelks of Eggs boil'd hard or the Oyl of Eggs hot Bread dipp'd into Oyl c. But if the Disease be attended by Vomiting the Oyly Ingredients ought to be avoided or their use discontinu'd when the Hunger relents Take of the Filings of Steel and prepar'd Coral of each half a Dram prepar'd Crabs Eyes a Scruple prepar'd Mother of Pearl and Bone of Carp of each a Scruple Saffron half a Scruple Laudanum Opianum two Grains Mix for two or three Doses to be exhibited in fat Broth. Besides the abovementioned Ingredients some recommend the drinking of Wine others Cockles River Crabs Pork Brains fry'd with Butter Rice boyl'd with Milk and Butter Fistic-Nuts Sweet-Almonds c. Sweet Generous Wines in which Mint and Sage are infus'd or the Spirits of those Herbs or the Essence of Wormwood Penny-royal Baum c. mix'd with distill'd Oyls are much approv'd Narcotics stupify the Mouth of the Stomach and upon that score are useful But this Cure is only palliative Treacle and Mithridate are the best of ' em The Acid being thus prepar'd let Vomits be exhibited or Purges such as this Take of the Pills of Hiera a Scruple choice Rhubarb in Powder half a Scruple with Syrup of Roses Make â—ills Or Take of the Extract of Aloe prepar'd with tartaris'd Water prepar'd red Coral of each half a Dram Gum-ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar a Scruple Extract of Steel two Scruples Extract of Troches Alhandal half a Scruple with Essence of Myrrh make thirty Pills Dose ten or fifteen A Bulimus is cur'd by generous Spanish Wine or Frontignac or a Medicinal Wine with Cinnamon Nutmegs c. infus'd in it Bread dipp'd into it and applied to the Nostrils or eaten is much approv'd Treacle dissolv'd in Wine is likewise very proper SECT III. Of the Disorders of Thirst THIRST proceeds from the Vellication of the Gullet Throat Palat Tongue and adjacent parts occasion'd by sharp saline Particles The Liquor it demands is naturally design'd for a Vehicle to the solid Food and Excrements 'T is disorder'd by way of Increase Diminution or Depravation The two last are very uncommon 'T is true there are some few Instances of a want of Thirst among Children and Splenetic Persons and wherever 't is found it must proceed from a redundacy of moisture about the Stomac and Throat or the stupidity of those parts Either of which Causes is remov'd by the use of Elixir proprietatis Tincture of Tartar Tartar vitriolated Arcanum Duplicatum Sal-armoniac mix'd with Spices Salt of Carduus Benedictus c. If it be caus'd by the inadvertency of the mind and delirous Disposition of the Spirits as in Feavers 't is a bad sign but yields to the general Cure of the Disease As for the Depravation of Thirst or a particular aversion to some Liquors and violent inclination to others 't is either a Symptom of a Feaver or accompanies a Pica or Malacia and requires the same Cure as its Companions CHAP. I. Of Immoderat Thirst IT remains now to take a View of Immoderat Thirst the only disorder of that Nature that requires consideration in this place The part affected is the Throat Gullet and Mouth of the Stomach The cause is either positive or privative The positive cause is a sharp Salt vellicating these parts which if it be lock'd up in a viscous Vehicle is
vomiting in the beginning or height is good If it follow Wounds or Bruises of the Head 't is frequently mortal The Periodical Vomitings of Hypochondriac Scorbutic and Splenetic Persons are of a good Character If the Matter vomited be a mixture of Choler and Pituita 't is a Friendly Symptom but either of them apart is more noxious The vomiting of Worms Excrements of the Belly Clysters c. is much suspected Before we launch into the method of Cure 't will not be improper to take Notice of the following Cautions 1. That Critical Vomits or those which happen in the beginning of Benign Diseases or those of Women with Child in their first Months ought not to be stopp'd unless they exceed measure 2. That in Scorbutic Cases absorbent mitigating Ingredients are more proper than hot sharp Aromatics 3. That a Vomiting of Blood ought to be curb'd betimes for fear of exhausting the Spirits 4. In case of Worms it ought to be incourag'd and the Body kept soluble 5. That in all Vomitings 't is convenient to keep the belly open by gentle Purges and Clysters But withal the quantity of the Liquor for Clysters must be small lest the Colon being distended it should press or irritate the incumbent bottom of the Stomac 6. By all means let Sleep be promoted 7. All Vomitings occasion'd by assumption of Poyson ought to be encourag'd and continu'd till the Poyson be rooted out For which end fat and tempering Liquors are very Proper for that all Vegetable and Mineral Poysons are endu'd with an excessive Acrimony As touching Animal Poysons indeed the case is alter'd 8. That Inappetency Loathing and such like Infirmities of the Stomac ought to be obviated betimes by Vomits lest delay remove the opportunity The General Indications of Cure are these The Remote Causes must be remov'd the exquisite sense of the Stomac and fierceness of the Spirits abated by Opiats the Stomac gratify'd with agreeable Aromatics and fortify'd by Astringents The first Indication must be satisfied according to the variety of the Causes Gentle Vomits and Purges are convenient if vicious Humors in the Stomach or Poyson are blam'd as the Cause For the second Indication Laudanum Opiatum is an incomparable and universal Remedy Mithridat Venice Treacle and especially Diascordium are entitled to the same Character As for Example Take of Treacle half a Dram Laudanum Opiatum a Grain distill'd Oyl of Mace two Drops with Juice of Quinces make a Bolus The third Indication is answer'd by sweet-scented Aromatic Stomachic Remedies Such as are Quinces Mint Wormwood Baum Zedoary Orange Peel Mastic Camphir Cloves Nutmegs and especially Cinamom their Waters Spirits Essences Extracts and distill'd Oyls The Astringent Ingredients are Quercetanus's Syrup of Coral Syrup of dry Roses Juice of Pomgranats Vinegar with Zedoary infus'd Elixir of Vitriol and especially the Spirit of Vitriol of Steel and Juice of Quinces Seal'd Earth beat into a Pultise with Spirit of Vitriol or of Nitre hardens into a Stone which if powder'd and put into a moist place melts into a Styptic Liquor of admirable use for all Astringent Indications Take of Mint-Water two or three Ounces Cinnamom-Water six Drams Juice of Quinces an Ounce rectify'd Spirit of Vitriol five or six Drops Distill'd Oyl of Cinnamom three Drops mix Take a spoonful now and then adding sometimes one two or three Grains of Laudanum Opiatum or if the Person be very weak a Scruple of the Essence of Ambergrise or in a case of Extremity four or five Grains of Allum Venice Treacle mixt with Vinegar or form'd into a Bolus with Spirit of Vitriol is much approv'd In malignant Feavers Salt of Wormwood with Juice of Limons when the Stomach is stuff'd with thick Humors Spirit of Salt or of Nitre with Treacle and when the Stomach is inflam'd or corroded the Muciâ—age of Fleawort and Quince-seeds with solutive Syrup of Roses are very convenient Externally Let Aromatic and Corroborating Ingredients be boyl'd in Vinegar and the warm Decoction applied with a Spunge to the Stomach or let toasted bread soak'd in Vinegar and cover'd with Aromatic Pouders be applied to the Region of the Stomach Spirit of Wine Camphoris'd is very effectual in Fomentations A Bag may be quilted with Mint Nutmegs Cloves Mace and Cinnamom sprinkl'd with Triacl'd Spirit of Wine and Distill'd Oyl of Mint and applied Some commend the application of a bag of Saffron Liniments are compos'd of Venice Treacle Balsam of Peru or Oyls of Mastic Wormwood Quinces c. Or Take of Express'd Oyl of Nutmegs two Drams Distill'd Oyls of Mint Cloves and Mace of each half a Scruple Distill'd Oyl of Cinnamom five Drops make a Liniment and anoint the Stomach and Breast Plaisters may be made of Tacamahac and Gum Caran with Aromatic Oyls after the Example of Crato's Cataplasms are likewise proper as Take of the sharpest Yest four Ounces Pouder of Mint an Ounce of Zedoary six Drams Nutmegs three in number Mace Cloves and Cinnamom of each two Drams Aniseeds Cuminseeds and Fennelseeds of each three Drams With a little vinegar of Roses make a Cataplasm to be applied to the Stomach When the Irritating Cause is transfer'd from other parts to the Stomach Purging Bleeding and such like Diversions are very proper As Women with Child are sometimes cur'd of vomiting by Blood-letting When we are oblig'd to stop an Artificial vomiting 't is convenient to exhibit Milk boyled with Bread or Bread soak'd in Generous Wine Inject Clysters of Milk with Treacle administer Opiats and apply outwardly as above If the Assumption of an harsh Purge dispose one to vomit there 's nothing better than to chew fresh Citron Peel or smell to toasted Bread dipp'd in vinegar and cover it with Pouder of Cloves CHAP. II. Of a Vomiting of Blood THis Symptom may be caus'd by the suppression of the Piles or Terms in Maids or Women with Child Opening of a Vein or Artery as that of the Vas breve thro the Obstruction of the Spleen which emptys its Blood into the Stomac or any of the Pancreatic Veins occasion'd by the sharpness of its Juice which Veins deposit their Blood into the Duodenum and then it is voided both upwards and downwards Sometimes the healing up of a sordid Ulcer may occasion it by reason partly that the Blood was formerly evacuated in the form of corrupt Matter and partly that the Ferment of the Ulcer may have corroded the Vessels in the Lungs It succeeds frequently to Amputations the Blood being then crouded into Fewer Channels The Signs are these Arterious Blood is fluid and reddish If the vomited matter be of an obscure colour and clotted resembling the Liver it comes from the Veins If it incline to a black colour be voided with a biting pain and tended by an austere taste 't is not Blood but an acid corrupt humor or Atra Bilis If it proceed from the rupture of the Vas breve 't is usher'd in by a beating pain in the left side of the
lesser Centory of each eight Grains Make a Powder for two Doses Take of Salt of Wormwood fifteen grains Diaphoretic Antimony half a Scruple prepar'd red Coral twelve grains distill'd Oyl of Sassafras or of Mace two Drops-Mix c. If the form of Potions be more acceptable take of Water of Carduus Benedictus one Ounce Salt of Wormwood a Scruple Salt of lesser Centory half a Scruple Julep of Roses three Drams Mix for one Dose Take of Water of lesser Centory an Ounce or two Salt of Wormwood fifteen or twenty Grains prepar'd Crabs Eyes ten or fifteen grains Syrup of Carduus Benedictus half an Ounce Make a Potion to be given before the Paroxysm adding two Drops of distill'd Oyl of Cloves Take of Parsley Water two Ounces Fennel Water one Ounce Spirit of Venice Triacle a Dram and a half Volatil salt of Amber a scruple Syrup of Carduus Benedictus an Ounce Mix and exhibit a Spoonful now and then Take of the Water of Carduus Benedictus two Ounces Triacle Water two Drams Salt of Wormwoood half a Dram Spirit of Sal-armoniac a scruple Syrup of red Poppies three Drams Mix for a Potion XII The fix'd Salts consisting of an Alcali and an Acid such as Arcanum Duplicatum Sal Hypochondriacum digestivum c. are proper to be us'd in the beginning of the Disease before Evacuations and likewise on the intermitting and Fit-Days As Take of Hypochondriac Salt half a scruple Salt of Wormwood five grains Mix for a Powder Take of purify'd Sal-â—rmoniac a Dram Antimoniall Nitie a scruple Make a Powder for two Doses one to be taken in a hot Vehicle in the Morning and the other in a cold Vehicle at Night Take of Arcanum duplicatum fifteen or twenty grains Diaphoretic Antimony half a scruple Mix. Let it be taken before the Invasion of the Fit and twice on the intermitting Day Take of Arcanum duplicatum fifteen grains prepar'd Crabs Eyes twelve grains distill'd Oyl of Juniper Berries two drops Mix and make a Powder to be us'd as above Take of Arcanum duplicatum fifteen grains Salt of Wormwood prepar'd red Coral of each half a scruple Laudanum Opiatum one grain Make a Powder Take of prepar'd Crabs Eyes Areanum duplicatum Salt of Wormwood of each half a Dram Volatil Salt of Amber twelve grains Laudanum Opiatum three Grains Make a Powder for three Doses One to be taken immediatly before the Fit and two on the intermitting Day Take Ivory prepar'd without Fire Arcanum duplicatum of each twelve grains fulminatory Gold six Grains Or Take of Cream of Tartar a Dram Tartar vitriolated half a Dram Spirit of Sulphur three or four Drops Make a Powder for two Doses Riverius recommends Crollius's specific Potion to be taken before the Paroxysm viz. Take of Cichory Water one two or three Ounces Spirit of Sulphur or Spirit of Vitriol fifteen or twenty Drops Salt of Wormwood half a Dram. Mix for a Potion XIII When the hot Fit is very violent and the cold one short and inconsiderable nitrous Salts are very proper Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre effectually allays the Feaver after the height of the Paroxysm Antimonial Nitre or Nitre vitriolated is a sovereign Remedy in scorbutic Feavers Take of Antimonial Nitre fifteen grains Sal-armoniac six grains Make a Powder to be administred before the Paroxysm Take of Antimonial Nitre half a scruple Arcanum duplicatum twenty or thirty grains Poterius's Antihectic Powder nine or twelve grains Mix for three Doses Take of Antimonial Nitre two scruples Harts-horn prepar'd without Fire a scruple Diaphoretic Antimony eight grains Mix for two Doses Take of Arcanum duplicatum fifteen or twenty grains volatil Salt of Amber six or ten grains Make a Powder XIV Acids are not very proper in intermitting Feavers If the Feaver approach to a continual or be attended by an immoderat burning Heat insufferable Thirst and a difficulty of sweating they may be exhibited but never before the height of the Fit As Take of the Water of Carduus Benedictus two Ounces Mint Water one Ounce Diaphoretic Antimony half a Dram Laudanum Opiatum a grain or two Syrup of Carduus Benedictus six drams Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre as much as sufficeth to render it grateful Mix and give it by spoonfuls in the declination of the Paroxysm Take of Rasberry Water three ounces Juice of Rasberries three or six drams Diaphoretic Antimony half a dram or a dram Syrup of the Juice of Citrons half an ounce or a whole ounce Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre as much as sufficeth for a grateful acidity mix Take a spoonful now and then It quenches thirst allays the heat and promotes sweating Take of the Water of red Poppy Flowers four ounces Diaphoretic Antimony two or three scruples Syrup of red Poppies half an ounce Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre as much as sufficeth c. Sometimes Crabs Eyes mix'd with Vinegar are useful in the Fit as take of the Water of Carduus Benedictus Cichory Water of each an ounce and a half Wine Vinegar six drams simple Spirit of Triacle three or four drams Powder of Crabs Eyes half a dram Syrup of the five opening Roots an ounce mix and exhibit a spoonful now and then Or Take of Sorrel Water Fumitory Water Mint Water of each an ounce Rasberry or Elder Vinegar six drams simple Spirit of Triacle a dram and a half or two drams prepar'd Crabs Eyes two or three scruples Syrup of Orange Peel three drams Mix and use as above 'T is useful against straitness of the Breast Gripings Wind and Hypochondriac symptoms of the Belly Take of the Water of Carduus Benedictus Endive Water and House-leek Water of each an ounce Vinegar six drams Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre a scruple prepar'd Crabs Eyes half a dram Diaphoretic Antimony fifteen grains Syrup of the Juice of Citrons six drams Mix as above Take of Chervil Water four ounces Wine Vinegar six drams prepar'd red Coral prepar'd Crabs Eyes of each a dram Laudanum Opiatum two grains Syrup of Ground Ivy half an ounce Mix c. XV. Opiats are of Extraordinary use But if unseasonbly administred are very pernicious Digestive and Evacuating Medicines must always precede the use of Opium After them it mitigates the cold and shivering and effectually removes such Paroxysms as return more by Custom than the force of the morbific matter It must always be joyn'd to proper specifics As Take of Mynsicthius's Arcanum Duplicatum a scruple Salt of Wormwood half a scruple Laudanum Opiatum two Grains Make a Powder to be taken in Wormwood Wine before the invasion of the Fir. Take of the Febril Elixyr two drams Essence of Opium half a dram Dose forty or fifty drops XVI If the Paroxysm do's not end in sweating Head-aches follow it For which Sympt in let the Head be fomented with some hot camphoris'd Liquor XVII In Chronical Feavers Blistering Plasters applied to the Wrists or Pit of the Neck are very serviceable Mercurial Salivations somtimes remove inveterat Quartans but the Cure is worse
grains the Infusion of two or three drams of Hedge-Hyssop or its Conserve given to two drams Syrup of Buckthorn and the Rinds or Leaves of Elder The proper season for exhibiting Purges to Hydropic Persons is immediatly before the new Moon when the Disease of it self relents But if the Hydropic Water lodge in the Purse of the Caul or duplicat of the Peritonaeum or Vesicles of the Mesentery and not in the Cavities of the Womb Purgation is of no use And withal we ought to remark that Purgatives ought to be mix'd with Stomachical Specifics especially Wormwood and not too often repeated by reason that they melt down the laudable Humors as well as the bad and so indirectly strengthen the Disease especially if they do not operat quickly after Administration If the Hydropic Person Vomit easily or be molested with a shortness of Breath Vomits are useful But they ought to be given in large Doses otherwise they do not Operate Opiats in general are pernicious tho' in some singular Instances they may pacify the Spirits appease the irritated Fibres of the Kidneys and so indirectly promote an Evacuation by Urine Diuretics are the choicest evacuating Remedies But they ought not to be exhibited till after the use of Laxative attenuating and opening Ingredients nor us'd without the addition of Chalybeat or Corroborating Medicines Asarum Wormwood Elecampane and Gentian lead the Van. The Juice or Infusion of Celandin the greater is a celebrated Specific to which we may add the Decoction of Swallow-wort in Wine or its Extract it being peculiarly calculated for such Dropsies as proceed from Scrophulous tumors in the Mesentery Hore-hound is much recommended against a Hydropical Jaundice The Infusion Decoction or Juice of Garlic is a powerful Diuretic as also Turmerick and Madder The Decoction Infusion Spirit and Rob of Juniper Wood and Berries are of excellent use and seem to claim a Preference before the Decoctions of Guajacum and Sassafras The Juice of the Herb Kali given to half a dram is much applauded but it ought not to be taken above three Days in a Week for fear of over doing In those Dropsies which approach to Anasarca's fix'd Salts are of good use and perhaps preferable to other Diuretics But in an Ascites 't is not improper to shift 'em for those of a volatil nitrous Character The Heads of the fix'd sort are the Lixivious Salts of Vine-Twigs Bean-stalks Juniper and Lime-tree-wood The volatil are all the volatil preparations of Tartar the Spirit and Flowers of Sal-Armoniac or Elixyr Propritatis prepar'd with it and the volatil Salt of Harts-horn Poppius bestows large Encomiums on the Spirit of Urine rectify'd with Spirit of Wine Ambergrise and Mosch and given to half a dram Morning and Evening nay Man's Urine or that of Sheep is very effectual among poor People Crollius recommends Goose-Dung given to a dram in distill'd Urine The Spirit of putrifi'd Earth-worms given to sixty drops twice or thrice a day in Wine impregnated with Juniper Berries or the Liquor that flows per deliquium from Earth-Worms putrifi'd with Moss of Earth and baken with Dough in an Oven given to a spoonful twice a day the Powder of dry'd Toads the Heads and Guts being thrown away given to a Scruple three or four times in one Day but so as to intermit three or four days before it be us'd again the Liquor which drops per deliquium from Cockle-shells coagulated with Spirit of Salt the Powder of greasie Beetles or of Hog-lice these are all approv'd for their anti-hydropic Vertue Sudorifics are not proper in an Ascites by reason that they heat and fret the Serum and dissolve the Blood so as to occasion a further effusion of Serum into the Cavities In case of an Anasarca or when the Serum stagnates in the Glandules and Bowels they are useful and ought to be given in small quantities lest a stronger force should weaken the Patient Juniper-Wood Millet-seeds and Vegetable Aromatics together with volatil Salts are the most proper Ingredients and ought to be administer'd in a liquid form Sometimes Mercurial Salivations are also of use in desperat Dropsies After the internal Remedies for evacuating the hydropical Serum we come in the next place to what assistance external Operations can afford If the Navel be much rais'd we apply aperients to it and if they do not open it we tap it with a Needle A Paracentesis is also frequently perform'd on the side of the Belly with good success But we ought to remember that in Dropsies the Peritonaeum is very thick that 't is dangerous to take out above eight or ten Ounces of Water at once that if the Disease be confirm'd and the Bowels beset with Schirrus's or already corroded by the Water and if the larger Lymphatic Vessels be broken or if the Dropsy be universal a Paracentesis is of no use Sometimes if Nature tend that way the Scrotum opens of it self or if it do not 't is artificially open'd with a Cautery or a Launce But it ought to be carefully defended by proper Preservatives from a Gangrene to which 't is very liable Slight scarrifications of the Legs are oft-times of good use but the Wounds must be gently handled and frequently fomented with the Spirit of Wine camphoris'd in order to prevent a Gangrene If Blisters rise in the Legs we apply Cole-wort Leaves to 'em nay oft-times the Leaves of Water-Plantane bruis'd and applied raise Blisters of themselves which void a great deal of Serum Blistering Plaisters are us'd with good success but they ought to be cautiously applied to the outermost Parts because they extinguish the native heat and promote a Gangrene Upon which account Caustics which fortifie the Part with an Eschara and do not attract the Humors so violently are more proper But if the Disease be confirm'd and if the Person be weak and cold then they may introduce a Gangrene or at least will only give vent to the Water under the Skin as not being able to extend their influence to the Cavities Some choose to pair the Nails of the Toes very close and tye strait Ligatures upon the Parts The former Stratagem drains the Water and the latter cuts off all further Supplies and forces the imprison'd Matter either to retire into the Lymphatic Vessels or march out by the proper Passages Having thus dispatch'd the first Indication we are arriv'd at the second which was to corroborat the Stomac and Crasis of the Blood for which end chalybeat Medicines ought to be mix'd with the above mention'd Ingredients especially to Worm-wood and Ground-Ivy which last is of excellent use both inwardly and outwardly The Salt of Wormwood coagulated with the Spirit of Salt the Tincture of Tartar Tincture of the Vitriol of Steel the Terra foliata of Tartar and the Lapis Fulminaris pounded with Alcohol of Wine and mix'd with the Powder of Snakes Cast-Coats are much applauded for the same purpose If the Fibres of the Skin be weak and relaxated it
the Hypochondriacal Fit The Specifics that are peculiarly devoted to the Scurvy are of two sorts 1. Such are the volatil sharp Ingredients that amend the indisposition of the Blood 2. Balmy Oily Medicines that repair the losses of the solid and nervous Pasts Of the first sort are Scurvy-grass Marsh Trefoyl Water Cresses Celandin Pilewort the Herb call'd Trinity Arsmart especially its distill'd Water Horse Radishes Mustard-seeds and those of Garden Cresses Rockets Scurvy-grass and Columbines To these we add the Juice of Sorrel Citrons Oranges and such like Acids to temper the volatil sharpness that frequently offends young hot Constitutions Of the latter sort are the Buds and Bark of the Pine or Fir Tree the Pine Apple or Pine Wood Sassafras Guajacum China Roots Juniper Wood Winter Cinnamon the Rinds of the Ash-tree Tamarisk Citrons and Oranges Water Germander Fumitory Wormwood Elecampane Zedoary Galangal Angelica Lovage the Fruit of the Knotberry-bush and its Electuary Cacao Nuts the flowers of Broom St. John's wort Elder and Saffron Earth-worms and Goose Dung given to a dram in Wine The Antiscorbutics of the former sort being volatil wo'nt admit of Decoction Upon which account we choose to infuse 'em in Wine for Cold in Whey for Bilious and in Milk for dry wither'd Constitutions As Take of fresh Scurvy-grass Fumitory and Water-cresses of each a handful Horse Radish Roots three ounces fresh Elecampane Roots an ounce Corants six drams Cut bruise and tye them in a Bag to be infus'd in Wine Whey or Milk of which exhibit a draught thrice a Day If they be infus'd in Wine 't will be proper to add half a dram of Crabs-eyes to every draught for preventing the bad effects of the acidity that prevails in Wine Take of fresh Scurvy-grass and Water-cresses of each a handful Elecampane Roots an ounce and a half Acorus Roots an ounce Shavings of Sassafras and Filings of Steel of each two ounces Orange-peel Citron-peel and Galangal of each two drams Tye 'em in a Bag as above If we desire to render 'em Purgative we add Senna Leaves black Hellebor Rhubarb and Salt of Tartar Take of the Juices of Scurvy-grass Water-cresses and Fumitory of each three ounces Ciâ—â—ons and Wood-sorrel of each two ounces clarify'd Goats-whey three pound Let 'em stand till they become clear then strain the Liquor and give five ounces for a Dose twice a Day adding to every Draught a convenient quantity of the Essence of Steel prepar'd with the Juice of Apples Take of the Chalybeat Cachectic Powder two drams Cuckow-pint Roots and Arcanum Duplicatum of each a dram distill'd Oyl of Scurvy-grass eight drops Make a Powder From the above-mentioned Simples we draw Spirits First by Fermentation then by frequent Cohobation upon fresh Ingredients These Spirits digested with the extract of Steel or with the extract and thicken'd juice of the other Ingredients yield noble antiscorbutic Essences that are given from half a dram to a dram To these we frequently joyn the distill'd Oyls of the same Plants and the volatil Spirits of Animals especially the Spirit of Sal-Armoniac and that of Earth-Worms Of the balmy Antiscorbutics that are calculated for the disorder of the Nerves and solid parts Sassafras China Roots the wild Pine-tree and the Pine-apple are the most noted As Take of the Buds of the wild Pine-tree two ounces China Roots sliced an ounce infuse 'em in two pounds of Ale and boyl 'em till the half evaporat Exhibit a draught of the strain'd Liquor warm Morning and Evening in order to sweat Juniper-berries Fir-tops and Raisins are also proper Antiscorbutics The extract of Juniper-berries or the thicken'd decoction of the Pine-apple reduc'd to Essences with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass are admirable for this purpose being given from forty to fifty drops But withal we ought to take notice that all Remedies prepar'd from the Pine-tree are enrich'd with a plentiful volatil Oyl that dejects the Appetit and if too long us'd causes Feavers Pushes or cuticular Eruptions in young People But both the Indications of subduing the scorbutical Acid and relieving the solid parts are admirably accounted for by a Milk diet The time of exhibiting Milk is after the general Evacuations and the use of Steel Goats Milk is accounted the best and for those who are feaverish we choose Whey If the Patient be of a lean dry Constitution and if the scorbutical Acid be fiery and sharp Milk alone is best But otherwise we boyl antiscorbutical Ingredients in the Milk or add their Juices and Spirits As Take of Goat's Whey a quart and boyl it in a close Vessel with a handful of fresh Fumitory leaves Then strain it and add to every draught twenty drops of the Spirit of Scurvy-grass and a little Sugar to prevent its curdling Thus let the Patient continue the use of it for some time interlacing a laxative every fourth day remembring always to walk after taking it in order to promote Urin and abstain from Wine and acid Liquors This method of infusing or boyling antiscorbuticks in Milk ought to be follow'd during the Spring and Summer but in the Autumn Wine is the more proper Vehicle The general Cure of the Scurvy being thus dispatch'd it remains to account for its particular Symptoms These are I. The Laxity Swelling Bleeding Ulceration or Putrifaction of the Gums For removing such Inconveniencies we use Gargarisms Tinctures Powders and Ointments The Gargarisms are made of the juice of Sage and Scurvy-grass or the Decoction of Sage and Scurvy-grass in Milk Whey or Wine Or of Privat-wood Pine-tree tops Cresses and Allum in Milk Whey or Wine To which we add by turns Snake-weed Roots Tormentil Birthwort Myrrh Lac Spirit of Salt c. As Take of Sage-leaves three handfuls Scurvy-grass and Water-cresses of each half a handful Flowers of Mallows two handfuls Polipody Roots six drams Boyl them in two pound of fair Water till the half be consum'd Then strain the Liquor and add of the Hony of Roses an ounce and a half burnt Allum a dram purify'd Nitre three drams seal'd Earth and Florentin Lac of each a dram Mix for a Gargarism If the Gums are putrify'd boyl Lesser Centory Plantan Savin Water Germander Roses Birthwort Roots and Mastic in austere Wine and add to a pound and a half of the strain'd Decoction an ounce and a half of the Ointment Aegyptiacum and a dram and a half of crude Allum Take of Plantan Self-heal and Rose-water of each four Ounces Tincture of Roses Spirit of Scurvy-grass of each two drams Spirit of Salt Spirit of Vitriol of each a scruple Mix and rub the Gums After Gargarising the Mouth 't is proper to rub the Gums with Tinctures especially Mynsichtius his Tincture of Lac which may be improv'd by adding Myrrh and shifting the Phlegm of Allum for that of Vitriol The following Tincture is also very effectual viz. Pour warm Water upon Quick-lime and boyl it then let it stand till it be clear and strain it Draw off this strain'd Lye till a
Salt remain at bottom Now take of this Salt three drams of the Gum Lac two drams Cyprus Vitriol six Grains Rosemary and Sage-waters of each an ounce and a half Mix and dissolve with a gentle heat As for Powders Take of Snake-weed and Tormentil Roots and the Rinds of Pomegranats of each a dram Blood-stone Frankincense Burnt-allum and Sal-Armoniac of each half a dram make a Powder for rotten Gums Or sprinkle it with the distill'd Oyl of Cloves and Spirit of Scurvy-grass Note all stony or tartarin things are pernicious to the Gums If the Mouth or Gums are beset with Ulcers apply the following Liniment Take of crude Allum a dram and a half Sage-leaves three drams Roots of Florentin Orris a dram and a half Myrrh half a dram With Hony make a Liniment Borellus recommends Allum with the Oyl of Sulphur and Conserve of Roses If the Ulcers are malignant and stinking apply the Ointment of Columbines with the Juice of Sage and Spirit of Salt or the Ointment Aegyptiacum diluted with Hony or Platerus's green Waters Note the Spirit of Vitriol always makes the Teeth black II. Scorbutical Tooth-aches are cur'd by applying the Decoction of Pine-tree Leaves with Spirit of Scurvy-grass or the Juices of lesser House-leek and Scurvy-grass with the Decoction of Henbane Rosemary Rue Plantane Sage Snakeweed and Fearn If the Pain reach the Temples and Face foment 'em with the weaker Spirit of Scurvy-grass mix'd with the Spirit of Earth-worms III. The spots on the Skin ought to be promoted by exhibiting inwardly the volatil Specifics mix'd with absorbent Powders and the Tincture of Columbine Flowers or Emulsions of its Seed or the Antiscorbutical Tincture of Coral If the Spots be red we add acid Juices if blew or livid Scurvy-grass and volatil Ingredients Externally if they disorder the Skin and are apt to excoriat apply after sweating a Liniment of Mustard-seeds mix'd with Vinegar or if that be too sharp with the Oyl of sweet Almonds and fresh Juice of Citrons The Ointment of the Roots of Florentin Orris and white Hellebor mix'd with the Oyl of sweet Almonds is look'd upon by some as infallible for this purpose If the Skin itch and be molested with little miliar Eruptions exhibit the Decoction of Pine-tree Buds and let the Hands and Feet be lick'd by a Dog IV. The fix'd pains in the Legs are remov'd by bleeding in the Arm applying Blistering Plaisters near the affected part exhibiting Sudorifics especially the Decoctions of Woods and Pine-tree Buds the Essence of Sassafras Spirit of Scurvy-grass Spirit of Venice Treacle camphoris'd and Spirit of Elder-berries mix'd with the Essence of Opium and Laudanum Opiatum and by fomenting the part with the Spirit of Juniper-beries camphoris'd Spirit of Earth-worms and Aqua Articularis or by soaking it in Tanner's Lye mix'd with Man's Urine or in hot fermenting Wine or in the Decoction of Ants the Person being put to a warm Bed immediately after Some recommend the Decoction of Sage Chamomil and Elder-flowers Water-cresses and Henbane-leaves in Milk or Whey for a fomentation or the Rob of Juniper mix'd with the thicken'd Juices of Water-cresses Camomil and Elder Flowers in the form of a Cataplasm or hot dry Bags of Millet-Seeds Salt Bran Wormwood-tops and Chamomil Flowers to be applied to the Parts however if all prove ineffectual we must have recourse to the natural Hot Baths or Artificial ones of Sulphur and Quick-lime V. The Colick Pains or those resembling the Nephritic as proceeding from the Cramp and Convulsion of the Guts and the Mesentery which is seated in the Loins are Cur'd by cleansing the Guts and appeasing the tumultuous motions The first design is compass'd by Raisins Goats-Whey Oyl of sweet Almonds and the Decoction of Marsh-mallows Pugatives are very pernicious But if the Pain be recent and not very violent we may venture to exhibit a gentle Purge mix'd with Opium the Body being first prepar'd by Digestives If the irritating matter be hot and sharp Whey in which China-Roots Borrage-Flowers and Clove-Gilli-flowers are boil'd the Emulsions of cold Seeds Sugar of Lead or the Antiphthisical Tincture and earthy absorbent Powders are proper but if the Urine be laden with a sandy Tartar all Lenitives are in vain 'till that be remov'd by meek Diuretics such as Turpentin the Syrup of Marsh-mallows c. In other cases we exhibit the Volatil oily Salts mix'd with Opiats especially the Spirit of Nitre dulcifi'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass the carminative Spirit de tribus and the Spirit of Earth-Worms Or thus Take of Dorncrellius his Carminative Water and the Antiscorbutic Water of each two Ounces the Spirit of Scurvy-grass and the carminative Spirit de tribus of each a dram the Essence of Opium half a dram Syrup of Orange-peel an Ounce Emollient Anodyn Clysters are also very proper I mean such as are usually prescrib'd against Colic and Nephritic Pains especially those of the Decoction of River-Crabs But if they do not quickly give relief 't is advisable to set 'em aside for fear of inflaming the Guts and to foment the Belly with the Decoctions design'd for ' em 'T is also usual to anoint the Navel with the Oyl distill'd from Galbanum and Turpentin and then apply either a hot Brick or the Plaister of Galbanum mix'd with the Balsam of Peru. Pâ—terius's Plaister Diasulphuris applied to the Loins is of good use as also Fomentations or Cataplasms for the Belly of Chamomil and Elder-flowers Juniper Berries Henbane-leaves Cresses c. boil'd in Milk If the Clysters prove successful let 'em be still continu'd and sharpen'd with purgative Ingredients after the Paroxism exhibit the Decoction of Pine-Apples and Juniper Berries and other Antiscorbutics VI. The wandring gouty Pains that follow the Scurvy are owing to the Convulsive influence of the scorbutical Salt upon the nervous Parts especially the Membranes that cover the Bones They are distinguish'd from a proper Gout by these Symptoms They are very inconstant and apt to shift the place of their Abode and return again on a sudden Thus rubbing with a warm Cloth will occasion their removal and appearance in another Part. They never rise up in hard stubborn Swellings Their solution is frequently accomplish'd by Sweat and Urine and by cuticular Eruptions with an unsufferable itching The Cure consists in allaying the impeutosity of the Spirits and Humors evacuating the Scorbutic Salt by Sweat and Urine and removing the radical cause after the Paroxysm is over First of all it ought to commence by bleeding in the opposite side to the part affected then Clysters and Vomits follow'd by absorbent Powders and fix'd Salts especially Arcanum Duplicatum diaphoretic Antimony and Cinnabar of Antimony to which if the Spirits be very irregular we add Narcotics Oft-times a gentle Laxative is very necessary If the Spirits be low and flaggy we may exhibit the Essence of Woods or Venice Treacle with Osteocal mix'd with Opium After these Preparations we proceed to the use of volatil Specifics of
which Worms are the Head The Spirit of putrifi'd Earth-worms rectifi'd upon Cephalic Plants or the Infusion of bruis'd Worms in Wine Milk or Whey are most effectual Medicaments Some apply living Worms to the Part which die if the Pain be violent and as the Symptoms relent prolong their life Therefore this Application is renew'd till the Worms cease to die When the Paroxysm declines we endeavour to root out the radical Cause by preparations from the Pine-Tree China Roots and Juniper-Berries mix'd with Antiscorbutics The Decoction of Wormwood and lesser Centory Bags of Antiscorbutical Ingredients infus'd in Wine and the carminative Spirit or Spirit of Sal-Armoniac mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass are all of good use In a Word if the Patient be of a moist Constitution and apt to sweat volatil Ingredients are best if not Milk especially Goats Milk or Whey in which softning and Antiscorbutical Ingredients are boyl'd is preferable Take of Cinnabar of Antimony a scruple Poterius's diaphoretic Gold twelve grains Laudanum Opiatum two grains Make a Powder to be exhibited in the beginning of the Disease Take of the Water of Mother of Thyme Pine-Apples and Scurvy-grass of each an ounce the Essence against Catarrhs three drams the spirit of putrifi'd Earth-Worms a dram the volatil salt of Harts-horn a scruple the volatil salt of Amber half a scruple prepar'd Crabs Eyes half a dram Laudanum Opiatum three grains Syrup of Elecampane Roots an Ounce Mix and give a Spoonful in order to sweat Take of the Buds of the wild Pine-Tree three ounces China Roots slic'd an ounce and a half Juniper Berries an ounce Boil them in Water and exhibit four ounces in order to sweat every Morning and as much at Night without sweating Externally we ought to avoid all oily Applications Let the part be forcibly rub'd with a Cloth outwards or toward the Circumference and fumigated with the steams of the Decoction of Earth-worms and Ants. Then apply Cataplasms of Horse-Radish Roots or Briony Roots boil'd with Camomil Flowers and Comfrey Roots in Milk or of Cats Dung and Earth-Worms or of Venice Soap dissolv'd in Spirit of Wine sprinkl'd with the Spirit of Earth-worms and mix'd with Camphyr but 't is worthy our notice that these Cataplasms ought to be always kept warm for if they grow cold upon the Part they wring and straiten its Pores Upon which account some choose rather to foment it with the Spirit of putrifi'd Earth-worms Spirit of Ants the Spirit of Juniper Berries camphoris'd or the Spirit of Wine impregnated with Aromatic Plants and then apply a Plaister of Tacamahac and Mynsichtius's Diaphoretic Plaister VII Scorbutical Head-aches are cur'd by volatil Sudorisics such as the volatil Salt of Amber Spirit of Harts-horn the Cephalic Spirit of Vitriol the Anti-scorbutical Elixir Proprietatis and sometimes Opiats To these we subjoin a Milk Diet which tho' noxious in other Cases is of admirable efficacy in this VIII A scorbutical Palsie is for the most part usher'd in by a sense of a creeping sort of Pain like the motion of Emmets 'T is Cur'd thus administer a Vomit unless the Person be liable to Pains in the Belly Avoid Bleeding unless the Person be Plethorick inject emollient Clysters and exhibit the mildest Laxatives Then order the Decoction of Juniper and Pine-tree-wood or the Pine Apple with Rosemary and cephalic Plants in Milk or Whey The Decoctions of sudorific Woods the Essence of the Pine Apple the Essence of Juniper Berries the volatil Spirit of Tartar or the Carminative Spirit de tribus mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass the volatil Salt of Amber and especially Poterius's diaphoretic Gold or fulminatory Gold are all recommended upon this occasion Externally the same Medicines are requir'd as we order for the wandring Gout especially the Spirit of Juniper Berries Essence of Castor Spirit of Earth-worms Some order the Person to be set up to the Waste in a Heap of Grapes while they ferment either naturally or by the addition of Quicklime Cataplasms of Briony and Comfrey Roots are oft us'd with good success some fumigate the Part with the steams of Goose-fat thrown upon burning Coals and anoint it with the Oil of Scurvy-grass the Oil or Spirit of Earth-worms distill'd Oil of Amber and Balsam of Peru. Some apply Plaisters such as Oxycroceum and Nervinum Vigonis but all oily things are improper by reason that they shut the Pores Of the natural hot Baths those of the meekest force and heat are best IX Scorbutical Convulsions are cur'd by Vomits Purges and Antiscorbutics mix'd with nervous Ingredients Lac Cinnabar of Antimony the volatil Salt of Amber and Camphyr exhibited in the Decoction of Elecampane and Juniper Berries are of excellent use Some recommend Castle-Soap dissolv'd in Milk as also the Essence of the Pine-Apple the Essence of Sassafras carminative Spirit and Spirit of Sal-Armoniac mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass and Laudanum In the last extremity we must have recourse to the Decoctions of sudorific Woods China Roots and Fennel Externally the Oil distill'd from a mixture of Quick-lime and Oil of Lin-seed is of noted efficacy and likewise all cephalic Spirits and Oils Some recommend Bathing every Day for eight Hours in the Decoctions of Gentian Juniper-Berries Rue and Agrimony X. Asthma's attending the Scurvy are cur'd by the Extract of Saffron spirits of Hart's-horn Castor Amber and Sal-Armoniac Benzoin and Birth-wort-Roots with Antiscorbutical Decoctions If the Asthma's are merely Convulsive Laudanum Hystericum is a sovereign Remedy XI Vomitings require Artificial Vomits gentle Purges and stomachical Medicines mix'd with absorbent Powders and Antiscorbutics Loosenesses are cur'd after the same method rather than by Astringents which frequently occasion Anxieties in the Breast and Swoonings Bleedings at Nose or any other part are best stopp'd by exhibiting inwardly chalybeat Astringents such as Chalybeat Diaphoretic Antimony Vitriol of Steel the Antiphthisical Tincture c. XII A scorbutical Consumption is generally accounted for by a Milk Diet which is of excellent use when it proceeds from the degeneracy of the Blood But if the disorders of the Stomac and first Passages gave Birth to it Milk is improper and is fitly exchanged for Vomits and stomachical Aromatics In general Elixir Proprietatis without an Acid the spirit of Sal-Armoniae the Antiphthisical Tincture and Raisins eaten after Meals are very proper If the Animal Spirits are flat nervous Remedies will be useful If the milky Vessels or Glandules of the Mesentery and other Parts are charg'd with Obstructions volatil Aperients are necessary XIII Scorbutical Fevers take their Original from the Corrosive sharpness of the Blood and generally pass for Hectics Their Symptoms are an excessive Appetit follow'd by Vomiting or love for salt Victuals Costiveness Sweats smelling like Acids and leaving red Sand in the Bed and livid Spots in the Skin They are cur'd by Antiscorbutics mix'd with Steel and volatil and fix'd Salts especially the Flowers and spirit of Sal-Armoniac the Spirit of Sassafras and Arcanum Duplicatum
Seeds of Dill Rapes Mustard and Cummin Saffron Camphyr Swallow-wort the Dung of Animals the Juice of River-Crabs the Persons own Urine the Spirit of Wine Sal-Armoniac and Juice of House-leek The common Practitioners generally add astringent Ingredients whereas they are very pernicious and augment the Inflammation by hindring the Bloods access to the Veins upon which account we only use attenuating volatil Ingredients as for a Gargarism the Decoction of Rapes mix'd with Sal-Armoniac Or Take of Lovage-Roots six drams Smallage-Roots three drams Elder-flowers a handful and a half Mallows leaves a handful Boil them in Barley-water and add to the strain'd Decoction Hony of Mercury an ounce Spirit of Venice Treacle six drams spirit of Sal-Armoniac a dram Make a Gargarism After the beginning of the Disease Gargarisms are improper as requiring a motion prejudicial and painful to the inflam'd Parts Upon which Account we order the Patient only to let the Liquor lie in the Mouth for some time As for Discussing Cataplasms those of bruis'd Wormwood-leaves mix'd with Hoggs-Fat or of a Swallow's Nest boil'd in Wine apply'd to the Swelling are of excellent use For a Plaister we apply that of Melilot soften'd with distill'd Oyl of Amber For an Ointment the Oyl of sweet Almonds mix'd with Sal-Armoniac as also the following Oyl Take of Brimstone pulveris'd and Salt of Tartar of each a Dram. Melt 'em and let 'em stand 'till they grow cold Then pulverise the Mass and add of the Oyl of sweet Almonds three ounces Oyl of Camphyr half a Dram. Mix and set 'em to digest for three Days 2. If the Tumor be not quickly discuss'd we must set aside all sharp provoking Ingredients and endeavour to bring it to maturity by soft temperat ripening Medicines Such are the Decoctions of the Herbs Mallows and Melilot Marsh-mallows-Roots and Figs in Whey or Milk and sweeten'd with Hony for a Gargarism or the Oyl of sweet Almonds and Ointment of Marshmallows with which we anoint the outward Parts and then apply the following Cataplasm Take a Swallows-nest with the Dung three roasted Onyons and two or three handfuls of Elder-flowers Boil 'em in Milk Beat the Pulp thro' a Sive and add half an Ounce of Album Graecum half a dram of the distill'd Oyl of Chamomil and a sufficient quantity of the Oyl of White Lillies in order to make a Cataplasm 3. The Tumor being thus ripen'd we must endeavour to open it by anointing the Jaws with Hony mix'd with Dog's Dung Or if that be successless by a Gargarism of Mustard-Seed boil'd in Mead or of the Oyl of Vitriol mix'd with White-Wine and ordering the Patient to Cough and Hauk and in the last extremity administring a Vomit or opening the Larynx 4. When the Ulcer is open'd it ought to be cleans'd by the Decoction of Barly or Speedwell mix'd with Hony of Roses or Black-smith's Water for a Gargarism If it prove very sordid we may add the rectifi'd Spirit of Salt or Spirit of Vitriol and in desperate cases touch the Ulcer with Vnguentum Aegyptiacum or Platerus's green Water mix'd with Hony After 't is sufficiently cleans'd touch it with an Ointment of Myrrh Florentin Orris-Roots Burnt-Allum and Hony of Roses and gargle the Mouth with vulnerary astringent mixtures As for the Thrush or excoriation of the Mouth it frequently attends Feavers when the Stomac is stuff'd with green rusty Humours and the Physician neglects to cleanse it and then it reaches from the Stomac to the Tongue In other cases it proceeds from the sharpness of Spittle If the Crust is black livid green flat and continues long dry it portends a tedious Disease The Cure consists in moistening and softening the affected Part. For which end let the Juice of Rapes or mucilage of Quinces with Nitre or fresh Butter and Sugar be applied to the Tongue If it degenerat into Ulcers gargle the Mouth with the Decoction of Speedwell mix'd with Hony or wash the Ulcers with the Phlegm of Vitriol and Plantan-Water In Scorbutical Cases add the spirit of Salt and that of Vitriol and for Venereal cases Platerus's green Water The falling of the Vvula is cur'd by applying to it Sal-Armoniac and Pepper gargling the Mouth with the Decoction of Self-heal mix'd with Sal-Armoniac and crude Allum or the Decoction of Hemp-seed in Vinegar and Water and applying to the Crown of the Head a mixture of Yest Spirit of Wine Mastic and Amber ART 2. Of Inflammations of the Stomac Guts and Fundament THE Causes of an Inflmamation of the Stomac are the same as those of other Inflammations The Symptoms are an Acute Feaver a Tumor a Pain and sense of Heat under the short Ribs an unquenchable Thirst unquietness and Watchings The profundity of the Pain the comparative invisibility of the Tumour and the acuteness of its Symptoms distinguish it from the Inflammation of the Liver or of the Muscles of the Belly Sometimes the Inflammation suppurates and then if the purrulent Matter fall inward upon the Guts there is not so much danger as if it were discharg'd into the external Cavity As for the Cure Purgatives during the increase are improper Bleeding ought to be cautiously manag'd by reason of the Swoonings and Convulsive Symptoms that attend this Disteâ—per Clysters are very convenient But the Sudorifics recommended above for Inflammations in general are the Basis of the Cure Especially Antimonial Nitre or the dulcifi'd spirit of Nitre mix'd with the Decoction of Liquorice for ordinary Drinking The Sugar of Lead mix'd with Poterius's Antihectic Pulp of Tamarinds Mineral Bezoar and Tartar vitriolated Externally foment with the Decoction of Chamomil and red Roses in Wine and apply discussing Cataplasms of Aromatick Plants boil'd in Wine If the Tumor incline to suppurat apply the following Cataplasm Take of Fenugree Seeds three Ounces Pigeon's Dung two Ounces Yest and Hony of each an Ounce Oyl of Chamomil an ounce and a half Mix c. As for internal Administrations In case of Suppuration exhibit Turpentin dissolv'd with the Yelk of an Egg in Scabious Water or the rectifi'd Spirit of Tartar and the Juice of Syrup of Scabious If the Tumour is open administer the Decoction of Hyssop mix'd with Hony or Chalybeat Milk or the Decoction of China-Roots and Scabious Leaves with absorbent Powders Balsam of Peru Balsam of Sulphur and the Oyl or Extract of the Flowers of St. John's Wort If the Stomac be ulcerated by the corrosion of sharp Liquors administer first a Vomit and then the Mucilages of Fleawort and Quince-seeds mix'd with Tragacanth and Syrup of Roses The Inflammation of the Guts is caus'd by Dysenteries Ruptures Iliac Pains c. The Symptoms are a Tumor Heat and beating Pain a Lipyria Feaver in which the external Parts are cold while the internal are unsufferably hot Costiveness Retraction of the Anus and suppression of Urine If the small Guts are the seat of the Inflammation it appears about the Navel and is attended by a difficulty of Breathing and Vomiting If the
causing a greater afflux of pituitous Matter After evacuation we administer the Juice of Radishes the Infusion of Horse Radishes in Wine the Juice of Limons to two or three ounces with Oxymel the dulcify'd spirit of Salt the Philosophical spirit of Vitriol or rather the Acid spirit of Sal-Armoniac with the Decoction of Parsley Roots and red Vetches the Juice of the Pellitory that grows upon the Rubbish of old Walls as being impregnated with the Nitrous Salt of the Lime the Winter Cherry Madder volatil Salt of Amber c. If the Fibres of the Kidneys be flaggy Aromatic and Nervous Medicines are proper especially Turpentin the spirit and Oyl of Juniper-berries Cinnabar of Antimony and above all the volatil Salt of Amber given to twelve grains in a Convenient Vehicle is an admirable Diuretic If the Fibres be contracted we exhibit Narcotics with Cinnabar of Antimony and the volatil Salt of Amber or Mithridat with some diuretic Decoction or in imitation of Gesnerus the Powder of Glass If the ferment of the Kidneys be defective we exhibit the sharp salin Diuretics mix'd with the temperat Oily Ingredients especially the Decoction of Garlic Heads the Seed of Hedge Mustard given to a dram in Wine the Juice of Parsneps the Spirit and Salt of Urine Amelungius's nephritic Tincture prepar'd from Tartar Nitre Antimony and the solar Flint-stones the Carminative Spirit the volatil spirit of Tartar the spirit of Sal-Armoniac the volatil Salt or distill'd Oyl of Amber the Spirit or Juice of Earth-worms the Powder Juice and Infusion of Wood-lice the Infusion of Spanish Flies in Wine or their Diuretic Essence prepar'd with the Tincture of Tartar the Infusion of Horses Dung in Rhenish Wine the Urine of a Goat Crabs Eyes mix'd with Wine or Vinegar the Decoctions of red Vetches Chervil Madder or St. John's-wort the Shells of Hens Eggs or rather those of Estrich Eggs given to a dram or dissolv'd in spirit of Salt the Powder of Snails Shells dissolv'd in like manner the fix'd Salts of Diuretic Plants prepar'd according to Tachenius's Method or so that they be not too much calcin'd and consequently rob'd of their Salin Vertue the Tincture of Tartar prepar'd thus Take of the Salt of Tartar two ounces dissolve 'em in Water then strain and set it upon the Fire while 't is a boyling throw into it by degrees three ounces of the Cream of Tartar in Powder then thicken 'em with a gentle Fire and afterward reduce 'em to Powder from which extract an admirable Diuretic Tincture with the spirit of Wine To these we may add the Juice of the Birch-tree the distill'd Oyl of Turpentin and Emulsions made of violet Seeds and Speedwell Water or of Turpentin and the yelk of an Egg with some Diuretic Water and the Juice of Limons Or Take of the Waters of Parsley and Restharrow of each an ounce Elixyr of Juniper-berries call'd Malvaticum six drams spirit of Putrified Earth-worms two drams volatil spirit of Tartar a dram distill'd Oyl of Turpentin three drops Syrup of Ground Ivy two or three drams Mix and exhibit a Spoonful now and then Take of Tartar vitriolated a dram of the Salt of Bean-stalks and Salt of Pigeons Dung of each fifteen grains volatil Salt of Amber twelve grains Make a Powder for three Doses Externally we anoint with Stone Oyl Oyl of Scorpions and distill'd Oyl of Turpentin mix'd with the Ointment of Marsh-mallows ART 2. Of the Stone in the Kidneys STones in Man's Body are nothing else but a vicious Acid congeal'd with a volatil Alcali This vicious Acid for the most part is bred in the Stomac and being mix'd with the Blood attacks a naked volatil Alcali wherever it meets it with which it conspires to make up a third Concrete or Stone Now the Kidneys being plentifully stock'd with a volatil Alkali are most liable to the shocks of this Acid. 'T is true that in a healthy state the Alcali of the Urine in the Kidneys is naturally qualifi'd with an Acid and then 't is secure from the efforts of the vicious Intruder but for as much as the Urine is oft-times liable to Alteration or Corruption which sets the volatil Salt at liberty much after the same method as when it has been expos'd to the Air in an Urinal and begins to smell therefore the Kidneys are in such cases in danger of being molested with Stones Thus the generation of a Stone supposes two concurring Causes one is a prevailing Acid in the Body occasion'd mostly by imperfect Digestions in the first Passages or by such things as are apt to become Acid viz. Milk Cheese and especially Wine The other is the Putrefaction and liberty of the volatil Alkali of the Urine occasion'd generally by the weakness of the Ferment as by Asparagus and such Diuretics as enfeeble the Ferment and cause a putrid smell in the Urine Now that a volatil Acid engag'd with the volatil Alcali in the Kidneys is apt to become a Stone is made out by the following Remarks 1. Arthritick and Melancholick Persons who are much molested with vicious Acids are very liable to the Stone whereas those of a bilious Constitution are not 2. Those who live near the Danube and â—e wont to drink much Wine are frequently troubled with the Stone by reason of the prevailing Acid in Wine which is apt to congeal with a volatil Alcali as if ye take Nitre very well six'd and mix it with Flint-stones then melt it upon a strong Fire and 't will become like Glass pulverize this Glass and pour Spirit of Wine upon it after some time pour that off and add fresh Spirit of Wine which in a Month's time will become a red Oil containing the Acid of the Nitre exalted with the Spirit of Wine Now if ye put a few Drops of this volatil Acid Oyl into a Glass of Wine 't will gather it into a hard substance 3. The Chymical Analysis of the Stones presents us with a fetil Oyl an Urinous Spirit a volatil Salt and a Caput mortuum like Quick-lime Not to speak of its effervescence with any Alcalin Salt When the Stones thus ingendered of the volatil Acid and Alcali are growing together they sometimes take in a viscid Mucilage being the deprav'd nourishment of the Kidneys which renders the stones white Sometimes they corrode the small Vessels and take in some drops of Blood which makes the stones red Sometimes the pure Salts join together without any other mixture but some earthy Particles caus'd by the Putrefaction of the Urine and then the Stones are yellow But at other times the Membranes and the whole substance of the Kidney make a part of the Concrete A Stone in the Kidneys while it lies quiet and does not stir is attended by few or no Symptoms But when it begins to move or as the Practitioners speak in the Paroxysm it grates upon the Membranes which by means of the immediat Correspondence of their Nerves with all those from the Mesenteric Plexus
of Spirits From whence ensues the variety of the animal or sensitive Phaenomena's 2. That the Brain and Spirits have a peculiar dependance upon the Moon and upon that account the Diseases of the Head encrease or diminish in proportion to its Age. The Spirits when disorder'd are more sensible of this Influence than in their natural State 'T is true the Sun has some Ascendant over our Bodies but that properly relates to the vegetable and vital Functions the Animal Province being more peculiarly allotted to the Moon 3. That there is an admirable Sympathy betwixt the Brain and the Bowels especially the Stomac An ungrateful Imagination disturbs the Stomac and Vomiting and Giddiness do equally give rise to one another The Disorders of the Stomac and lower Belly have a visible Influence upon the Fancy as in the case of Hysteric or Hypocondriac Fits and the ridiculous Appetites of Women Helmont was very happy in this Observation and the practical Inferences he deduc'd from it but his Theoretic Conjectures are frivolous The reason why the Spirits and the Stomac do so sensibly affect one another seems to be this That the Mouth of the Stomac is the first part of all the Body that receives any sensible Impression in the Womb for so much as all Alterations in the Embryo must be produc'd by the Nourishment convey'd to the Stomac This establishes an early Correspondence betwixt it and the Spirits and lays the lasting Foundation of their future Intimacy 4. That the Spirits are liable to the same material Alterations with the Blood CHAP. I. Of immoderate Watchings WE are said to wake when the Spirits are distributed through the Organs of Sense and extend their Fibres On the contrary Sleep unbends the Fibres and imprisons the Spirits The Privation of which causes Disorders in the Body The immediate Cause of Watchfulness is a continued or violent Incursion of Spirits into the Organs of Sense The remote Cause barring some external Object must either be the Disorder of the animal Spirits or some defect in the Brain The Spirits are oft-times too nimble and moveable as in young People and such as feed high and drink generous Liquors The Heat of Summer or travelling in a hot Climat eating of Venison immoderat Care Study and the Passions of the Mind the accession of foreign heterogeneous Particles from malignant Distempers or drinking Tee and Cossee are the natural Causes of the Mobility and Disorder of the Spirits and consequently of Watchfulness As for the Brain Watchings will insue upon the Openness of its Pores occasion'd by a Dryness or want of Moisture to fill up the Intervals This may happen through Fasting or eating of sharp volatil Meats immoderat Venery Sweating smoaking Tobacco which tho it be an Opiat exhausts the Moisture of the Brain an unseasonable Use of purging Medicines or a Deficiency in the first Digestion which not only affects the Spirits by Consent but robs the Brain of its wonted Recruits in neglecting the regular distribution of the Chyle This Disease is manifest of it self As for Prognostics It infers a Weakness and Feebleness 'T is more sufferable in Youth than in a State of Manhood and among Men than among the Female Sex It portends ill in acute Distempers But in Chronical Diseases may be longer endur'd tho 't is oft-times follow'd by Phrensies Folly or Stupidity The Cure is perform'd by taking off the remote Causes If it be caus'd by the Inflammation and Impetuosity of the Blood a Vein must be open'd If the Blood be sharp and oppress'd with heterogeneous Particles Purgation and Sweating take place If it spring from the Disorder of the animal Spirits they must be reduc'd to Order by the use of pacific Medicines such as Opium or Laudanum opiatum or their Compounds Bartholetus commends the Essence of Opium prepar'd with Spirit of Vitriol or Spirit of Cockle Ens Veneris which consists of Vitriol and Salt Armoniac and likewise the Anodvn Sulphur of Vitriol are proper in this case But in using Opium we ought to observe these Causions Not to exhibit it when the Watchings are owing to the Efforts of Nature endeavouring a Solution of a Disease or when attended with a straitness in the Breast or difficulty of Breathing or when they proceed from the deficiency and want of Spirits as in old Men c. The mildest Opiats are the safest Let them be given in small Quantities and repeated often As Take of the Conserve of wild Poppy Flowers one Dram Venice Treacle or Diascordium half a Dram Laudanum Opiatum one Grain Make a Bolus Or Take of native Cinnabar fifteen Grains Saccharum Saturni eight Grains Laudanum Opiatum one or two Grains with the Extract of Saffron make Pills to be taken in the Evening about an hour before Supper The Seed of Thorn Apple is of excellent use in this case As for the Watchings which arise from the Dryness and Openness of the Brain moist and cooling Medicines are most proper such as Emulsions and other oily temperat Compositions Take of the four greater cold Seeds of each half an Ounce Garden Poppy Seeds two Drams sweet Almonds from two Drams to half an Ounce with a sufficient quantity of the Water of Water Lillies make an Emulsion Add of Cinnamom Water half an Ounce and sweeten it with Syrup of Poppies Or the Emulsion may be accommodated to whatever acute Distemper accompanies the Watchings as in a malignant Fever Take of sweet Almonds and Garden Poppy Seeds of each two Drams of the four greater cold Seeds of each a Dram With Viper Grass Water make an Emulsion sweeten it with pearl'd Sugar and add half an Ounce of Ciâ—namom Water and a Scruple of Bezoar Mineral It pacifies the Spirits and obviats the Malignity of the Distemper The Decoction of Barley with Poppies and Liquorice is much applauded And in general all moist nourishing milky chilous Medicines are very conducive in this caseâ— especially the Seed of Thorn Apple of the Fruit we make Pills thus Take of Thorn Apples six Pound bruise and boil them in twelve Pints of Lettice Water to eight Pints express the Decoction and digest it in the Sun sprinkle it with Spirit of Wine and set it to dry To an Ounce of the Juice thus thicken'd and dry'd add half an Ounce of Saffron and two Scruples of the Oil of Citron Peel Make a Mass for Pills Dose a Grain or two It procures Sleep and stops all Fluxes In the Watchings of old Men or such as proceed from a scarcity of Spirits or a frigid Crudity in the Stomac Opiats are inconvenient Comforting and aromatic Medicines are only proper Some give Opiat Clysters or Suppositories to procure Sleep but 't is a dangerous Method unless the Watchings be accompany'd with a Loosness or Pains in the Guts Besides the internal Use of moistening and quieting Medicines some apply them outwardly to the Forehead Temples Feet and Hands They foment and bathe the extreme Parts with the Decoctions of Anodyn and
Extractum Phlegmagogum from half a Scruple to a Scruple Castor half a Scruple Troches Alhandal two Grains Rosin of Jalap one two or five Grains With the Essence of Castor make Pills To which you may add some sweet Mercury Next to evacuating Medicines we exhibit the sharp Volatil Cephalics which dispel the serous Humour and disengage the Spirits such are Spirit of Salt Armoniac Spirit of Mustard Seeds Spirit of the Lilly Convally Salt of Amber and especially Castor The Decoction of Tee is much commended in all sleepy Distempers The sharpest Cephalic Medicines are best As Take of Marjoram and Rue Water of each an Ounce and a half Apoplectic Water six Drams Essence of Castor a Dram and a half Spirit of Soot two Scruples Syrup of Betony one Ounce Mix c. Or Take of the Spirit of Mother of Thyme Spirit of Citron Peel of each a Dram and a half Spirit of Human Blood one Dram Mix. Or Take of the Conserve of Sage Conserve of Rosemary and Lavender Flowers of each one Ounce the Pouder Dianthos a Dram and a half Pouder of Cubebs a Dram Mustard-seeds and Castor of each two Scruples with the Syrup of Piony Flowers make an Electuary If the Lethargy proceed from a narcotic Virulency that has seiz'd the Spirits then the Volatil Acids are most proper especially the Volatil spirit of Vitriol and the Volatil Spirit of Verdigreese They are given from twenty to thirty Drops in any convenient Vehicle to which Castor always ought to be added it being an admirable specific in these Cases When a Lethargy proceeds from this cause prescribe thus Take of black Cherry Water Mother of Thyme Water of each an Ounce and a half Myasichtus his Hysteric Vinegar or Vinegar of Squills half an Ounce Essence of Castor two Drams Oxymel of Squills six Drams mix c. Or Take of prepar'd Amber a Dram Cinnabar of Antimony half a Dram Castor two Scruples make a Pouder for four Doses After the use of these Medicines the Cure may be compleated by the Sudorific decoctions of Woods c. Next succeed the sneezing and chewing Medicines which evacuate by the Mouth and Nose To this purpose are the sharp pointed irritating Medicines which ought always to be mix'd with Volatil Salts that so while the one irritates and provokes to an evacuation the other may penetrate and prepare the Humor As Take of Pouder of Tobacco Pouder of Lilly Convally of each a Dram white Hellebor Roots a Scruple Castor from twelve Grains to a Scruple distill'd Oil of Marjoram six drops make a Pouder to be blown into the Nostrils thro a Quill Or Take of white Hellebor Castor white Pepper of each a Scruple the distill'd Oils of Rue of Marjoram and Sage of each two drops mix and make a Pouder for the same Use This prescription was peculiar to Timaeus Or Take of Treacle of Andromachus two Drams Extract of Castor half a Scruple Pouder of Pellitory Roots one Scruple distill'd Oil of Amber six Drops mix and make a Medicine for cleansing the Palat. To these we add the external Remedies As Take of the distill'd Oil of Sage half a Dram the distill'd Oils of Castor and of Amber of each a Scruple mix and make an Oil with which anoint the Face and Temples Or Take of the distill'd Oils of Rue of Savory and of Mother of Thyme of each a Scruple Castor half a Scruple With a sufficient quantity of some convenient Balsam mix and reserve for Use Or Take of Swallow Water prepar'd with Castor two Ounces the Spirit of the Crystals of Verdigrease two Drams mix and foment the Face and Temples with iâ— Or Take of Vinegar of Rue two Drams Spirit of Verdigreese prepar'd with Sulphur two Drams Essence of Castor a Dram and a half mix and use as before Or thus Take of the Herbs Savory and Rue of each half a handful Zedoary half an Ounce Juniper-berries six Drams Laurel-berries half an Ounce Mustard Seeds and the Seeds of Water Cresses of each two Drams boil them in a sufficient quantity of Vinegar and foment the Face and Temples The Spirit of Vitriol and Vinegar applied to the Nostrils are of admirable use against feaverish Coma's As for the waking Coma's a Cataplasm of a fresh Horse Radish Root beat up with Rue Vinegar common Salt and a sufficient quantity of Lees may be applied to the Feet If the Lethargy proceed from Mercurial or Sulphurous Fumes c. let a Vomit be exhibited upon the first view then apply Vinegar and Castor to the Nose and likewise give it inwardly Or thus Take of Mint Water of Rue Water of Rue Vinegar of each an Ounce Essence of Castor six-Drams Syrup of Mint or of the Juice of Citrons one Ounce mix and let the Patient take a Spoonful often Where the immoderate Use of Opium causes a Lethargy Vinegar of Rue or of Squills or of Vitriol mix'd with Castor is a sovereign Remedy or if that prove ineffectual add Mustard Seed or Rocket Seeds or inject a Clyster of Spanish Wine If any sleepy Distemper ensue upon hard Drinking let a Vomit be first exhibited then foment the Forehead and Temples with Vinegar mix'd with the Juice of Smallage or apply the juice of Sengreen the greater with Vinegar and Nitre to the Scrotum Spirit of Salt Armoniac or of Soot are very serviceable in this Case Upon the whole the Remedies made use of in a Lethargy must be particularly appropriated to the Cause that produc'd it If it proceed from an external Cause Vomiting and the use of Vinegar with Castor will finish the Cure If it owe its Original to an internal Cause or be preceded by other Distempers the Cure must be vary'd according to the respective Indications There is a near resemblance betwixt these Distempers and what we call a Catalepsis in which the Patient is depriv'd of all Sense and Motion and seiz'd with a stiffness in his Members tho moveable by any external impulse and apt to remain in the posture they 're left in It is an uncommon Distemper and very surprising being accompany'd with a staring of the Eyes and distortion of the Countenance The Cause is the coagulation and fixedness of the Spirits it may remotely proceed from Cold suppression of the Terms Hypocondriac Fits Worms sulphurous Fumes and discontent of the Mind It is a dangerous Disease As for the Cure exhibit Antimonial Vomits and apply sharp Cataplasms or Suppositories Spirit of Wine is us'd in this Case both Internally and Externally SECT II. Of the Disorders of the external Senses EXternal Sense proceeds from the influence of outward objects upon the Organs where the Nerves are inserted The Animal Spirits ought naturally to bend and extend these Nerves so that when the outward Extremities are mov'd the same motion may readily be communicated to the Spirits in the Brain This secondary motion of the Spirits within occasion'd by the impulse from without is the foundation of internal Sense by
Epileptic Specifics and Anti-Acids as the Bones and Dung of Animals native Cinnabar Castor Vitriol Amber Misselto of the Hazel-tree Piony Opium Camphyr c. The true Cure of this Disease consists in preservation and preventing the Paroxysm Vomits are the first in order Next are purging Medicines which ought to be strongest in an essential Epilepsy Take of the Extract of black Hellebor sweet Mercury right prepar'd of each fifteen Grains Extract of Troches Alhandal one or two Grains distill'd Oil of Amber two Drops with Essence of Myrrh or of Castor make Pills Or Take of sweet Mercury fifteen Grains Scammony prepar'd with Sulphur four or five Grains Make a Pouder Or Take of the Conserve of Rosemary-flowers a Dram Pouder of Jalap half a Scruple sweet Mercury fifteen Grains with the Syrup of Apples make a Bolus Sweet Mercury and Mercurius vitae well pounded and exactly mix'd prove laxative and are mighty useful in this case The Specifics for this Disease are very numerous I shall briefly recount those that are most universally receiv'd In the vegetable Province Male Piony is a famous Specific if gather'd in its proper season the neglect of which has abridg'd its Reputation It ought to be gather'd at Noonday in July or August or before the Sun rising when both the Sun and Moon are in Aries during the wain of the Moon It is both given inwardly and ty'd about the Neck with good Success Next are the Flowers of Lilly of the Valley They ought to be gather'd before the rising of the Sun while they are wet with the Dew and presently distill'd with Spanish Wine which may be distill'd again several times upon fresh Flowers If you infuse Castor in this Spirit it extracts a noble Essence which may be given from half a Dram to a Dram. Hazelwood yields an excellent Spirit and Oil. The Misselto of this Tree and the Catkins that grow upon it are endow'd with an Anodyn Sulphur and are very successful Specifics against this Disease The Misselto ought to be gather'd in the wain of the Moon in March and may be given from half a Dram to a Dram. Misselto of the Oak is likewise useful But while they are us'd 't is needful to purge now and then lest their fixing Quality should occasion other Diseases In the Spring we gather a Sulphur from the Catkins of Hazel that may be given inwardly from a Scruple to a Dram. The Misselto and Flowers of the Limetree Boxwood Lavender Flowers Flowers of Dill Angelica and Valerian Roots Roots of Swallowort Acorus Briony Seeds of Soapwort and Rue are much esteem'd Black-cherries Assa faetida Camphyr Spirit of Soot Extract and Essence of the Wood of Aloe are likewise Specifics Some commend the Coals dig'd from under Mugwort which Deckers takes to be the antient Roots of Mugwort resembling Coals These are the most noted vegetable Specifics to which we generally add Cephalic and Aromatic Medicines As Take of the Leaves and Flowers of Sage six Ounces Flowers of Lilly of the Valley three Ounces Flowers of sweet Lavender an Ounce Male Piony Roots two Ounces Leaves and Flowers of Marjoram half an Ounce choice Cinnamom two Ounces Cubebs half an Ounce Cloves three Drams Mace two Drams infuse them in fourteen Pound of Rhenish or Spanish Wine Let them macerat for fourteen days then distil in a Balneum Mariae You may add Castor and Spirit of Sal Armoniac In the Animal Province the Spirit Oil and volatil Salt of human Blood taken from a beheaded Criminal are celebrated Specifics The Spirit of a human After-birth putrified given from fifteen to forty Drops is reserv'd by some for a Secret Or the Pouder of it dried in an Oven may be given from half a Dram to a Dram. The Skull of one that dies a violent Death may be given in Pouder from a Scruple to a Dram. It yields a Spirit and volatil Salt of wonderful use and its Oil when rectify'd and applied to the Crown of the Head prevents the Epileptic Fit Oil of Amber distill'd with the Pouder of Man's Soul yields a most penetrating Oil for the same use The human Brain its Spirit and Oil and Bones of Men are likewise much esteem'd The Bones of other Animals especially the Teeth of a Sea-horse the Livers of green Frogs the Liver of a Wolf the Gall of a black Cat the Spirit of Urine the Blood of a hunted Hare Castor together with Spirits and volatil Salts are much in use As Take of volatil Salt of Amber volatil Salt of a human Skull of each a Scruple Castor two Drams Infuse in Spirit of Wine let them digest and circulat and they yield an admirable Tincture against this Disease Peacocks Dung Quails Eggs Spirit of Sal Armoniac prepar'd with Quick-lime Spirit of Tartar Assa faetida Elks Claws Swallows with the Spirits and volatil Salts are common Specifics In the mineral Family The fix'd Sulphurs of Antimony lead the Van. Cinnabar of Antimony sublimated several times and reduc'd to a fine Pouder with some spirituous Water is given in Substance or a Tincture may be extracted from it with some vegetable Spirit that is of sovereign Virtue in this case Or the Cinnabar may be dissolv'd in a Menstruum prepar'd from Nitre and Sal-Gem and precipitated into Crystals which pass by the name of Astrum Mercurii Secretum Native Hungarian Cinâ—abar is likewise very useful But above all the Sulphur taken from the Dross of the Regulus of Antimony after this manner After you have separated the Sulphur Auratum by a second Precipitation take the same strain'd Liquor and pour on some distill'd Vinegar and Spirit of Urine It precipitates a noble Sulphur of incomparable use against an Epilepsy Three Grains may be given to adult Persons Next to the fix'd Sulphurs of Antimony is Vitriol It s fix'd Anodyn Sulphur and its sulphureous volatil Spirit right prepar'd are mightily applauded by Helmont and Paracelsus The common Spirit of Vitriol is corrosive not volatil but the true volatil Spirit is drawn from Vitriol expos'd to the Air and the preceding Phlegm is chamfer'd The Spirit drawn from Vitriol and human Urine is an excellent Medicine for the Alcali of the Urine dissolves the Metallin Sulphur and the Spirit renders it volatil In like manner any other vegetable Spirit mix'd with Vitriol yields a cephalic Spirit of Vitriol which may be mix'd with Spirit of human Blood and exhibited in an hereditary Epilepsy Amber concludes the mineral Catalogue It yields a Spirit volatil Salt and Oil which may be mix'd with Spirit of Hartshorn or of human Blood Sometimes Camphyr may be added which is a noted Pacific and of singular use together with Opium against the Epilepsies arising from the Womb. The Methods of prescribing these Specifics are as follows Take of Black-cherry-water Lilly Convally-water and Langius's Epileptic Water of each one Ounce Spirit of Hartshorn succinated or rectify'd Spirit of a human Skull a Dram Syrup of Clove Gilly flowers an Ounce Mix.
from the sense of Thirst a proneness to rub and toss the Head and pull up the Hairs When the Inflammation relents it tends to a Gangrene which occasions Convulsions Lethargies and a total inactivity A true Phrensy proceeding from the Inflammation of the Brain is very dangerous If it increase after sleeping if it be serious and fierce if a clammy cold Sweat drop from the Head while the Body is unconcern'd if it be attended by a difficult Respiration immoderat Watching Headaches notable Weakness a ghastly Countenance an invincible Forgetfulness a Hiccough gnashing of the Teeth trembling of the Tongue and Hands and involuntary voiding of Excrements if the Person he speechless apt to gather up or pick the Bed-cloaths or become lethargic if the Nostrils drop and the Urine be not tinctur'd All these Symptoms portend Death A Paraphrenitis proceeding only from the Heat and Effervescency of the Blood and Spirits is more tolerable A Symptornatical Phrensy is a proper Subject of Cure but a Critical one ought not to be meddled with It is follow'd for the most part by bleeding at the Nose and is distinguish'd by the following Symptoms The Urine affords signs of Concoction the Pulse is unequal but strong and large the Eyes sparkle a murmuring Noise disturbs the Ears the Nostrils itch the Face is red and the lower Belly softly distended Sometimes 't is usher'd in by a sudden Headache or the sick Person is young and apt to bleed at the Nose If these Symptoms are wanting the Phrensy is symptomatical and ought to be cur'd by allaying the Heat and Turgency of the Blood and Spirits or removing the Stagnation In the first place let the Physician take care that he be not impos'd upon by drunken Persons whose Phrensies resemble those of Feavers In the next place if the phrentic Person be molested with Head-aches and immoderat Watchings Narcotic Medicines are very proper but ought to be cautiously administred for fear of exalting the Phrensy or converting it into a Lethargy In order to avoid such Consequences let us take notice of the following Cautions 1. That in acute hot Diseases Opiats ought to be prepar'd with Vinegar 2. That they ought not to be administred in the beginning or height of the Distemper but only during its increase 3. That when the Person is very weak they should be omitted 4. They ought still to be mix'd with Bezoardic Diaphoretic Pouders Blood-letting is always convenient unless the Feaver be very malign and ought to be liberally perform'd and in the following manner 1. Let a Vein in the Hams be first open'd then in the Arm and afterwards in the Forehead Incase of a particular Suppression of Blood in the lower Region let the Vein in the Ancle be first open'd Instead of breathing the Vein in the Forehead some recommend the Application of scarify'd Cupping-glasses to the forepart of the Head 2. Let the Surgeon while the Vein is open lay his hand upon the Patient's Head and mind the beating of the Artery in order to adjust the quantity of Blood to be drawn forth and the strength of the Patient 3. Let the Orifice of the Vein be stop'd and open'd by turns by the Surgeon's Finger Thus the stagnating Blood is evacuated without impairing the strength of the Patient in so great a measure as otherwise As for external Applications all strong smelling things except Camphyr ought to be avoided Vinegar must be added but in small quantities because its sharpness hinders sleep A symptomatical Phrensy disappears upon the removal of the principal Disease Cooling and narcotic Medicines are its proper Cure to which Diaphoretic Febrifuga's are join'd according to the Degree and Circumstances of the Feaver Take of the Waters of Male Pimpernel Purslain and white Water-Lillies of each an Ounce and a half Syrup of Water-Lillies and Syrup of Poppies of each six Drams The Acid Mineral Spirits of Vitriol Salt Sulphur dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre and dulcify'd Spirit of Salt are very useful against Phrensies Camphyr has a peculiar pacific Virtue If it be added to Opiats their Dose ought to be proportionably lessen'd As Take of the Conserve of red Poppy-flowers vitriolated half a Dram Langelot's Laudanum Opiatum one Grain Camphyr two Grains Mix c. Sugar of Lead prepar'd with Spirit of Nitre is a powerful Pacific The Decoction of the Flowers of Male Pimpernel in Water whetted with a little Rhenish Wine is of excellent use Take of the four great Cold-seeds of each a Dram and a half white Poppy-seeds three Drams With Purslain-water make an Emulsion To which add human Scull prepar'd without Fire half a Dram Bezoar Mineral a Scruple Syrup of Purslain half an Ounce Mix for use In a malignant Phrensy let the following Pouder be exhibited viz. Take of Cinnabar of Antimony twelve or fifteen Grains Lunar Bezoar six or eight Grains Laudanum Opiatum a Grain Camphyr two Grains Make a Pouder for two Doses to be exhibited in the Emulsion of white Poppy-seeds made with Pimpernel and Purslain Water Or Take of the Cephalic Specific Pouder a Scruple Sugar of Lead six Grains Camphyr two Grains Laudanum Opiatum a Grain and a half Acid Juleps are likewise very proper and if the Belly be constipated Tamarinds may be boil'd in ' em Externally let Cataplasms of Rue Chamomile Vervain Briony-roots and Soap or of Radishes Salt sharp Vinegar and Yest be applied to the soles of the Feet Or Take of the Juice of Houseleek new drawn six Drams sharp Wine Vinegar an Ounce and a half Nitre two Drams Camphyr half a Dram. Mix and apply to the Stones soles of the Feet and forepart of the Head When the Person sleeps it ought to be taken off the Head A Cataplasm of Houseleek Purslain and Roses may be applied to the Temples and Forehead The Pulp of a Gourd applied to the Head shav'd is commended by Bartholet Some set their Feet into an excavated Gourd and find benefit by it The Juice of live River-Crabs newly express'd is applied to the Forehead with wonderful success Or Take of Rose-water ten Ounces Opium a Dram Saffron half a Scruple Mix them and apply with a doubled Linen Cloth to the Forehead Take of the Water of Frogs Spaun six or eight Ounces fresh Juice of River-Crabs two three or four Ounces Opium dissolv'd in Vinegar half a Dram or two Scruples Camphyr and Saffron of each six eight or ten Grains Mix c. Or Take of the Juice of River-Crabs extracted with the Water of Frogs Spawn six Ounces Vinegar of Roses two Ounces Triacle of Andromachus two Drams Camphyr half a Scruple Saffron six Grains Mix and foment the Head and Temples Let the Liquor be lukewarm or somewhat cold Lindanus attributes much to the antient way of applying live Creatures cut up along the middle as a Dove a Cock c. to the Head shav'd But in the first beginning of a Phrensy they rather enforce it Oftimes the phrentic Persons thro inadvertency neglect to void their
Salt of Tartar of each a Dram boil them in a sufficient quantity of common Water to nine Ounces of the strain'd Decoction add Electuary of Bay-berries an Ounce distill'd Oil of Amber volatil Salt of Hartshorn or Urine of each a Scruple the Yelk of one Egg Mix them and make a Clyster To such Decoctions you may also add Electuary of Hiera Picra Castor distill'd Oils of Cumin Caraways Amber Juniper-berries Turpentine c. Or instead of distill'd Oils volatil Salts from a Scruple to half a Dram as that of Urine Hartshorn Amber c. Clysters of the Smoak of Tobacco are also approv'd If the Patient is plethorick a Vein may be opened but with due caution Internally in the time of the Fit volatil and oily Salts are to be us'd and in particular such as readily cause sweat to which Opiats may be added Bitter things therefore are in common use such as Set-wall Southernwood Wormwood Lovage Angelica Gentian-root Mint Galangal Penny-royal Fever-few Clary its Decoction and Spirit Roman and common Chamomil Orange Peel wild Carrot-seed Juniper-berries Garlic taken in Wine its Electuary Saffron Rosemary Myrrh Elder and dwarf Elder-berries c. all which by virtue of an oily volatil Salt destroy the vitious Acid. To these we may add Castor Assa foetida the volatil Salts themselves as Spirit of Sal Armoniac Hartshorn volatil Salt of Amber given from five Grains to twelve in Swallow-water with Castor distill'd Oil of Amber volatil Salt of Soot the Tincture of Tartar Tincture of the Dross of the Regulus of Antimony Tincture of Castor prepar'd with Spirit of Wine or otherwise all the several Preparations of the fore-mention'd Simples Crollius's Elixir for the Womb Camphyr the Spirit of human Secundine chiefly that of the first Child the Juice of Courser's Dung express'd with Wine or Ale or its Decoction to all which we join Opium Hysteric Laudanum Mithridate and Triacle of which innumerable Prescriptions might be made up As Take of the Waters of Mint Elder-flowers and Fever-few of each an Ounce Essence of Castor three Drams volatil Salt of Hartshorn twelve Grains that of Amber eight Grains Hysteric Laudanum nine Grains Syrup of Orange Peel six Drams Mix and make a Potion Or Take prepar'd Amber prepar'd Pearls or Crabs-eyes Castor of each a Scruple distill'd Oils of Rue and Amber of each five Drops Mix and make a Pouder 'T is to be noted that Preparations with Castor and such like fat volatil Salts yielding a strong smell agree not with some Patients for whom meagre Salts are more proper as dulcify'd Salt of Nitre c. If sweet Smells or Tasts be offensive we choose Medicines of contrary qualities After the Fit is over if a Relapse is feared it may be prevented by the use of Medicines partaking of Steel As Take Antiscorbutic and Hyssop-water of each an Ounce and a half Solution of Steel in Juice of Apples three Drams Spirit of Scurvy Grass a Dram and a half fermented Laudanum two Grains Syrup for the Scurvy three Drams Mix and make a Potion But if what is above prescrib'd prove ineffectual we may try a strong Snuff and if that has no effect give a Vomit yea Blood-letting has been found sometimes to avail in desperat Cases Hitherto we have prescrib'd what is to be done during the Paroxysm when 't is over we first give Digestives then Vomits and afterwards Anti-hypocondriac and Antiscorbutic Remedies for Digestives I refer you to the hypocondriac and scorbutic Diseases Or Take red Coral prepar'd or Mother of Pearl or Crabs-eyes prepar'd half a Dram Arcanum Duplicatum a Scruple Salt of Wormwood half a Scruple Mix for three Doses For a Vomit take Arcanum Duplicatum or Tachenius's vitriolated Tartar nine Grains Mynsicht's Emetic Tartar two or three Grains Mix and make a Pouder Next to these Aromatics mix'd with mild Laxatives are to be us'd and these almost the same as the internal Specifics prescrib'd in the Fit In short the Method of Cure is the same with that of hypocondriac and scorbutic Disorders So that alterative Bags of carminative Ingredients such as are friendly to the Nerves and Womb infus'd in Wine are of very good use Or whatever partakes of a volatil Alcali or a volatil oily aromatic Salt more or less bitter which destroys Acids or has an anodine Quality as the Roots of Angelica Butter-burr Set-wall Lovage Gentian and the like also Orange-peel and all Aromatics especially Clary and its Decoction also Baum Rosemary Mugwort Sage c. the Carminative Seeds or those call'd hot to which wild Laxatives such as black Hellebor and Briony may be added As for example Take of the Leaves of Baum Fever-few Pennyroyal of each a handful Leaves of Senna Roots of Gentian and black Hellebor of each a Dram prepar'd Spurge and true aromatic Costus of each three Drams Set-wall Salt of Tartar of each half an Ounce Cut bruise and tie them in a Bag to be infus'd in Wine Medicines of Steel are wonderfully helpful as also succinated Spirit of Salt Ammoniac given to thirty Drops at night and mild Laxatives mix'd with Opiats Take Gum Ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar half a Scruple Vitriol of Mars five Grains Extract of Castor three or four Grains Extract of Troches Alhandal a Grain or of the Troches themselves three Grains Make Pills with the distill'd Oil of Amber SECT IV. Of the Disorders of Women denying admission to Men. CHAP. I. Of the down-falling of the Womb. SOmetimes the outer Neck of the Womb especially its internal wrinkled Membrane either by hard Labour or the unskilful hand of a Midwife or by an immoderate red or white Flux is so relaxated and extended that it hangs out in form of a Ball having a hole in the middle two Fingers breadth without the Privity and sometimes some part of the internal Membrane is relaxated and hangs out like a blind round Ball by a small Neck In this Case both the Antients and some of the Moderns fancy that the Womb falls down Whereas that Symptom never happens but when an unskilful Midwife pulls it down by force and so kills the Patient outright This Distemper is usher'd in by a stretching Pain of the Parts to which the Womb is fastened sometimes a Feaver and Convulsions supervene and sometimes the prominent Substance becomes the Seat of an Ulcer or Gangrene and must be cut out by the hand of the Surgeon All that Art can do is 1. To restore the Part fallen down to its natural Place 2. To confirm it there either truly by Astringents or palliatively by other means 3. If that can't be compass'd Amputation is the only relief The Patient being conveniently plac'd on her Back let the part be gently put up with ones Fingers cover'd with a soft Cloth wet with the Decoction of mild discussive Aromatics such as Rosemary Sage Wormwood c. boil'd in equal parts of Wine and common Water or Water from the Forge This done Decoctions prepar'd of vulnerary Astringents
one Dram. Syrup of Rasberries half an Ounce With the Spirit of Vitriol as much as sufficeth for a grateful sharpness Make a Julep Thus I have hinted at the general Cures of Alcaline and Acid Corruptions Besides these already mention'd there are some Universal Remedies not confin'd to either side but useful in both Cases These are Emulsions extracted from the Milky Seeds the distill'd Oyls of Vegetables Gums Mucilages and the Sulphurous Productions of Minerals which are all of a temperate Nature and equally remov'd from either extreme A Pituitous Cacechymy must be cur'd by Altering Attenuating and Resolving remedies Namely Alcali Salts as well fix'd as Volatil the more penetrating Gums and Generous Aromatics The Morbific matter being viscid and tough must be prepar'd and digested before we attempt any Evacuation The common forms for Digestives are as follows Take of Tartar Vitriolated and the Salt call'd Digestivum Hypochondriacum of each fifteen Grains Salt of Wormwood and of Carduus Benedictus of each half a Scruple Mix for a Powder to be divided into two parts Or Take of Tartar Vitriolated one Dram Salt of Carduus Benedictus half a Dram flowers of Sal armoniac fifteen Grains Mix them together and divide the Powder into three Doses Or Take of Tartar Vitriolated half a Dram Crabs Eyes prepar'd one Scruple Salt of Tartar half a Scruple Mix them for two Doses Take Tartar Vitriolated half a Dram Salt of Wormwood Crabs Eyes prepar'd of each fourteen Grains Make a Powder to be divided into three or four Doses Take of the Cream of Tartar one Dram Tartar Vitriolated half a Dram Salt of Wormwood and Cichory of each half a Scruple Make a Powder and divide it into three equal parts These Powders must be exhibited a Day or two before Evacuation The following Powder is to be taken twice a Day in the Morning before Dinner and in the Afternoon two or three hours before Supper Take of Sal armoniac depurated a Dram and a half Mastic half a Dram Cinnamom a Scruple Salt of Wormwood six Grains Mix them and use as before directed If Liquid forms are more acceptable they may be prescrib'd thus Take of Mint Water one Ounce the Salt call'd Arcanum Duplicatum one Scruple Crabs Eyes prepar'd half a Scruple Salt of Tartar five Grains Syrup of Hyssop half an Ounce Mix them for a draught Or thus Take of Mint Water two Ounces Cinnamom Water six Drams Gum Ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar one Dram Tartar Vitriolated one Scruple Syrup of Roses one Ounce Mix them for two or three Doses A Serous Cacochymy is remov'd by the use of such remedies as alter the vicious serum and evacuate it These last mention'd are the subject of the ensuing Paragraph SECT IV. Of the Medicines that evacuate the Corrupt Juices of the Body AFter the use of altering Medicines 't is a proper season to exhibit those that evacuate the prepar'd humors They are distributed into five Classes The first contains those which operate by Vomiting The Second those which move the Belly and perform their office by stool Those of the Third pass by Urine The Fourth by the Pores of the Skin And Lastly the Fifth is allotted to the Medicines which evacuate by Salivation This last Class I have taken notice of elsewhere but the other four I shall briefly run over CHAP. I. Of Vomiting Medicines THE Animal Family affords no Vomits that I know of except the Pairings of the Nails of Human Bodies Which we infuse in generous Wine over Night and in the Morning give the strain'd Liquor to Drink 'T is an excellent Vomit Among the Vegetables Asarabacca is the safest and most successful Vomit Dioscorides and the Ancients were not Ignorant of its efficacy It Enjoys a sharp pungent salt resembling that of Ginger and Zedoary which provokes Urine Corrects the causes of Chronical distempers and irritates the Fibres of the Stomach I have known Inveterat Tertian and Quartan feavers cur'd by the use of Asarabecca with white Pepper that would not yield to any other Medicines It may be given by way of Powder Infusion or Decoction If it be exhibited in form of a Powder it ought to be Pounded very fine for the grosser Particles cannot enter into the Pleats of the Stomach and being eluded there procure to themselves a Passage by Stool Its Dose is from half a Dram to a whole Dram. For a gentle Infusion we take Nine or Ten Green Leaves of Asarabecca and chop 'em small and infuse them for the space of a Night in four Ounces of Carduns Benedictus Water and half an Ounce of Mead. In the morning let the strain'd Liquor be exhibited 'T is a gentle Vomit For a stronger Infusion take Nine Green Leaves of Asarabecca Beat them in a Marble or Stone-Mortar pouring simple Mead upon 'em till ye have reduc'd them to a Juice Then take this juice and dilute it with two Ounces of Carduus Benedictus Water 'T is an Admirable Vomit As for Decoction Helmont Zwelfer and the Honourable Mr. Boyle have observ'd that if ye boyl Asarabecca Roots in Water they lose their Vomiting quality and become Diuretic whereas if ye boyl them in Wine 't is an excellent Emetic The Reason of which I take to be this Viz. That their diuretic vertue proceeds from an essential salt not very Volatil the saline Volatil Emetic parts being evaporated in boyling with Water but Wine penetrates into the Texture of its body before these Volatil salts are gone and so partakes of their Vertue If ye boyl Asarabecca Roots in Mead ye have a Noble Pectoral Medicine It Attenuates the slimy humors in the Breast and has no Emetic force There are no other Vegetable Vomits fit to be us'd White Hellebor 't is true was frequently exhibited by the Ancients But they infus'd it in a sweet Wine which qualify'd its sharpness and besides the difference of Climats alters the Vertues of Medicines I have seen very Tragical effects produc'd by white Hellebor and therefore would not advise any to use it except in one case Namely Madness 'T is a specific for that disease and is frequently attended with success where Antimonial Vomits have prov'd ineffectual Let it be us'd thus Take of the Roots of White Hellebor one Dram infuse it in Rhenish Wine or rather macerate it in some hot place for the space of one Night Then boyl it strain off this Wine and throw it away for 't is too sharp And pour fresh Wine upon it only to stand in infusion all Night In the Morning exhibit a Dram and a half or two Drams of the strain'd Liquor to the Mad Person 'T is a Medicine admirably fit for this case and this only In the Mineral Family Antimony and Vitriol are the two noted Emetics But Vitriol is not so Friendly to Nature as the former it weakens the Body and disorders the Stomach whereas Antimony produces no such effects The Vitrum Antimonii alone is of more use and efficacy than a Thousand
relaxating Causes assault it it shoots up a loose flaccid sordid sort of Flesh that ' twines about and covers the Tooth The Cure consists in corroborating the flaccid Gums by Astringents cleansing the Ulcers if any there be and preserving them from further Corruption Tincture of Lac with Myrrh is a noted Medicine for this Effect Spirit of Salt with Honey of Roses is also a powerful cleanser Take of the Flowers of Holyhocks half an Ounce prepar'd burnt Hartshorn two Drams burnt Allum Nutmegs of each a Dram. Make a Powder to rub the Gums with after cleansing the Teeth and washing the Mouth with the following Gargle Take of Sage-leaves two handfuls Flowers of Holyhocks one handful Polypody-roots half an Ounce Boyl them in fair Water To a Pound of the strain'd Decoction add Honey of Roses two Ounces and a half Antimonial Nitre three Drams burnt Allum and seal'd Earth of each a Dram. Mix c. Take of the Leaves of Sage and Scurvy-grass of each three handfuls boyl them in Milk To a Pound of the strain'd Liquor add fresh Juice of Scurvygrass two Ounces Syrup of Columbines four Ounces Mix for an Antiscorbutic Gargle Take of crude Allum a Dram and a half Flowers of Columbines and Sage-leaves of each two Drams Roots of Florentin-Orris three Drams choice Myrrh two Scruples Sprinkle 'em liberally with Spirit of Scurvygrass adding a few Drops of the distill'd Oyl of Cloves Make a Liniment for the Teeth For a Scorbutic Excrescence of the Gums Spirit of Scurvygrass mix'd with burnt Allum is very proper or the Decoction of small Houseleek with Allum and Hony or a mixture of the Scum of Quicklime Water with Lac Vitriol and Rose-water are much approv'd If the Excrescence be over luxuriant we must have recourse to the Decoction of Verdigrise and Allum mix'd with Vinegar or the Ointment Aegyptiacum mix'd with Hony of Roses or the following Powder Take of burnt Allum and Sal-armoniac of each a Scruple Mastic and Frankincense of each half a Dram. Make a Powder to be rub'd upon the Teeth after washing the Mouth with the Decoction of Sage Tormentil and red Roses The Numness of the Teeth proceeds from the Acidity of the Lymph and is cur'd by chewing fresh Purslain or Cheese or applying the White of an Egg boyl'd hard but especially by warm Urine The chilness of the Teeth or their aptitude to shrink and ache at the approach of any cold thing is curâ—d by applying Treacle or Spirit of Wine or chewing hot Bread or the Yelk of an Egg rosted SECT IV. Of the Diseases that hinder Swallowing THE Food receiv'd and prepar'd in the Mouth must be forwarded by the Tongue to the upper part of the Pharynx and thence convey'd downwards to the Stomach by the successive contraction of the Muscles of the Gullet This we call Swallowing The Disorders 't is obnoxious to are such as tend either to impair or deprave it Those of the former sort are occasion'd by the Palsy of the Sphincter and Mâ—sâ—les of the Throat The Convulsion or Contraction of the Gullet caused by Hypocondriac Hysteric and Epileptic Fits Worms want of Spittle or Moisture violent Exercise astringent Liquors c. Or the narrowness of its Passage caus'd by Tumors Obstructions and Inflammations either of it self or the adjacent parts Or the Inflammation Excoriation Exâ—lceration and Tumor of the upper Orifice of the Stomach or its queasyness and aversion to Food or Wind irritating its Muscles to contract themselves and deny admission to the Food The Depravation of the Swallowing Faculty discovers it self three ways 1. When Liquors can be taken down but no solid thing 2. When solid things are easily receiv'd but such as are liquid are thrown up by the Mouth and Nostrils by reason that the Epiglottis does not duly cover the opening of the Wind-pipe 3. When some things both solid and liquid are easily taken down and some are not Of which more under the Head of a Queasy Stomac In acute Diseases or Wounds the Convulsion of the Gullet is fatal as also its relaxation for want of Spirits If any external thing taken down stick in the Gullet it occasions Imposthumes Ulcers c. and together with the corrupted Matter works it self out either upwards or downwards or cuts out a new Passage through the neighbouring parts Or if it reach the Stomach may either be voided by Stool without any harm or cause Obstructions in the Pylorus Looseness in the Guts c. according to its Nature and Bulk The Cure vary's according to the quality of the Causes If the Head of the Gullet is Paralytic let the Decoction of Sage and Rocket-seeds in Wine or the Infusion of Thyme and Lavender-flowers in Aqua-Vitae with Castor or the Essence of Castor mix'd with Spirit of Venice-Treacle and Aqua Anhaltina be held in the Mouth Let the Juice of Sage with Nutmegs and Castor or Turpentine dissolv'd with the Yelk of an Egg in the Water of Primroses or some drops of the distillâ—d Oyls of Amber Sage Anniseeds c. be gradually taken down Let the Neck and neighbouring parts be anointed with Spirit of Earth-worms and distill'd Oyl of Cloves Amber c. If the Muscles of the Gullet be seiz'd with Convulsions let Cephalic and Opiat Medicines be us'd both internally and externally If want of moisture and extreme dryness cause their contraction Let the mucilage of Quinces extracted with the Water of Frogs-Spawn be held in the Mouth and insensibly swallow'd Hysteric and Hypocondriac Contractions of the Pharynx are cur'd by Chalybeat and absorbent Remedies Pins Bones pieces of Glass and such like pointed things swallow'd down and sticking in the Gullet ought to be brought back if possible by Sneezing Coughing or taking down liquid Vomits and drinking in the mean while Oyly soft Liquors or by the help of Instruments made for the purpose SECT V. Of the Hindrances of Chylification THE Food convey'd by the Mouth and Gullet into the Stomac is there dissolv'd partly by the heat of the Stomac and adjacent Bowels and partly by the salin and spirituous Juice in the Stomac which likewise encounters the alcalin Salts of the Food when dissolv'd and by means of a fermentation works it into a volatil temperat milky substance which we call Chyle That this ferment in the Stomac is an acid salin substance is sufficiently made out by the acid Belchings that attend even those who are well by the evident vertue which Acids have of promoting and fat oyly Anti-acids of impairing the Appetit The original of this ferment is the Lymph deposited by the Glandules of the Stomach into its Cavity where it meets the remains of Food impregnated with Spittle and render'd acid by delay and combines with 'em in the form of an acid ferment CHAP. I. Of Diseases Incumbring or Extinguishing Chylification IF the Food be not sufficiently elaborat in the Stomac and in due time converted into Chyle it remains unfit for nourishing the Body as being nothing
but a heap of crude Matter Sometimes it melts into a fix'd Viscous acid that falling short of its due thinness and volatility is the source of all Chronical Distempers which by the Ancients were imputed to the unequal Disposition of the Bowels or the cold Constitution of the Stomac complicated with the heat of the Liver This we call the acid Crudity of the Stomac At other times it degenerates into a Cruditas Nidorosa a putrid Matter smelling like something burnt or roasted The causes of these Disorders are the deficiency confusion or flatness of the Spirits thro' Weakness Passions Pains and want of Exercise the corruption or fixation of the acid ferment occasion'd by vicious Acids sweet things and such as tend to an acid Crudity or its dullness and inactivity occasion'd by the oyly Salt of the Choler abounding in the the Stomac eating of fat Food as Eggs fry'd with a large quantity of Butter and such like which produce a Cruditas Nidorosa the fixation and viscidity of the Reliques of preceding Digestions in the Pleats of the Stomac following the preposterous administration of fix'd absorbent Powders in Feavers eating of disagreeable and unwonted Food which renverses the Seminal Crasis of the ferment and requires a new proportion of digestive Salts whereas the Food that the Appetit calls for and is by custom well acquainted with meets with a more wellcome reception from the ferment that is in some measure ally'd to it by vertue of the remains of food of the same Nature lodg'd in the Stomac the Relaxation Exulceration Excoriation and Obstruction of the Stomac Its Sympathy with the Kidneys in Nephritic Pains c. These Causes relate to the Stomac and its ferment The Causes relating to the Object or Food receiv'd are gormandizing or over-charging the Stomac and ferment variety of contrary Meats which are not equally digested one part remaining crude while the other is already transform'd departing from the usual Measures and Seasons of Eating or anticipating Meals before the former be digested crossing the Natural Appetit by pressing such things as are loath'd and denying that it long'd for abstaining from Bread or using such as is not sufficiently fermented and impregnated with that volatil Acid that so notably promotes Digestion hard viscous and oyly Food or such as is not easily dissolv'd or mix'd with watery Vehicles excessive Drinking which over dilutes the ferment relaxes the Fibres of the Stomac and causes the Food to float unsteddily Eating of solid Foot without a sufficient quantity of moisture for its Vehicle neglect of Chewing c. The particular Causes of an acid Crudity are the redundancy of acid Humours in the Body the frequent use of Acids whether open or occult or of Spices and such like sharp things as are apt to exalt an Acid. Those of a musty Crudity are the recoyling of the Bile and Alcalin Humors the deficiency of Acids as in acute Feavers the undue stay of Food in the Stomac or the contraction of the Pylorus stopping its passage using fat oyly fix'd or Chalybeat Ingredients soon perishing Fruits in a word whatever is apt to corrupt or contract a Nidor The Symptoms of an impair'd Chalification are a heavy pain about the Stomac and distention of the Breast after eating frequent Belchings whether insipid putrid sulphureous or resembling the very taste of the Food tho' five or six Hours after eating Sometimes especially in Hypochondriac Persons the Face is inflam'd and respiration is difficult while they lie on their Backs In a Morning their Mouth is beset with a viscous Phlegm The Urine is sometimes thin and watry at other times thick and muddy Sometimes a Vertigo happens attended by all the Symptoms of the Hypochondriac Illness which takes its rise from the Stomac The Signs of an acid Crudity are Heart-burning acid Belchings much Wind the Constipation of the Belly and the thickness and viscidity of whatever is vomited up whether Naturally or by Art Those of a musty Crudity are these In the Morning they perceive an uncouth ashy Taste like that of rotten Wood afterwards a gnawing in the Stomac and loathing of Meat with a Bitterness in the Mouth their Belchings resemble the taste of rotten Fish or fry'd Eggs the Belly is open and loose and what they vomit is either insipid or bitterish As for Prognostics An acid Crudity is the fore-runner and cause of Intermitting Feavers Hypocondriac Illness Scurvy Cachexies Colic Passions Arthritic and Nephritie Pains Melancholy and fore'd Eruptions in the Skin In a word 't is the source of all the Chronical Dstempers which by the Ancients were refer'd to the Obstructions of the Bowels Mesentery Liver â—pleen c. Chylification is the Work of Nature not to be compass'd by Art Wherefore the Cure consists only in removing the offensive Crudity cleansing the Stomach and gently whetting the Appetite In the first place Antimonial Vomits mix'd with attenuating Ingredients are requir'd Then Stomachical Purges of Hiera with Agaric Aloe and Mastic Or Take of the Pills call'd Aleophanginae a Scruple Tartar vitriolated six Grains Scammony sulphurated two Grains Extract of Troches Alhandal a Noble Medicine for cutting pituitous Humours a Grain and a half with the Tincture of Tartar make Pills Take of Quercetanus's Pills of Ammoniac a Scruple Extract of Steel half a Scruple Extract of Troches Alhandal two Grains distill'd Oyl of Mace two Grains With Elixir Proprietatis or Essence of Sassafras or Essence of Mint or Spirit of Mastic make Pills Or a Purging Medicine may be made of Salts Thus Take of Tartar vitriolated Cream of Tartar of each half a Scruple Scammony sulphurated four Grains Troches Alhandal two Grains Distill'd Oyl of Anniseeds two Drops make a Powder If a Liquid Form be desir'd Take of Wormwood or Hyssop-water Mint-water of each half an Ounce Tartar vitriolated Extract of Agaric of each half a Scruple Extract of Troches Alhandal one Grain Scammony sulphurated two Grains solutive Syrup of Roses half an Ounce Mix for a Potion Of Alterative Medicines Galangal and Ginger are much the best Next are the Carminative Seeds Anniseeds Caraway-seeds Cumin-seeds the four lesser hot Seeds Acorus-roots preserv'd Nutmeg not by it self but in conjunction with Stomachic Simples among which Mint and Wormwood lead the Van. Next to them are Myrrh Zedoary Rosemary Sassafras Quinces dulcify'd Spirit of Salt an incomparable Remedy Spirit of Mastic mix'd with that of Mint Elixir Proprietatis is an excellent Stomachic but for acid Crudities it ought to be prepar'd without an Acid and mix'd with Spirit of Sal-armoniac For musty Crudities let it be prepar'd with an Acid and mix'd with Spirit of Scurvygrass Mynsichtius his Elixir of Vitriol Michael s Stomachical Elixir mix'd with the Asthmatic Spirit or with the Spirits of Mastic and Scurvygrass Essence of Baum mix'd with the Philosophical Spirit of Vitriol as likewise those of Penny-royal Mint Rosemary Sassafras and Myrrh are all very proper Wormwood-Wine is likewise useful Or Take of curl'd Mind wild
Back under the short Ribs The Vomiting of Atra Bilis is fatal as likewise a Voiding of Blood any way in the Small Pox Measles or other Eruptions If the Piles succeed to Vomiting 't is a good sign as also if it come by Intervals in Splenetic and Chronical Diseases If it be Critical all is well The Cure consists in removing the Causes diverting the Blood from the Stomac fortifying the broken Vessel attenuating and throwing off what is already extravasated Blood-letting in the Arm or Leg or opening the Hemorrhoid Vessels must be premised in Cases of Ploethora's or Suppressions of Blood As for Astringents the Syrup of the Juice of Comfrey Roots and Plantane Leaves not clarify'd mix'd with Sugar is recommended by the Honourable Mr. Boyle and mightily esteem'd in England Water of Nettles mix'd with Spirit of Vitriol is extoll'd by Hartman and several other Authors Or Take of the Conserve of Roses two Ounces Prepared Bloodstone a Dram and an half Adstringent Crocus of Steel that is Vitriol of Steel dissolv'd in Water and precipitated with Oyl of Tartar per deliquium a Dram white Henbane-seeds two Scruples with Syrup of Purslain make an Electuary Take a convenient quantity of the Earth of Vitriol of Steel well calcin'd and dulcify'd dissolve it in Spirit of Salt draw off the Spirit in a Fire of Sand till the residue come to the consistence of Honey Upon which digest Rectify'd Spirit of Wine for some time and strain the Tincture for use Take of Plantane and Tormentil-water of each an Ounce innamom-water and Vinegar of each six Drams Prepared Red Coral half a Dram Troches of Amber a Dram seal'd Earch half a Dram Mummy six Grains Laudanum Opiatum one Grain Syrup of Comfrey one Ounce Make a Potion If the Breast be perplex'd the Pulse weak Respiration difficult the Stomac blown up the Face Pale and liable to sudden Flushings and the Person apt to swoon 't is a sign that the Blood is congeal'd in the Stomac In which case Crabs Eyes Coral and Diaphoretic Antimony and especially Sperma Coeti are proper After the stagnating Blood is attenuated the remaining Clots may be carried off by Rhubarb or a Gentle Vomit If the obstruction of the Spleen occasion the recoyling of the Blood in the Vas Breve upon the Stomac Chalybeat and opening Remedies are most convenient Externally apply Treacle with Saffron and Vinegar of Rasberries to the Stomac SECT VII Of Pains of the Stomac SOmetimes the Breast or the whole Cavity reaching from the Mouth of the Stomac to the Midriff Liver Spleen and Sweet-bread is siez'd with a Prodigious Uneasiness and Confus'd Pain causing the afflicted Person to toss up and down the Bed This we call Anxiety If this Pain be particularly fix'd to the Pit of the Breast attended by a seeming Compression with a sense of Biting and Gnawing 't is call'd Cardialgia or Pain in the Stomac The former is wandring arising from the least irritation and is fitly resembled by the Anxiety following the Assumption of a Vomit The latter is fix'd arising from a Convulsive Contraction and is of the same Nature as the Pain we are afflicted with when we swallow any thing too hard or overbulky All Anxieties excepting such as arise from Suffocation or the disturbance of respiration are owing to the Constriction or uneasiness of the upper and more sensible Orifice of the Stomac as appears by their following the assumption of a Vomit attending Hysteric Constitutions and being abated by Belching their Accompanying Agues and Disappearing after Vomiting and their being caus'd by Eating of heavy Suppers The blame is usually cast upon the Heart but very unjustly for the Heart is an indolent muscle and if it be irritated is siez'd with Convulsions or what we call a Palpitation which does not Accompany Anxieties of the Breast The Remote causes are sharp Poysonous things taken into the Stomac Corrupt Food Wind Vicious Humors or Foreign ferments Translated thither Inflammations and such like disorders of its Membrans Convulsions of the Nerves or Adjacent Parts and in a Word whatever provokes the Mouth of the Stomac to Contract it self Anxieties are usually Companions to other Diseases whose peculiar cure must be taken care of In General Aromatic Discussing Ingredients together with Vitriol and Nitrous Medicines are very proper The Pain of the stomac was by the Ancients call'd Cardialgia by reason of the frequent Swoonings Prostration of strength and Cold sweats that attend it tho in the mean while the Heart is not at all afflicted The left Orifice of the Stomac is its seat as being the most sensible tender Part of the whole Body richly stor'd with Nerves that maintains a near Corrâ—spondence with all the Nervous systeme This Pain is caus'd by the Preternatural fermentation of the Bile and other vicious Juices 't is attended by Inflammations sometimes 't is seated in the back of the stomac and sometimes glides along the Gullet to the very shoulders or resembles the Compression or Squeezing of the Throat The remote causes are whatever offends the left Orifice of the stomac or provokes it to Contraction Nephritic Pains Contorsions of the Backbone Depression of the Cartilago Ensiformis Stones in the Gall Bladder or Duodenum Tumors in the Mesentery and Sweetbread Hysteric Passions and Suppression of the terms may occasion it by consent The Boyling of the Juices in the first Passages In Intermitting feavers frequently produces this symptom which is remov'd by Clysters Wind in an empty stomac an Acid viscid matter gnawing and piercing the upper Orifice which generally quickens about an hour or two after Eating Green or Rusty Bile Tinctur'd with a Corrosive acid from the Sweetbread Corruption or Acidity of the Victuals Tumors Stones or Ulcers in the stomac assumption of sublimat Mercury Arsenic Coagulation of Milk or new Cheese in the stomac occasion'd by its mixture with an Acid Worms in the stomac swallowing of Leeches cur'd by salt Water pieces of Glass Pins c. Are frequently the Authors of the same disorder Sometimes it is Periodical according to the successive return of its causes The Symptoms of Anxiety and Pain of the Stomac are an Inexpressible sort of uneasiness about the Pit of the Breast unquietness tossing difficult Respiration and Swooning usher'd in by Giddiness and follow'd by cold Sweats and a pale Chilness in the Outward Parts If the Pain seize the bottom of the Stomac it ought to be carefully distinguish'd from the Cholic by observing if it creeps upwards or descends to the Loyns and Kidnies If it accompanies other Diseases or comes by it self the former are signs of a Pain in the Stomac the latter of the Cholic If Anxiety and Pain of the Stomac proceed from Worms or Wind it is not very dangerous tho the Symptoms may seem dismal To children it prognosticates Epilepsies and to Adult Persons Chronical Diseases If it arise from curdled Milk or a green rusty sharp viscous humour 't is dangerous If it owe its being
may be useful for strengthning the Fibres of the Guts But to what Purpose should the Irritating and Floating Humors be bound up 'T is better they should take their Course than be thrown upon a Nobler Part. 'T is true Tormentil seal'd Earth Sugar of Lead and such like things are very useful but 't is not upon the account of their Adstringent but Absorbing and Correcting Vertue 7. 'T is the Ridiculous Humor of some to avoid Wine Whereas nothing is more Friendly to the Stomac or more proper against a Looseness Of All the Medicines us'd against Loosenesses Opium is the Head 'T is a Powerful Controuler of all Tumultuous Motions 'T is exhibited in Vinegar Or rather Recent Diascordium may supply its Room being given from a Dram to two Drams Some extoll the use of two Eggs boyl'd very hard sprinkled with Rose-Vinegar and Pouder of Mace and Nutmegs Others recommend a Quince fill'd with Wax and Roasted Goats Tallow melted and mix'd with Flower Extract of Tormentil dissolv'd in Cinnamon or Mint Water together with a Grain or two of Laudanum the Juice of Austere Fruits such as Medlars and Quinces mix'd with the Juice of Arsmart The Rob made from the Juice of unripe sorbe Apples the Conserve of Quinces mix'd with Distill'd Oyl of Cinnamon and Laudanum Opiatum The Decoction of Masticwood or in the Room of it that of Mastic it self with Mace and Cinnamon mix'd with Gelley of Hartshorn for Ordinary Drink or Water impregnated with the fumes of Mastic The Decoction of Juniper-berries or that of Hartshorn and Stag's Pizzle or the Decoction of Gum Arabic and Sugar in Ale The Golden Earth found in Gold Mines dissolv'd with the Spirit of the Vitriol of Steel Whey or Vinegar impregnated with Steel Crocus of Steeâ— Dulcify'd Gaput Mortuum of Vitriol exhibited in an Acid Vehicle Coral Crystal mix'd with Hysteric Laudanum and Chalybeat Bezoar against a Bilious Looseness Blood Stone Sugar of Lead Plantan Purslain Tormentil and Columbin-Waters and the Juices of Quinces and Pomgranats These are all specifics in this Disease Take of Plantan-Water three Ounces Cinnamom-Water an Ounce Fracastorius's Diascordium two Drams Prepar'd Red Coral two Scruples seal'd Earth a Scruple Syrup of Myrtles an Ounce Make a Potion Give a spoonful now and then Vinegar of Wine or of Roses and Diaphoretic Antimony may be added Take of Mint-water two Ounces Cinnamom-water two Drams Extract of Tormentil eight Grains Astringent Crocus of Steel and Hysteric Laudanum of each six Grains Syrup of Quinces half an Ounce Mix for one Dose Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre may be added Or to temper the sharpness of the humors an Emulsion may be made from sweet Almonds and White Poppy Seeds with the Decoction of Hartshorn and mix'd with absorbent Powders Take of Vitriolated Conserve of Mint an Ounce and a half Diascordium half an Ounce Seal'd Earth a Dram Chalybeat Diaphoretic Antimony and Extract of Tormentil Roots of each half a Dram. With Syrup of Masterwort make an Electuary Dose two Drams twice or thrice aday When a Looseness is attended by Gripings black excrements thirst and inappetency give what follows Take Conserve of Mint and Diascordium of each two Ounces Rhubarb a Dram Red Coral two Scruples With Syrup of Coral make an Electuary Of which let the Patient take a Convenient quantity frequently In malignant Epidemical Loosenesses Alexipharmacal sudorifics ought to be mix'd with proper specifics as Spirit of Venice Treacle with Spirit of Mastic Seal'd Earth and Volatil Salt of Vipers c. Or thus Take of Seal'd Earth and Diaphoretic Antimony of each fifteen Grains Powder of Mace four Grains Volatil Salt of Vipers six Grains Mix for one Dose Take of Mint and Scordium Waters of each an Ounce and a half Cinnamon Water three Drams Vinegar of Wine six Drams Venice Treacle a Dram and a half Mineral Bezoar half a Dram Syrup of Quinces three Drams Mix for a Potion In the mean while let the Stomac be fortify'd by the Juice of Quinces Dulcify'd Spirit of Salt or a Draught of Generous Wine In case of a Tenesmus inject Milk-Clysters frequently If a Looseness be caus'd by Poyson give twelve Grains of Emerald with Conserve of Quinces The External Remedies against Loosenesses are Venice Treacle mix'd with Balsam of Peru and the Distill'd Oyl of Mastic sprinkl'd with the Distill'd Oyl of Mace and Applied to the Belly or the Crust of Tosted Bread soak'd in Vinegar and Cover'd with Cloves and Nutmegs in Powder or a Cataplasm of yest Powder of Mint Leaves Zedoary Cloves Galangal Ginger and Rose Vinegar applied to the Navel Fomentations of the same place with Decoctions of Aromatic Ingredients or Inunctions with Distill'd Aromatic Oyls incorporated with Express'd Oyl of Nutmegs applying after Inunction a hot Brick are also proper If there be a necessity of cleansing the Intestines either in the Beginning or Declension of the Disease give half a Dram of Rhubarb with eight Grains of Nutmegs and three Grains of Hysteric Laudanum Or give the Decoction of Tamarinds But these things are most proper in the Declination of the Disease or if in the beginning it must be when the humours are hurry'd into the Guts from other Parts or the first Passages are very foul as when a Looseness proceeds from Summer Fruits If the Great Intestines are the Seat of the Evil Clysters of Milk are proper as also when the Person goes frequently to stool and voids but little which is a sign of the Acrimony of the humor In that case Emollient Clysters of Chalybeat Milk Yelks of Eggs Turpentin and Hony of Roses are very useful If the Anus be excoriated foment with Milk in which Emollient-Herbs are Boyl'd If a Looseness be occasion'd by over violent Purgation let Laudanum Opiatum Wormwood Rue Essence of Venice Treacle mix'd with Anodyns and Diaphoretic Powders such as Seal'd Earth Sugar of Lead Blood stone Diaphoretic Antimony c. Be exhibited Let Venice Treacle be applied to the Navel or the Belly be fomented with Wine in which Wormwood Mint and Spices are Boyl'd If the Person be Grip'd or Molested with a perpetual Itch of going to stool inject a Clyster of warm Milk in which Venice Treacle is dissolv'd If a Looseness proceed from an Error in the use of External things as Summer Fruits c. It ought not to be stopped unless it overbear or cause an inappetency and weak Concoction in which case we exhibit the absorbent Powders with Opiats in the same method as above If a Looseness proceed from the transferring of the morbific matter to which Catarrhous Persons are obnoxious in the Night-time and which the Ancients fancy'd to flow from the Brain it is cur'd by aversion and derivation by Issues and Blistering Plaisters If a Looseness be caus'd by the spontaneous course of humors 't is cur'd as a common Looseness or by Chalybeat Medicines and Bathing But these last sorts of Loosenesses require no Cure unless they prove exorbitant ART II. Of the
Disease call'd Cholera A Cholera is a Disease in which the vicious humors are impetuously thrown out both upwards and downwards with a violent Pain in the Stomac and Belly distention of the Hypocondria Heartburnings Thirst Perplexity of the Breast a swift and sometimes small pulse frequent swoonings unquietness tossing a Coldness in the outer Parts Cold sweats especially upon the forehead prostration of strength and at last Convulsions and Hiccoughs This disease is call'd a wet Cholera in opposition to that call'd dry iâ— which nothing but wind is voided upwards and downwards It differs from a Diarrhaea only Gradually the symptoms being the same but only mere fierce The Causes are the same but more Exalted and Virulent The Seat of the illness is the Duodenum and Pylorus where the Inraged matter irritates the Choleric and Pancreatical Passages thro' which the Blood being overcharg'd with Heteregeneous particles indeavours to discharge ' em The occasional Causes are the same as those of a Looseness The Corruption and Acrimony of Food in the Stomac the Assumption of sharp Caustic Medicines such as Antimony Arsenic Mercury c. And the Internal malignity or depravation of the humors 'T is an acute disease and quickly finishes its Course If the Excrements be Livid Fetid Black or Corrosive if it accompany malignant Feavers especially in the Beginning and if the Stomac be very much disorder'd it proves fatal It observes a Tertian Period in its Exasperations And frequently relapses after an apparent Cure As touching the Cure Alexipharmacal Medicines are absolutely necessary If it proceed from corruptible and fermenting things taken inwardly such as Summer Fruits c. we must not be over-forward in stopping it especially if such things be voided as ought to be so Far less is it allowable to give Purgatives for they increase the Tumult Opiats indeed ought never to be omitted If the Patient be extreme weak give 'em in small Doses and frequently otherwise very large Doses are requir'd We mix 'em with Bezoars and diaphoretic Antimony All cold drink must be avoided Wine is very proper Watery diluting Decoctions are likewise very necessary for eluding the edge of the Salts In the declination of the Disease the Stomac ought to be corroborated with proper Remedies The Remedies prescrib'd in the last Article are all convenient here especially the Juice of Mint Sal Prunel Tincture of the golden Earth made with Spirit of Salt a notable astringent prepar'd Crystal Emerald Chalybeats c. If the Disease be caus'd by Poyson Oyl of sweet Almonds Milk fresh Butter and absorbent Powders especially prepar'd Chrystal and seal'd Earth If it proceed from the abuse of Summer Fruits besides gentle discussives and cleansers the fix'd Salts and Earths mix'd with Opiats are proper If it arise from a malign ferment the Juices and Syrups of Pomgranats red Corants Barberries Syrup of Coral Spirit of Vitriol of Steel seal'd Earth mix'd with Spirit of Vitriol Solar Jovial Martial Bezoar Bezoardic Tincture and such like are convenient Opium Diascordium Conserve of Mint Spirit and Extract of Venice Treacle and especially Camphyr are the most noted general Specifics against a Cholera The forms of Recipe's are the same as above As Take of Venice Treacle a dram seal'd Earth two Scruples mix for a Bolus to be taken in a spoonful of Vinegar of Wine Take of the Conserve of Mint a dram seal'd Earth prepat'd red Coral and prepar'd Crystal of each half a dram Laudanum Opiatum two grains With Quercetanus's Syrup of Coral make an Electuary Take of Purslain Water three ounces Cinnamom Water half an ounce Spirit of Venice Treacle and Diascordium of each two drams Confection Alkermes one dram unburnt Hartshorn half a dram Syrup of Coral six drams Make a Potion to be given by spoonfuls Take of Mint Water two ounces Cinnamom Water Bezoardic Vinegar and Spirit of Venice Treacle camphoris'd of each half an Ounce with Syrup of the Juice of Citrons make a Potion The external Remedies mention'd in the last Article are proper in this Spirit of Wine camphoris'd mix'd with Venice Treacle is a noble Epithema for the Stomac if apply'd hot with several folds of Linnen If a Cholera proceed from an Error in Diet it sometimes happens but very rarely that a gentle cleansing Medicine wou'd not be amiss Such as are Whey alter'd with solutive Syrup of Roses or Pulp of Tamarinds gentle Infusions of Rhubarb c. But Milk Clysters with Venice Treacle or Diascordium dissolv'd in 'em are always useful If a Cholera be caus'd by the violence of purging Medicines Laudanum Opiatum or Treacle or Confection Alkermes dissolv'd in warm Wine is a Sovereign Remedy Essence of Venice Treacle mix'd with that of Opium and given to forty drops twice or thrice a day is very successful against a Cholera caus'd by Emetics ART III. Of a Lienteria A Lienteria is a Looseness by which the Meat is sent out before it be alter'd The Causes are an Ulcer in the Stomac or a sharp scorbutic Salt convey'd thither with the Saliva and by the Glandules of its Membrans or corrupted Victuals irritating the Stomac to an early contraction and evacuation of what it contains The Laxity of the Pylorus occasion'd by much drinking and the Deficiency Laziness and Depravation of the Stomachical ferment leaving the Meat undigested The use of Signs is to distinguish the Causes If the Stomac be irritated there 's a gnawing heat in the Stomac accompany'd by Vomiting If the ferment be weak the Appetit is dejected the Breath fetid and the Cavity of the Stomac and Guts molested with Wind and Noise A Chronical Lienteria exhausts the Strengh and tends to a Consumption If it follow other heavy Distempers or accompany a Scurvy or seize Women with Child 't is very dangerous The Indications of Cure are to corroborat the Stomac and Pylorus by Medicines prescrib'd in the first Section of this Book and mitigat the irritating Acrimony of Humors by such Remedies as are us'd against a Cholera Looseness c. Gentle Vomits are proper if the Stomac be stuff'd with pituitous Excrements But such as are fat and oily ought to be avoided for they relaxat the Fibres of the Stomac If Vomiting be not convenient gentle astringent Purgatives are allowable such as Rhubarb or the Pills of Aloe or those of Mastic But by all means let strong Purges be prohibited If there be any suspicion of Poyson or if the Lienteria proceed from Summer Fruits and such corruptible things let Alexipharmacal Medicines be exhibited As for corroborating Medicines see the Chapter of Vomiting and that of a looseness The Antiscorbutic Tincture of Coral Allum us'd as above and Eggs boyl'd hard with Nutmegs and Rose Vinegar Spirit of Salt c. are of noted vertue for that purpose The Irritation of the Stomac is cur'd by Opiats mix'd with Spices and absorbent Powders as in a looseness Externally we apply as above directed in the Chapters of Inappetency Vomiting c.
those from an internal Cause from others externally occasion'd 2. Notwithstanding the Clamors of some Authors Narcotics are very proper especially in the beginning but they ought to be mixt with convenient Specifics and given in very large Doses for Persons under this Disease can bear Opium wonderfully 3. In malignant Dysenteries laxative Medicines are very nocive but in benign ones they 're approv'd in the beginning if the Constitution of the Patient be Cacochymical or if the Dysentery proceed from Summer Fruits Rhubarb and Whey are fittest for this purpose but Narcotics ought to be mix'd with 'em and likewise exhibited by themselves both the preceding and following Nights 4. Vomits are very dangerous yet if the Chyle be corrupted and the Stomac much oppress'd if the Person vomit easily and have sufficient Strength to undergo the Tryal they may be ventur'd on But withal in a malignant Dysentery they are absolutely noxious unless an over-violent Purge or Poyson have occasion'd it 5. Sudorifics are always proper in Epidemical Dysenteries and ought never to be omitted They are much preferable to Purgatives or any other Medicines whatsoever 6. Astringents are very offensive at first After the use of gentle abstergent Laxatives in benign and that of Alexipharmacal Sudorifics in malignant Dysenteries they may be given in the declension of the Disease but not before 7. Blood-letting is to no purpose in most cases Nay even in the case of a suppression of the Terms it ought to be cautiously attempted if the Dysentery be malignant 8. All Clysters whatsoever tho never so softening irritat the Guts in some measure and promote a Tenesmus upon which account they ought to be very cautiously and sparingly us'd They are most proper in the declination of the Disease when the great Intestines are affected or stuff'd with sharp Humors and when the Dysentery is benign 9. A peculiar regard must be always had to the Stomac whose good or bad Condition alone stamps a hopeful or desperat Character on a Dysentery Warm Wine moderatly us'd is proper for this purpose 10. The Feet and external parts ought to be kept warm for the least Cold or the drinking of any cold Liquor revives and exasperats the Disease 11. There 's nothing so conducive as Rest and Quiet They ought not to stir from their Beds nor move when they are in ' em 12. Venery is oft-times a Sovereign Cure for a Dysentery From what is premis'd we may infer the Indications for Cure viz. To put a stop to the Irritation of the Intestins and repair the loss they 've sustain'd to purify the Blood and separat the preternatural ferment As for the particular Medicines answering these ends we shall first run over the Specifics peculiar to this Disease In which Class the Pizzle of a Whale leads the Van next is a Staggs Pizzle They are never pounded but only shav'd As Take of the shavings of a Stags Pizzle two drams Hysteric Laudanum nine Grains make a Powder for two Doses Take of the Decoction of a Whale's Pizzle a Pound and a half Cinnamom-water an ounce Syrup of Coral two or three ounces Make a Julep of which let the Patient take a Draught over Night They may be mix'd either in Powder or Decoction with other specific and common Ingredients of which more anon The next Specific is Hartshorn Its Decoction with Burnet is commended by Riverius for ordinary drinking It s Gelly may be mix'd with the Gelly of Stags Pizzle and dissolv'd in any Liquor Or thus Take of the Decoction of the shavings of a Stag's Pizzle a Pound Gelly of Hartshorn six drams Cinnamom-water six drams Syrup of Comfrey an ounce Make a Julep Next in order are the shavings of the Scull of a Man that dies a violent death given to a dram the Moss of the Scull given to a scruple the Powder of a Sea-horse Tooth or Unicorn's Horn given to a dram Oak Berries Misselto of the Oak The Powder prepar'd from Elder-berries call'd Tragaea Granorum Actes baken up anew with Hairs-blood and Stag's Pizzle and fresh Juice of the Berries the blood of a Hare kill'd by Dogs given in Powder to a dram or by way of Infusion a Clour soak'd in it being infus'd in Ale or ordinary Drink the Blood of a Lamb Kill'd after frighting us'd after the same method the dry'd Livers of Serpents and Vipers given to a Scruple Crystal the Livers of Green Frogs an Apple excavated and fill'd with Wax and Gum Arabic and so Roasted or rather a Quince with the same Ingredients Roasted the Dung of a Dog fed with Bones given to a Dram in Steeled Goats Milk the Pouder of Horse-hoof given to a Dram Satyrium Roots by way of Infusion the Decoction or Pouder of Cork Wallnut-Catkins given to a Dram in Pouder Tormentil Rob of Sorbe Apples Mineral Unicorn Dulcify'd Earth of Vitriol taken from the Vitriol of Steel Sulphur and its Flowers Ashwood given to a Dram in warm Wine and Allum of which Four or Five Grains are given with Cinnamom very successfully Thus far the most Noted Specifics The Common Ingredients which we usually joyn to them are the Astringent Styptic absorbent and fat Oily Medicines recommended against Vomiting Loosenesses and the Cholera Goats Milk in the beginning of the Disease is a good Abstergent and towards the end Cows Milk Consolidats and Heals Chalybeat Milk with Comfrey and Tormentil Roots or the shavings of Stag's Pizzle or Rice or Yelks of Eggs and Juice of Ivy boyl'd in it is of excellent use The Essence and Syrup of Comfrey the Extract of Venice Treacle or that of Tormentil given with Laudanum Opiatum at Night in Pills The Spirit of Venice Treacle Camphoris'd The Tincture of Coral Prepar'd with Spirit of Sassafras The Tincture of the Sulphur of Vitriol The Styptic Liquor Prepar'd from Seal'd Earth and Spirit of Nitre call'd Liquor Aureus The Tincture of Blood-stone Myrrh and its Essence Amber and its Troches Sugar of Lead a Noted Specific The Tincture Extracted from the Earth of Gold Mines by Spirit of Salt These I say are all Common Ingredients A few Receipts shall serve for Examples In a Benign Dysentery if it be Convenient either in the Beginning or Declension to Purge of which we must be very cautious Let Laudanum Opiatum be exhibited over Night then in the Morning take of Diascordium a Dram Rhubarb two Scruples Laudanum Opiatum two Grains With Syrup of Quinces make a Bolus to be Reiterated Or Take of Plantan Water an Ounce Powder of Rhubarb a Dram Laudanum Opiatum a Grain With Syrup of Quinces make a Potion In a Malignant Dysentery let Laxatives be omitted and prescribe thus Take of Hartshorn Prepar'd without fire a Scruple Diaphoretic Antimony half a Scruple Volatil Salt of Vipers five Grains Laudanum Opiatum one Grain Mix. Take of Mint Water an Ounce Spirit of Venice Treacle Camphoris'd two Drams Diaphoretic Antimony a Scruple Human Bones calcin'd half a Scruple Extract of Venice Treacle five Grains
Boyl them and express the Liquor to which add a handful of the Leaves of Toad-flax then express again and add the yelks of two Eggs. Make a Liniment and anoint the part or add to it express'd Oyl of Henbane-seeds and Sugar or Lead in case of an Inflammation The Oyl of the Berries of the Herb Paris for Women with Child or Oyl of Stag-flies Oyl of Wood-lice and that of Box-wood are very much recommended for Inunctions Take of the Mucilages of Fleawort-seeds of Quince-seeds and Linseeds prepar'd with Rose-water of each an ounce fresh Butter an ounce with the yelks of two Eggs and Oyl of Roses beat them in a leaden Mortar till they become livid and make a Liniment of excellent use against Inflammations of the Piles The Oyl of Eggs Spirit of Wine camphoris'd and Sugar of Lead may be added The Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with express'd Oyl of Poppy-seeds or mix'd with Camphyr and Sugar of Lead or with the Oyl of Eggs and that of Bricks is of very good use in External Applications Some put Venice Treacle mix'd with Sugar of Lead and the Oyl of the Balsam-Apple upon a Clout and thrust it into the Fundament Figwort Orpine and Pilewort are three famous Specifics they are given inwardly by way of Infusion in Ale or Wine Their Roots are given also in Powder Figwort-roots mix'd with fresh Butter and kept in a Cellar for fifteen days yield a noble Liniment The Juice of Pilewort externally applied is also of excellent use Take of the Roots of Figwort and Pilewort of each half an ounce with Oyl of Mullen make a Liniment If they become Chronical let an Issue be cut in the Thigh If they are ulcerated let fulminatory Gold mix'd with Oyl of sweet Almonds be applied Upon the whole 't will not be improper to take notice of Wedelius's Caution viz. That Ointments are not always the most convenient forms by reason that they inlarge the Capacity of the Veins stop the Transpiration and augment the Heat SECT X. Of Worms in the Guts HAving discours'd of the Expulsion of the Excrements we come next to consider what preternatural things the Guts may contain viz. Worms They are either long or broad or very small call'd Ascarides and confin'd to the Intestinum Rectum The immediat Cause is the seed of Worms convey'd into our Bodies The remote cause is putrify'd Crudities in the Stomac and Guts and the deficiency or weakness of the Bile which is the true scare-crow of Worms The Symptoms are an acid smell in the Mouth stinking Spittle copiously voided and with some squeamishness the Excrements in Colour resembling Cows-dung the yellowness of the white of the Eye or a Jaundice Sometimes a biting pain seizes and distends the Belly especially in a Morning and the Person is troubl'd with night fears gnashing of Teeth trembling Convulsions corrosion of the Gums Consumption of the Body the Face is red and pale by turns the Appetit voracious and fierce the Symptoms are exasperated by acid bitter Victuals and mitigated by Milk and sweet things The Person is molested with a dry Cough and thirst when his Belly is empty Broad Worms have this peculiar Symptom that little things like Gourd-seeds are interspers'd with the Excrements The Ascarides observe the Motions of the Moon By day they are generally quiet but from ten a Clock at night till Morning they rage Sometimes they 'll corrode the Buttocks and Thighs and creat Ulcers in the Anus and Intestinum Rectum The broad sort are expell'd with the greatest difficulty Worms frequently introduce troublesom Diseases If in the beginning of a Disease they throw themselves out 't is a sign of great malignity within In the Declension or after Concoction 't is look'd upon as a good sign In the Diseases of Children Worms are always suspected All sorts of Worms ought to be attack'd during the wane of the Moon Jalap Rhubarb and sweet Mercury are proper Purges The Specifics are Horse-Radishes Water-Cresses Centory Wormwood Peach-flowers Turnsil Flowers of St. John's-wort Savin Water-Germander Gentian Zedoary Onyons Garlic Leeks Myrrh Aloes Spirit of Hartshorn the Decoction of Quicksilver in Onyon or Garlick-water or Quicksilver beat up with Sugar to a Powder of which half a dram is a Dose the Oyls of Hazel and Juniper-woods the acid Spirits mix'd with fair Water such as that of Vitriol of Sulphur c. While the Worms are lodg'd in the small Guts inject Clysters of Milk and the Decoctions of Figs Raisins Liquorice Hony c. to invite 'em to come down If they 're arriv'd at the great Intestins kill 'em with Clysters of the Decoction of Gentian Wormwood Grass-roots c. In the mean while apply to the Belly the Gall of a Bull mix'd with Powder of Coloquintida or a Cataplasm of Myrrh Aloe Vinegar of Roses and Bull 's Gall or Rock Oyl and Oyl of Hazel-wood with Hiera Picra or the Ointment of Soubread with Quicksilver The broad Worms are cur'd by the Juice of Horse-radishes and the Powder of Jalap with Worm-seed The Ascarides require Suppositories of Dutch Cheese or Lard and Hony and Clysters of Coloquintida SECT XI Of Pains in the Guts and particularly of the Colic WHEN the Guts are irritated and suffer wringing Convulsions they are molested with a pain call'd Gripings Sometimes these Pains reach only the small Intestins and then their Station is about the Navel and Center of the Belly and are much more violent than those in the great Guts If they range not beyond the Duodenum or beginning of the Jejunum they are felt in the Loyns bending towards the right Hypochondrium and are oftimes mistaken for Nephritic Pains or those caus'd by the Convulsions of the mesenteric Nerves or the Tumors and Ulcers of the Pancreas The Pains in the great Guts are for the most part felt in the Colon especially that part of it towards the Circumference of the Belly upon the left side where 't is straitned and incurvated and consequently more liable to the shocks of Wind and more apt to stop the Circulation of the Excrements and cause their swelling up into a Tumor sometimes hard sometimes soft This Pain and Tumor is frequently imputed to the Spleen whereas the Spleen is incapable of any shooting pricking pain such as this is it s Membran being almost insensible and besides it lies too low to display its tumor externally Moreover this pain is exasperated by riding immediately after eating and tho it may be compatible to the Jejunum in the left corner from whence it runs to the Center of the Belly yet the Colon is its usual Seat And sometimes it veers about to the right side of the Belly upon the outermost Circumference where the same Colon pursues its Course This last mention'd Pain is a Colic properly so call'd but for somuch as the generality of Writers do comprehend the former under the same Title I shall not depart from the usual Measures of prescribing their Cure without Distinction
Scars following the Corrosion of a Dysentery or Looseness or interrupted by its own viscidity or slime squeez'd into its Vessels from the Guts and afterwards congeal'd of which we have a plain Instance in the Case of drinking cold Liquors after a violent hot Exercise for as much as the heat melts the slime and the motion drives it into the Vessels and the sudden arrival of cold Liquor cuts off its retreat by causing its Coagulation so that it either stagnats or proceeds with the Chyle to the Blood and depraves its Crasis This viscidity or crudity of the Chyle or of the Humor its Companion is the true cause of all Chronical Distempers falsly imputed by the Ancients to Obstructions or contrary Qualities of the Bowels That there are Obstructions I do not deny Some in the Blood Vessels causing Inflammations Others in the Lymphatic or perhaps those of the Chyle causing the rupture of the Vessels and effusion of the Lymph upon the Cavities of the Body And others again in the Bowels appearing in the form of Imposthumes and Schirrus's But these are rather the effect than cause of Chronical Diseases That stagnation of the Liquors in their respective Vessels is occasion'd by their viscidity The viscidity is caus'd by acid Crudities attending the Chyle and debauching the Blood and Lymph Moreover the proneness of Imposthumes to suppurate and that of Schirrus's to become Ganeers are solid proofs of their being caus'd by a viscous acid And as to the Antipathy of the Bowels 't is inconsistent with the Laws of Circulation The Blood and Spirits are equally the cause of heat all over the Body if all the parts be equally 〈◊〉 pos'd for their Reception 'T is true indeed a particâ—â—â—â— Bowel or external part may be occasionally weakâ—â—â— and suffer a Relaxation of its Fibres or by vertue of acid pointed Particles darted into its Bosom like that of a Thorn into the Finger may be disturb'â— with Heat and Inflammation while the others retain their cooler Temperature But it plainly appears that these effects are not owing to any Radical Antipathy in the Qualities of the Bowels but the occasional unequal Distribution of the viscous acid Particles It remains therefore to be concluded upon that the acid Crudity of the Chyle impress'd upon it in the first Passages is the natural and obvious cause of Chronical Distempers and that Obstructions may be effected by the long duration of these Distempers but cannot claim the priviledge of being their Causes This Hypothesis will be set in a clearer light by surveying the Symptoms and the Method of Curing these Chronical Distempers The former are acid Belchings Wind loss of Appetit Gripings and noise in the Guts incident heat and Inflammation Looseness c. the natural Progeny of an acid Crudity And as touching the latter the whole Circle of Specifics is generally made to center in an aperient Vertue Now the Preparations of Steel and Lead do justly lead the Van of this numberless Catalogue And how these astringent Medicines should be intitled to an opening Vertue all the Posse of Writers is at a loss to explain Whereas 't is an obvious Solution that these metallin Particles suck up and incounter the acid Crudity and transform it into a vitriolic Concrete which is afterwards evacuated under the form of black Excrements So that it opens or unlocks the Passages only indirectly by subduing the hostil Intruder Antiscorbutic volatil salin Medicines and Gums are likewise us'd Now they attinuat the viscous Humor precipitat the rank acid fortifie the Stomac the original source of the Evil and whet the Bile And here by the way 't will not be improper to take notice that the Essences commonly prepar'd from volatil Antiscorbutic Herbs as the Essence of Scurvygrass c. fall short of the original vertue of their Herbs as containing only the volatil Salt strip'd of the fix'd Salt which withal is very useful Upon which account I prefer the Quintessences made of the Oyl and both the Spirits one prepar'd by Fermentation and the other by Putrefaction These two being mix'd with the distill'd Oyl by long Digestion and frequent Cohobation And besides all Antiscorbutic Spirits prepared by Fermentation ought to be frequently cohobated in order to extract the fixed Alcalin Salt Tartar also is a great Specific in these Cases But its Cream is too acid Let it be mix'd with half the quantity of Salt of Tartar dissolv'd in warm water after Fermentation filtrated and set to evaporat Thus its Acidity is conquer'd It s volatil Spirit or rather that drawn from the Dregs of Wine or the Carminative Spirit prepar'd from Nitre Tartar and Spirit of Wine and all volatil Preparations of Tartar are of wonderful efficacy in clearing the first Passages correcting the Digestive Ferment and conquering the acid of Wine that we in these Countries are so obnoxious to In the Animal Province Man's Urine given to drink and all urinous Spirits and Salts especially the Spirit of Salarmoniac prepar'd with Quick-lime are noted antiacids in all Chronical Distempers The Spirit of Ants and that of Earth-worms are famous Anti-scorbutics Of the Mineral Family Steel is the Head It ought not to be much impregnated with an acid otherwise it will not dissolve in the Body The best way of giving it is either in crude Powder or by way of extract taken from its Infusion in the Juice of Apples Quinces or of Tamarinds or a Tincture taken from the same with Spirit of Scurvygrass The Tincture of Steel prepar'd with Spirit of Bread is likewise a proper form It s Crocus is best prepar'd by sprinkling it with Juice of Cichory and exposing it to the Sun Next to Steel is Lead especially its Sugar and the Antiphthisical Tincture prepar'd from it and vitriol of Steel with Spirit of Wine From these Premises we infer that the Cause of all Chronical Distempers is a viscous acid Crudity either bred in the Stomac or caus'd by the vicious Effervescencies of the Gall and the Juice of the Pancreas in the Guts Upon which Account all Stomachical attenuating anti-acid Medicines are the true Antidote of these Diseases And whoever attempts to cure 'em without a special regard to the Stomac and first Passages shoots short of his Mark The forms of Recipe's shall be inserted in the particular Description of the respective Diseases SECT XIV Of Diseases relating to the Lungs and Organs of Respiration THUS far we have consider'd the Chyle in its separat State It remains now to survey its state of Complication with the Blood The mix'd Mass of Blood and Chyle is carried from the Axillary Vein to the descending Trunc of the Vena Cava from thence 't is convey'd to the right Ventricle of the Heart and before its entry into the left Ventricle is thrown into the Lungs by the Vena Arteriosa The Lungs are a heap of little Bladders joyn'd by a simple Membran endow'd with moving Fibres and require to be dilated before the Blood
Take of the Leaves of Hyssop and white Horehound of each two handfuls Elecampane Roots two Ounces Fennel seeds half an Ounce Anis seed two drams Terra foliata Tartari three drams Common Water three Pound Scum'd Hony half a Pound Boyl them in a close Vessel Scum the Liquor and add three drams of Cinnamon and a dram of Oriental Saffron Strain it for use Let the Patient take a draught twice or thrice a day Take of Hyssop and Speedwell Water of each an ounce and a half Cinnamon Water an ounce Essence of Zedoary half an ounce Gum Ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar and a dram and a half Oxymel of Sqills an ounce Mix for two or three Doses Take of Hyssop Poppy flower and Asthmatical Waters an ounce and a half Asthmatical Spirit Prepar'd fâ—om Gum Ammoniac Verdigris and Brimstone an ounce and a half Oxymel of Squills or Syrup of Tobacco an ounce Take of the Tincture of Tartar half an ounce Spirit of Sal-armoniac two drams Mix and take thirty or forty drops in a warm Vehicle Take of the Roots of Fennel of Asarabacca and of Florentin Orris of each three drams Liquorice two drams Boyl them in Water till the third part be consum'd To eight ounces of the strain'd Liquor add Gum Ammoniac a dram Oxymel of Squills an ounce Syrup of Horehound an ounce or two Mix. This is Brunnerus his Potion Note Sugar and Sweet things ought to be Cautiously us'd in this Disease They are offensive to the Stomac and Lungs and favour a Phthisic Take of Rape flower Water four ounces strong Cinnamon Water half an ounce Syrup of Tobacco an ounce Spirit of Sulphur as much as sufficeth for a Grateful Acidity Mix c. A dram of Gum Ammoniac may be added Take of Cinnamon Water two ounces Sperma Caeti two drams Oxymel of Squills an ounce Mix c. Take of the Wine and Infusion of Woodlice eight ounces Extract of Elecampane Roots two drams Extract of Saffron half a dram Syrup of Hyssop and Syrup of white Horehound of each two drams Mix and take a draught twice a day As for the Convulsive dry Asthma's they are cur'd by premising a Vomit excepting the case of Hysterical Symptoms exhibiting Antiepileptic Medicines such as the Volatil Salt of Amber the Spirits of Tartar Amber Harts-horn Sulphur and Sal-armoniac especially the Essence of Castor whose Oyly salt conquers the Acid most effectually the Spirit of Putrify'd Earthworms and the Distill'd Oyls of Amber Anis and Turpentin mix'd with Narcotics Externally we apply the Oyl of sweet Almonds with Saffron to the Breast and Blistering Plaisters to the Shoulder-Blades and Arms. ART II. Of a Hiccough THE Hickets are a Convulsive motion of the Diaphragm bending it downward distending the Belly and provoking it to accelerat and interrupt Inspiration The Ancients refer'd it to the Stomac but its influence over the Belly its necessary dependence upon Inspiration its ready Obedience to the Command of our Will its being cur'd by continu'd Inspiration Sneesing Mirth and Violent Passions argue that 't is Seated in the Middriff 'T is true the Irritating Cause is frequently lodg'd in the upper Orifice of the Stomac from whence it has a short influence upon the Middriff thro' which the Orifice Passes Thus sharp acid Cold Liquors and Victuals or an acid Viscous Phlegm in the Stomac such as Children are Obnoxious to are frequently the Authors of this Disease As also the Convulsive motions of any other Membran that Corresponds with the Middriff Violent Purgatives Disjoynting of the Ribs Inflammations of the Liver Ruptures and whatever injures the Guts or Adjacent Membrans If a Hiccough proceed from the assumption of sharp Liquors or External things 't is not so dangerous as when it follows the Inflammations of the Liver Costiveness Colics or Feavers especially towards their height The Cure consists in abating the Convulsive sense of the Middriff and removing the material cause The former end is compass'd by Narcotics mix'd with Specifics Now the Specifics are Cinnamon Mastic Galangal Ginger Aniseed Burnt Hartshorn or Ivory Spirit of Sal-armoniac and especially Castor Take of Venice Treacle half a dram Laudanum Opiatum two Grains Aniseed half a Scruple Distill'd Oyl of Mace two drops With the Juice of Quinces Make a Bolus If the Evil be Inveterat 't will be necessary to Vomit Or at least to Purge with Pills of Aloe and Sweet Mercury mix'd with Laudanum After their Operation is over exhibit the following Mixture Take of Wine Impregnated with Quinces and the Tincture of Roses of each an ounce Extract of Zedoary fifteen Grains Laudanum Opiatum two Grains Distill'd Oyl of Orange Peel four drops Syrup of Quinces half an ounce Mix c. If the Stomac be distended with Wind add the Dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre If the Person be molested with Hysterical Symptoms add the Extract of Castor Externally we apply to the Stomac Cataplasms of yest Aromatic Powders and Oyl of Castor Or hot Bread soak'd in Spanish Wine or in Vinegar in which Pepper Castor and Mustard seeds are Boyl'd If a Hiccough proceed from Crudities in the Stomac besides the General method of Vomiting and Purging with Aloe 't will be requisit to exhibit Stomachical Mixtures of the Essence of Zedoary Spirit of Mastic Elixyr Proprietatis prepar'd with Spirit of Sal-armoniac Essence of Wormwood c. If it be occasion'd by sharp Corrosive rusty humors 't will be needful to joyn the above mention'd Specifics with Absorbent Powders such as Seal'd Earth Crabs Eyes Coral Solar Earth and especially the Inner skin of a Hen's Breast If it take its Root from Poyson or be Accompany'd by Malignity let Alexipharmacal Ingredients be added In Feavers Antimonial Nitre given to a dram is of Noted Efficacy If sudden Cold or Drinking of Cold Liquors immediatly after heat gave being to the Disease 't will be proper to Bathe in the Decoction of Nervous Plants ART III. Of the Night Mare THE Night-Mare is either Accidental or Habitual The former is occasion'd by the Distention of the Stomac with Wind or Crudities and prevails when Persons are asleep and lye upon their Backs For then the Stomac dilated presses the Middriff and Muscles of the Bread most and so incumbers the descent of the one and dilatation of the other which are necessary for Inspiration Thus the Blood stagnats in the Lungs and the Person is not able to speak or breathe freely but fancies himself press'd by some particular Object The Habitual is occasion'd by some Acid Lymph that disorders the Spirits and Creates a Paralytic or Convulsive Disposition of the Nerves of the Middriff and Muscles of the Breast which by consent Cramp those of the Wind Pipe whose Contraction raises a sense of strangling and abolishes the Power of an Articulat Voice Hypochondiac and Scorbutic Persons are most subject to this habitual sort which is frequently attended by red spots in the skin and seems to be near a-kin to an Epilepsy Sometimes 't is the effect of Worms
in the Lungs and causes a plentiful evacuation of froth The slime that is also voided proceeds from the Glandules of the Wind Pipe which are provok'd to frequent Contractions by the Anxiety of the Breast and so separate large quantities of serum which accompanies the Air in Exspiration Besides the Pituitous Membran being straiten'd by this Anxiety Distills a viscous Lymph upon the Wind Pipe which helps to make up the quantity The remote causes of this stagnation which the Ancients erroneously miscall'd a Catarrh are 1. The redundancy or over-bearing Turgescence of Blood 2. The Viscidity of the Blood occasion'd by Crude Chyle 3. It s Coagulation caus'd by cold Air by an inconsiderat assumption of cold Water immediatly after great heats by fear or by the Influence of a Vicious Acid. 4. The accidental obstruction of the Lungs by Stones Excrescences c. The symptoms are a sense of weight upon the Breast difficulty of breathing danger of Choaking a very slow pulse and sometimes a Cough and a fatal evacuation of froth and slime 'T is distinguish'd from an Apoplexy by the difficulty of Respiration and lowness of the Pulse For Cure Blood-letting is absolutely necessary and ought to be perform'd betimes after which a sharp Clyster may be injected and scarifying Cupping-Glasses applied to several parts of the Body Then give Sperma Ceti to a dram in Hyssop Water Gum Ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar or its Spirit Prepar'd with Verdigris Saffron Volatil salt of Amber Spirit of Hartshorn Crabs Eyes Diaphoretic Antimony the Juice of the flowers of red Dasies and the Vulnerary herbs especially the Juice of Radishes are also very proper As for the Ligatures Frictions Cataplasms Plaisters Gargarisms c. recommended by the Ancients they are of no use as being only contriv'd in pursuit of their mistake assigning a Chimerical defluxion from the Head for the cause of this disease These three different sorts of choaking Diseases miscall'd Catarrhs ought to be carefully distinguish'd by reason that their Cures are so very different SECT XV. Of the accidents that disturb the transformation of the Chyle and fermentation of the Blood THE Chyle being separated in the Guts and convey'd thro' the milky vessels into the Conduit of the Breast joyns the Blood in the left Subclavian Vein and by vertue of fermentation is wrought into the same colour and consistence This Fermentation which for the most part assimilates the Chyle springs from the Vital Spirit and saline principle lodg'd in the Blood which is enliven'd and reinforc'd by the continu'd supplies of the air receiv'd in the Lungs For the Chyle is carried up to the Subclavian Vein in order to have a shorter passage into the Lungs where the mixt Composure of Blood and Chyle is dissolv'd and rarify'd the acid and urinous Salts are disengaged and render'd volatil which by justling and encountring each the other produce a notable Fermentation by virtue of which the Sulphureous and Volatil parts joyn together and are invested with a red Colour Besides the Chyle is tinctur'd with the Sulphur of the Choler in the Guts and so predispos'd to a likeness and easy union with the Blood This Transformation of the Chyle is not accomplish'd by one single passage thro' the Lungs but must be compleated by repeated Circulations along with the Blood Which truth is plainly made out by the Chyle or Milky liquor that swims upon Blood drawn forth four or five hours after eating So that the mass of Blood consists naturally of Chyle and Blood which being perfectly mix'd make up an univocal Homogeneous Liquor 'T is true the Ancients speak of four humours c. as being different ingredients of the Blood which they infer'd from the apparent unequal condition or the several parts of Blood drawn forth from the Body but that is owing only to its Corruption or alteration occasion'd by the Nitrous Salts of the Air. Upon which account all special predictions grounded on the external appearance of Blood are frivolous and uncertain This regular Fermentation and Assimilation is disordered by the defects of the Chyle or the Blood The former may be cast into three heads 1. When the Chyle is not sufficiently digested attenuated and volatilis'd in the Stomach 2. When it is not duely tinctur'd with the Oyly Sulphur of the Choler 3. When the Choleric or pancreatic Juices are tardy in separating its dregs The Latter into these 1. When the Motion of the Blood is rais'd beyond its natural pitch 2. When 't is depress'd and diminish'd 3. When its substance is adulterated The signs by which we descry a disorderly fermentation are the pulse and urine But they are oft-times fallacious For the pulse may be immediately influenc'd by the Animal Spirits without any dependance upon the fermentation of the Blood and the Urine may be disguis'd by drinking or the disorders of the solid parts imploy'd in that service The immediat cause of a disorderly fermentation of the Blood is the degeneracy of the Urinous and Acid Salts from their due proportion and harmony The remote causes are the various Contagious particles convey'd into the Body with the Air or any other vehicle antecedent losses of Blood disorders of the Bowels c. The Cure is perform'd by Saline Remedies calculated for the particular indisposition of the Blood and vary'd according to the difference of Temperaments Of which more above CHAP. I. Of Feavers in general A Feaver is a vicious fermentation of the Blood in which its temperament is deprav'd and the whole Body disorder'd The infinite variety of Feaverish ferments occasions a great many various depravations of the Blood But in general the formal Essence of all Feavers consists in a preternatural fermentation of the Blood occasion'd by a foreign ferment which sometimes immediately affects the Blood sometimes the Spirits and sometimes both at which time Nature indeavours to throw out the heterogeneous particles In order to make this appear let us Consider the following Remarks 1. That the eating of Summer Fruits frequently causes Feavers Now these are indow'd with a notable propensity to ferment 2. That Cold or what ever impairs the insensible transpiration produces the like effect Now the Vicious Salts thus imprison'd and overflowing in the Blood cannot affect it any other way than by creating a fermentation 3. That Feavers insue the inspiration of Contagious particles which naturally propagate by fermenting 4. That the Rotten Feavers mention'd by the ancients are only explicable by the Doctrine of fermentations for no living thing can be properly intitled to putrefaction unless by it be meant a turbulent confus'd motion proceeding from the dissolution of contrary Salts as that of Spirit of Vitriol and Oyl of Turpentin The Common Symptoms of Feavers are likewise vouchers for the fermentation that causes ' em These are commonly reckon'd four viz. 1. An alteration of the pulse 2. A Chilness shivering and shaking 3. Excessive heat 4. The Change of Urine both as to the Liquor and what it contains
than the Disease Aguish Persons are very apt to salivate by taking but a few grains of sweet Mercury which inconvenience ought to be prevented by Purgation or forcible sweating XVIII Chronical Feavers thicken the Blood and Lymph and are apt to degenerat into slow Hectic Feavers which are best prevented by the use of Sal-armoniac a Vomit being premis'd or the following Powder viz. Take of Arcanum Duplicatum twelve or fifteen grains Ivory prepar'd without fire half a scruple mix and exhibit two hours before the Fit Inappetency succeeding to such Feavers is cur'd by the continued use of Wormwood or lesser Centory XIX Chronical Feavers and such as are cur'd by repeated Doses of absorbent Powders are frequently follow'd by Colics Dropsies swellings of the Feet c. Such Symptoms are obviated or remov'd by the internal use of the Decoction Essence Juice or extract of Wormwood and the external application of Celandin the greater XX. In the Declination of an Intermitting Feaver or after their removal or on the intermitting Days 't is not improper to obviat the Cachectic indispositions that generally follow 'em by the use of the following Vegetable Febrifuga's which sharpen the Bile enervat the Acid and fortify the Stomac Take of Essence of Wormwood or of lesser Centory or of Gentian or of Myrrh half an ounce Spirit of Sal-armoniac two drams Mix. Dose thirty or forty drops twice a Day Take of Michael's Febril Elixyr and Elixyr Proprietatis of each a dram and a half Mix. Dose forty or fifty drops Take of the sharpest Tincture of Tartar three drams Elixyr Proprietatis prepar'd without an Acid two drams Mix c. Take of the sharpest Tincture of Tartar three drams Quintessence of Wormwood one dram Mix c. Take of the sharpest Tincture of Tartar three drams of the Carminative Spirit a dram Mix. Dose forty or fifty drops twice a Day XXI During the cold Fit the sick Person must abstain from Eating or Drinking After the height of the Fit when the Sweat begins to breath forth and the Heat is violent he may drink plentifully Warm Wormwood Wine or Wormwood Ale is not improper if there be any apprehension of a scorbutic Feaver the Wine may be Tinctur'd with Antiscorbutics But in Quartan Paroxysms 't is adviseable to drink little or none at all or at least to drop forty drops of Spirit of Sal-armoniac into the Liquor which must always be warm Let the ordinary Drink be Water or small Beer mix'd with Wormwood Wine or clarify'd Whey with a few drops of the juice of Citrons Refrigerating Juleps are improper barring the case of immoderat Heat for which warm Drink with Nitre or Spirit of Vitriol is very proper As Take of the Flowers of red Poppies Flowers of Roses of each half a Handful Infuse them in a Pound and a half of Poppy Flower Water or Clarify'd Whey and sharpen it with Spirit of Sulphur per Campanam Let them stand in a warm place till the Tincture be Extracted Then add of Syrup of Jujubes two ounces Syrup of Violets an ounce Make a Julep Take of the Conserve of Wood Sorrel Conserve of Roses Conserve of Clove Gilly-flowers of each an ounce dissolve 'em in a sufficient Quantity of the decoction of Vipers-grass or Boyl them gently in a close Vessel Strain the Liquor and reserve it for use Take of the Roots of Woodsorrel and Tamarinds of each an ounce Boyl them in Water To four pound of the strain'd Liquor add three Handfuls of red Roses sprinkl'd with dulcify'd Spirit of Vitrol Set them in a warm place till the Tincture be extracted Then strain it and add the Syrup of red Corants and Syrup of Rasberries of each three ounces Mix and reserve for use Take of Spring Water half a pound Cinnamom Water half an ounce fresh Juice of Citrons an ounce and a half Spirit of Vitriol as much as sufficeth for a grateful Acidity Mix c. XXII In Tertians let not Sweat be artificially promoted before the fourth Fit and if it comes naturally in the declensions of the Fits let the Person be lightly Cover'd In Quartans Sudorifics are improper till the signs of Concoction appear but if sweat break forth of its own accord before that time it must not be suppress'd XXIII The chilness shivering shaking c. attending the cold Fits are admirably accounted for by applying Aromatic Oyls to the Stomac Breast Back-bone Loins and Soles of the Feet As Take of Balsam of Peru a dram the distill'd Oyls of Cloves of Mace and of Amber of each half a scruple Mix and Anoint the above mentioned Parts Take of express'd Oyl of Nutmegs a dram distill'd Oyl of Cloves distill'd Oyl of Cinnamom of each fifteen grains Mix c. Take of the distill'd Oyl of Juniper-Berries and Rosemary a scruple distill'd Oyl of Cloves half a scruple Inwardly the same symptoms are mitigated by exhibiting the fixed Salts Aromatic extracts and distill'd Aromatic Oyls But they are peculiarly calculated for such Feavers where the cold Symptoms are more violent than the hot The forms of prescribing are such as these Take of the Salt of Wormwood a scruple prepar'd Oyster-shells and white Pepper in Powder of each six or seven grains Take of Sal-Armoniac fifteen grains Cloves and white Pepper of each five grains Make a Powder for two Doses To be taken before the invasion of the Fit Take of prepar'd Pearl half a scruple Salt of Wormwood fifteen grains distill'd Oyl of Cloves two drops Make a Powder Take of the Salt of Wormwood fifteen grains Diaphoretic Antimony half a scruple Laudanum Opiatum one grain distill'd Oyl of Cloves two drops Make a Powder to be taken two or three Hours before the Fit Take of Crollius's specific against Feavers a dram Salts of Wormwood and of lesser Centory of each half a scruple distill'd Oyl of Cloves three drops Make a Powder for two Doses Take of Carduus Benedictus Water an ounce Cinnamom Water a dram extract of Gentian half a dram Spirit of Sal-Armoniac half a dram Syrup of Carduus Benedictus two drams Make a draught to be exhibited two Hours before the Fit In Quartans when the cold Symptoms prevail most the Dose of the Extract may be augmented but in Tertians when the Heat obtains the ascendant the Quantity of the Spirit of Sal-Armoniac ought to be inlarg'd Take of the Extracts of Wormwood Carduus Benedictus lesser Centory and Triacle of each from five to six Grains distill'd Oil of Cloves three Drops Make Pills to be given before the Fit when cold and its Appendants prevail and little or no heat insues For Oil of Cloves is an incomparable Antidote against shivering Laudanum Opiatum and Extract of Troches Alhandal are proper Ingredients for the same purpose XXIV If the heat and its Consequences be more troublesome than the coldness Sal Armoniac or its urinous Spirit is the only proper Medicine As Take of Sal Armoniac a Scruple Poterius's Antihectic Ponder half a Scruple Mix and make a Pouder
Ounce melt it in a Copper Kettle then throw in twenty or thirty living Spiders stir them about with a wooden Spatula 'till the Spiders be cover'd Then add of the Powder of Toad's-flesh dry'd Powder of red Land-Toads dry'd of each an Ounce crude Tartar an Ounce Savin two or six drams With Oyl of Scorpions make a Plaister If we suspect any swelling of the Spleen or Bowels 't is proper to apply to the region thereof the Plaister of Hemlock or of Tobacco or Vigo's Plaister with Mercury mix'd with Gum Ammoniac The thicken'd juice or extract of Tobacco is conducive to this purpose as also Sylvius's Carminative Plaister If the region of the Spleen or Belly be molested with pains apply what follows Take of the Extract of Tobacco prepar'd by decoction three Ounces Opium dissolv'd in Wine and reduc'd to the consistence of an Extract one Ounce Wax half a pound With Turpentine and Oil of Tobacco make a Plaister Having thus dispatch'd the regular cure of Feavers 't will not be improper to propose some method of relief for those who by an unseasonable and unskilful suppression of the Feaver are liable to frequent relapses convulsive pains in the Belly Head-aches Asthma's weariness of the Body c. In this case let the Body be render'd soluble by the Decoction of Raisins and such like laxative and emollient Ingredients Then exhibit some pacific mixture as Take of Mint-water an Ounce and a half Spirit of Sal-Armoniac half a Dram Hysteric Laudanum two or three grains Syrup of Orange-peel three or six drams Mix for a Draught and continue the use for some time If any swelling or violent pain continue in the Hypogastria apply the Plaister of Gum-Ammoniac and of Galbanum with Oyl of Bricks After the symptoms are gone 't is advisable to continue for some time the use of Wormwood or such Remedies as partake of it SECT IV. Of continual Feavers ART 1. Of Day-Feavers OFt-times the abuse of the six noâ— natural things disturbs the natural fermentation of the Blood accelerats the Pulse and in some measure disorders the functions which symptoms disappear in a days time either of their own accord or by using some gentle sudorific This Feaver is call'd Continual by reason that it does not intermit from beginning to ending If the Blood be vitiated it is apt to degenerat into a Synoehus or a Fever that lasts above one day In order to prevent which give the following Julep Take of the decoction of Harts-horn with Vipers-grass one pound juice of Citrons juice of Quinces of each half an ounce tincture of Columbine-flowers and of Dazies of each a dram and a half Syrup of Rasberries two Ounces Spirit of Vitriol as much as sufficeth for a grateful acidity Make a Julep or instead of the Julep make a decoction of the like Ingredients together with gentle laxatives If the Belly be swell'd and the Body very hot take of Fennel Water an ounce and a half carminative Water six Drams dulcifi'd Spirit of Nitre three drams Syrup of Orange-peel half an Ounce Mix and make a Julep ART 2. Of the Principal acute Feavers THE continual Feavers that last above one day are either primary or symptomatical The former are a Disease subsisting by it self which if its period be short and its Symptoms grievous is call'd Acute if it be slow-pac'd and advance without any notable disturbance 't is call'd a Slow Feaver Both of which are call'd Compounds or periodical continual Feavers if they admit of any remission or exacerbation in their continued progress But if their vehemence be still the same they are call'd simple Synochus's If Acute Feavers come without the inflammation of any particular part they are call'd Solitary And if dismal Symptoms happen beyond the apparent reach of the Feaver 't is stil'd Malignant But if otherwise Benignity is its Character The primary simple continual solitary hot benign Feavers are caus'd by the prevalency of a volatil oyly bilious Salt in the Mass of Blood that hotly encounters the acid Particles creates a violent motion and Heat accelerates the Pulse tinctures the Urine and while the Victory is undetermin'd renders it thin and crude but when these volatil parts are subdu'd and precipitated by the Acid the Urine deposits a sediment and affords the true signs of Concoction The remote cause for the most part is the depravation of the Chyle occasion'd by the defect of the Choler or a faulty digestion in the Stomac for the stomachic digestion is the Mother and source of all the fermentations of the other Juices in the Body Now the vicious heterogeneous Particles convey'd in the Chyle to the Blood disturb its natural fermentation and provoke its constituent parts to rise up in order to expel the Hostile Intruders Thus we see that those whose Blood is well stock'd with bilious Particles whose Constitution is foul corpulent and plethoric who feed high and drink strong Liquors are most liable to this preternatural fermentation In like manner whatever stops the insensible transpiration accumulats oily Particles in the Blood and exalts the Spirits does prâ—â—â—ispose the Blood for receiving a feaverish impression The Cause of acute compound periodical Feavers is some vicious acid juice proceeding from the Stomac returning by intervals while the volatil oily Ferment continues its course without intermission They are as it were compounded of a Continual Acute Feaver and an Intermitting one which is always a Tertian for Quotidian and Quartan continued periodical Feavers if any such there be are rather slow than acute This Compound sort of Acute Feavers is oft-times attended by a notable heat without any shivering If an insufferable thirst driness of the Tongue Head-aches Deliriums a high tincture and muddiness of Urine attend a continual Feaver 't is call'd a Causus or Burning Feaver The cause of these Symptoms is the hot ingagement of a sharp volatil Acid with the volatil oily Particles Besides the stomachic ferment being vitiated and unqualifi'd for its wonted Office the contents of the Stomac degenerat into an alcalin oily texture which sticks to its Pleats irritats the Membranes of the Gullet and by consent the Tongue it self And moreover when it joins the Blood impregnats the Lymph which waters the Throat and is voided by way of Spittle with a volatil only Salt And if this vicious Saliva stick to the Tongue and Throat it becomes troublesome and inflaming causing in these parts a redness hear and pain known by the name of Prunella Continual Acute Feavers are styl'd Lipyria's when the superficial parts of the Body are molested with a sense of Cold while those within are beset with a violent Heat They proceed for the most part from the inâ—ammation of some very sensible Membranous internal part and upon that account are referable to the symptomatical Class If there be any such thing as a primary Lipyria the sense of external Cold must proceed from the irritation of the nervous membranous parts and that of inward heat
Vitriol contains in it some metallin Parts that are very offensive In the vegetable Province the clarify'd Juices of Acid Fruits are very proper and much preferable to the Syrpus such are the Juices of Citrons of Quinces of Barberries of red Corants c. The Juices of House-leek Purslain Plantain c. are likewise very useful Tamarinds are much approv'd by reason of their Laxative and Cooling quality As for the forms of Receipts prescribe as follows If there be any suspicion of a latent malignity let forty or sixty drops of the Bezoardic Tincture be exhibited in the beginning of the Disease Then Take of the Decoction of Harts-horn with the roots of Vipers-grass a pound fresh juice of Citrons two ounces Syrup of Water Lilly-flowers Syrup of white Poppies of each six drams dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre as much as sufficeth for a grateful Acidity Make a Julep Or Take of the Decoction of Harts-horn with the roots of Vipers-grass one Pound Juice of Barberries Juice of red Corans of each an ounce and a half Tincture of Roses Tincture of Violets of each a dram Syrup of the Juice of Citrons an ounce and a half Spirit of Sulphur as much as sufficeth for a grateful Acidity Mix for a Julep Or Take of Common Water a Convenient Quantity with a little Wine and as much of the Juice of Quinces as sufficeth for a grateful Acidity Mix c. Take of Borrage Water Bugloss Water and Water of Rasberries of each an ounce Cinnamom Water three drams fresh Juice of Citrons six or eight drams Confection Alkermes a dram and a half Syrup of Rasberries half an ounce Mix c. Take of the Conserves of Wood-sorrel of the Pulp of Citrons and of Clove Gilly-flowers of each an ounce Rob of red Corants six drams Confection Alkermes two drams with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of Rasberries Make an Electuary The Decoction of the Roots and Leaves of Wood-sorrel mix'd with the Juice of red Corants and Syrup of Rasberries is a very palatable Liquor for quenching Thirst Extemporary Tinctures may be drawn from the Flowers of Dazies Poppies Roses Clove Gillyflowers Violets Golumbines c. with common Water or the Decoction of Harts-horn and Vipers-grass or red Poppy Water c. The Flowers being first sprinkl'd with Spirit of Sulphur or of Vitriol These Tinctures are of a pleasant red Colour for all blue Flowers when mix'd with an Acid Spirit yield a rutilant Tincture These Tinctures may be sweeten'd with Syrup of Rasberries or of Violets or of Iujubes and are sometimes joyn'd to the dulcify'd Acid Spirits and drop'd into the Patient's ordinary Drink Instead of Juleps or Tinctures some use the Decoction of Tamarinds as take of the Pulp of Tanmarinds from two to three ounces Boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Whey To two pound of the strain'd Liquor add Juice of Citrons six or eight drams Tincture of Dazy Flowers three drams Syrup of the Juice of Citrons an ounce and a half Mix and Exhibit for ordinary Drinking Whey is an admirable Drink for Feaverish Persons if purify'd by Juice of Citrons or Pulp of Tamarinds As Take of Whey two pound fresh Juice of Citrons three drams Flowers of Dazies and of red Poppies of each a handful and a half Let 'em boyl in a close Vessel till the Whey be impregnated with the Tincture Strain the Liquor and sweeten it with Syrup of Poppies or of Rasberries Next to the foregoing Medicines is Nitre which is universally approv'd by all Practitioners the preparation of it with Sulphur call'd Sal-Prunellae is of no efficacy but if the Crude Nitre be purified by some sharp Lye it proves an admirable Remedy Nitrum Antimoniatum which is a complication of Nitre with the Sulphur of Antimony may be given to a dram in their ordinary Drink three or four times a Day or in Powder together with Antihecticum Poterii Diaphoretic Antimony Mineral Bezoar or that call'd Joviale or Saturninum together with Harts-horn prepar'd without fire and the above mention'd absorbent Earths are all proper for mitigating the fermentation and promoting a gentle breathing Heat As Take of Rasberry Water two ounces Water of Vipers-grass and fresh Juice of Quinces of each an ounce Bezoardicum Joviale a scruple Syrup of white Poppies an ounce dulcify'd Spirit of Nitre as much as sufficeth Take a spoonful now and then Take of the Water of the Flowers of the Sloe-tree Water of Elder-Flowers and Dandelion Water of each an ounce Gelly of Harts-horn an ounce and a half Harts-horn prepar'd without fire a scruple Poterius's Antihectic and Diaphoretic Antimony of each twelve grains Syrup of Poppies six drams Mix and use as above In a Solid form they are prescrib'd thus Take of purify'd Nitre sixteen grains Poterius Antihectic Powder half a scruple Sugar of Lead five grains If a Delirium be fear'd or Malignity suspected add a grain or two of Camphyr Take of Nitrum Antimoniatum two scruples Chalybeat Diaphoretic Antimony half a dram Laudanum Opiatum a grain or two Mix for two Doses to betaken at Night in a convenient Vehicle Depurated Nitre or Nitrum Antimoniatum may be dissolv'd in their ordinary Drink after the rate of half an ounce in twenty four Hours Emulsions are next in order They are very proper for tempering the Bilious Salt and qualifying the acrimony of the Blood But they ought not to be too frequently or copiously us'd for that they weaken the Stomac and clog the Appetit Let 'em be mix'd with fix'd Powders Thus Take of sweet Almonds two drams Seeds of white Poppies a dram of the four cold Seeds of each a dram with Water of Wood-sorrel make an Emulsion To which add Diaphoretic Antimony and Mineral Bezoar of each half a dram Sweeten it with pearl'd Sugar and exhibit a spoonful now and then So much for Internal Remedies Externally some are wont to apply Cataplasms to the Palms of the Hands and soles of the Feet as in the case of Watchings Deliriums Pains c. Take of fresh Rue Leaves two or three handfuls Radish Roots slic'd in number two or three Salt a handful of the strongest Yest two ounces with Rue Vinegar make a Cataplasm to be applied as above The Juice of River Crabs may be applied in like manner or by way of Epithema to the fore-head When the Mouth and Head are much affected 't is not improper to open the Vein under the Tongue or the Vein in the Fore-head or to apply Leeches behind the Ears The application of convenient Liquids to the Fore-head and Temples is also not improper As Take of the Water of Dill or of Roses or of Elder Flowers or of Vervain two ounces Apoplectic Water half an ounce Philonium Romanum or Requiâ—s Nicolai or Triacle a dram Mix and apply it warm to the Fore-head and Temples with a Linnen Cloath Take of white Poppy Seeds two or three drams Henbane Seeds half a dram Water of Frogs spawn three ounces House-leek Water Night-shade Water and
to evacuat it by convenient Passages The first is accounted for by Opiats the second by Volatil Alcalin Salts absorbent temperat and thickening Medicins as the fix'd preparations of Antimony Poterius's Antihectic Flowers of Sulphur prepar'd Amber Oyl of Amber Spirit of Mother of Thyme Decoction of Sassafras Myrrh Camphyr volatil Salt of Harts-horn Spirit and volatil Salt of Human Blood c. The third Design is compass'd by diaphoretic diuretic and expectorating and when the Lymph is well concocted by sneezing and chewing Medicins Take of Fennel-Water and Water of red Poppy-flowers of each an Ounce and a half Spirit of Harts-horn impregnated with Amber a Dram and a half Essence of Opium Jaw-bone of a Pike of each half a Dram Syrup of the Flowers of red Poppies half an Ounce or six Drams Mix them for a Julep of which exhibit a spoonful every Hour towards Evening Take of the Spirit of Sal-Armoniac annisated or of the Essence of Amber two Drams Essence of Opium half a Dram. Mix 'em and exhibit forty or fifty drops some Hours before the periodical exasperation and reiterate the same Dose at Night Take of prepar'd Amber half a Scruple choice Myrrh five grains volatil Salt of Amber four grains Extract of Saffron two grains Laudanum Opiatum one grain distill'd Oyl of Amber one drop Mix for a Powder to be exhibited in like manner If the Lymph be saltish Liquorice Figgs Jujubes Barly emulsions of Poppy-Seeds Opiats Pills of Storax and such like are proper If hoarsness and a difficulty of speech prevail give what follows Take of Mint-Water two Ounces Cinnamon-water half an Ounce Spirit of Sal-Armoniac anisated a Dram Laudanum Opiatum three grains Syrup of Raisins six Drams Mix and give a spoonful now and then If the Wind-pipe Gullet and Throat be excoriated Syrup of Diacodium Loh of Raisins and licking Medecins are proper If a dry Cough molest the Patient let thickning and pacific Remedies be us'd As Take of the Water of wild Thyme Water of Carduus Benedictus of each an Ounce Spirit of Treacle camphoris'd Essence of Sassafras of each two Drams Spirit of Harts-horn succinated a Dram Syrup of white Poppies half an Ounce Mix them and administer a spoonful frequently in the Evening This method if insisted on together with the continued use of the Decoction of Sassafras will in time conquer the Feaver After the Feaver is abated and the Spirits reduc'd to order let the Body be loosen'd by Queretanus's Pills of Ammoniac or Crato's Pills of Amber Or Take of Crato's Pills of Amber a scruple volatil Salt of Amber six grains Rosin of Jalap three grains extract of Troches Alhandal one grain distill'd Oyl of Amber two drops with Essence of Sassafras make Pills In order to evacuate the prepar'd Lymph give forty or fifty drops of the Liquor of Terra Foliata Tartari twice a day which is a proper Diuretic or express'd Juice of Radishes with Sugar which attenuats the Phlegm or the following expectorating mixture Take of Hyssop-water two Ounces Asthmatic-water half an Ounce Spirit of purifi'd Gum Ammoniac two Drams Syrup of Tobacco four or six Drams Sala's emetic Syrup a dram Mix c. In the beginning while the Cough is yet dry temperat thickening Medicins are requir'd but afterwards when the Cough brings up large quantities of viscous Matter let cutting expectorating Remedies be us'd If the Phlegm be notably tough and thick let Oyl of Amber be appli'd to the Nostrils or let the Person smell frequently of Spirit of Sal-Armoniac or that of Urine or of Harts-horn In the last extremity let the Powder of black Helebor and white Sugar with distill'd Oyl of Cloves be thrown into the Nostrils If the pain of the Head be violent anoint the Crown with Oyl of Amber or Balsam of Peru or apply the Plaister of Bettony soften'd with Oyl of Amber After the Disease is in good measure subdu'd the following Decoction is of excellent use for purifying the Blood correcting the sharpness of the Lymph fortifying the Lungs and preventing a Phthisic Take of the shavings of red Saunders one Ounce shavings of Sassafras half an Ounce steep them in seven pound of Water for the space of twelve Hours then boil them till a pound and a half be consum'd and add of the Leaves of Ground Ivy Leaves of Speed-well Flowers of St. John's Wort of each two handfuls Liquorice Roots half an Ounce Fennel-Seeds six drams bruis'd Currans three Ounces Boil the Liquor into four Pounds strain it and exhibit a large draught warm Morning and Evening ART 2. Of Feavers proceeding from the Lymph of Conglomerat Glandules or such as are roll'd into a heap THE conglomerat Glandules deposit their juice into cavities from whence 't is convey'd to the Blood The chief of 'em are the Sweet-bread and those behind the Ears The former waters the Guts the latter the Mouth If their Serum be viscous or over saline it occasions a slow sort of a Feaver All slow Feavers are periodical as being exasperated either in the Evening after the method of Quotidians or after eating in the form of Hectic Feavers Those which are independent of any other Disease are call'd Primary And those which follow the Corruption of any inward part or the mismanagement of a preceding Disease are stil'd Symptomatical Tho' the last approach very near to the primary form Of independent slow Feavers They are usher'd in by a gentle shivering which continues for some time and is follow'd by a mild Heat somewhat sharper in the extream parts The Appetit is dejected and after eating the Stomach and Guts are distended and opprest with a heavy pain Towards the Evening or after Meals they increase their force at which time the Pulse is frequent and not very large If the Spittle be notably viscous the Mouth and Throat are cover'd with slime and the Person molested with Thirst If the Juice of the Sweet-bread be likewise over viscid or saline anxiety invades the Breast and griping shooting pains beset the Belly the Pulse is frequent and swift and in some measure weak and small The Urine at first is high colour'd afterwards it becomes muddy and drops a sediment The Joints are seiz'd with a weariness and shooting pains and sometimes the Head with a dull heavy ache If the Lymph be simply saline the symptoms are fiercer if it be likewise viscid and tough they are weaker but continue longer The slow Feavers differ from acute ones in this that the cause of the latter is a volatil sharp Acid which in the former is invelop'd with a viscous tenacious Vehicle The Original cause is a vicious Digestion rendring the Chyle viscid or tending to a sort of acid saline taste If the Evening Paroxysms are long the Strength and Appetit much impair'd 't is a dangerous circumstance The most favourable sort if not cautiously taken care of terminates in Cachexies or Hectic Feavers These Feavers are cur'd by retrieving the lost Digestion in the Stomac
carefully to distinguish between the real fat Crust which is usual in continual and intermitting Feavers and proceeds from the excessive Heat which melts the internal Fat and is always uniform as to its Colour and Appearance and the apparent Crust familiar to Hypocondriac and Scorbutic Persons which is nothing else but the concretion of vicious Salts and when the Chamber-pot is a little inclin'd appears green or parti-color'd like a Peacock's Tail In the beginning of a Hectic the Belly is costive but when 't is further advanc'd and the Stomac and Digestive faculty quite gone they are molested with a Looseness which together with melting Sweats off-fallings of Hair and universal Consumption of Body at length finishes their Days A Perfect Hectic Feaver may be consider'd in its several degrees 1. When the Nutritious Juice is dispers'd and mis-apply'd 2. When not only the simple Nutritious Juice but the fat and what was already appropriated to particular solid parts is melted down and consum'd 3. When besides these Symptoms the Fibres of the solid parts are manifestly dry and wither'd The last degree is incurable If a Hectic be occasion'd by disorders of the Bowels or internal Ulcers if it follow continual or intermitting Feavers or chronical Distempers if the Hairs fall off and the Person be old or molested with a Looseness or Lienteria attended by a ghastly Countenance and swellings of the Feet and Legs they are all fatal Symptoms especially the last three If it be a principal independent uncompounded Hectic the direct Indications of Cure are to temper the Acrimony of the Blood and Acid Viscosity of the Lymph and to corroborat the Stomac For which purposes observe 1. That Bleeding Purging or any Evacuations are improper unless the first Passages be stull'd with Crudities for which a gentle Laxative is allowable but in a small Dose by reason that Hectic Persons are very easily Purg'd 2. If it arise from the Stomac as it frequently do's Vomits and the use of Elixir Proprietatis are very effectual 3. That by all means Loosenesses and excessive Sweats must be curb'd the former by Quinces red Roses Chalybeat Milk c. The latter by Opiats given at Night in small Doses 4. That all sweet things Sugar Hony c. ought to be cautiously avoided by reason that they are offensive to the Stomac and impart a viscidity to the humors of the Body If the Feaver be Simptomatical a particular regard must be had to the principal Disease and above all to the Stomac If it follow a continual or intermitting Feaver a Vomit if convenient may be administred and after that there 's nothing better than Sal-Armoniac and Poterius's Antihectic If it follow an Ulcer of any internal Part vulnerary Sulphureous Medicines are proper especially the Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with express'd Oyl of Almonds distill'd Oyls are too sharp or this Balsam thus prepar'd may be mix'd with a little Oyl of Aniseeds Turpentin dissolv'd in the â—olk of an Egg or human Fat or the Decoctions of vulnerary or pectoral Herbs are likewise proper After the principal Diseases and the state of the Stomac are taken care of the Hectic Feaver it self must be accounted for by exhibiting temperat attenuating Medicines The essential Salt of May-dew or its Spirit with the Flowers of Violets Borrage and Bugloss infus'd in it the Phlegm of Vitriol that comes over before the Spirit if it be rectify'd the Juice or Dew which sticks to the Herb call'd Rosasolis the Juicy fat Herbs Fruits and Seeds such as House-leek Plantan Succory Marshmallows Lettuce Purslain Borrage Bugloss Fistic Nuts sweet Almonds Sebestins the four cold Seeds white Poppy Seeds and especially Currans or Raisins whether by way of Pulp or Decoction with Sassafras China and Elecampane Roots or Fermentation with Wine or Preparation with Juice of Apples are all noted Specifics for this purpose Crabs Eyes and Pearls are sovereign Antihectics if we could resolve 'em into their primitive milky Liquor from whence they sprung Terra foliata Tartari and its Liquor well prepar'd is likewise of good use Antihecticum Poterii is a noble Medicine if it be very well separated from the Sulphur of the Tin As thus Take five parts of purify'd Tin and four parts of the Regulus of Antimony Melt and fix them with triple the Quantity of Nitre While the mixture stands melted stir it with a wooden Spatula that by so doing the Sulphur of the Tin may evaporat Afterwards dissolve the mixture and reserve for use the white Powder that sinks to the Bottom Diaphoretic Antimony mineral Bezoar Ivory Coral mix'd Sal-Armoniac or Arcanum Duplicatum or with Mynsicht's Magistery of Lead or Sugar of Lead are very convenient where the Heat is more intense Some give thirty drops of the Antiphthifical Tincture prepar'd from Sugar of Lead and Vitriol of Steel Allum or its Spirit mix'd with Spirit of Wine is much applauded Spirit and Oyl of human Blood are recommended by Mr. Boyle If Grief or any passion of the Mind threaten a Hectic give twice a Day forty drops of the Tincture of Coral with Spirit of Stags-heart Some receive great Benefit by a Milk Diet of Womens Asses Goats and Cows Milk But it ought to be commencd before the strength is very much impair'd or the Digestion lost In a word 't will be proper to mind these Cautions 1. That the Hectic be not attended by a putrid Feaver or a Head-ach or distention of the Hypochondria or a foul Stomac and weak Digestion 2. That while Persons use Milk they Eat or Drink little else 3. That all Acids be avoided and a little Sugar added to the Milk to prevent its Curdling 4. That the Milk be taken warm and with a fasting Stomac either by sucking it from the Breasts or drinking it when just milk'd for fear of any Alteration from the Air. 5. That the Physician ought to try first if the Milk Diet agree with the Patient's Constitution as after a gentle Purgation let him exhibit three or four ounces of Milk and if there insue no sense of weight about the Stomac Hiccough Squeamishness increase of Heat or acceleration of the Pulse he may exhibit a Pint every Morning and Evening And after drinking of it the Patient must not sleep or use violent Motion The Food of Hectic Persons must be temperat and juicy as Broth decoctions of Rice or Barley Pullets Capons Hens Ducks fed with Frogs and Cocles Snails fed with Sugar and Meal and boil'd in Hen-broth juice of River-Crabs made up with Butter or mixt with the Oil or Decoction of sweet Almonds Oysters if the Stomach be able to digest 'em and the Appetit covet 'em Eels c. But under a Milk Diet let the Patient abstain from Meat CHAP. V. Of Malignant Feavers A Feaver is call'd Malignant when 't is attended by more dismal Symptoms than its visible Cause is wont to produce Malignity is not inseparably united to Contagion there being some contagious Diseases that are not
in the Air and attended by fiery Botches Bubo's Carbuncles or malignant Spots This Miasm is volatil and spirituous and fir for encountering Mens Spirits and defiling the vital Spirit of the Air. Perhaps it approaches near to the nature of Arsenic The Passions of the Mind Fear and Apprehension subterranean Damps let loose by Earth-quakes Famine corruption of dead Bodies and such like are its remote causes When this poisonous Miasm afflicts Mankind it joins to the Human Spirits and disperses it self where these meet with the readiest reception upon which account Relations are liable to the Contagion tho' in distant places and the Beasts are secure when Mankind falls an universal Sacrifice The Plague is not always accompany'd by a Feaver When Nature is weak it yields to the oppression and makes no Feaverish resistance The Symptoms are the same as those of Malignant Feavers rais'd to the highest pitch to which we may add swellings in the Arm-pits Groin behind the Ears or in any glandulous place with a pricking shooting pain in the middle Botches and Carbuncles in the Fingers Nostrils Eyes and Lips sometimes fatal Black-spors or malignant Ulcers all over the Body a sudden prostration of strength violent pains of the Head without any cause or following the passion of fear c. the degeneracy of the Pulse from being large and swift to a small languid intermitting unequal state and a burning heat within but moderat on the external surface of the Body An imminent Plague is foretold from unwonted swarms of Insects resorting to a Country The Prognostics of a Plague are very fallacious 'T is an acute Disease ending sometimes in Twenty four Hours sometimes in two three or seven Days in general those who are scabby or Pocky are in least danger as being defended by their peccant Acid. Preceding Fatigue or Fear are bad Omens Black livid Spots are a worse Symptom than Carbuncles and these worse than Bubo's Scars or Marks of mortification are always fatal Many and large Bubo's are a good sign as also copious Sweats But cold Sweats or many Carbuncles coldness of the extream Parts especially the Nose a livid circumference surrounding the swellings Carbuncles growing upon Bubo's in places full of Tendons the imperfect eruption or retreat of the Tumors a Hiccough succeeding to the eruption the white blue or livid Colour of Carbuncles while the Feaver is not abated Pains of the Throat and difficulty of swallowing attending Bubo's in the Neck or behind the Ears are all fatal Symptoms If blistering Plaisters raise no Blisters 't is an infallible sign of Death in all Diseases If a Cautery applied raise a white Crust after the application or if the place be dry or not cover'd with Pushes and the Botch continue to spread further or if Issues dry up of a sudden 't is a desperat case Carbuncles in the Stomac Guts Bladder Eyes and Nostrils are plain indications of Death Anxiety of the Breast without a Feaver frequent sneezing a Looseness Hiccough Vomiting Convulsions Hoarseness a flux of Blood by Urine or Salivation and in short all the dismal circumstances of malignant Feavers related above are the Companions of fatal Plagues A continual Costiveness and numerous Pushes fill'd with laudable Matter appearing after the Application of a Cautery to any part are look'd upon as hopeful Signs The Cure divides it self into two Branches The first is that of preserving from imminent danger the second rescues from actual Oppression Preservatives regard either the Air the common Vehicle of Contagion or the Bodies of People As for the former the Air is purifi'd by the shooting of Cannon by burning Gun-powder or Nitre and Sulphur with Amber Myrrh Camphyr Pitch Benzoin and Juniper Berries by throwing the Mineral acid Spirits or Vinegar in which Vitriol and Verdigrease are infus'd together with Camphyr upon hot Bricks by burning of Goats Horns and filling the Air with ungrateful Smells such as that of a House of Office of Hogs Dung c. The other sort of Preservatives arm the Body and Spirits against the assaults of the contagious Miasms For this end we ought to avoid fasting or going abroad before eating Butter and Rue Leaves and a draught of good generous Wine upon which Camphyr has been kindled are fit to be taken in a Morning as also the Mineral acid Spirits and the acid Juices of Fruits but above all Vinegar impregnated with the Vertue of Camphyr Myrrh Juniper-Berries Zedoary and other aromatic Simples Next to Vinegar are the sulphureous balmy Ingredients especially Sulphur Myrrh and Amber which cover the Spirits from the attacks of the morbific Matter and ought to be taken in acid Vehicles To these we may add Opium and Diascordium Venice Treacle and such like hot Compositions ought to be cautiously us'd and always dissolv'd in Vinegar Sugar of Lead also given with Camphyr from four to ten grains is of excellent use but 't is very volatil and if indiscreetly us'd may accelerat the Disease Externally there is nothing equals the cutting of Issues A Spunge wet with Aromatic Vinegar impregnated with Myrrh and Camphyr may frequently be applied to the Nostrils Let Ginger and Zedoary or Troches made of Myrrh and Camphyr and Tragacanth dissolv'd in Vinegar be often chew'd and held in the Mouth Let the Temples Wrists and Breasts be anointed with the Apopâ—ectic Balsam mix'd with Camphyr let Sala's magnes Arsenicalis mix'd with Benzoin dissolv'd in Spirit of Wine be form'd into Tablets and hung in a scarlet Cloth-Bag upon the Breast If the Contagion proceed from subrerranean Damps let dry'd Toads be hung over the Breast If it proceed from the Air let Spiders stand in their room Some recommend crude Mercury calcin'd by the fumes of Lead for the same purpose The direct Cure of the Plague consists in expelling the poisonous Miasma's by Alexipharmacal Medicines For the regular performance of which the following Cautions will be of use 1. Let Sudorisics be repeated every eight Hours even after the eruption of Bubo's or Carbuncles and after sweating exhibit a Cordial Draught mix'd with acid Spirits for thickning the Blood and rallying the dispers'd Spirits 2. Avoid sleep in time of sweating and for that end apply Vinegar mix'd with Camphyr or Castor to the Nostrils 3. If the Sudorific cannot procure Sweat let a hot Loaf of Bread be excavated and fill'd with Venice Treacle and Spirit of Wine camphoris'd and applied to the Stomac or Navel the under Crust being taken off 4. If obstinat Watchings threaten Deliriums and prevent Sweaâ— let Laudanum Opiatum be added to Sudorifics in order to procure sleep after sweating 5. If the fermentation be faint and low Venice Treacle and Mithridat are proper But if the Feaver be high and attended by a violent heat they are fitly exchang'd with Antimonial Powders and lixivious Salts 6. Acids mix'd with Sudorifics are always proper 7. Blistering Plaisters are appli'd with extraordinary success to the Neck Legs and Arms. They ought to be very sharp and after they
're remov'd the Blisters kept open with the Plaister of Melilot cover'd with the Powder of Cantharides But if the Bladder be inflam'd or the Urine hot if the Patient be very weak or with Child or look for her Terms they are improper 8. Blood-letting is always pernicious 9. In the beginning of the Disease Vomits are very useful They ought to be mix'd with Sudorifics Purgatives and Clysters are not safe 10. If the Patient be molested with a vomiting so that Sudorifics cannot be retain'd in the Stomac let Sweat be forc'd by applying a hot Loaf as above and covering up the Body and Face The Specifics that are us'd in this Disease are Camphyr given in substance or its Oyl mix'd with Oyl of Amber and that of Citron Peel called Heinsius's Oyl Ivy-Berries given to a Dram in Vinegar and Wine Juniper and Elder Berries and the Rob of either given in Vinegar Garlic Heads bruis'd and exhibited in Vinegar the Blood of a Stork or its volatil Salt the Spirit of Harts-horn sharpned with its own volatil Salt and given to a Dram the volatil Salt of Vipers above all sprinkl'd with Oyl of Amber and mix'd with Camphyr Man 's Ordure applied externally to Bubo's and given internally with the Patient 's own Urine Sulphur or its Flowers given to a Dram in an acid Vehicle or rather the fix'd Sulphurs of Antimony which in this case surpasses all other Medicines the Oyl and volatil Salt of Amber and Diascordium given to two drams in Aromatic Vinegar Take of the Flowers of Sulphur half a dram Cinnabar of Antimony fifteen Grains Camphry six Grains Make a Powder The volatil Salt of Vipers or that of Harts-horn or prepar'd Amber may be added by turns Take of the Rob of Juniper three ounces Diascordium and Mithridat of each an ounce and a half Venice Treacle half an ounce Flowers of Sulphur two or three ounces Myrrh three drams Frankincense six drams Camphyr two drams Saffron half a dram Juice of Citrons half an ounce Make an Electuary Dose a dram and a half in a convenient Vehicle Take of the Water Carduus Benedictus an Ounce and a half Vinegar of Wine six drams Diascordium a dram and a half Camphyr six grains Syrup of the Juice of Citrons half an Ounce Make a Potion for one or two Doses Take of hot Verdigrease a Pound sprinkle it with three Ounces of distill'd Vinegar distill through a Retort in Sand with an intense heat then add to the Spirit thus distill'd a double quantity of rectifi'd Spirit of Tartar and half a dram of Camphyr and a little Opium for every Ounce of the compound Spirit and let all stand for digestion This is call'd Elixyr Antiloimicum and is of excellent use Besides the universal Cure of the Plague it is requisite also to have a peculiar regard to its incident Symptoms As for Bubo's or swellings of Glandules they require the application of attracting ripening and cleansing Ingredients If they be black and livid and threaten a Gangrene they ought to be cut up with a Launce without waiting for maturation otherwise 't were proper to endeavour their maturation and attract the Poison by applying roasted Onyons mix'd with Mustard-seeds Or in case of great Pain the Juice of Onyons mix'd with Venice Treacle and Soot Man's Ordure or a Melisot Plaister mix'd with the Powder of dry'd Toads and that of Amber from which Spirit of Wine has been thrice evaporated are much approv'd for the same use But of all Plaisters Sala's Magneticum Arsenicale is the best 'T is prepar'd thus Take of crude Antimony yellow Sulphur and white Arsenic of each two Ounces Set them in hot Sand in a Phiol 'till they melt and become a dusky Mass Then take of this Mass Gum sagapanum Gum Ammoniac and Galbanum of each three Drams Turpentin and Wax of each half an Ounce distill'd Oyl of Amber two Drams dulcifi'd Spirit of Vitriol a Dram. Dissolve the Gums in Vinegar then strain 'em through a Linnen Cloth and thicken 'em again Melt the Turpentin and Wax apart then add the Gums and make a Plaister according to Art This Plaister will raise a malignant Crust which ought to be taken off by applying the Ointment of Basilicon mix'd with Venice Treacle If the Skin be thick and the swelling lie so low that the Plaister cannot reach it let a sharp blistering Plaister be first applied or if that be ineffectual a Cautery of quick Lime and Spanish Soap that so the Plaister may operat more freely If it cause an Inflammation let foft'ning Cataplasms be applied above the Plaister 'till the Crust come off After the swelling is open'd it ought to be cleans'd by the Infusion of Birth-wort Myrrh Aloe and Saffron in Spirit of Wine Tartaris'd Or Balsam of Peru and Balsam of Sulphur mix'd with Treacle and applying emplastrum Album mix'd with Oyl of Tobacco After 't is sufficiently cleans'd apply Rulandus's Plaister Diasulphuris for consolidation In all Compositions relating to pestilent glandulous Swellings Mercury Vinegar Opium and Lead ought to be avoided Carbuncles are the beginning of a Mortification which displays it self with a purple Colour surrounded with a red or livid Circumference incroaching gradually upon the adjacent parts 'till the mortifi'd part fall off In order to prevent their spreading let a Circle be drawn round 'em with an Emerald stone 'till the part become livid then touch the point or top with Butter of Antimony and when the Crust appears apply Sala's Plaister call'd Magneticum Arsenicale Some chuse to open it first with an actual Cautery and then apply either this Plaister or attracting and emollient Cataplasms of Garlic Water Germander Marsh-mallows Meal of Lentils Berries of the Herb Paris Pigeon's Dung Black Soap and Hony or in case of great pain the Plaister of Hounds Tongue But after all be sure to avoid fat things After the Matter is evacuated apply a Cataplasm of Comfrey Roots boil'd or the Ointment of Basilicon with Balsam of Sulphur and Treacle or a Cataplasm of Comfrey Roots boil'd The symptom of Heat is but seldom violent in Malignant Feavers or at least ought not to be much restrain'd for fear of repressing the cuticular eruptions If necessity require that it should be moderated Antimonial Nitre and all nitrous Medicines taken inwardly and applied outwardly with Juice of House-leek and Rose-water to the Wrists Fore-head and Temples will answer the Design Head-aches Watchings and Deliriums are frequently the Companions of pestilential Feavers If they happen in the beginning they require a Cure but if their first appearance be put off 'till towards the time of the Crisis 't is not safe to oppose ' em If the hinder part of the Head be particularly affected it signifies a peculiar disorder of the Head and Animal Spirits independent of the Feaver If the Head-ache seize chiefly the fore part or be attended by anxiety of the Breast and unquietness it proceeds from the Stomac and ought to be prevented by Vomits and sometimes
inappetency especially an aversion to meat in the Morning an uncooth taste invades the Mouth which by degrees becomes saltish and is attended by a dry tickling Cough in process of time the taste of the Mouth becomes putrid and resembles that of Ashes or rotten Meat the dry Cough prevails towards Night and brings up some thin watery Matter respiration is render'd difficult and the Breast oppress'd especially after eating at which time the whole Body especially the palms of their Hands are molested with Heat The Pulse is always quick frequent and small After some time all these Symptoms increase the Cough angments and copiously brings up a viscous white then yellow green or livid and at length a true purulent Matter whereupon Night-sweats a Hectic Feaver and a gradual decay insue In fine if a Phthisic of the Lungs be not externally occasion'd or depend not upon a preceding Disease such as a Pleurisie or spitting of Blood it always flows from the Stomac From this Induction we may infer that in the beginning of a Phthisic the Cough does not always proceed from the Lungs but from the Stomac Nay sometimes tho' the Lungs be ulcerated if the Matter do not irritate the Bronchia there insues no Cough at all Besides the Matter which is expectorated by coughing is not always bred in the Lungs as being sometimes taken up from other ulcerated Parts by the Blood In which case 't is a difficult matter to trace out the part to which the Ulcer belongs But in general if it lodge in the Abdomen the Symptoms of the Belly do discover it If the Cough bring up no purulent Matter we conclude that the Phthisic is owing to a Schirrus or some such disorder among the Viscera Now the purulency of this Matter is discover'd by its sinking in Water whereas that which is only viscid being porous and dilated with Air swims above To conclude if the Lungs are exulcerated the Cough sounds hollow and deep and if they be much consum'd are voided by pieces If the right side be chiefly affected the sick Person cannot lie but on the right side and eâ—contra A confirm'd Phthisic or Consumption is incurable while 't is yet but growing there are some hopes especially if the Stomac is not much disorder'd If it proceed from hard swellings in the Lungs Schirrus's or Ulcers in the Bowels from the Scurvy the Whites Dropsy or running of the Reins 't is seldom cur'd If the Cough disappear of a sudden 't is a tragical Omen as also if the Hairs fall off and the feet swell or if the expectorated Matter stink when thrown upon burning Coals The Cure is compassed by removing the various Causes mitigating the Symptoms and projecting a method for nourishing the Body For which end let the following Cautions be heedfully minded 1. There 's no Remedy whatsoever that equals Vomits especially in the beginning nor any case in which they are nor convenient except that of a spitting of Blood and extream Weakness 2. Purgation Bleeding and issues are of no use The first is pernicious and augments the Cough or if in the beginning of a Phthisic it be absolutely necessary to cleanse the first Passages Rhubarb is the most proper Ingredient the second is never allowable unless a suppression of Blood require it the third was introduc'd of old in compliance with the exploded Fancy of a Phthisic's being caus'd by a Catarrhâ— distilling from the Brain which now we justly refer to the Stomac 3. Sugar Hony and all sweet Syrups are hurtful They putrify in the Stomac weaken its digestion and proâ—â—ore the corrosion of the affected Bowel 4. A scorbutic Consumption is admirably accounted for by a Milk Dyet especially that of Goats Milk mix'd with vulnerary and anti-scorbutic Syrups 5. Tho' an inveterat Phthisic do not admit of a perfect Cure yet the Life may be drill'd on by a Milk Diet using vulnerary Medicines and changing the Air. Milk is a Sovereign Remedy when the Disease proceeds from a sharpness of the Blood or Lymph it both cleanses with its Whey and heals with its Butter Indeed if it spring from the corruption of a Bowel or default of the Stomac 't is improper as being apt to curdle and putrify in a deprav'd Stomac Goats Milk mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-grass or that of Sal-Armoniac is of excellent Use in Scorbutic cases but Woman's Milk suck'd immediately from the Breasts without being exposed to the Air and the Butter made of it are preferable to any other It will not be amiss to add a little Sugar or Conserve of Roses to prevent Curdling And when Persons are confin'd to a Milk Diet they ought to take of it three or four times a Day and use some exercise after taking it in order to promote its quick distribution and in the interim eat nothing else but Raisins or Food of very easie digestion Note before the use of Milk 't is advisable to exhibit a Vomit The Yelks of Eggs dissolv'd in Wine and mix'd with a little Amber-grise are of admirable use in Venereal Consumptions The Decoctions of Elecampane-roots with Raisins and Liquorice and a little Spanish Wine are of noted efficacy against all Phthisics to which we may add Sweet Almonds and Emulsions of Milky Seeds Oysters River-Crabbs mix'd with Butter Cockles and all temperat Ingredients In the beginning of the Disease especially when it proceeds from the Stomac Acids such as the Spirit of Salt Nitrum Antimoniatum Terra foliata Tartari distill'd Vinegar with Crabs-Eyes dissolv'd in it Sal-Armoniac c. are recommended upon the acount of their Stomachical Virtue But after the confirmation of the Disease or an Ulcer in the Lungs both these and all Spaw-Waters ought to be equally avoided And as for the sharpness of the Blood and Lymph which vitiats the Lungs and is generally the Cause of those Phthisics that the Ancients refer to Catarrhs from the Head Sulphur is a proper Remedy It contains both Acid and Balmy Parts the former are pernicious and ought to be carefully separated from the latter Thus the Flowers of Sulphur nicely prepar'd and the Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with distill'd Oyl of Aniseeds are incomparable Medicines If a Hectic and Night-Sweats prevail perhaps the Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with distill'd Oyls may prove too hot in which case let it be prepar'd with the Oyl of Sweet-Almonds adding but a few drops of distill'd Oyl of Aniseed which last alone is a noble Pectoral Or the heat of the Balsam may be restrain'd by adding the Sugar of Lead or the Anti-phthisical Tincture of two Parts of Vitriol of Steel and one of Sugar of Lead infus'd in rectifi'd Spirit of Wine or the dewy Phlegm of Vitriol that 's free of Acidity rectifi'd upon its own Caput mortuum The Tincture of Blood-stone or that of the Sulphur of Vitriol are also fir to be added In the room of Common Sulphur some chuse the Mineral fix'd Sulphurs such as Diaphoretic Antimony Poterius's Antihectic and all
Matter Having dispatch'd the general Consumption of the Body 't will not be improper in this place to take notice of the Dryness or Decay of particular parts of the Body occasion'd by whatever intercepts the Blood or Spirits in their Passage thither or weakens and exhausts the innate Spirit of the Part whose office it is to ferment and assimilat the nutritious Juice Hence Palsies Convulsions Dislocations Falls Bruises Wounds c. are its usual Causes As for Cure Wurzius his Arcanum of Allum is a Catholicon against all dry'd or wither'd Parts 'T is thiâ— Take of Plumous Allum and melted Salt of each equal Quantities melt 'em over a strong Fire Then set 'em to Cool and they will condensat into a Stone upon which pour Water to dissolve the Salts and precipitat the Arcanum Of which take three ounces and mix 'em with an ounce and a half of the Oyl of Bricks and four ounces of the Oyl of Human fat distill'd with the Ashes of Vine-tiwgs Make a Liniment and anoint the Part after rubbing If the dryness of the Part be occasion'd by a Wound or Efflux of its spirituous Juice temperat hot things and such as are moist or inrich'd with a Dewy Juice are best Hence some order the Part to be drench'd in the Blood of an Ox just kill'd and fomented with the Decoction of the Feet Head Liver and Lungs and other joints of a Sheep or Calf boyl'd to Rags or anointed with the Juice of River Crabs mix'd with the Oyl of sweet Almonds or with an Ointment of equal quantities of the fat of Herns the fat of Frogs and that of Hogs If the dryness be caus'd by a Palsy or Compression of the Tendons without any visible Wound or Hurt hot irritating things are most proper as if the part be strongly rub'd down three or four times a Day with green Nettles till it become Red and Hot and then cover'd with the Liniment of the Arcanum of Allum or fomented with the following Water Take of the seeds of Roman Nettles one pound the Roots of Horse Radishes bruis'd from four ounces to half a pound Roots of Cuckow-pint four ounces long Pepper three ounces Digest 'em in white Wine fourteen Days in a Balneum Mariae shaking the Vessel often And then distill the Spirit which is of excellent use when the part is num'd and stupid If a Defluxion at Catarrh falling upon the part give rise to its decay let Sudorifics be taken inwardly and the Spirit of Ants and that of Earth Worms rectify'd with some Alcalin Salt or the Aqua Articularis mix'd with the spirit of Sal-Armoniac and Oyl of Soap or the Ointment of Agrippa be applied outwardly the part being first rub'd down till it become red or sensible CHAP. II. Of Immoderat Nutrition or Corpulency IF the nutritious Juice be too copiously distributed thro' the Body the Muscles and Joints are extended and for want of room are disabled to recoyl and contract themselves with due nimbleness and the Belly being over-charg'd with Fat and Juice inlarges its Dimensions So that the true Cause of Corpulency or fatness is the temperat softness of the Blood the less Consumption of the Nutritious Juice by reason of a slow Fermentation and the late assimilation of the Chyle in company of the Blood giving it opportunity to be coagulated and appropriated by the peculiar acid Spirits that guard the respective Parts The remote Causes of fatness are abstinence from Drink especially Hop'd Beer or Ale made of Malt or whatever dilutes the Nutritious Juice and consequently promotes its exhalation drinking moderatly Ale made of Corn which has a peculiar fattening Vertue eating much Bread which promotes the Fermentation and Digestion of Food much sleep freedom from Care Exercise and Venery Corpulency squeezes the Spermatic Vessels and causes Barrenness nay it oppresses all the Vessels in the Body retards the Motion of the Blood anticipats the matter that should be converted into Spirits cramps all muscular Motions and accelerats Death The Cure is compass'd by preventing the immoderat increase of Chyle or evacuating it before its Assimilation to the Part or melting and diluting it with Serum after its appropriation The first design is answer'd by a spare thin Diet and eating of salt Meat The second and third by Purgation with Extractum Catholicum and sweet Mercury repeated till it salivat or the Pills of Aloes and Elixyr Proprietatis which was known among the Ancients for a drying Medicine Now that which they call'd Drying is nothing but the melting down of the Nutritious Juice Hence Myrrh Gentian Wormwood Cresses and all Diuretic or Diaphoretic Ingredients are of use by reason of their attenuating resolving Quality But Vinegar of Squills Tartar Tartar Vitriolated Nitre and all Acids are intitled to a preference Bleeding Issues chewing Medicines the Decoctions of Woods Venery and in a Word whatever attenuats the Nutritious Juice and dilutes it with a serous Vehicle in order to evacuation either by Urine Sweat or otherwise is recommended against Fatness Only this Caution ought to be taken notice of that sudden and liberal Evacuations are apt to weaken fat People To Conclude I subjoyn a Recipe for Pills that are much approv'd Take of the Gum of the Juniper Tree two drams Choice Myrrh Shavings of Lignum Sanctum extract of Wormwood and Aloe of each a Scruple Coagulated Spirit of Vitriol half a dram Make Pills CHAP. III. Of a Deprav'd Nutrition ART 1. Of a Cachexy Leucophlegmacy and Anasarca IF the Chyle or Nutritious Juice is not duly digested and assimilated to the Blood it Tinctures it with a pituitous Crudity Stifles its saline particles and cramps its due turgescence whereupon the Skin is discolour'd and the Muscles instead of receiving elaborat nourishment are stuff'd and bloated up with crude matter and so render'd flaccid This we call a Leucophlegmacy And if this crude vicious Juice obstruct the Glandules of the Muscles or if the Lymph be upon any account oblig'd to Stagnat the Blood becomes serous and a Collection of Serum or Water lodg'd under the Skin causes an Anasarca Now a Cachexy is a general Term importing the Crudity of the mass of Blood and its weaker Fermentation which give rise to these two Diseases The remote Causes are want of motion care grief suppression of the Terms chronical Diseases suppression of Urine the French Pox and in a word whatever weakens Digestion and stifles the Fermentation of the Blood The Symptoms observe the following Method The Cachectic Person grows Pale and in some measure Livid his Face and in process of time the whole surface of the Body is swollen upon any quick motion or walking up an ascent he is troubled with a shortness of breath and palpitation of the Heart and temporal Arteries an universal Weariness seizes the Joints and after eating Anxiety and a sense of Compression oft-times invades the Breast the Appetit which at first is good decays by degrees the Pulse is unequal small frequent and
Whey sharpen'd with the Juice of Citrons is much approv'd as also Milk mix'd with the Spirit of Sal-Armoniac when the Stomac is able to digest it and the Feaverish Paroxysm is over The Symptom of Thirst is admirably accounted for by exhibiting the Decoction of China-roots and Liquorice XIV In scorbutical Dropsies strong Purgatives are noxious gentle Diuretics mix'd with Antiscorbutics being the Basis of the Cure Such are the Infusion of Wood-lice in Wine the Spirit of Sal-Armoniac and Tincture of Tartar mix'd with the Spirit of Scurvy-Grass XV. St. Antony's Fire happening to scorbutical Persons is cur'd by taking inwardly absorbent diaphoretic Powders mix'd with the Spirit or Syrup of Elder-Flowers and Spirit of Scurvy-grass and applying outwardly the Decoction of Litharge Elder-Flowers Olibanum Myrrh and Mastic in Lime-water and Vinegar with a little Camphyr XVI Ulcers accompanying the Scurvy and threatning a Gangrene ought to be wash'd with Lime-Water or the Decoction of lesser House-leek mix'd with the Spirit of Vitriol and anointed with the Ointment of Tobacco and Sugar of Lead or cover'd with the Powders of Myrrh and Frankincense Crocus of Steel and Sugar of Lead Inwardly let the Essence of Woods Essence of Fumitory and the Antiscorbutical Tincture of Coral be frequently administred As for the hard Swellings that frequently molest the Legs let Cataplasms of Bryony and Comfrey-Roots and Chamomil Flowers be applied to ' em Or let the thicken'd Juices of Comfrey and Brook-lime mix'd with Mynsichtius his Diaphoretic Plaister and the Distill'd Oil of Chamomil be us'd in like manner ART 6. Of breakings-out in the Skin UNder the Head of Deprav'd Nutrition we allot an Article for Cuticular Eruptions and first for the Scab which proceeds from the depravation of the nutritive Juice of the Parts under the Skin occasion'd by a preternatural Acid. This Acid takes its rise from sudden Cold succeeding to Heat and shutting up the steams of the Body within the straiten'd Pores from the contagion of an external Ferment and sometimes but very rarely from internal Causes such as the Scurvy French-Pox c. But for the most part the Blood and Internal Parts are not at all tainted it being only the nutritive Serum about the surface of the Body that is depraved tho' 't is true that by continuance it may at last infect the Blood If the nutritious Juice be very serous and apt to corrupt the Breakings-out run much if the Juice be Balmy and impregnated with a volatil oily Salt they are crusty and dry As for the Cure of a Scab we administer inwardly Purgatives and Sudorifics The Purgatives are the Extract of Black Hellebor or Scammony sulphurated mix'd with sweet Mercury and the purging Mercurius vitae or Turbith Mineral in an inveterat case If the Blood be tainted we administer the Decoctions of bitter and scorbutical Plants and Spices mix'd with purging Ingredients in Wine Whey or Water and continue their use for some time The Sudorifics are the Decoctions of Woods the volatil Salt of Vipers Harts-horn Ivory the fix'd Salts the Sulphur and Cinnabar of Antimony diaphoretick Antimony and the Syrup of Elder Flowers As Take of Elder-Flower Water an ounce the Spirit of Venice Treacle camphoris'd half a Dram Diaphoretic Antimony fifteen Grains the volatil Salt of Vipers half a Scruple Syrup of Orange-peel half an ounce Mix for a Draught Or Take of the Rob of Elder a dram the Powder of Snakes calcin'd a scruple Sal-Armoniac half a scruple With the Syrup of Orange-peel make a Bolus The distill'd Oyl of Turpentin given to six Drops every Morning the Essence of Vipers to forty the Tincture of Antimony or Tincture of Coral given to fifty Drops are also very proper And when all proves ineffectual a Mercurial Salivation may not be amiss Outwardly we apply Ointments of Sulphur Mercury especially that precipitated with the Spirit of Nitre and Sugar of Lead but we ought to take care that the Pores be kept open for fear the Scab should strike in Upon which account let Salt of Tartar be always added As Take of Vnguentum Enulatum and Album Camphoratum of each half an ounce Flowers of Brimstone three drams sweet Mercury a dram Salt of Tartar or Oyl of Tartar per deliquium a dram and a half with the Oyl of Tobacco or of St. John's wort Make an Ointment to which add of the Balsam of Peru half a scâ—â—ple Oyl of Rose-wood six drops Mix and anoint the Limbs especially the Joints at Night going to Bed and in the Morning wash off the Ointment with the Persons own Urine Take of the Decoction of Quick-lime a pound and a half sweet Mercury three drams Spirit of Venice Treacle camphoris'd an ounce Mix and wash the external Parts for taking off the Scab and the red Scars that remain after it The Distill'd Water of Man's Ordure is an admirable Wash and reserv'd by some as a Secret Some use Girdles of Quick-silver others fumigate with Cinnabar but the Body ought to be well cleans'd beforehand and arm'd against Cold. In a critical Scab we ought not to use repellents But Baths of the Decoctions of the sharp pointed Dock Tobacco-Leaves Scabious Elecampane and Briony Roots Brimstone and Quick-lime are allowable After sweating by internal Sudorifics the scabby Person may bath in them and rub down his Body and after bathing anoint with the above-mention'd Ointment The Itch is near ally'd to the Scab and proceeds from the sharp Particles of the Serum repairing to the surface in small quantities 't is cur'd internally by purging and sweating as above and externally by applying the following Ointment Take of the Roots of the sharp pointed Dock and Elecampane of each an ounce Boil them in Vinegar 'till they become soft then beat 'em thro' a Sive and add of the Oyl of Orris three Ounces common Salt an Ounce Myrrh three Drams Litharge an ounce and a half With Wax make a Liniment A Leprosie proceeds from a saline corrosive Acid reigning in the Serum as being a sort of exalted Scurvy It is oft-times the hereditary Infirmity of a Family or follows a bad Dyet Chronical Diseases and the suppression of wonted Evacuations The Signs which accompany it are either internal or external The internal are Acid or musty Belchings Costiveness Thirst a stinking Sweat thick Urine insomuch that the Powder of Lead will swim upon it an extreme propensity to Venery the thickness viscosity and unctuosity of the Blood when drawn forth and little Clotts of Sand sticking to the Cloth thro' which 't is strain'd the frequency and weakness of the Pulse difficult respiration stinking Breath a weariness of the Limbs Chillness stupidity and a hoarse Voice as if it came thro' the Nose The External Symptoms are these The Skin appears Livid Black or Yellow it Wrinkles when expos'd to the Cold it is notably rough and oily insomuch that Water will not stick to it it is cover'd with a Purple or White Dandriff little moveable painless Knots and
Cure of a Gâ—â—uin Pleurisie it remains to touch briefly at the four Spurious kinds above mention'd The first of which is treated as other external Inflammations in general The second proceeding from a sharp Acid Lymph stagnating in the Pleura requires volatil Salts such as the spirit of Sal-Armoniac c. mix'd with Antipleuritical Specifics and during the increase of the Disease with Opiats If the Urine be muddy and Precipitat a Sediment 't is proper to add Diuretics in order to discharge the Matter by Urine according to Nature's Direction Externally Oily fat things wo' not be so convenient as dry hot Bags or Frictions with a hot Cloth and a Plaister of the volatil Salt of Urine and Turpentin The third sort is also cur'd by volatil Salts and Diaphoretics mix'd with Opiats to which in scorbutical Cases we add Adtiscorbutics And Lastly the spurious Pleurisies that proceed from Worms are admirably accounted for by exhibiting Carduus Benedictus Waterin which Quick-silver is boyl'd and the spirit of Sulphur or dulcify'd Spirit of Vitriol ART 5. Of Inflammations and Vlcers of the Liver and Spleen INflammations of the Liver are frequenty caus'd by the external application of hot Plaisters and Cupping-glasses not to speak of the common Causes of other Inflammations As for Diagnostics 't is needful to observe that when the convex Part of the Liver is inflam'd they 're attended mostly by the Symptoms of a Genuin Pleurisie and when the Concave is chiefly troubled the Symptoms of the Stomac and Guts such as Vomiting Looseness Inappetency Loathing Sighing Hickcup c. are most notorious The Pain of an Inflam'd Liver is always obscure heavy and distending for the shooting Pains that sometimes infest the right Hypocondrium are justly charg'd to the Colon The Feaver heat and such like Symptoms are not so Acute as in other Cases by reason that the Liver enjoys only a small quantity of arterious Blood Oft-times the Midriff shares the Inflammation with the Liver by means of the Ligament which annexes the one to the other and then the Person is sensible of Pain in the Throat as if it were pull'd downward when he breaths he is troubled with a dry ineffectual Cough difficulty of Breathing and a quick unequal Pulse and chooses rather to lye on his Back than on either side Thus the Inflammation of the Liver is distinguish'd from a Pleurisie in the Right-side by the remissness of its Symptoms the absence of a stitch or shooting Pain the dryness and meekness of the Cough the largeness and openness of the Pulse the sense as it were of a weight hanging upon the Right-side of the Thorax and the easiness of Respiration in respect of Inspiration 'T is distinguish'd from the Colic by the Feaver Cough and difficulty of Breathing that the Colic is a stranger to as also from the Inflammation of the Muscles of the Belly by the anxiety of the Breast Comparative invisibility of the Tumor intenseness of its Symptoms and the absence of a beating Pain Sometimes a reddish black line appears in the right Hypocondrium and by its pain discovers the Inflammation of the Liver Sometimes the Liver reaches to the very middle of the Belly and discovers its Tumor in the Centre As touching the Prognostic the Inflammation of the Concave part is more dangerous than that of the Convex especially if attended by a Hiccough if the Feaver be very acute the Belly swoln and the external Parts cold while the Internal burn within or if black greenish Matter be Vomited 't is a desperat Case If the Inflammation and Feaver continue above twenty Days it degenerats into an Ulcer or Schirrus and the purulent Matter is voided mostly by Stool or Urine or at least but very rarely by Vomiting or Spitting If a Copious evacuation of Urine follow the use of Nitre 't is a good Omen The internal Cure is compass'd by Antipleuritical Medicines such as the Sugar of Lead or rather the Crystals of Lead with Spirit of Nitre Antimonial Nitre Diaphoretic Antimony volatil Salt of Vipers and the common Sudorifics mix'd with Laudanum Opiatum and bitter Apperients Externally we apply the spirit of Wine Camphoris'd with Plantan Water or Nitre with Vinegar of Roses and the Juice of Houseleek or what follows Take of the Ointment of Marsh-mallows half an ounce Oyl of Wormwood two drams distill'd Oyl of Dill a scruple Camphyr nine grains Make a Liniment and anoint the Part. Or Take of the Waters of Henbane Plantan and Water Lillies of each an ounce purify'd Nitre half a dram Camphyr dissolv'd in spirit of Wine fifteen grains make an Epithema to be applied Warm Sometimes the Inflammation of the Liver proceeds from excessive Venery and 't is cur'd thus Take a living black Cock and cut out his Liver which bruise in four ounces of Vinegar of Roses till it be quite dissolv'd Then strain the Vinegar and exhibit it warm for a Draught in the mean while let the Patient take every Morning a Draught of the Decoction of Liquorice Cichory Rhubarb Lesser Centory Liverwort and the inner Rinds of Elder adding to Every Draught a scruple of Sperma Ceti If notwithstanding these Precautions the Inflammation come to a head which will appear by the Feaver Heat and Shiverings that attend it and their abatement when 't is over in that Case we exhibit inwardly the Decoction of China Roots Liquorice and Raisins And apply Emollient Cataplasms with Saffron and Wormwood Tops If the swelling be seated in the Convex part it may be open'd with a Knife or a Potential Caustic If it lye in the Concave side we must endeavour by all means to break it and when 't is broken follow the conduct of Nature in promoting the evacuation of the purulent Matter As if it be emptied into the Guts we exhibit Mead for tempering its sharpness and inject Clysters if it be dischar'd by Urine we administer Oxymel with the Decoctions of Smallage Parssey Juniper-berries c. in Mead. If it recoyl into the Stomac and cause Vomiting we forward it with fat Broth Oyl of sweet Almonds c. If it corrode the Membran and cast it self into the Cavity of the Abdomen 't is a very dangerous case in which some choose to open the Abdomen and give vent to it in the mean while we exhibit inwardly the Decoctions of China Sarsaparilla and the Vulnerary Ingredients to which we add Turpentin dissolv'd in the yelk of an Egg or the Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with Oyl of Turpentin The Inflammations of the Spleen ought to be nicely distinguish'd from those of the adjacent right Kidney as being attended by a beating Pain towards the fore-side of the Abdomen difficulty of Breathing a moderat continual Feaver whereas the Inflammations of the Kidney display themselves mostly in the Back and their Feaver is very high without any sensible Pulsation In Inflammations of the Spleen Bleeding at the left Nostril Fluxes of the Piles a Looseness and Pleutiful evacuations of Urine
a wet one Sometimes critical Loosenesses give the solution of the Distemper As for Epiphora's if they prove inveterat in adult Persons they degenerat to a Fistula Lacrymalis which is oft-times incurable As for the Cure When the Inflammation proceeds from external Causes a few external Medicines may give relief But when the Cause is internal we proceed thus First of all we open a Vein in the Leg then in the Arm and aftewards but not sooner in the Forehead if it can be done without straitening the Neck In desperat cases we open the Jugular Veins and sometimes the Temporal Artery Blistering Plaisters appli'd to the nape of the Neck are of excellent use as occasioning a plentiful Flux of Blood into the outer branch of the Artery of the Neck which must needs drain the inner-branch that visits the Eyes They are best prepar'd of Emplastrum Citrinum mix'd with the Powder of Spanish Flies whout Acids and the Blisters ought to be kept long open with the Plaister of Ceruss mix'd with a small quantity of the Powder of Spanish Flies In Hydropical Persons or such whose Skin does not easily heal Blistering Plaisters may be omitted In difficult Cases we order Issues in the Arm or Leg of the same side with the inflam'd Eye and a Setum in the Neck Instead of a Setum some chuse to make a sort of Issue in the Ear thus Take the Root of Hellebor or Mezereon dry it and slice it into little round pieces which macerat in the solution of Nitre in Water or the Lye of the Ashes of Vine-twigs Then bore a Hole in the Ear and promote its suppuration for three Days with a thread cover'd with Butter and then put in one of these pieces thus prepar'd renewing 'em every day Internally we exhibit Jalap for a Purge and the Decoctions of China-Roots Sassafras Sarsaparilla and Juniper-Wood to which we add the Cephalic Dryers such as Fennel Eye-bright Valerian Betony Rosemary and their Essences If the Inflammation proceed from Mineral Fumes we give Mineral Preparations inwardly In external Applications we ought to avoid Opium and Milk tho' commonly usâ—d The former shuts the Pores and promotes a Gangrene the latter is also charg'd with the same Crime and besides is apt to Curdle and become Acid and by consequence must needs be prejudicial to the Eyes In the beginning of the Distemper while the heat pain redness and sharpness of the Rheum prevail absorbent Powders are proper such as Tutty Ceruss Chalk Flowers of Tin Crabs-Eyes Calaminar-stone c. In general the Water of Frogs-spawn the Water distill'd from bruis'd River-Crabs when they begin to putrifie and distill'd again with the Juice of Celandin the Oyl or Liquor per deliquium of Blew-bottle or Succory flowers they being gather'd in the Morning when wet with the Dew and put into a thick Glass encompass'd with a thick Crust of Dough and so baked in an Oven 'till they melt into Liquor the Phlegm of the Spirit of Vitriol the Oyl of Sugar per Deliquium or Sugar it self ground in a new Tin Platter 'till it become livid the Sugar of Lead Camphyr the mucilages of Flea-wort and Quince-seeds extracted with Celandin Water the Phlegm of Allum Whites of Eggs the strain'd Decoction of the Litharge of Gold in Vinegar the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum or the Glass of Antimony and in the height of the Distemper Collyriums prepar'd with white Vitriol are all approv'd Medicines If the Inflammation proceed from external Causes the above mention'd Mucilages or a piece of raw Beef or Veal applied to the Eye will finish the Cure If the Rheum be very sharp and corrosive we insist much upon fix'd absorbent Powders if it be thick and slimy diluting Medicines and gentle Astringents are convenient These Ingredients are prescrib'd in various Forms As Take of the mucilages of the Seeds of Quinces Clary and Fenugrec extracted with Celandin Water of each half an ounce Sugar of Lead twelve grains With Fennel or Eye-bright-water make a Collyrium Take of Plantan and Eye-bright-water of each an ounce prepar'd Tutty half a Scruple Camphyr five grains Saffron two grains Make a Collyrium to be us'd after the Small-Pox Take of Tormentil or Plantan-Water of each an ounce mix 'em with the White of an Egg and ten grains of Allum And apply it warm to the Eyes Take of the Glass of Antimony in Powder from ten to fifteen grains infuse 'em in three ounces of the Water of Frogs Spawn Let 'em stand all Night in a hot place Strain the Liquor in the Morning and add to it ten grains of the Sugar of Lead in fine Powder and six grains of Camphyr Take an Egg boil it hard and take out the Yelk putting into its place six grains of the Sugar of Lead eight grains of white Vitriol two grains of Camphyr and half an ounce of the Hony of Roses When they 're melted squeeze out the Liquor and drop it into the Eye especially when the Rheum is slimy and apt to make the Eye-lids stick togethet Take of Rose-water and Plantan-water of each two ounces Night-shade-water an ounce white Vitriol a scruple dissolve and strain then add a scruple of prepar'd Tutty Make a Collyrium in which dip a Clout and apply it warm to the Eyes about the height of the Distemper Take of the Ointment Diapompholigos and that of Tutty of each two drams prepar'd Pearl Coral Crabbs-Eyes Tutty and Sugar of Lead of each a Scruple Camphyr twelve grains Leaves of Gold and Silver of each four Make an Ointment With which anoint the lower part of the Eye-lids and put about the bigness of a Lentil into the corner of the Eye Take of sweet Apples roasted three in number boil them in Eye-bright-water 'till they be soft beat their Pulp thro' a sieve and add of prepar'd Tutty two Drams Camphyr ten grains Saffron four grains Make a Cataplasm for allaying the Pain and Heat Take of fresh Butter half an ounce Sugar of Lead prepar'd Tutty and Calaminar stone of each a scruple Camphyr a grain Make a Liniment for anointing the Eye-lids in a dry Inflammation A serous Inflammation is cur'd by extracting the external Objects that disturb the Eye or correcting the Acrimony of the Lymph or strengthening the Glandules For the first purpose we apply to the Eye a Crabs Eye making its hollow part to touch the apple of the Eye or a Seed of Clary or we make use of Instruments such as Hildanus recommends The Second Indication is accounted for in the Chapter of Catarrhs The Third is compass'd by moderat Astringents outwardly applied such as the Decoction of the Rinds of Pomgranats with Chamomil-Flowers especially after the Small Pox the infusion of Tormentil Roots and Allum in Plantan and Rose-water or of Tutty in Fennel-water the Powder of Citron Myrobalans infus'd three or four times in Rose-water and dry'd a-fresh every time the Liquor that flows from a Willow cut in the Spring the Decoction of dry'd Rue in
Vinegar and Hony or that of Cows-bones and the Chaff of Wheat recommended by some as a valuable Arcanum a mixture of the White of an Egg Rose-water and Sugar beaten in a Tin Plate the Decoction of Quince-Leaves the Infusion of the Powder of Calaminar-stone upon which the Spirit of Wine has been Kindled in White Wine or Rose-water or that of the Powders of Tutty Sarrocol Roman Vitriol and Sumac in Eye-bright and Fennel-waters The use of sneezing Powders is much dreaded by some but the Vessels leading from either Eye to the Nostrils discover'd by Steno and the Experiment of Collyrium's reaching the Mouth seems to justifie it However since so many tragical Evils have been observ'd to follow 'em we ought to be very cautious and never prescribe any but what are very gentle and that in the declension of the Distemper or when the Inflammation ceases ART 10. Of Inflammations and Vlcers in the Ears THE internal Membran of the Ears is sometimes inflam'd either by Internal or External Causes Its Symptoms are a beating heat and Pain sometimes a redness of the external Ear Temples and Cheeks especially when the Inflammation bends outwards and sometimes a Feaver Doating and Convulsions when it bends inwards In Children 't is more dangerous than in Old Persons When it suppurats 't is least dangerous and sometimes infers a critical solution of Head-aches But if the purulent Matter be Corrosive it may gnaw the Membrane and cause Deafness 'T is Cur'd by Sudorifics and Bleeding or applying Leeches or scarrifying behind the Ears External Remedies ought to be very cautiously us'd At first we must endeavour to discuss it by dropping into the Ear the Balsam of Sulphur or Oyl of Chamomil in whic◠Earth-Worms or River-Crabs have been boild or the Oyl of the Yelks of Eggs with the Juice of House-leek and fomenting the Ear with the Decoctions of emollient and discussing Ingredients or applying to it the Spirit of Wine or Spirit of Sal-Armoniac with hot Bread If it be not quickly discuss'd we must promote its suppuration by applying a Cataplasm of the Crumbs of Bread boiled in Goats Milk mix'd with the Yelks of Eggs Oyl of Roses and Saffron or of roasted Onyons Butter Oyl of Chamomil Oyl of Sweet-Almonds and Saffron The Ulcers of the Ears are either the effect of a preceding Inflammation or of a corrosive sharp Humour sometimes we meet with a Flux of corrupt bloody Matter that resembles that of Ulcers in the Ears tho' in the mean while there be none in which case we only wash the Ear clean with Man's Urine but are cautious of stopping it especially in moist Constitutions or those who are liable to disorders of the Brain or Eruptions in the Head The real Ulcers of the Ears are Cur'd internally by Purgatives and Sudorifics especially the Decoctions of Woods Externally they are cleans'd by dropping into 'em Child's Urine with White-Wine and Hony or applying a Tent dipt into it If the Ulcer be inveterat we add the Ointment Aegyptiacum the Juice of Wormwood Hore-hound or Onyons mix'd with Hony are also recommended for the same use When the Ulcer is cleans'd and the flux of Matter abates we add Tutty and Pompholyx for consolidating CHAP. II. Of the Effusion of Blood into the Cavities of the Body and particularly of an Empyema WHEN the Blood stagnates in its own Vessels and is converted into Purulent Matter it causes a Vomica or Imposthume in several Parts of the Body which we dispatch'd in the last Chapter But when this purulent Matter is collected in a distinct Cavity 't is call'd an Empyema which is the subject of this Chapter 'T is true the Ancient Grecians meant by Empyema any Collection of purulent Matter in any part But since the Modern Latin Writers have Christen'd it otherwise we choose to follow their Examples The immediat Cause of an Empyema is either the direct effusion of Blood into the Cavity it self which stagnats curdles and by fermenting becomes Pus as when the Breast is wounded or the eruption of purulent Matter from its own Imposthume into a forreign Cavity as when a Pleuritical Imposthume breaks it oft-times throws its Matter into the Cavity of the Breast and gives rise to what we call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Empyema Tho' sometimes the Pleuritical Matter is contain'd within a Purse of the dilated Pleura while 't is erroneously referr'd to the Cavity of the Breast The remote Causes are Bruises Falls Wounds or whatever breaks the Vessels and occasions the extravasation of Blood The Symptoms discovering the extravasation of clotted Blood relate either to the Belly Breast or Head Those for the Belly are a Tumor Paleness Lead colour and hardness of the Abdomen occasion'd by the Convulsions of the Peritonaeum as being provok'd by the clotted Blood and sometimes swoonings Prostration of strength difficulty of Breathing and Critical Imposthumes about the Groin 2. Those for the Breast are a notable difficulty of Breathing a troublesome Cough a Pain and sense of weight about the short Ribs an acute Feaver and the coldness of the external Parts 3. Those which discover a Collection of clotted Blood in the Head are a violent beating and pain in the Head an involuntary Watryness of the Eyes redness of the Face disorders of the Stomac and critical Bleedings at Mouth Nose or Ears In all these Cases shivering and the increase of the Feaver are signs of Suppuration After the matter is concocted it begins to float and the feaverish Symptoms relent Of the Empyema's that proceed from the efflux of Purulent Matter from some Imposthume into the Cavity those which follow the suppuration of a Pleurifie or Peripneumonia are most remarkable and upon that account we shall content our selves with an account of their Symptoms which may serve as a Pattern for all others The Imposthume generally breaks about the twentieth thirtieth or fortieth Day being attended by a shivering high Feaver a perpetual Cough with a hollow sound and a sense of rebounding Matter as being toss'd by the convulsions of the provok'd Midriff and a difficulty of Breathing with an oppressing heaviness in the Breast when they Stand or Sit of which they are freed when they lye on their Backs When they stoop they 're in danger of Suffocation by reason of the weight incumbent upon the Midriff The Feaver which at first was acute becomes slow hectic and liable to nocturnal Exasperations They are subject to frequent Palpitations of the Heart Anxieties of the Breast nocturnal melting Sweats and Flushings in the Face especially the Cheek of the same side with the part affected When the distemper is far advanc'd a rotten ashy taste invades the Mouth The Pulse in the Wrist of the same side intermits while that in the other observes its regular Periods A soft Tumor frequently besets the Ribs which perhaps proceeds from the transpiration of the thinner part of the Matter and the Patient finds most ease by lying on the same side As for the
and its extravasation in the Cavities of the Body being already dispatch'd it remains now to account for its effusion out of the Body The causes of which are either 1. An Anastomosis or spontaneous dis-joining of the Capillary Vessels and especially of the Arteries whose Blood in all natural bleedings runs by drops as depending upon the successive Pulsation of the Artery whereas that of the Veins which for the most part never burst without a violent cause runs with a constant and united Stream 2. A Diaeresis or Breaches violently made in the Vessels by external cutting pricking or bruising Instruments by Coughing Neesing Vomiting or Crying by excessive Joy Grief and vehement Passions of the Mind especially in the flux of the Terms by the Assumption or Inspiration of sharp corrosive things Such as Hellebor violent Purgatives Suppositories c. and lastly by sharp corrosive Humors incorporated with the Blood which both fret the Blood and gnaw its Vessels especially in scorbutical Constitutions the Fibres of whose Vessels are lank and weak Some Authors assign yet a third Cause of Bleeding viz. A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Transudation of the Blood thro' its Vessels but 't is not accountable that any Liquor so thick as Blood should sweat through the strong touch Coats of the Vessels especially those of the Arteries without a breach or Anastomosis 'T is true the thin Serum may glide thro' sometimes but the Consistence of the Blood robs it of that Priviledge The remote Causes of an Anastomosis are 1. A true Plethora or redundancy of Blood as in the suppression of the Terms c. 2. An apparent Plethora or the Ebullition of the Blood obliging it to distend its Vessels as in Feavers and the Small Pox or when Persons drink much Generous Wine or eat Aromatic Food or imploy themselves in any extraordinary exercise of the Body This ebullition is most apt to cause a bursting of the Vessels in fat Persons by reason that their Vessels are straiten'd by the incumbent Fat 3. The thinness and serosity of the Blood which at once unbends the Fibres and qualifies the Blood for making a Passage thro' ' em In this case the Blood when it runs out appears thin and pale whereas in other cases 't is brisk and florid This serosity of the Blood was by the Ancients charged to the Liver as being tardy in its Office of sanguification but as our later Anatomists have justly imploy'd the Liver for other uses so the imperfect Digestion in the Stomac and fermentation of the Chyle in the Duodenum will naturally account for the want of consistence in the Blood 4. The Convulsive Contractions of the Coats of the Vessels especially the Arteries which by straitening one Branch occasion the extraordinary distention of the next Thus splenetic Persons are liable to vomiting of Blood because the Artery in the Spleen denies a free admission to the Blood and the obstruction of the Blood in the Head is frequently remov'd by bleeding at Nose 5. The Convulsive Contraction of the Parts incompassing the Blood-Vessels which are apt to straiten the Vessels especially the Veins that are least able to resist their force Critical and customary effusions of Blood or such as follow the suppression of a wonted Evacution are not to be stopp'd without they exceed measure When a Bleeding is attended by a sensible pulsation of some adjacent Artery 't is a sign that it proceeds from the Compression or Contraction of that Artery Bleedings at Nose are usher'd in by a giddiness redness of the Eyes involuntary Tears tingling of the Ears itching of the Nose a hard Pulse a violent Pain and sensible pulsation of the Arteries in the Head and Neck A flux of Blood from the Wind-pipe is introduc'd by a Cough and difficult Respiration That from the Womb by the distention weight and heat of the Abdomen and Loins happening about the menstrual period and that from the Haemorrhoid Veins by a Pulsation in the Hypocondria Back and Loins and a Tumor and Pain in the Veins with a Tenesmus As for the Prognostic a Diaeresis is worse than an Anastomosis and Bleedings from external Causes are more favourable than those from internal In Melancholic and Phlegmatic Constitutions especially when the Bleeding renders the Face Limon-colour'd or is follow'd by Convulsions and Swoonings it prognosticates Dropsies Consumptions c. As for Cure The various causes must be remov'd by proper Medicines a Plethora by Bleeding Scarifying and a thin Diet The Ebullition of the Blood by such Medicines as temper a volatil Acid as Vinegar Spirit of Vitriol Nitre dissolv'd in Water the Tincture of the Flowers of Dasies the Sugar of Lead the Antiphthisical Tincture Coral seal'd Earth Purslain Plaintain Opium Camphyr c. The serosity of the Blood by thickening Ingredients and such as evacuate Serum either by Stool Urine or Sweat The Convulsive Contractions of the Blood-Vessels by Chalybeats The sharpness of Blood by temperat Medicines such as Milk Raisins Steel c. The Corrosion of the Vessels by vulnerary Astringents The Laxity of the Parts by corroborating things such as Ass-Dung the Ankle of a Hogg Crollius his Powder Sperniola Opium Steel c. However we ought to observe 1. That Bloodletting is only proper when the Blood abounds or boils too high and 't is better to bleed often for Revulsion Derivation and Aversion than to draw forth much at once Sometimes Ligatures and Cupping-Glasses applied at a convenient distance from the Part are not amiss 2. That Purgatives are only proper when the Blood is too serous and in that case especially if it be accompanyed by a Feaver Diaphoretics mix'd with Opiats are of good use as being apt to thicken the Blood after the Swelling is over tho' in the time of swearing they rather attenuate and dissolve it 3. Opiats are good in all Cases From these Premises we infer that the internal Medicines that are proper against Bleeding are the vulnerary Astringents absorbent Powders especially Steel which is both Astringent and Anti-acid to a notable Degree Diureticks and Purgatives in serous Cases and temperat Ingredients especially Raisins and Milk for mitigating the sharp Humours The Medicines which jointly answer these ends are either of the Vegetable Mineral or Animal Families Those of the Vegetable Province are Plantan Purslain the Syrups of Comfrey Ground-Ivy and Myrtle-berries the Syrup made of the Juice of the Root of Bastard Acorus with Sugar The fresh Juice of the common stinging Nettle given to two or three Ounces the Moss of Man's Skull given to a scruple or half a dram in the Water of Shepherds Purse with the Syrup of Coral Mastic Sarcocol Amber Frankincense Raisins Camphyr Opium and Rhubarb which not only evacuats the Serum but corrects the crasis of the Blood Dragon's Blood if it be Genuin is very proper but since 't is generally adulterated with some noxious stuff we ought to avoid it The Mineral Province presents us with Coral Bole Armenic Nitre
Spirit of Vitriol Sugar of Lead the Powder of Blood-stone mix'd with Vinegar or the Juice of Pomgranats the Vitriol of Steel mix'd with Sugar of Lead Hartman's Astringent Extract of Steel given to nine Grains the Spaw-waters or in want of them the solar Liquor of steel and above all the Tincture of the Sulphur of Vitriol prepar'd thus Take of the Native Genuin Vitriol of Steel that 's void of all Copper and dissolve it in Water if the Vitriol be not genuin put the filings of Steel into the Water and 't will precipitat the Copper and then the strain'd Liquor being thicken'd will yield the genuin Vitriol of Steel when the Vitriol is dissolv'd in Water pour into it the Oyl of Tartar per Deliquium or the Lie of the Salt of Tartar and 't will precipitat an Astringent Crocus of Steel which ought to be frequently dulcifi'd with Water and dry'd then dissolv'd in the Spirit of Nitre and after the Spirit of Nitre is drawn off the Caput Mortuum digested with rectin'd Spirit of Wine gives the Tincture which is of admirable use against all Bleedings Its Dose is thirty or forty Drops in a convenient Vehicle The Animal Province affords us burnt Hartshorn Unicorn's-Horn the Powder of green Frogs the Water of Frogs spawn Crollius's Sperniola given to fifteen Grains the Juice of Asses and Hog's Dung mix'd with the Juice of Nettles or with Sugar in the form of a Syrrup or their Powders with the Powder of the Dung of a Dog that 's wont to gnaw Bones and the Powder of the Blood that comes forth in Bleeding it being dry'd and given to a Dram in some proper Vehicle The Forms of Recipe's are as follows Take of the Extract of Flowers viz. of Red Roses Red Poppies and Dasies infus'd in Water in order to be strain'd or thicken'd for an Extract three drams Ivory and Sea-Horse-Teeth of each half a dram prepar'd red Coral a dram prepar'd Blood-stone two scruples with the Syrup of Red Poppies make an Electuary for allaying the Heaâ— and Turgescence of the Blood Take of the Pulp of Raisins three ounces choice Rhubarb and prepar'd Red Coral of each a dram and a half Ivory prepar'd without Fire a dram Sea-Horse-Teeth half a Dram Extract of Steel prepar'd with the Juice of Apples three Drams With the Syrup of Red Roses make an Electuary Of which take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening for correcting the serosity of the Blood Take of Plantan Water three Ounces Cinnamon-water three Drams Vinegar of Wine half an Ounce Astringent Crocus of Steel half a dram seal'd Earth a scruple Laudanum Opiatum three grains Syrup of Myrtles three drams Mix and exhibit a spoonful or two frequently for correcting the sharpness of the Blood and Humours For the Bleedings in Malignant Feavers we add Alexipharmacal Ingredients If a Bleeding be causâ—d by Cantharides we exhibit Milk and the Decoctions of Raisins Isinglass and Misletoe of the Oak with Gum Arabic Tragacanth c. Take of the Juice of Fresh-Asses Dung Syrup of Purslain and that of Myrtle-Berries of each half an Ounce Plantan Water an Ounce Mix for a Draught After the Bleeding is thus stopp'd we exhibit such Medicines as dissolve and evacuat clotted Blood especially if it proceeded from an internal part In the mean while we use likewise external Medicins viz. Such as either cement the Vessels by their gluy Vertue as the Whites of Eggs Mastic Aloe Beans and a living Pigeon or Hen cut up and applied to the Part whose Blood curdles upon the orifice of the Vessels and shuts 'em or such as wring the Vessels by their austerity or imbibe the Blood and stick close to the Orifices of the former sort are Vitriol Vinegar c. Of the latter are Bole Armenic seal'd Earth Allum Potters-Clay mix'd with Vinegar c. In general the French Styptic Liquor which is nothing else but the solution of Allum and half its quantity of the Vitriol of Steel in a proper Vehicle and Tulpius's compound Powder of Bole Armenic Quicklime burnt Vitriol burnt Allum Blood-stone Aloes Dragons Blood Lemnian Earth Crocus of Steel Mummy Mastic and â—rankincense these I say are generally approv'd for external use in all Bleedings ART 1. Of Bleeding at the Nose and Gums THE small Arteries inserted into the Membrane of the Nostrils are liable to frequent Bleedings as being relaxated by prevailing moisture The Symptoms and Causes of this Bleeding are related above If it be very copious and unwonted or unseasonable it prognosticates the Disorders of the Spirits in Acute Diseases especially about the height 't is an ill Omen but in the beginning of the small Pox or when it follows a Deafness after the height of a Feaver 't is not ill In the Disorders of the Liver or Spleen if the Nostril of the same side with the Part affâ—cted void Blood 't is well if that of the opposite side 't is a bad Symptom according to Hippocrates In regulating the Method of Cure we must have a particular regard to the various Causes viz. the redundancy turgescence serosity or sharpness of the Blood and single out proper Medicines according to the Directions given for Bleedings in general To which we shall only add this one Observation that in habitual Bleedings at Nose fresh Mint or its Juice taken frequently is of singular use Externally we endeavour to divert and appease the Spirits to curb the turgescence of the Blood and to shut the Orifices of the Vessels For compassing the first Design we use painful Ligatures Frights Caustics appli'd to the remote parts cold things suddenly apply'd to the Scrotum or Breast a dry'd Toad hung under the Armpits or tied to the Forehead or its Powder applied to the Nostrils a Blood-stone or genuin Jasper held in the Hand 'till it become warm Ash-wood applied to the Nostrils c. For the second end we sometimes Bleed by way of Revulsion and Derivation or apply scarifying Cupping-Glasses to the Neck or to the Calf of the Leg those which the Antients order'd for the Liver and Spleen being very dangerous and of no use Cataplasms of Fullers Earth and Vinegar and Epithema's of the Juice of House-leek Vinegar Nitre and Camphyr or of Soot Vinegar and the Whites of Eggs or of Allum Frogs Spawn and Vinegar being applied to the Fore-head Temples Crown of the Head Nape of the Neck Scrotum in Men and the Breasts in Women are of admirable efficacy for appeasing the tumultuous Motions of the Blood As for the third Indication of shutting the Orifices of the Vessels we blow into the Nostrils the Powder of Allum or Vitriol mix'd with Painters Lac or apply it with a Tent dipp'd into the White of an Egg or into the Juice of Hoggs-Dung mix'd with Juice of Plantan The Powder of Hoggs-Dung and that of Toads are very proper for the same use as likewise the Phlegm of Vitriol writing Ink the Tincture of the Sulphur of Vitriol Soot taken from the
of Ground Ivy and that of Comfrey of each an ounce Conserve of Roses an ounce seal'd Earth impregnated with spirit of Vitriol providing the Lungs are not corroded two scruples prepar'd Blood-stone a scruple Troches of Amber a dram Laudanum Opiatum six grains With the Syrup of Comfrey make an Electuary Of which take the Quantity of a Nutmeg twice a day Take of Plantan Purslain and Chervil Waters of each an ounce Tincture of the Sulphur of Vitriol a dram Troches of Amber two scruples Crollius's Sperniola fifteen grains Laudanum Opiatum five grains Fernelius's Syrup of Comfrey and the Syrup of Purslain of each half an ounce Make a Potion The Spaw Waters Milk and the vulnerary Decoctions are us'd as preservatives SECT XIX Of Diseases relating to the Alterations of the Blood in the Spleen Liver and Kidneys AS the Blood visits the Bowels for their nourishment so it is variously alter'd according to the Nature of every Bowel In the Spleen 't is impregnated with a Volatil sour Ferment that prepares and qualifies its parts for separation in the Liver 't is separated from the Bile which is convey'd thence in t othe Gut either directly thro' the Ductus Hepaticus or after some stay in the Gall-bag thro' the Ductus Cysticus Now there are several Cases in which this separation is lamely perform'd viz. When the Animal Spirits are exhausted or disorder'd or the innate Spirits of the respective Bowel vitiated or when Inflammations or Tumors invade the Part as in Chronical Diseases not as if the Obstructions or Tumors of the Spleen or Liver were the Causes of Chronical Distempers but only as being their effects or at least troublesome Companions that ought to be accounted for in the Cure of those Distempers it being generally compass'd by Chalybeats or such Medicines as conquer an Acid and clear the first Passages which are the Original Source of all Obstructions In the Kidneys the Blood being carry'd thither by the Emulgent Arteries is dissolv'd by a lixivious Ferment and its Serum laden with acid and urinous Salts invelop'd with Oily Particles is strain'd thro' the small Fibres that convey it to the Corpus Papillare from whence it sweats through into the Pelvis and passing thro' the Ureters and Bladder is voided under the name of Vrine If the Salts of the Urine be exactly united together they entitle it to transparency if their mixture be unequal it is muddy or crude and betokens the unequal temperature of the Salts in the Blood But so soon as the Blood has conquer'd the prevailing heterogeneous Salt that over-match'd and disturb'd the Harmony of the rest then the Urine precipitats 'em as a Sediment and becomes clear In perfect Health it contains nothing but these Salts incorporated with Oyl and a serous Vehicle but when the Chyle is not elaborat or perfectly digested then its Crudities and the Sulphureous vicious Salts occasion'd by them are voided with the Serum and impart to it a high or flat Tincture according to the various Exaltation of the Salts and their mixture with Sulphur CHAP. I. Of Distempers relating to the separation of Serum in the Kidneys ART 1. Of an Ischuria in the Kidneys or a suppression of Vrine arising from the want of a due Separation in the Reins THE Causes of an Ischuria in the Kidneys relate either to the Blood or the Kidneys The former are the Redundancy of the Blood or its vicious thickness and the close Cohesion of its Parts occasion'd by Acid or viscous Lymph and an imperfect Fermentation as in Feavers before the Height in Chronical Diseases obstructions of the Bowels c. The latter relating to the Kidneys are 1. The Obstruction of their Passages occasion'd by clotted Blood as in the case of a Fall Purulent Matter either residing there or convey'd thither from other Ulcers viscid tough Humors a Stone in the Kidneys external cold contracting the Fibres nephritic Tumors c. 2. The Paralytic Laxity of the Fibres occasion'd by a weakness or deficiency of Spirits by preceding Wounds or Ulcers by the disorders of their Nerves the dislocation of the Vertebrae of the Back c. 3. The Convulsive Contractions of the Fibres which are frequently occasion'd in one Kidney by a Stone in the other thro' the correspondence of the Nerves 4. The flatness of the Ferment in the Kidneys or its degeneracy from a volatil salin Acrimony as in Dropsies Cachexies c. A Suppression of Urine arising from the default of the Kidneys is distinguish'd from that in the Bladder by a sense of weight about the Loyns the insufficiency of a Catheter for procuring Urine and the absence of a Tumor or pain about the Pubes or Perinaeum sometimes 't is attended by stinking Sweats or such as smell like Urine a stinking Breath Anxieties in the Breast Vomiting an universal Benummedness Epileptic Symptoms and Tumors of the Abdomen and Legs If the Urine before the suppression was thick and muddy with a copious slimy Sediment the Body being universally infested with tough coarse Humors then the suppression is caus'd by Slime stopping the Passages If the Urine before the suppression was Bloody or if a Blow Fall or violent Riding occasion'd it then clotted Blood is the immediat Cause If the Urine was mix'd with Purulent Matter or if any considerable Bowel be ulcerated the Obstruction is caus'd by the corrupt Matter If the Urine was voided without any other remarkable Symptom than that of losing its wonted Smell and Taste the Ferment is faulty An Ischuria in the Kidneys is worse than that in the Bladder If it be attended by Symptoms disturbing the Breast 't is very dangerous If the Urine force its Passage before the Seventh day it affords a comfortable Prediction tho' not infallible especially if the Blood and solid Parts be much corrupted Some Instances there are of a total suppression of Urine for ten fourteen or twenty Days that was cur'd but these are unfrequent besides they are generally attended by a perpetual Sweating Vomiting or some notable evacuation of Serum otherwise they would prove Mortal If a suppression of Urine be free from pain it proceeds from the Paralytic Laxity of the Fibres and is always Mortal The Cure varys according to the Difference of the Causes In general gentle Laxatives mix'd with Diuretics and Turpentin Clysters are proper as being apt not only to irritat the Guts but to promote Urine If the Obstruction be caus'd by clotty Blood Madder Sperma Ceti Crabs Eyes mix'd with Vinegar Chervil Ground Ivy St. John's-wort especially its Seed and above all the volatil Salt of Amber are proper Ingredients If the Obstruction be occasion'd by Purulent Matter we exhibit the Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with Oyl of Turpentin the Essence of Agrimony Juice of Ground Ivy and such like vulnerary Medicines If a slimy humor beset the Kidneys we must first evacuat the slimy Crudities by Laxatives before we attempt to use Diuretics for fear they should augment the Evil as
virtue of which we form Idea's exactly parallel to the motion of the external Object Thus when the Arm is cut off there ofttimes remains an imaginary pain as if deriv'd from the first Finger These outward Senses are five in number among which that of seeing is justly intitled to the noblest Character CHAP. I. Of the Diseases belonging to the Eyes THE Rays of Light are either convey'd to us in a direct line from a luminous Body or reflected from the surface of a dark solid Substance If this reflecting Body be smooth and polish'd the Rays are return'd in the same condition and manner as they 're receiv'd if it be rough and unequal they suffer various determinations according to the respective Figures and Texture of the Parts from whence ensues the admirable variety of Colours These Rays terminat in the Retina where they form the inverted image of the Object after having suffer'd a Decussation in the Crystallin Humor And the size of this imaginary Picture is augmented or diminish'd according to the proportional largeness of the Angles of Intersection The sense of seeing may be extinguish'd or diminish'd when the Rays of Light have not a free access to the Eye as when the Eyelids are seiz'd with a Palsy which is cur'd by applying a Plaister of Tacamahac and Caran or distill'd Oil of Tartar with Wax or an Ointment of Balsam of Peru and Aqua Vitae Sometimes the Rays are not admitted by reason of a Web or preternatural Tunicle covering the Eye which proceeds from a corrosion of the Glandule in the internal corner of the Eye by the sharpness of the Serum and some disorder of the general Coat call'd Adnata The nutritious juice of this Coat and the Serum separated by the Glandule being thus vitiated congeal into a thicker Substance which encreases by degrees and at length covers the whole Eye If the small blood Vessels adjacent to the Glandule be likewise vitiated some strokes of Blood appear in it which is a sign of Malignity and if it be thick rough and painful withal it approaches to a Cancer and ought not to be meddled with If it be thin clear and white 't is a good Sign If it be inveterat or attended by a suffusion 't is safest not to touch it In curing the Diseases of the Eyes the following Cautions are fit to be taken notice of 1st That all sharp irritating Medicines are improper 2. That they ought to be neither very cold nor very hot but temperat 3. That when the Humors are sharp and apt to inflame the part Wine is not convenient Tho 4. when a cold moisture prevails Wine Fennel Eyebright and especially the Decoction of Sassafras are incomparable internal Remedies 5. That drinking of Spaw-Waters is very conducive in the end tho it seem to offend the Eyes at first 6. That Alcali's are always proper Quercetanus prepar'd an excellent Water thus Take of Childs Urine half a Pound white Vitriol and Tutty of each four Ounces juice of Celandin two Pounds let them stand to digest for some days then distil and reserve the Spirit for use Others thus Take of the Roots of Celandin the greater and of Valerain of each one Pound of the Herbs Rue and Eyebright of each four handfuls Aniseeds Fennel-seeds Lovage-seeds of each two Ounces Marygold-flowers Roses Borrage-flowers and flowers of Comfrey the greater of each four handfuls and fifteen Crabfishes chop 'em all small and pour upon them equal quantities of the weak Spirit of Vitriol and juice of Celandin let them stand to digest for a Month then distil putting a dram of Camphyre into the Alembic reserve one half for use add to the other half two Drams of Crocus Metallorum let it stand for the space of two Hours and then strain it 'T is an admirable Water for the Eyes Hartman's Eye Water was thus prepar'd Take of Fennel Water Anniseed Water of each a Pound Dissolve in them half an Ounce of the purest white Vitriol Then infuse in it the Roots of Elecampane in Pouder Strain the Liquor and reserve it in a Glass Or Take of the Water of the Flowers of Comfrey Royal of Blew-bottle Flowers of Night-shade Flowers of each an Ounce White Vitriol from half a Scruple to twelve Grains To the strain'd Liquor add half a Dram of prepar'd Tutty Let it be dropt into the Corner of the Eye or applied with a warm Cloth The best Method of using these liquid Remedies is that the Patient be laid flat on his Back and the Liquor drop'd into the Eye and then the Eye must be carefully cover'd Blistering Plaisters and Issues are very proper as also a moderate use of sneezing Medicines To return to the Web upon the Eye It ought to be remov'd either by resolving Medicines or by the help of a Needle And afterwards Astringents ought to be applied In order to the former Sugar Candy Honey burnt Harts-horn Egg-shells c. are very proper either by way of Pouder or form'd into an Ointment Quercetanus's Ophthalmic Water is generally us'd 'T is this Take of Eye-bright Water Fennel Water and Water of Celandin the greater of each one Ounce Crocus Metallorum or Glass of Antimony or Buttyr of Antimony a Scruple let it stand warm for the space of two or three Weeks then strain the Liquor and drop it while warm into the Eye for all cold things are hurtful to the Eyes Or Take of the Glass of Antimony pouder'd from half a Scruple to fifteen Grains infuse it in Water of Blew-bottle Flowers Eyebright and Fennel Waters of each one Ounce Let them stand in a warm place over Night In the Morning strain the Liquor and add six Grains of Camphyr Or Take of Sal-gem a Dram dissolve it in Rose-water and Fennel-water of each one Ounce mix for a Collyrium The Gall of a Pike and several other Fishes also a Water drawn from human Gall or from young Goose Dung are by some reserv'd for Nostrum's The following Water is incomparable and much us'd Take a Vessel of Brass pour into it half a Pound of quick Lime Water prepar'd with Water of Comfrey Royal and add half a Dram of Salt Armoniac Let them stand till the Color alter The Juice of Celandin mix'd with the Dew gather'd from Fennel or Eye-bright Water is a great Specific in this case As for Pouders white Vitriol leads the Van. Sometimes they 're diluted with Waters as Take of White Vitriol a Dram prepar'd Tutty Sugar Candy Collyrium Albi Rhasis of each four Scruples Camphyr six Grains Rose Water Vervain Water and Water of the Flowers of Eye-bright of each four Ounces Mix. 'T is good for removing Inflammations as the following is for taking off the Web. Take of the Bone of a Cuttle one Scruple Sugar Candy one Dram white Vitriol half a Scruple prepar'd Tutty half a Dram Mix for a Pouder Riverius pilfer'd this Prescription out of Poterius and was not so just as to take any notice of its Author If
you please you may dilute it with Celandin and Royal Comfrey Water of each one Ounce Take of Blood-stone half a Scruple white Vitriol fifteen Grains Myrrh and Saffron of each five Grains white Sugar Candy one Scruple make a Pouder or mix it with some convenient Water and apply it to the Web with a Feather If such Medicines prove ineffectual we must have Recourse to sublimat Mercury Plempius's wonderful Arcanum was this Take of sublimat Mercury from five Grains to half a Scruple dissolve in Rose Water Eye-bright Water and Fennel Water of each one or two Ounces Touch the Web with a Drop or two of this Liquor every Morning and Evening The Juice of red Ants express'd and drop'd into the Eye is of wonderful Success Having thus consider'd the first Obstacle to the passing of the Rays of Light the next is when the Horn Coat or White of the Eye is disorder'd This may happen 1. When it is unequally nourish'd or some Parts of it elated while the others are depress'd by reason of the Viscidity of the nutritious Juice 2. When white Scars remain in this Coat after the small Pox or any other Ulcer 3. When by an external Accident the Blood is forc'd out of its Vessels and creates an Inflammation The Signs are these In the first case this Coat appears white and thick In the second we discover as it were a white Spot upon the Eye The third is known by the blue livid Colour that attends it Children are more easily cur'd of these Maladies than adult People If they are of a long standing 't is a difficult matter to remove 'em only the last is generally more tractable As for the Cure The Viscidity of the Chylous Juice and the Scars upon the Coat ought equally to be remov'd by attenuating sharp Medicines which ought to be somewhat sharper in the latter than in the former case The Seeds of Clary applied to the Eye are converted into a Mucilage by the Lymph which waters those Parts and thus prove an incomparable Medicine in this case The Gall of a Pike or of a Partridg and Ox Gall or a Water distill'd from it are much commended they are us'd with the Water of Frogs Spawn If the Scars or Clouds in the Eye succeed the Small Pox exhibit what follows Take of Fennel Water two Ounces of the Gall of an Eel from a Dram to a Dram and a half Sugar Candy in fine Pouder a Dram Mix and let them stand warm for the space of a Night The Spirit of Urine distill'd with Vitriol the Juice of Eye-bright or Fennel new drawn mix'd with a little Balsam of Peru or rather the Juice of Fennel mix'd with Sugar of Lead are very proper to this purpose The Liver of a Lamprey melted into an oily Liquor is accounted a Specific 'T is a sharp Medicine and ought only to be applied to the Eyelids unless the Malady be inveterat The Scar may be gently anointed with Oil of Paper or burnt Rags with a Feather or with the white Water of Honey If the Cloud or Scar be inveterat take the yellow Water of Honey or the following compound Water Take of Honey from the Combs two Pound tops of Elder Flowers Eye-bright and Fennel tops of each half a handful Sugar Candy four Ounces Distil in the Balneunt Mariae with a strong Fire The Juice of Celandin the greater or of Rue or of Brooklime or its Water either drop'd into the Eye alone or mix'd with Honey of Roses are of excellent use As also the Water of quick Lime with Sal Armoniac as above prescrib'd or Platerus's famous Experiment especially if the Serum be sharp or apt to inflame the part viz. Take of the Pulp of four Apples half a Pound chop 'em small and boil them in Rose-water and Fennel-water to the Consistency of a Mucilage Then add two or three Ounces of the Mucilage of Fenugree Seeds and two or three Yelks of Eggs half a Dram or a Dram of prepar'd Blood-stone and two Drams of the Rinds of Pomgranats pouder'd Mix and make a Cataplasm to be applied and continually kept upon the closed Eye and renewed twice a day The Waters distill'd from Cichory Flowers or Blew-bottle Flowers according to Schroder and Hoffman's Method Fennel Water with the Gall of an Eel the Pouder of the Bone of a Cuttle with white Sugar the compound Pouder of Crabs Eyes and the Scales of a Serpent either blown into the Eye or diluted with a convenient Vehicle are all noted Specifics But above all sublimat Mercury is the most effectual Medicine exhibited as above When Children are seiz'd with these Distempers the Nurse or Mother may chew a little Fennel Seed and then breathe upon the Child's Eye or touch it with her Tongue When the Eye is beat black and blew by an external Accident apply Cloths dipt in Chervil-water Hyssop-water or the Water of Blew-bottle Flowers The chewing of Cumin Seed or Fennel-Seed or Cloves and then breathing upon the Eye is a celebrated Remedy Fomentation with Wine in which the tops of Hyssop have been boil'd is very successful but for a forlorn Hope take what follows Take of Comfrey Roots six Ounces the Roots of Solomon's Seal two Ounces Elder Flowers an Ounce and a half Meal of Beans one Ounce mix and use them by way of Decoction or Cataplasm or reduce them with fresh Butter into the form of a Liniment Or Take of the Roots of Comfrey the greater and of the lesser of each half a Pound Chamomile and Melilot Flowers of each two Ounces Meal of Beans four Ounces fresh Butter three Ounces Fenugrec Seeds one Ounce Saffron half an Ounce Boil them and foment with the Decoction which is better than a Cataplasm by reason that all fat oily things offend the Eyes Or Take of Blew-bottle Flowers and Flowers of Comfrey Royal of each a little handful tops of Hyssop half a handful Comfrey Roots three Drams Roots of Solomon's Seal a Dram and a half chop and beat them small and then boil them in a sufficient quantity of Wine Add to two or three Ounces of the strain'd Liquor two or three Drams of Spirit of Wine camphoriz'd If there happen a Collection of Matter under this Coat it must be drawn forth by the hand of a Surgeon Sometimes little Blisters appear upon this and the native Tunicle which are caus'd by the suppression of sharp Humours They are cur'd by applying Hartman's vitriolated Water or a simple Solution of white Vitriol or by blowing the following Pouder into the Eye Take of prepar'd Calaminar Stone half a Dram prepar'd Tutty half a Scruple Sugar of Lead half a Scruple mix c. If the Blisters are open'd the Water of the Whites of Eggs is very proper Having thus dispatch'd the Disorders that may affect the Coats of the Eye let us next consider those of the watry Humor The watry Humor is indispos'd when a viscid Matter is mix'd with it and interrupts the Rays of
to the sudorific Decoctions The volatil Salt of Amber Camphyr the diaphoretic Preparations of Antimony and urinous volatil Salts are proper Alteratives in all Pains of the Head The Decoction of Tea in Wine or Water the Essence of Silver the volatil Spirit of Vitriol c. are of the like nature Take of prepar'd Amber from half a Scruple to fifteen Grains Cinnabar of Antimony half a Scruple Laudanum Opiatum one Grain distill'd Oil of Sassafras one Drop Mix for a Pouder Or Take of native Cinnabar or Cinnabar of Antimony a Scruple Extract of the Wood Aloe fourteen Grains Extract of Castor eight or ten Grains Laudanum Opiatum four or five Grains Make Pills for four Doses Or Take of the Conserves of Sage Flowers Rosemary Flowers and Clove Gillyflowers of each six Drams Amber a Dram native Cinnabar or Cinnabar of Antimony half a Dram of the Pouder Diambra and of the Pouder Diamoschus dulcis of each two Scruples with Syrup of Clove Gillyflowers make an Electuary Or Take of black Cherry Water Vervain Water of each one Ounce Water of Lilly Convally prepar'd with Wine six Drams the Spirit of Harts-horn with Amber two Scruples Syrup of Betony three or four Drams Or Take of the Spirit and volatil Salt of Harts-horn three Drams Essence of Opium tartariz'd one Dram Mix. Dose forty or fifty Drops Or Take of the compound Essence of Castor two Drams Essence of Amber and Spirit of Hartshorn with Amber of each a Dram Mix. 'T is profitable in a Catarrhous Headach 9. Among the external Medicines Vervain leads the Van. Next are the Flowers of red Poppies and the Herb Betony As Take of Betony two handfuls Wormwood one handful Cubebs two Drams Boil them in two Pints of Wine and foment the Head with the Decoction The Root of Rhodium may be beat up with Vervain Water and applied to the Head in the form of a Cataplasm Or Take of the Root of Rhodium an Ounce and a half Flowers of red Poppies and of Roses of each half a handful with three Poppy-heads boil them in Water and apply the strain'd Liquor warm to the Forehead and Temples Or Take of Vervain Water Water of Elder Flowers Betony Water of each one Ounce Pouder of Zedoary half an Ounce Use as above Timaeus fomented the Head with the following Mixture Take of Vervain Water an Ounce Betony Water Elder Water of each half an Ounce Pouder of Rhodium Roots two Drams Rose Vinegar six Drams Mix c. Emulsions made from narcotic Seeds and cephalic Waters or Decoctions of cephalic Herbs are sometimes us'd both inwardly and outwardly The following Infusion is mightily esteem'd Take of the Seeds of Henbane one Ounce Rose Vinegar five Ounces put 'em into a Viol well stopp'd and let them digest in Balneum Mariae for five or six hours Apply it to the Head with a Spunge The Ointment of Alabaster is us'd in all Pains of the Head Or Take of express'd Oil of Poppy Seeds a Dram express'd Oil of Peach Seeds two Drams express'd Oil of Henbane and distill'd Oil of Dill of each a Scruple with a sufficient quantity of Wax make a Liniment to be applied to the Temples Take of the Extract or thicken'd Juice of Vervain a Dram express'd Oil of Henbane half a Scruple make a Liniment 'T is excellent in scorbutic cases Take of Extract of Vervain and of Dill of each two Scruples express'd Oil of white Poppies and of Henbane of each half a Scruple distill'd Oil of Dill and of Chamomile of each five Drops In Chronical Aches external Narcotics are of no great use They may be fitly exchang'd for a Plaister of Tacamahac with distill'd Oil of Amber 10. If the Headach be caus'd by the Effervescency of the Blood a Clyster ought to be injected before Blood-letting Absorbent diaphoretic Pouders and gentle acid Juleps are proper outwardly we apply the Juice of Houseleek and Purslain warm to the Forehead Temples and Stones likewise Emulsions and Ointments As Take of Ointment of Alabaster three Drams Triacle of Andromachus or Philonium Romanum half a Dram express'd Oil of Nutmegs half a Scruple Make a Liniment Or Take of the fresh Juice of River Crabs three Ounces Betony Water Water of Chamomile Flowers and Water of Elder Flowers of each one Ounce Pouder of Zedoary two or three Drams Make an Epithema Or Take of the Herb Vervain of Violets of each a handful Of the Flowers of Roses of Elder and of Violets of each half a handful Tie them into a Bag and boil it in sharp Wine If a Plaister be more acceptable Take of the Plaister de Ranis with Mercury a convenient quantity of the Plaister of Betony and of Alabaster of each half as much Make a Plaister If there be any apprehensions of Phrensies or Convulsions Take of the Leaves of Rue a handful and a half Pigeons Dung an Ounce common Salt half an Ounce Capital Lees two Ounces With Elder Flower Vinegar make a Cataplasm to be applied to the Feet 11. If a Headach be caus'd by a redundancy or sharpness of the Serum and the Person be of a Plethoric Constitution first of all let Blood If Bleeding be inconvenient inject a Clyster or exhibit a Laxative then apply blistering Plaisters to the Neck or behind the Ears and in inveterat Pains to the Head In the interim Opiats may be cautiously exhibited and when the Pain relents Purging Sweating and diuretic Medicines may take their turns In order to provoke Sweating and Urine take what follows Take of the Roots of Elecampane of Avens and Sarsaperilla of each six Drams Roots of Florentin Orris and Shavings of Sassafras of each half an Ounce Of the Herbs Rosemary Sage and Chervil of each half a handful Galangal two Drams Fennel-seeds three Drams Boil them in a sufficient quantity of Water and add two Ounces of Syrup of Betony or of red Poppies to a Pint and a half of the strain'd Liquor Dose two or three Ounces twice or thrice a day 12. If the Pain be fix'd and obstinat it arises from a viscid tenacious matter which ought to be remov'd by the sweating Decoctions above mention'd and applying of Balsam or distill'd Oil of Amber and the Plaister de Ranis with Mercury to the Head When the Sutures of the Head open this Plaister is of excellent use in which case sharp Clysters are also proper As Take of the Electuary of Hiera with Agaric four Ounces Electuary of Bay-berries two Ounces Pouder of black Hellebor Roots an Ounce and a half the Gall of a Bull thicken'd three Drams Mix and add two Ounces to the common Decoction for Clysters For a change instead of the Plaister the Head may be fomented with this Decoction Take of the Herbs Rosemary Vervain Betony and Chamomile Flowers of each half a handful Boil them in Wine 13. If the Pain proceed from Cold discussing Medicines are requir'd As Take of Millet Seeds tosted a convenient quantity Common
Salt dry'd upon the Fire a quarter of that quantity Quilt them into a Bag to be fumigated with Gum Animi and applied to the Head Or Take of Millet Seeds tosted a handful common Salt dry'd over a Fire half a handful of Vervain or Betony or Elder Flowers and Chamomile Flowers of each half a handful Pouder of Rhodium Roots half an Ounce Sow them into a quilted Bag 'T is very proper for old Men as likewise blistering Plaisters 14. If the Headach be caus'd by external Accidents apply the following Plaister Take of the Gum Hedera or Elemi three Ounces Rosin half an Ounce Wax and Turpentin of each three Ounces Oil of Roses two Ounces and a half the Gum Animi dissolv'd in Vinegar two Ounces Juice of the Flowers of Ivy four Ounces Meal of Beans as much as sufficeth to make a Plaister The Ointment of Alabaster or Hartman's Bag of Amber with the Essence of Pepper or a Plaister of Tacamahac with Oil of Amber are very useful on this occasion 15. If the Pains of the Head are caus'd by Worms Take of the Pouder of Aloe and of Earthworms of each two Drams the Gall of a Bull a Dram Oil of Wormwood and Wax of each a sufficient quantity for a Plaister to be applied to the Head Then make a Fumigation of the following Pouder to be receiv'd by Mouth and Nose Take of the Pouders of lesser Centory Horehound and Betony of each two Drams Zedoary half a Dram Roots of Angelica two Drams Amber a Dram Crude Antimony an Ounce Millet Seeds or Ginger a Dram and a half Bole Armenic a Dram Roots of round Birthwort two Drams Wormwood two or three Drams Make a Pouder for a Fumigation A sneezing Medicine compos'd of Pepper and Castor and the Fumes of Spirit of Wine Myrrh and Seeds of Fennel Flower convey'd into the Ear are convenient in this case 16. If the Pains proceed from immoderat Drinking Vomits and Purges are first requir'd Then Pepper Cephalic Spirit of Vitriol and Elixir Proprietatis Cold Water with Vinegar may be thrown upon the Head and Stones 17. When one half of the Head only is affected 't is call'd a Hemicrania and is the highest degree of Headachs A Cataplasm of the Root of a wild Cucumber or Bryony with Vervain and Wormwood or a Decoction of them may be applied to the Part affected Or Take of Euphorbium one Ounce sweet Oil a Pound let them boil together then add three Ounces of Wax and make an Ointment to be applied to the Temples Forehead c. 18. If it arise from the Womb apply a Bag of Amber and Essence of Pepper or a Plaister of Tacamahac and Oil of Amber In all these particular cases the general Evacuations must be first taken care of and no external Medicines are sufficient for the Cure without the Assistance of Internals ART VII Of Arthritic Pains THE Parts immediatly affected are the membranous Ligaments surrounding the Joints The Cause is a volatil Acid join'd to the Spirits which gnaws the Membrans and thickens their nutritious Juice This Acid takes its first rise from the Disorders of the Stomac It displays it self in the Foot and is call'd the Gout in the Huckle Bones and is call'd the Sciatica in the Hands and several other Parts of the Body Sometimes 't is hereditary In other cases 't is acquir'd by the use of acid Wine Venery and Passion or any Commotion of the Spirits that increases the Acid in the Body This Acid affects chiefly the solid Parts and serves to depurat the Blood and fluid Humors When it invades a solid Part it leaves some small Particles in it that afterwards revive and make a new Paroxism The Paroxysm is ushered in by a Constipation of the Belly difficulty of Breathing an unsufferable Heat at the Stomac Thirst and loss of Appetite In the Gout the great Toe is first affected in the Sciatica the Huckle Bone where it receives the Bone of the Thigh and all the Membrans from thence downward to the Foot are contracted If the Acid be sharp and fiery these Symptoms are aggravated if it be viscid and what we call cold the Symptoms are weaker and the Fits of a longer Duration In forming Prognostics we may expect the Paroxysm when the wonted Excrements betwixt the Toes disappear and the Belly is constipated The Sciatica is more obstinat than the Gout which if inveterat hereditary or attended by Nodes is incurable in old Men. If the Joints adjacent to the Original of the Nerves be seiz'd it portends Death If any part be put out of Joint by arthritic Pains 't is a hard matter to set it right The frequency of bad Symptoms and the moving of the Pains towards the Throat and upper Parts betokens Death If the Paroxysm do not finish its Course but break off abruptly 't is an ill Omen As for the Cure When we foresee a Paroxysm 't is convenient first to exhibit the Pouder of Crabs Eyes with Salt of Tartar and Osteocolla then a Vomit and afterwards the following Purge Take of Cream of Tartar Salt of Wormwood Arcanum duplicatum of each eight Grains Digrydium three Grains make a Pouder Or Take of the Conserve of Rosemary Conserve of Sage of each six Drams Paracelsus his purging Pouder for the Gout a Dram and a half Rosin of Jalap half a Scruple with Syrup of Buckthorn make an Electuary All purging Medicines ought to be avoided during the increase of the Fit but after it has pass'd the height and the Feaver and other Symptoms have disappear'd give what follows Take of Ruffius his Pills de tribus Extract of black Hellebor of each half a Scruple Turbith Mineral prepar'd with Spirit of Sulphur two or three Grains make Pills Opiats ought never to be us'd but after the universal Evacuations and along with purging and sweating Specifics As Take of the Pills Aloephanginae two Drams Laudanum Opiatum half a Dram make Pills for four Doses to be taken in Wine fasting three or four hours after Take of prepar'd Crabs Eyes Mynsichtus his Arcanum Duplicatum of each twelve Grains Salt of Amber six Grains Hysteric Laudanum three Grains make a Pouder Or Take of Triacle from half a Dram to a Dram Salt of Wormwood a Scruple with Wine make a Draught Or Take of Fennel Water Water of Carduus Benedictus of each an Ounce and a half Spirit of putrified Earthworms a Dram and a half Salt Armoniac Magistery of Corals prepar'd with Juice of Citrons of each half a Dram laudanum Opiatum two Grains Syrup of Orange Peel half an Ounce mix In Arthritic Pains Blood-letting is pernicious But in the Sciatica 't is needful in the beginning of the Paroxysm to open a Vein in the Foot of the same Side with the affected Part. Clysters ought to be injected during the whole Course of the Paroxysm The Specifics that are proper in the Paroxysm are sweating Medicines both fix'd and volatil as red Corals Cinnabar of
fresh Juniper Berries half a Pound Aromatic Costus three Drams tie them in a Bag to be put into fermenting Ale A Salivation may be attempted before the Disease be confirmed but afterwards 't is dangerous 'T is usual also to make Washes for the Feet As Take of Juniper Berries half a Pound of the Herb Rosemary six handfuls Mother of Thyme and Marjoram or Sage of each two handfuls Boil them in Lees and bathe the Feet at Night going to Bed CHAP. IV. Of the Disorders of the Sense of Tasting THE Nerves of the Tongue terminat in a great many Glandules dispers'd along its Surface which are endow'd with such a peculiar Texture as to be sensible of the various Impressions of the minutest saline Particles according to their respective Circumstances in which consists the sense of Taste This Sense is extinguish'd or render'd dull by the misplacing of the Nerves of the Tongue the relaxation of its Fibres sharp Defluxions or Paralytic and Apoplectic Diseases 'T is sometimes vitiated and counterfeits false Tastes by virtue of the Depravation of the Spittle as in Scorbutic Hypochondriac and Catarrhous Cases or those of a Jaundice or internal Ulcers This Depravation is cur'd by taking a Vomit drinking Whey with Juice of Citrons or mineral Spirits and removing the principal Cause In case of an Abolition or Flatness Aromatic and Cephalic Medicines are proper Horse-Radish Roots chew'd in the mouth or the Juice of Sorrel and Purslain us'd by way of Gargal are of noted virtue for restoring the Taste If the Muscles of the Windpipe or the recurrent Nerves are seiz'd with a Palsy or Convulsions there insues an Aphonia or want of Voice which if attended by a Hick-cough is very dangerous In the Method of curing an Aphonia the remote causes which occasion the relaxation or contraction of the Muscles or Nerves must be taken care of Internally give the Spirit of Sal Armoniac or of Hartshorn with Castor or Amber In an inveterat Palsy the Decoction of Sudorific Woods is very proper Sometimes 't is convenient to procure a Salivation by chewing For external Use apply to the Neck a Bag of aromatic Ingredients sprinkl'd with Spirit of Wine or bathe it with the Essence of Castor Spirit of Worms or of Ants or the distill'd Oils of Amber Lavender Rue Juniper mix'd with Triacle or Balsam of Peru. After a fit of an Apoplexy give what follows Take of the Herbs Sage and Rosemary of each a handful Rocket-seeds two drams boil them in a sufficient quantity of simple Water in a close Vessel To a Pint of the strain'd Liquor add Spirit of Black Cherries six Drams Spirit of Sal armoniack a Dram Hony of Rosemary Flowers one Ounce mix for a Gargal 'T is proper to open a Vein under the Tongue if the Circumstances of the Patient admit of it Sometimes the Muscles of the Windpipe are in good order and the Voice remains but cannot be form'd into an articulat Sound or Speech by reason of the Paralytic or Apoplectic Disorders of the Tongue In this case Take of the Herbs Rosemary Marjoram Sage of each a handful Roots of Pellitory of Spain half an Ounce Rocket-seeds or Mustard-seeds two or three Drams Cloves a Dram boil them in a close Vessel in Water To a pint of the strain'd Liquor add Spirit of Juniper Berries or of Black Cherries from six Drams to an Ounce and a half Spirit of Sal-armoniac prepar'd with Quick-lime or with Cloves from a Dram to a Dram and a half Hony of Rosemary Flowers from six Drams to an Ounce make a Gargal Or Take of Sage Hyssop Acorus of each a handful boil them in Water Strain the Liquor and add an Ounce of Oxymel of Squills Mix for a Gargal Take of Rocket-seeds Squills Onyons Smallage of each half a Dram Ginger Pepper Cinnamom and Nutmegs of each a Dram Of the Pouders Diambra Diamoschus dulcis and Dianthos of each two Scruples With a sufficient quantity of Aqua Vitae make a Mixture and anoint the Tongue and Palat. The Essence of Castor or Castor it self applied to the bridle of the Tongue is very useful especially for the stuttering of Children The distill'd Oils of Cloves or Aniseeds or Amber the Cephalic Spirit of Vitriol or Spirit of Black Cherries or Spirit of Triacle with Camphyr c. are all very proper As Take of Mithridat three Drams Extract of Castor half a Dram distill'd Oils of Lavender Amber and Aniseeds of each four drops mix and rub the Tongue Take of Mithridat three ounces candy'd Roots of Acorus an ounce Ginger Nutmegs of each two drams Volatil Salt of Amber a dram Mix all together in a Mortar and add of the Juice of Sage clarify'd an ounce and scum'd Hony as much as sufficeth to make an Electuary which sprinkle with distill'd Oil of Aniseeds or Amber rub the Tongue frequently with it and lay about the bigness of a Nutmeg upon it to be swallow'd down by degrees If old People are seiz'd with a difficulty of Speech exhibit every Morning and Evening an ounce of the Essence of Lavender Flowers infus'd in Spirit of Wine A Cataplasm of Lees with Amber or Oil of Amber and other Cephalic Ingredients may be applied to the top of the Head with good success CHAP. V. Of the Disorders of the sense of Smelling THE Organ of Smelling is the Membrane plac'd near to the sieve-like Bone above the Nostrils which is variously affected by the different Textures of the sulphurous Particles that proceed from external Objects This Sense is abolish'd or impair'd by the Apoplectic Paralytic and Convulsive Disorders of the Spirits by the obstruction of the Passages or Compression of the nervous Filaments that reach to the Nostrils and by the relaxation of the Membrane which may be occasion'd internally by copious Defluxious and externally by the forcible Impressions of odoriferous or sneezing things If it proceed from this last Cause 't is almost incurable As for the Cure The Disorders of the Spirits ought to be redress'd the Defluxions prevented and external offending Objects remov'd betimes The Medicines that are proper for these different purposes are recounted elsewhere Marjoram and Fennel Flowers are two noted Specifics in this case The Extract or Essence of Marjoram mix'd with the Oils or Essences of Penny Royal and Rosemary may be taken inwardly from eight grains to half a scruple Take of the Oils of Fennel-flower and of Orris of each half a dram distill'd Oil of Marjoram half a scruple Apply it to the inner side of the Nostrils 't is admirable in the case of an Obstruction or Catarrh Or Take of Marjoram and Fennel-flower-seeds each two drams sprinkle 'em with some drops of distill'd Oil of Marjoram or of Aniseeds and according to Art make a little Bag for the Nostrils Take of Fennel-flower-seeds infus'd in strong Vinegar and afterwards dried Rue Fumitory and Castor of each a dram reduce them to a fine Pouder and with Child's Urine beat it up into the
form of a Syrup Let the Patient snuff up five or six drops in the Morning fasting leaning his head backwards and holding warm Water in his mouth The Obstruction of the Nostrils may be caus'd by a Polypus or fleshy Excrescency that fills up the space Sometimes it rises from the glandulous Membran at the top of the Nostrils but more frequently from the nervous Filaments in the sieve-like Bone Sometimes it descends to the inside of the Mouth Sometimes it has but one stalk at other times more It s Colour is white or red if it be livid and painful 't is near akin to a Cancer It proceeds from the Corruption and Redundancy of the nutritious Juice and the occasional breach of the Unity of the Part. If it be white soft and painless it is a good sign If 't is deep rooted and reaches to the nervous Filaments 't is dangerous The Cure is chiefly perform'd by external Applications If the Body be disorder'd 't is not improper to prepare it by internal evacuating and altering Medicines The external Remedies must be us'd in the last quarter of the Moon because the Swelling then decreases The milder sort are the juice of Pomegranats Mustard-seeds mix'd with Vinegar the juice of Onopostus a sort of Thistle the Pouder of Turnsole the Juice of Watercresses or the Juice of the roots of Aron all which may be applied with Cotton to the part affected The fiercer Remedies are sublimate Mercury Verdigreese and Lees the Acid mineral Spirits Aqua fortis c. As Take of the Juice of Pomegranats three parts Oil of Vitriol one part mix Or take of the Oil of Vitriol a scruple burnt Alum a dram Plantain Water an ounce mix and sprinkle the Polypus with it Or Take of the Cerecloth of Myrtles an ounce of the Ointment call'd Aegyptiacum two drams mix for a Liniment you may sharpen it with precipitat Mercury frequently wash'd Or Take of the Ointment Aegyptiacum half an Ounce the Rinds of Pomegranats and Galls of each half a dram Oil of Vitriol a scruple Mix and touch the Polypus with it every day In applying these Caustics care must be taken that they touch not the neighbouring parts by using a silver Fistula or Cotton or a Tent. If a Polypus have any tendency to a Cancer it ought not to be meddled with If it be ulcerated apply the Water or Ashes of Frogs Pouder of Crabs Lead melted and dulcify'd the Crocus of Steel and such like If it only hang by one stalk it may be cut off or a thread of Silk well wax'd ty'd about the root After 't is taken off the bleeding must be stopp'd by Astringents and the Pouder of Gentian with the Juice of Figwort applied on a Tent to the Nostrils in order to prevent its return The Smell may be adulterated by an Ulcer in the Nostrils call'd Ozaena which sometimes seizes only the membranous soft parts at other times the Cartilages and Bones It may occasion bleeding at the Nose or a plentiful Evacuation of sordid matter or a Corruption of the adjacent parts or a Polypus The external Causes of an Ozaena are various the internal for the most part is the Pox. It ought to be cautiously handled for fear of a Cancer If it be inveterat and affect the sieve-like Bone 't is not easily cur'd The Ulcer may be cleans'd by snuffing up the Decoction of lesser Centory and Aromatic Calamiâ—s in Wine till the patient be sensible of its falling into the Palat or Marjoram Water with Hony Myrrh Sugar Candy and a little Cinamon Take of the Ointment of Tobacco three drams Balsam of Sulphur for external use a dram mix and apply to the Ulcer The fresh Leaves of Tobacco may be put into the Nose and kept there some months then taken out and anointed with this Balsam If there appear a Crust upon the Ulcer it ought not to be remov'd by force but by applying Oil of Sweet Almonds or Oil of Roses with fresh Butter and then proceed to the cleansing Remedies among which Clary boil'd with Hony of Roses is the most noted The Decoction of Agrimony and Vervain in Hony or Child's Urine or the smoak of a red Wax-candle receiv'd at the Nostrils are proper for the same purpose Or Take of Marjoram and Plantain Water of each an ounce and a half rectify'd Spirit of Wine three drams Hony of Roses six drams mix and inject with a Syringe If it do not yield to these Medicines we must have recourse to Mercurial Preparations As Take of Plantain Water four ounces in which dissolve of Sublimat Mercury twelve grains strain the Liquor and apply it to the Ulcer Sweet Mercury well dulcify'd or precipitat Mercury with Ointment of Roses or the Ointment Aegyptiacum may be applied with a Tent to the Ulcer or Oil of Vitriol drop'd on a little Cotton may be applied twice or thrice and then follow'd by proper Ointments SECT III. Of the Disorders of the Internal Senses and Animal Functions THE Internal Senses depend upon the various Motion and Agitation of the Spirits in the Brain The Organs of External Sense communicate the Impressions they receive from Objects to the Original of the Nerves where a Motion not unlike to their own insues and is called Common Sense This Motion in the Common Sensory is imparted to the Spirits in the Corpus Callosum where the Fancy resides The Spirits thus mov'd roll to and again among the Nerves of the Cerebrum and Cerebellum and their frequent returns thro the same Passages are christen'd The Memory These Faculties are equally compatible to Men and Brutes and are distinguish'd from those of the rational Soul by their unacquaintedness with reflex Knowledg If they are disorder'd all the Functions and Motions of the Body suffer by it The natural and involuntary Motion sof the nervous Fibres that surround the Stomach and Guts depend upon the regular Recruits of Spirits convey'd thro the Nerves from the Cerebellum and those of the Muscles which obey the command of our Wills are owing to the due distribution of the Spirits from the Cerebrum This Motion of the Muscles is perform'd by contraction The Spirits croud into the Cavities of the Fibres and by extending their width abridg their length and in the interim the arterial Blood flows copiously into the middle of the musculary Fibres where it meets with least resistance Thus the bloated Muscle contracts it self and exchanges its Rhomboides Figure for a Rectangular Form CHAP. I. Of a Swimming in the Head or a preternatural Commotion of the Spirits in the Brain THERE are several degrees observable in this Distemper Sometimes there is only an apprehension that all things are carry'd round and toss'd up and down sometimes 't is attended by a dimness of the Eye-sight and a false representation of various Colours and ofttimes the Sight is quite lost and the Person falls down which is mostly follow'd by Convulsions and a tingling in the Ears The part affected is
spoonful of strong Lavender Water and half an Ounce of the Juice of Violets Dose the Bigness of a Walnut to be taken every Morning and after Dinner Let the Person take some drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniac anisated or the Carminative Spirit de tribus Some distil a urinous Spirit from Rocket-seeds and Quick lime which is of admirable use Spirit of Black Cherries is receiv'd by all as a great Specific And likewise the Spirit of Vitriol thus prepar'd Take of Hungarian Vitriol calcined in the Sun a convenient quantity with Spirit of Wine drawn off from Aromatic Plants reduce it to the consistence of a Pultise Let it stand and digest some weeks and then distill with an open fire Take the Spirit thus drawn off and distil it thro an Alembic 't will come off chafer'd when it appears Cloudy change the Receptacle and receive a volatil Spirit of Vitriol Mix all the Spirits and after digestion cohobat ' em Maebius his Apoplectic Spirit is very useful viz. Take of the Flowers of Lilly Convally six pound Cinamom one pound Zedoary half a pound Saffron an Ounce Mace and Cloves of each half an Ounce Let 'em digest in Spanish Wine for a Month and then distil the Spirit in which steep the following Ingredients Take Roots of Valerian Swallowwort and Piony of each two Ounces the Leaves of Baum Oak of Jerusalem and Rosemary of each three handfuls Lime-tree-flowers six handfuls Flowers of Lavender Spike Sage and Thyme of each a handful Macerat them in the Spirit for a month in a close Vessel then add a sufficient quantity of Spanish Wine and distil the Spirit which may afterwards be rectify'd upon-Amber Mosch and Camphyr 'T is a noble Apoplectic Medicine but is not fit to be given in the Paroxysm For such inflammable oily Spirits have a stupifying quality and are very offensive to some People In a sanguin Apoplexy the volatil urinous Spirits and lean volatil Salts are preferable to these sulphurous Medicines Essence of Castor mix'd with vegetable Spirits Spirit of Sal Armoniac camphoris'd the volatil Salts of human Blood human Scull c. are all much approv'd In fine from the infinit variety of Apoplectic Medicines I shall single out the following Recipe's Take of Quintessence of Rosemary two Drams and a half Quintessence of Lavender a Dram and a half mix and give twenty drops every Morning and in the Evening thirty drops of Spirit of Sal Armoniac Or Take of the Essence of Castor a Dram and a half Spirit of Sal Armoniac anisated Spirit of Sal Armoniac succinated of each a Dram. Dose thirty or forty drops twice a Day Take of the Waters of the Flowers of the Lime-tree Lavender and Primroses of each an Ounce Apoplectic Water Spirit of Black Cherries of each a Dram and a half Essence of Primroses three Drams volatil Salt of Amber half a Dram Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers an Ounce and a half Mix. Dose two spoonfuls every three hours Take of Mint Water Lilly Convally Water Black Cherry Water of each an Ounce Spirit of Black Cherries three Drams Essence of Castor a Dram and a half volatil Salt of Hartshorn a Scruple volatil Salt of Amber half a Scruple Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers half an Ounce Poterius's Diaphoretic Gold given with Conserve of Clove Gilly-flowers is a famous Specific Likewise the following Pouder Take of prepar'd red Coral a Dram Cinnabar of Antimony half a Dram volatil Salt of Amber a Scruple Cubebs half a Dram. Make a Pouder Or Take of the Conserves of Sage-flowers Rosemary-flowers and Clove Gilly-flowers of each half an Ounce Confection Alkermes Mustard-seeds of each three Drams Cardamoms Cubebs and Mace of each half a Dram. With Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers make an Electuary Take of the Conserves of Rosemary and Lavender-flowers Conserve of Baum of each an Ounce candy'd Orange-peel six Drams candy'd Ginger half an Ounce Mustard-seeds Rocket-seeds of each three Drams Cubebs Cinnamon Cardamoms volatil Salt of Amber of each a Dram. With Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers make an Electuary Take of Conserve of Mint two Ounces Conserve of Rosemary-flowers one Ounce Pouder of Mustard-seeds six Drams Cinamom Cloves of each half a Dram volatil Salt of Amber a Dram distill'd Oils of Mint and of Mace of each eight Drops With a sufficient quantity of the Confection Alkermes make an Electuary Take of the Conserves of Rosemary-flowers and of Sage-flowers of each an Ounce and a half Ginger candy'd in the Indies Mustard-seeds of each six Drams prepar'd red Coral a Dram and a half Unicorn Cinnabar of Antimony volatil Salt of Amber of each a Dram distill'd Oil of Amber half a Dram. With the Brodium of Ginger make an Electuary Take of Confection Alkermes or Conserve of Clove Gilly-flowers an Ounce and a half Nutmegs candy'd two Drams Rocket-seeds two Drams Cumin-seeds a Dram prepar'd Amber a Dram and a half Cardamoms Cubebs and Cinnamom of each a Scruple Spirit of Black Cherries a Dram. With Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers make an Electuary Take of Conserve of Rosemary-flowers Conserve of Sage-flowers of each half an Ounce Confection Alkermes two Drams Pouder of Castor the Pouder Diambra and Diamoschus dulcis of each a Scruple Cinnabar of Antimony distill'd Oil of Amber of each half a Dram. With Syrup of Clove Gilly-flowers make an Electuary Take of the Pouders Diambra and Diamoschus dulcis of each a Dram prepar'd Pearls prepar'd red Coral of each a Scruple prepar'd white Amber four Scruples Confection Alkermes two Drams Extract of the Roots of Elecampane two Scruples Extract of Orris half a Dram Extract of Aromatic Calamus a Scruple Extract of Piony and of the wood Aloe of each half a Scruple the distill'd Oils of Sage Rosemary and Amber of each sixteen Drops distill'd Oil of Lavender twenty Drops the distill'd Oils of Spike Aniseeds Fennel Mace and Nutmegs of each twelve Drops distill'd Oils of Cubebs and Cloves of each eight Drops distill'd Oil of Rue six Drops fine Sugar seven Ounces Mix c. This was Kolbius's Mixture so much celebrated for its Vertue against Apoplexies But it may be rendred more effectual by adding Rocket-seeds and Mustards-seeds All these Prescriptions are proper to be us'd both in and after the Paroxysm Now in pursuance of the preserving Cure let us view the evacuating Medicines fit to be given after or before the Paroxysm Among which Vomits obtain the Precedency as Mercurius Vitae Or Take of Mynsichtius his Emetic Tartar two Grains Sal Armoniac nine Grains Make a Pouder Or Take of Tartar vitriolated six Grains Mynsichtius's Emetic Tartar two Grains Scammony sulphurated one Grain Purgative Medicines are next in order As Take of Crato's Pills of Amber Extract of Wormwood of each half a Scruple Extract of Troches Alhandal one Grain distill'd Oil of Amber two Drops With Essence of Primroses make Pills Take of sweet Mercury a Scruple Scammony sulphurated five Grains With Conserve of Clove Gilly-flowers make a Bolus Take of
Male Sex HAving dispatch'd the Diseases incident to both Sexes I shall now enter into the Consideration of those peculiar to Males SECT I. Of the Diseases which disorder the Genital Liquor in Mens Bodies SOME part of the Chyle accompanying the Blood in the Arteries is convey'd by the Spermatic Vessels to the Stones where 't is in good measure prepar'd by virtue of a particular Ferment for that purpose and afterwards finish'd in the Epididimes which forward it to the seminal Vesicles to be there reserv'd under the Character of the Genital Liquor till the Act of Venery dislodg it 'T is improperly call'd Seed till such time as the Association of the Woman 's Genital Liquor have entitled it to that Character It is enrich'd with a large stock of Spirits especially by the eagerness of the Venereal Encounter and is thereby enabled to reach and impregnat the Womens seminal Eggs. It is likewise cover'd with a soft serous Vehicle prepar'd in the Prostatae that joins it in its Passage and accompanies it thro the Vrethra The manner of its engaging with the seminal Eggs in Women and their Counterpart in the Act of Generation is accounted for elsewhere When the Generation of this Male Genital Liquor is disturb'd it appears in its Deficiency Redundancy or Depravation The two last are referr'd to the Paragraph of Gonorrhaea's the first is the Subject of the following Chapter CHAP. I. Of the Defect or Insufficiency of the Genital Liquor in Men. THE Causes relate either to the Matter it self or the Stones in which 't is prepar'd As touching the former naturally 't is the Chyle or mucilaginous fat milky part of the Blood as appears by its Consistence Color c. Now whatever impairs this must consequently cause a Deficiency of Seed Such are Hunger the Disorders of the digestive Faculty excessive Evacuations Watchings c. Violent Passions of the Mind immoderat Exercise and such like rarify and sharpen the Blood beyond its due pitch and so exhaust the Chyle or seminal Matter Fat and corpulent Persons are liable to the like Inconvenience The milky part of their Blood which should be dispos'd of for seminal Use is diverted and anticipated by its Conversion into Fat. The Causes relating to the Stones proceed either from the defect of the Ferment or the Indisposition of the Stones themselves As for the former questionless 't is a spirituous oily volatil Substance as appears by the notable Changes occasion'd by it in the Mass of the Blood at the time of its Commencement Now whatever fixes the Animal Spirits and strips them of their volatil Capacity must needs weaken the Ferment Such are Spirit of Vitriol Crude Nitre external Cold or exposing the Stones to be wet Application of mercurial things to the Region of the Pubes excessive or unseasonable Venery or an indiscreet abstinence from it Drunkenness Crudities in the Stomac or any Disorder of the first Digestion Dropsies Cachexies c. If the Deficiency of the Ferment be occasion'd by any Cause respecting the Stones themselves it must proceed either from Tumours in 'em or from being gelded 'T is much doubted if there be any natural Eunuchs for many whose Stones are not visible may have 'em hid within the Abdomen and give sufficient proof of their Manhood The Signs are easily distinguish'd If the Ferment be faulty the Person is dull and unactive the venereal Appetit flat and the Seed when cast forth is thin watry and void of heat The Prognostics are more fatal to the Species than to individual Persons If the Person be old or have over-acted in his Youth the Cure is very difficult Sometimes this Deficiency produces not only Effeminacy and Unmanliness but an universal Faintness and Consumption for want of the due Influence of the Ferment upon the Mass of Blood In regulating the Cure a peculiar regard must be had to the Stomac and digestive Faculty for the flatness of this will cause a Deficiency of Seed If the Disease proceed from a Defect in the Stones themselves the following Paragraphs account for its Cure As for the Faults of the Ferment or those respecting the matter of the Genital Liquor the former must be amended by aromatic sharp Incentives such as Ginger Amber Cubebs Cloves Cinnamom Castor Savin-berries Borrace Satyrium Eryngo Mustard-seeds Fennel-seeds Rocket-seeds Pepper Cantharides Spirit of Ants c. The latter by temperat Fat and chylelike Ingredients as Milk the milky Seeds Emulsions Yelks of Eggs with Spanish Wine Oysters Chocolate Dates c. But neither of 'em ought to be us'd separatly but in conjunction with one another As Take of Milk three Ounces Sugar three or four Drams Pepper half a Dram mix for a Draught Take of the Oil of Fistic-nuts one Spoonful the Yelk of one Egg Ambergrise as much as will lie upon the point of a Knife with the triple quantity of Sugar Mix 'em before the Fire and exhibit for one Draught Take of the Water of Magnanimity three Ounces Cinnamom Water prepar'd with Wine Essence of Satyrium of each three Drams Tincture of Coral two Drams Essence of Amber a Dram. Make a Potion Dose a Spoonful now and then Electuaries are very usual in this Case As Take of Indian Chocolat an Ounce and a half Electuary of Satyrium half an Ounce Eryngo-roots candy'd Satyrium-roots candy'd of each six Drams Nutmegs candy'd two Drams candy'd Ginger two or three Drams Shavings of the Pizzle of a Stag kill'd in the act of Venery half an Ounce Cubebs Cardamoms of each a Dram Pouders of Diambra and Diamoschus dulcis of each four Scruples Rocket-seeds Fistic-seeds Nettle-seeds Ash-seeds of each a Dram Ambergrise and Mosch of each ten Grains With Syrup of Canel make an Electuary and when you are about to use it sprinkle it with Spirit of Ants. Dose the bigness of a Walnut Take of the Electuary Diasatyrium a Dram Mynsichtus's provoking Tablets a Scruple Ambergrise Mosch of each two Grains Laudanum Opiatum one Grain Mix for a Bolus Take of the Conserve of Eryngo-roots Conserve of Satyrium of each three Ounces candy'd Citron-peel candy'd Ginger of each half an Ounce Pine-nuts Sweet Almonds and Fistic-nuts of each three or four Drams Pulp of Dates and Nutmegs of each an Ounce Bull 's Pizzle five Drams Rocket-seeds Parsnep-seeds Mustard-seeds of each two Drams Cinnamom Galangal and white Pepper of each a Dram distill'd Oil of Cloves half a Dram With the Brodium of Ginger make an Electuary Some add the Pouder of Cantharides but they are improper for any purpose save that of promoting the Erection of the Yard The Stones of a Cock or the Spirit of a Cock's Blood The Blood or Brains or Pizzle of a Buck or a Bull kill'd in the act of Venery or the shaving of a Bull 's Horn taken at the same time the Tincture of Gold with Oil of Cinnamom the Troches of Vipers or Pullets fed with Vipers Borrace taken in a potch'd Egg c. are all approv'd Remedies for
case Amputation is needful ART IV. Of the Schirrous Swellings of the Stones A Hard painless Swelling free of all Inflammation or Heat is call'd a Schirrus If a pricking Pain attend a hard Swelling it degenerats to a Cancer The Cause is the indiscreet Treatment of a preceding Inflammation which gives the accompanying Acid liberty to settle and thicken the matter Platerus mentions an Instance of little Stones within the Testes causing a Schirrus As for the Cure 't is perform'd by the Application of Gums dissolv'd in Vinegar and discussive Plaisters As Take of Gum Ammoniac dissolv'd in Vinegar six Drams Plaister of Hemlock soften'd with distill'd Oil of Tartar as much as sufficeth for a due Consistence The Balsam of Sulphur or Rulandus's Plaister Diasulphuris or the Ausburg-Plaister of Ammoniac are of good use Baths of Wine and in venereal Cases the Plaister de ranis with Mercury are not improper Timaeus recommends the following Composition Take of the Mucilage of Marshmallow-roots Fenugrec-seeds and fat Figs tosted of each three Ounces Gum Ammoniac Bdellium Galbanum of each an Ounce Goose-fat Hens-fat Goat's Tallow and Turpentin of each six Drams Oil of Lillies and Wax as much as sufficeth for a Plaister If it be attended by pain we ought to proceed very cautiously for fear of a Cancer upon which account Gummy Ingredients are only to be insisted upon If it tend to suppuration it must be open'd or the Stone cut quite off ART V. Of a Sarcocele or fleshy Swelling of the Stones EXternal Blows Falls and such like Accidents do not only cause Inflammations but sometimes tear the Vessels and Membrans of the Stones and so oblige the Blood and nourishing Juice to stagnat and settle into a fleshy Substance sticking to one or both the Stones or to the Membran of the Cod call'd Dartos The Signs are these the Swelling is indolent hard constant and increases by degrees There is a near resemblance between it and the swelling of the Epididimes occasion'd by a Redundancy of Seed or the Stagnation of the Blood caus'd by the Schirrus of the Stones but the preceding Signs if carefully trac'd will discover the difference If it be attended by a shooting it discovers a malignant nature and tendency to a Cancer and ought not to be meddled with As touching its Cure inward Remedies are seldom effectual Let the universal Evacuations be first premis'd then exhibit the Antiscrophulous Specifics as the Pouder or Decoction or Essence of Restharrow-roots and dulcify'd Spirit of Salt Pouder of Comfrey-roots seal'd Earth Rupture-wort and Spunge-stone c. Outwardly foment with a Mixture of Vinegar Nitre and the Ashes of Vine-twigs or apply a Cataplasm of Sulphur Cockle-shells and Vinegar or the following Plaister which is mightily extoll'd Take of Gum Ammoniac an Ounce and a half Bdellium Mustard-seeds Nettle-seeds of each six Drams Spunge-stone one Ounce Pouder of Birthwort-roots Sulphur of each half an Ounce Turpentin an Ounce Spirit of Wine an Ounce and a half Oil of Olives four Ounces Wax six Ounces Make a Plaister Take of the Gums Animi Sagapenum Opoponax and Galbanum of each an Ounce Dissolve 'em in Vinegar of Roses Then thicken it and with a sufficient quantity of Oil of Bricks make a Plaister which is equally fitted for Suppuration or Discussion If it tend to Suppuration after opening apply the Plaister of Gums and black Rosin and afterwards when 't is proper to consolidat a styptic Plaister Vigo's Plaister with Mercury is of incomparable use but the Mercury may deprive the Stones of their prolific Virtue The natural Baths are of very good use If these Medicines prove ineffectual the Excrescence must be cut out either alone or together with the Stone as its Circumstances will admit ART VI. Of a Distention of the Spermatic Veins or Hernia Varicosa WHatever disturbs the Reflux of the Blood by the Spermatic Veins causes an uneven inconstant sort of rising towards the Stone resembling a Cluster of Grapes The Stone drops and hangs loose and the Swelling is painless unless the Guts be molested with Wine or the Feet expos'd to cold Bathing is very proper Let the Plaister of Mucilage mix'd with the Plaister of Ammoniac and Oil of Bricks or the Ointment Basilicum mix'd with the Fat of Animals be applied to the part If it be inveterat it must be committed to the care of a Surgeon CHAP. II. Of the irregular Ejaculation of the Seed THE Ejection of the Genital Liquor is irregular 1. When 't is cast forth without any venereal Provocation 2. When in the act of Venery its Egress is too precipitant and hasty 3. When 't is too slow 4. When 't is not ejected at all ART I. Of a Running or involuntary Emission of the Genital Liquor A Running is either spurious or genuin To begin with the last a simple running is said to be such when the true genuin seminal matter is cast forth without the erection of the Yard or venereal Pleasure The Part affected is the seminal Vesicles 't is attended or follow'd by a weariness of the Limbs Weakness inability to move a pale Countenance hollow Eyes diminution of Sight Inappetency trembling and tendency to a Consumption In a word it robs the body of its balmy Moisture The Causes are threefold 1. The Redundancy or Turgescence of the seminal matter 2. It s sharpness which stimulats and contracts the Fibres of the seminal Vesicles and adjacent Muscles 3. It s tenuity and watriness together with the concurring flaccidity of the Vesicles and the patency of their Passages into the Urethra The remote Causes of the first are high feeding and drinking an intire freedom from Labour and Care abstaining from the wonted Measure of Venery frequent Correspondence with venereal Objects lying upon the Back c. The Remote Causes of the second are a sharp saltish Disposition of the Blood as in scorbutic and hypochondriac Constitutions an immoderat use of sharp aromatic volatil things as Pepper Mustard Rocket-seeds Water-cresses Wine Cantharides and sharp volatil Purgatives Those of the third are excessive Venery especially in ones Youth and manual Violence which not only relaxats the seminal Vesicles but destroys the Ferment in the Stones as appears by the watry inelaborat Consistence of the Seed If a genuin Running be inveterat it degenerats into a Hectic and is not easily cur'd nor is it safe to stop it suddenly lest the Suppression of the wonted Evacuation should cause an Inflammation or Tumour in the Testicles The general Indications of Cure are to lessen the vicious quantity or qualify the sharpness of the matter or to corroborat the Ferment and Texture of the parts For the first of these Purposes acid thin Food short Commons frequent Exercise and Watchings are proper Spirit of Vitriol and Crude Nitre powerfully curb the Ferment of the Testicles But the Juices of Citrons Pomegranats and Lemons are more temperat and universally applauded for stopping all manner of Runnings The Juice of Lemons with
Spirit of Turpentin and Camphyr is extoll'd by Faber Some commend the solution of Coral with Juice of Citrons Emulsions of Hempseeds are of soveraign use in desperat Runnings but they enjoy a narcotic Virtue prejudicial to the Animal Spirits Take of Hempseeds half an Ounce Seeds of the Chast-tree two Drams With the Water of Yarrow make an Emulsion Add of prepar'd Amber and Bone of the Cuttle-fish of each a Dram. Sweeten and reserve it for use Take of the Seeds of the Chast-tree Melon-seeds of each two Drams Hemp-seeds white Poppy-seeds of each a Dram and a half With the Waters of Purslain and Water-Lillies make an Emulsion To which add the Bone of the Cuttle-fish prepar'd a Dram Crollius's Compound Pouder of Sperniola two or three Scruples prepar'd white Amber and Diaphoretic Antimony of each half a Dram mix and sweeten with pearled Sugar This is of noted efficacy especially if the Perinaeum and Loins are girded with heat Some commend the following Decoction Take of the Leaves of white Archangel four handfuls Leaves of white Yarrow two handfuls Seeds of the Chast-tree four or six Drams Boil them in Mint or Rue-water or in Wine and sweeten with Syrup of Water-Lillies Some recommend a Spoonful of the Juice of Ceterach to be taken now and then as a singular Remedy for stopping a Gonorrhaea as also two Drams of the following Pouder to be taken in Chalybeat Wine Take of the Leaves of Mint and Rue Seeds of the Chast-tree and Pouder of Galls of each equal quantities Beat 'em into Pouder for the use above-mention'd Spirit of Turpentin and Sugar of Lead is a delicat Remedy The Juice of Yarrow or of Mallows with sweet Milk is also approv'd Some apply outwardly the Juice of Lettuce with Camphyr to the Testicles As touching the second Indication viz. qualifying the sharpness of the seminal matter the Tincture of Coral with Spirit of Woods or of Sassafras is very useful The Astringent Crocus or Tincture of Steel Sulphur of Vitriol Sugar of Lead and white Amber prepar'd are all very proper Or Take of the Conserve of Red Roses Conserve of Mint of each an Ounce or an Ounce and a half prepar'd Bone of the Cuttle-fish which in this Case is a noted Specific two Drams Calcin'd Borace a Dram Nutmegs half a Dram Syrup of dry'd Roses as much as sufficeth to make an Electuary Of which the Patient may take a convenient quantity twice or thrice a day Crude Borace provokes Lust but when calcin'd it leaves a Styptic Caput Mortuum of contrary use Take of the Bone of a Cuttle-fish prepar'd a Dram prepar'd red Coral two or three Scruples Sugar of Lead half a Scruple Mix for six Doses Take of prepar'd Chrystal Bone of the Cuttle-fish prepar'd Amber of each two Scruples Chalybeat Diaphoretic Antimony a Scruple Crollius's Sperniola a Scruple Sugar of Lead fifteen Grains Make a Pouder for five or six Doses The Turpentine of Cyprus reduc'd to Pills with prepar'd Amber or Crocus of Steel or Rhubarb is very effectual Of late the Balsam Capivi is mightily esteem'd Sugar of Lead and the Antiphthisical Tincture prepar'd with it is of noted efficacy Take of the Waters of Rue and Water-Lillies of each half an Ounce Juice of Lemons six Drams Bole-Armenic a Dram Cuttle-bone and Diaphoretic Antimony with Steel of each two Scruples Syrup of Citrons half an Ounce Mix and give a Spoonful now and then If the Yard be exulcerated by the sharpness of the matter take of Woman's or Cow'd Milk four Ounces prepar'd Tutty two Drams Aloe a Dram Sugar Candy half a Dram. Mix and inject half an Ounce or six Drams at a time As for the third Indication viz. corroborating the relaxated parts and correcting the watriness of the seminal Liquor Mint Wormwood Amber Mastic Astringent Tincture of Steel Tincture of Coral Pouder of Frankincense which if too frequently repeated causes a suppression of the Urine Sugar of Lead Extract of Tormentil-roots seal'd Earth and Bole Armenic us'd with Vinegar Tincture of the Sulphur of Vitriol c. are all proper Ingredients Take of the Extract of Tormentil-roots two Drams Crollius's Compound Pouder of Sperniola two Scruples Plantain-seeds Seeds of Chast Lamb Roots of Comfrey of each a Scruple Venice Turpentine boil'd Camphyr of each twelve Grains Make Pills I have cur'd a desperat Running with giving thirty or forty Drops of the Tincture of Sulphur of Vitriol in a warm Vehicle every Morning and half a Dram of the Troches de Carabe every Evening without any other Injunctions except that of lying on the sides and a spare Diet. If in the Declination of this Flux a thin watry Humor continue to run as it frequently happens take of Gum Arabic Tragacanth prepar'd white Amber prepar'd Mummy Bole Armenic of each a Scruple Laudanum Opiatum half a Scruple With a sufficient Quantity of the Tincture of Catechu make Pills for five Doses The natural Baths that partake of Allum are proper in an inveterat Case Outwardly the parts may be fomented with the Decoction of the Rindes and Flowers of Pomegranats Roses Comfrey-roots Plantain c. or let the Perinaeum be anointed with the following Mixture Take Oil of Myrtles three Drams distill'd Oil of Mastic a Dram distill'd Oil of Cloves express'd Oil of Nutmegs of each half a Dram. With Wax make a Liniment If the ferment of the Testicles be desicient Milk Rice Eggs and aromatic Ingredients are proper Ofttimes 't is needful to purge both in the beginning and progress of the Disease as thus Take of boil'd Cyprus Turpentin a Scruple Scammony prepar'd with Juice of Roses Rosin of Jalap of each five Grains Make Pills for one Dose I am now arriv'd at the spurious Flux of Seed which is call'd such when the matter voided is of a different nature from the Genital Juice being discolour'd sharp stinking attended sometimes by Pain and other Symptoms but not occasion'd by venereal Actions or partaking of any venereal Virulency It corresponds to the Whites in Women and is call'd by some Gonorrhoea Catarrhalis but there are few Authors that have taken any notice of it The part affected is the Prostratae whose Office 't is to separat a Lymph for a Vehicle to the Seed Now if they are relaxated or exulcerated they separat and void larger quantities as in the like case the Glandules of the Eyes or those in the Throat are wont to do The material Cause is the serous cachectic Disposition of the Blood The remote Causes are the Disorders of the Stomac and digestive Faculty or whatever equips the Blood with crude and watry Particles The formal efficient Cause is the Relaxation of the Prostratae occasion'd by excessive Venery manual Violence Riding a Fall c. Tho this Flux may serve to cleanse the Blood yet if it continue long it degenerates into a Consumption The Cure turns upon corroborating the Stomac correcting the Crudity of the Blood and cleansing and fortifying these Glandules The first of
of Civet eight Grains Ambergrise six Grains Mosch five Grains distill'd Oil of Cinnamom eight Drops distill'd Oil of Nutmegs four Drops Balsam of Peru as much as sufficeth for a due Consistence Mix and anoint the Perinaeum and Nut of the Yard CHAP. II. Of the immoderat Erection of the Yard THIS proceeds from the Contraction of the Muscles at the Root of the Yard hindring the Recess of the Blood which may be occasion'd two ways 1. When the Redundancy and Turgescence of the seminal Liquor irritats to a perpetual Erection and desire of Venery which for the most part ceases after repeated Injoyment 2. When the Muscles are seiz'd with Convulsions and the Erection is attended with Pain exasperated by venereal Embraces and free of any Inclination that way As for the first viz. the Heat Sharpness and Turgescence of the Seminal Liquor 't is occasion'd by a sedentary Life high Feeding use of Spices or venereal Incentives wanton Thoughts and Conversation volatil sharp Purges c. It prognosticats fast Living an universal Weakness and a short Life 'T is cur'd by frequent Blood-letting imploying the Mind exercising the Body fasting watching the continu'd use of Nitre and Spirit of Vitriol or of Camphyr or of Sugar of Lead Hempseed is a proper Specific Purslain Lettuce Water-Lillies Vervain Mint Willow-Twigs and Leaves c. are generally approv'd Take of Hemp-seed Melon-seeds of each two Drams the four cold Seeds of each a Dram Lettuce-water Sorrel-water and Water of the Flowers of Water-Lillies of each three Ounces make an Emulsion and sweeten it with Syrup of white Poppies Take of the Waters of Vine-leaves and of Willow-leaves of each an Ounce and a half dulcify'd Spirit of Vitriol half a Dram. Mix and sweeten with pearled Sugar Take of the Phlegm of Vitriol two Drams Tincture of Dazies Tincture of Rose-flowers of each half a Dram. Mix c. Take of the Pouder of the Seeds of Chast Lamb depurated Nire of each two Drams Camphyr half a Scruple Laudanum Opiatum six Grains Make a Pouder Let the Juices of Plantain Nightshade Hemlock Henbane and Comfrey be mix'd with distill'd Vinegar and Sugar of Lead and applied to the Cod and Sharebone Or make Cataplasms of the same Ingredients with Vinegar Let the Juice of Comfrey or of Lettuce in which Nitre is dissolv'd be applied to the Stones Loins and all round the Genital Parts As touching the Second viz. The Convulsion of the Muscles causing a Priapismus hindering the Reflux of the Blood and imparting somewhat convulsive to the Yard 't is occasion'd by the iritation of the Animal Spirits whether by an internal or external Cause Cantharides or other venereal Incentives unseasonably and immoderatly us'd frequently produce it If it be attended by violent Pain it portends an Inflammation or Impostume in the Part or the Convulsions of other Parts As for the Method of Cure Vomits are more proper than Purgatives by reason that the latter frequently prove Incentives to Venery After Vomiting let vitriolic and nitrous Acids be exhibited The Decoction of Lentils with the Seed of the Chast Tree is applauded by Lindanus Opium and Camphyr with the Juice of Citrons Diaphoretic Gold Rue Mint c. are much in use If it proceed from the use of Cantharides Milk is not improper Let the Perinaeum be anointed with Oil of Rue or of Mint or fomented with Wine in which Rue and Cumin-seeds have been boil'd or apply Cataplasms of Mint Rue Flowers of Water-Lillies Vinegar and Water Or anoint with Camphyr dissolv'd in Oil of Sweet Almonds or in Vinegar Vitriolic and nitrous Liquors are proper for the same use CHAP. III. Of the Depravation of the Erection of the Yard THE Erection of the Yard is deprav'd when it stands awry or departs from the natural Posture If the Bridle be short it stands crooked but that is cur'd by cutting the Bridle If the Depravation proceed from the Inflammation of the Yard 't is cur'd by emollient Cataplasms such as we prescrib'd for the Inflammation of the Testicles Sometimes Erection is hindred by a Pain in the Yard caus'd by frequent Venery which is cur'd by thrusting into the Passage Balsam of Peru or the Leaves of Hemlock bruis'd If the Pain be caus'd by a Stone in the Bladder there is nothing better than to put the Yard into the Water of the Whites of Eggs with Woman's Milk and Camphyr The remaining Causes which disturb the Erection of the Yard are those relating to the Foreskin They are of two sorts 1. When the Prepuce imprisons and straitens the Nut and cannot be drawn back This is call'd Phimosis 2. When the Prepuce being drawn off cannot be brought to cover the Nut again This is call'd Paraphimosis As for the first if the Prepuce be naturally so strait it ought to be cut but so as to avoid the Vein that runs along its side If it proceed from the accidental Corrugation of the Prepuce let the Cream of Quicklime be beaten up with fresh Butter and applied to it If it proceed from an Inflammation occasion'd by the Embraces of a foul Woman foment the Prepuce and Nut with the following â—â—ixture Take of the Mucilages of Fleawort-seeds of Quince-seeds of Fenugrec-seeds extracted with Plantain-water of each an Ounce the Yelk of one Egg and three Ounces of Cows Milk Mix c. Or Foment with the Water or Decoction or Quick-lime warm if you please you may add to it Sugar of Lead or sweet Mercury Take of Chamomile and Elder-flowers of each a handful Henbane-flowers Aniseeds and Fennel-seeds of each half a handful Bay-berries half an Ounce Cut bruise and boil them in Lime-water and apply the hot strain'd Liquor to the Part. Or make a Cataplasm of the Meal of Beans with Lime-water for the same use As for a Paraphimosis 't is occasion'd for the most part by the first Venereal Encounter and is ofttimes accompany'd by a swelling of the Prepuce Upon which account softning and discussing Ingredients ought to be joyn'd together Take of the Leaves of Marshmallows common Mallows and Pellitory of the Wall of each a handful Marshmallow-roots and white Lilly-roots of each an Ounce Flowers of red Roses and Flowers of Chamomil of each two little handfuls Boil them in Milk to the Consistence of a Pultise and apply to the part Flowers of Chamomil or of Elder or of Henbane may be boil'd in Milk or Lime-water for a Fomentation Or apply a Cataplasm of white Bread Yelks of Eggs Oil of Roses and Saffron If the Pain be violent Saffron ought always to be added AN ABRIDGMENT OF ETMULLERUS HIS Practice of PHYSIC c. BOOK IV. Of Diseases peculiar to Women SECT I. Of the Disorders of the Menstrual Flux THE most notable Alteration which happens to Women when they are ripe for Men's Embraces is the monthly Evacuation of Blood by the secret Parts beginning ordinarily in the fourteenth year of Age and ending in the forty ninth tho sometimes it anticipates the former
Ounce of Cinnamom infuse them in Wine whereof take a good draught Morning and Evening before Meals Spaw-waters drunk are very profitable Together with these you must use the volatil bitter Aromatics especially such as are also specific Movers of the Terms as well internal as external such as Rosemary Calamint Chervil Lovage Fever-few Lesser Centory Horehound Savine Wall-flowers Flowers of Marygold and Lavender Seeds abounding with a volatil Salt or of a sharp Aromatic Taste as those of Rocket Cresses Fennel Anise c. Juniper and Bay-beries Roots of Angelica Fennel Sea-holly Briony Madder round-rooted Birthwort Gentian Elecampane c. Also Mugwort Baum Gentian Cinnamom Cassia Lignea Galangal Nutmegs Cardamoms Myrrh and its Essence Elixir Proprietatis compound Tincture of Tartar all Preparations of Myrrh Gums Coloquintida Castor Saffron Milt of an Ox Borace alcalin Salts rather volatil than fix'd Also Mynsicht's Arcanum Duplicatum c. Of which almost an infinity of Prescriptions may be made We shall single out only a few for example sake As Take four Ounces of Nutmegs and mix 'em well with twelve Ounces of fine Sugar and take the bigness of a Walnut Morning and Evening Or Take two Drams of Castor volatil Salt of Amber and Hartshorn of each a Dram infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Spirit of Wine diluted with Cinnamom-water in a warm place in a close Vessel till the Tincture is drawn of which give a Dram. Take Zwelfer's Tincture of Vitriol of Steel or its Solution with Spirit of Wine two Drams Essence of Castor and Saffron of each a Dram. Dose from forty to sixty Drops twice or thrice a day in some hot Liquor But withal let the Patient moderatly exercise her self Take Solution of Steel with Juice of Apples compound Essence of an Ox's Milt and that of Savine of each two Drams Or Take Essence of Castor two Drams Quintessence of Rosemary Spirit of Sal Armoniac with Amber of each one Dram. Or Take Borace a Dram Myrrh half a Dram Saffron fifteen Grains Make a Pouder for three Doses Or Take Mynsicht's Arcanum Duplicatum four Scruples Castor half a Dram Myrrh a Scruple Saffron half a Scruple Make a Pouder for four Doses For a Vehicle to such Pouders take a Spoonful of this Mixture Take Mugwort-water two Ounces Cinnamom-water one Ounce Essence of an Ox's Milt three Drams Essence of Castor a Dram Syrup of Canel six Drams If the Suppression of the Terms be from the default of the Womb the obstructed Vessels are to be opened by volatil penetrating Medicines mix'd with Sudorifics Sometimes manual Operation is requir'd If by a sudden Cold or other such Cause the flowing Courses are stopp'd let Blood at the Saphaena and then let volatil oily Aromatics be given which with a soft breathing Sweat will restore the natural Motion of the Blood such are Spirit of Sal Armoniac and the volatil oily Salts Sperma Ceti may be given to a Dram with Castor in hot Ale also some fix'd Salt as that of Wormwood or Savine If a grievous Pain molest the Womb the Decoction of Chamomile with the other foremention'd Ingredients may be given inwardly and what remains after straining may be apply'd to the Groin in form of a Cataplasm But if from a sudden Fear Anger or such like the Flux is restrain'd first open a Vein in the Foot then give the Spirit of Sal Armoniac twice or thrice a day Or Take of the Decoction of Chamomile-flowers three Ounces to which add of simple Oxymel one or two Ounces To these internal Remedies externals may be added such as Fomentations Baths Tumigations c. They are us'd after opening a Vein in the Arm at what time the Courses are expected They are prepared of common emollient or proper Aromatic Ingredients such as Savine Feverfew Mugwort c. As Take Leaves of Mugwort Pennvroal Wild-time of each two handfuls Savine Flowers of Chamomile white Lillies of each a handful Roots of Marshmallows round-rooted Birthwort Madder of each two Ounces Roots of Angelica an Ounce Juniper and Bayberries of each six Drams Salt of Tartar six Ounces Mix them for a Bath Or Take Leaves of Savine half a handful Myrrh two Drams Wood of Aloes a Dram Troches Alhandal a Dram Make a gross Pouder to be thrown on burning Coals that the Smoak may be received by the Womb. The Antients also gave Pessaries among which that made of the Gall of a Bull mix'd with the Juice of Mercury wherein Coloquintida has been boil'd is not unprofitable Garlick also and its heads beaten with the Oil of Spike may be used to this purpose If the Evil is very stubborn we are sometimes forc'd to use Cantharides both inwardly and outwardly CHAP. II. Of the immoderat Flux of the Terms IF the Courses flow oftner or in greater quantities than they ought naturally to do 't is call'd an immoderat Flux of the Terms In those who labour of this Distemper we may observe three things 1. The strength of the Stomach is impaired with dejection of Appetite 2. They feel for the most part a stretching and tearing pain in the Back about the Loyns 3. Those who are scorbutic abounding with a volatil Acid are for the most part subject to it The Causes respect either the Womb or Blood Sometimes the former loses its due firmness or tone and dos not sufficiently strengthen and extend its Vessels sometimes the Orifices of these Vessels are over-dilated or broke open by force as by over-straining ones self in taking up great Weights hard Labour Sneezing Vomiting c. But most frequently the Cause is in the Blood either when it is too waterish or when its Serum dos too much abound with a saltish Acidity or Acrimony or finally when it is too much moved and heated by venereal Rage Exercise Joy Anger use of strong Liquors Aromatics or too hot a Season c. If the evacuated Blood is thin of a florid and brisk Colour or if when receiv'd on a Linen Cloth it discovers a pale Circle the Serosity of the Blood is the Cause but if the Patient perceives a gnawing biting itching Pain twitching as it were the Genitals with a desire of Evacuation then the Acrimony of the Serum offends But if the voided Blood easily clots is of the natural Colour being somewhat obscure and if withal the Cheeks are ruddy Veins swollen the Pulse great quick and frequent then the fault lies in the over-heating or fermentative irritation of the Blood This Evil is dangerous if of long continuance inferring Weakness Indigestion Cachexy swelling of the Feet Dropsy the Whites and if the Patient is in years it is for the most part incurable In the Cure we must indeavour three things 1. Either to diminish the Blood by Fasting Labour or Blood-letting or to alter it with Wormwood Rhubarb c. or allay its Fervour and Fermentation by Plantain Purslain and mild Acids 2. To check its Fluidity with things that thicken and allay its sharp Serosity with
Chalybeat and absorbent Medicines 3. To strengthen the Womb and its Vessels with Astringent and chiefly Martial Remedies Now with regard to these Indications we must observe 1. That a Flux of any considerable standing must not be stop'd of a sudden 2. The Diet must be well order'd the Patient must be kept warm with rest of Body and Mind her Drink must be warm and she ought to abstain from Wine 3. Mild Purgatives and such as leave some astriction behind them may be used before the Flux when a superfluous Serosity abounds as a Dram of Rhubarb mix'd with Conserve of Roses or Syrup of Quinces also Myrobalans Or Take Pouder of choice Rhubarb a Dram Marmalad of Quinces half an Ounce Plantain-water an Ounce Mix for a draught 4. Bleeding increases the Disorder and ought not to be us'd but instead of it if the Blood is waterish you may have recourse to Sudorifics and Diuretics 5. Opiats are of singular use in preventing and curing the Paroxism but special regard must be had to the Patient's Strength Remedies therefore in this Disease are either absorbent or allaying in regard of the Blood or astringent with respect to the Womb. The Oil and Spirit of Vitriol given in Plantane-water do's notably allay the ardour of the Blood also prepar'd Nitre Lapis prunellae and mild acid Astringents As for Astringents which thicken the Blood and correct its fluidity These are Plantane Purslain Shepherds Purse Nettles white flower'd Yarrow and chiefly their Juices the Moss of the wild Plum-tree and that of the Oak given to a Dram twice or thrice in a potch'd Egg Loostrife with a purple Flower the greater Comfrey and its Root the Root of Bistort Nutmegs Rinds of bitter Oranges and their Decoction the Bark of the Root of the Mulberry-tree Rinds of Pomegranates and their Flowers Poppv and Henbane-seeds Pears Services Quinces Medlars Mastic and Wood of the Mastic-tree Misletoe of the Oak Steel and Chalybeat Remedies Coral and its Preparations Allum Bole-Armenic seal'd Earth Amber Dragons Blood the Dung of an Ass Goose or Dog the Yelk of an Egg burnt Hartshorn c. Of these and such like many forms may be prescrib'd As Take red Coral prepar'd yellow Amber Bole-Armenic Dragons Blood of each two Drams Plantain-seed calcin'd Borace of each a Dram Laudanum Opiatum six Grains Hartman's Extract of Saffron a Scruple Make a Pouder which is of excellent use when the Disease proceeds from watry Blood Take Conserve of Roses vitriolated an Ounce burnt Hartshorn prepar'd Blood-stone prepar'd of each a Dram Allum prepar'd with Sugar twelve Grains Laudanum Opiatum two Grains Make an Electuary with the Syrup of acid Pomgranates which is excellent in all bleedings of the Womb. Or Take Water of Frogs Spawn and of Oak-leaves of each six Drams prepar'd Bloodstone two Scruples Moses of human Scull a Scruple Syrup of Myrtles three Drams But it is in vain to multiply Prescriptions which any one may vary at his Pleasure Externals may likewise be us'd Some hang a Jasper about the Neck Some a Toad kill'd and dry'd A Pessary may be made of Asses and Hogs Dung with Juice of Plantane and the Mucilage of Quince-seed Injections for the Womb may be made of the Decoctions of simple Astringents or their Juices with addition of Allum If a grievous Pain and sense of burning molest the Vagina Henbane and Poppy-seeds may be added to Astringents Some order a Woman to put on a Shift that has been for eight days worn by a Man and add that by so doing she runs the risque of never having her Terms again Some commend Cataplasms As Take Carpenters Ruddle Bloodstone and dulcify'd Earth of Vitriol with red Bole of each equal parts Mix them into a Cataplasm with Whites of Eggs and Vinegar to be apply'd to the Belly and particularly the Region of the Groin Natural hot Baths are excellent if the Evil is inveterat Some also have found much good by fomenting the Region of the Groin with a Spunge dip'd in the Decoction of Allum either alone or with the addition of Knotgrass Roots of Bistort and the like CHAP. III. Of the Depravation of the Menstrual Flux WE shall cast into this Head several Accidents and Defaults of this Flux of which we treat in the following Articles ART I. Of the difficulty of the Terms TO Women of an impure and Cacochymic Body it often happens that a day or two before their Courses are upon them and sometimes when they begin to flow they are afflicted with Headaches pricking and grievous Pains of the Stomac beating and shooting Pains of the Loins reaching sometimes to the Groin also Pains in the Belly Palpitations of Heart difficulty of Breathing which Symptoms either cease or at least diminish when the Terms come till these being over those also vanish These Pains proceed from the Vessels of the outer Neck of the Womb which either being too small or stop'd up by the foregoing Flux hinder the discharge of the fermenting Blood Moreover in those of an ill habit of Body Wind coming from the vitiated Bile and pancreatic Juice and passing from the Guts to the Mesentery occasions Spasms and Contractions of the Nerves and Membranes whence insue the racking pains resembling those of the Cholic This Distemper if not timely prevented ends in a total Suppression of the Terms sometimes dismal hysteric and other bad Symptoms ensue In order to adjust the Cure we must endeavour to rectify the vitiated Crasis of the Blood by Chalybeat and aromatic volatil Remedies with the addition of gentle Laxatives In the Paroxysm the Fermentation of the Blood should be promoted by volatil Aromatics the Effervescence of the Bile and pancreatic Juice should be restrain'd by Chalybeat Medicines and fix'd Acids In the Paroxysm let gentle loosening Clysters with Turpentine be injected then exhibit the compound Essence of an Ox's Milt either alone or with the liquid Essence of Steel to which may be added Essence of Saffron also Elixir proprietatis compound Tincture of Tartar distill'd Oil of Aniseed or that of Amber Or Take Penyroyal-water two Ounces Water of Mugwort half an Ounce Essence of Castor a Dram and a half Spirit of Sal Armoniac half a Dram distill'd Oil of Aniseed three Drops Syrup of Mugwort six Drams Mix and make a Potion If eight days before the flowing of the Terms an Alterative and laxative Bag be given in Wine the following hysteric Pills will effect the Cure Take of Aloe three Drams best Myrrh a Scruple Extracts of Calamus Aromaticus and Carduus Benedictus of each half a Scruple of Saffron three Grains of Roots of Gentian round-rooted Birthwort and Dittany of each five Grains With Essence of Myrrh make Pills to be given during the time of the Flux from half a Dram to a whole one for some days Sweet things ought to be avoided but the following Potion to be taken by Spoonfuls is of singular efficacy Take Water of Swallows with Castor an Ounce and a
Spawn mix'd with Oil of Sweet Almonds and that of Poppies or the Brains of a Hare boil'd to the Consistence of a Liniment with Hony Some recommend the Blood of a Cock's Comb for the same use Externally we anoint the Cheeks with emollient and discussive Oils If the swelling of the Gums begin to appear white in the middle it may be cut with a Knife to make way for the Tooth Sometimes Children are troubled with Swellings upon the Gums that are not caus'd by Teeth and then they cry if the Region of their Ears be touch'd This Symptom is allay'd by anointing the Swellings with the Oil of Sweet Almonds and the Region of the Ears with the fat of Hares A Looseness is frequently caus'd by the defect of Saliva following the breeding of Teeth as also by the thinness or watryness of the Nurse's Milk It ought not to be stop'd at first but if it last above six days or if the Excrements be sharp green or black and the Appetit dejected a speedy Cure must be indeavour'd by absorbent Pouders and the common Specifics against a Looseness Worms in the Guts are frequently the Authors of the Epilepsy Feaver Unquietness c. that molest Children They are discover'd by these Symptoms The Child's Mouth is always full of Saliva especially in a Morning while the Stomac is empty it rubs its Nose and gnashes with its Teeth while asleep It s appetite is uncertain sometimes voracious tho follow'd by leanness and sometimes very low the Belly sometimes sinks and sometimes is much inlarged The Face is liable to frequent Flushings and Alterations of Colour the Belly is for the most part open and much grip'd The Seeds of these Worms are convey'd into the Body in the Child's Food especially in Corn or Bread Sweet Mercury and the Conserve of Peach-flowers interlac'd with the bitter Specifics absorbent Pouders and volatil Alkalies compass the Cure Sometimes a Worm settles its self within the Navel-string and causes a paleness of the Lips wasting of the Body and unquietness 't is kill'd by applying to the Belly the inner Shell of a Walnut fill'd with the Pouder of Venice Glass and that of Saffron and then it ought to be purg'd out Children are frequently troubled with a Cough which proceeds for the most part from the Stomac If it be a wet Cough Vomits are absolutely necessary If dry the Spirit of Hartshorn succinat the Spirit of Sal Armoniac Sperma Ceti the Mucilage of Linseed Figgs soak'd in Spirit of Wine the Juice of Rapes and Pulp of Raisins join'd to gentle Anodynes are noted Specifics If the Cough be convulsive we exhibit the Castor and Spirit of Amber If the matter be very thick the Juice of Horse-Radishes or of Fennel the Syrup of Hyssop or that of Tobacco and Sala's Emetic Syrup are very proper Externally in a dry Cough we wash the Child's Feet in hot Ale and anoint 'em with the Goats Tallow If a plentiful defluction attend the Cough we cover the Head with Cotton fumigated with Amber Frankincense and the Gum of the Juniper-tree If the Child's Nose is stop'd put into it a Clout wet with Marjoram and black Cherry-water impregnated with white Vitriol and anoint the Nostrils with the Oil of sweet Almonds mix'd with a few drops of the Oil of Marjoram The Acidity of the Lymph caus'd by the Crudities in the Stomac frequently occasions an Obstruction and swelling of the Glandules about the Ears Neck and Head and a milky Crust or scaly Eruption in the Head and Face which in process of time if the Acid be very sharp degenerats into Ulcers voiding corrupt matter If this Eruption be unseasonably suppress'd it occasions a Cough Looseness Convulsions and many other bad Symptoms For Cure internally we exhibit Purgatives especially sweet Mercury and absorbent Pouders together with volatil Spirits Externally we anoint the crusty Eruptions with Oil of Tartar per Deliquium and Camphyr and bathe 'em with the Decoction of Dock-roots Marshmallows Soap-wort and Celandine in small Beer or Child's Urine and cover the running Ulcers with the Pouder of the Precipitat from Vitriol of Steel mix'd with Calaminar Stone Chalk Ceruss Salt of Tartar and Myrrh and apply discussive Plaisters to the swell'd Glandules When the Evil is inveterat and the Ulcers are become fetid 't is customary to wash 'em with the Decoction of Tobacco and mix Quick-silver with the Ointments or order a Girdle of Quick-silver kill'd with Hog's Fat But these Applications are not always safe Panarollus's Ointment of Sulphur Juice of Lemons and Hog's Fat or that of the Yelks of Eggs boil'd hard with Myrrh black Hellebor Cuckou-pint and Snake-weed-roots are preferable If the Skull be corroded by the Ulcers we apply Hony of Roses mix'd with Spirit of Wine and the Pouder of Birthwort mix'd with Balsam of Peru. If the Child's Head be lousy apply the Oil of Spike and Pouder of Stavesacre over night or the Juice of Wormwood mix'd with Quick-silver or which is yet safer the precipitat of Mercury prepar'd with Spirit of Nitre washing it next Morning with a Lee of the Decoction of Lavender and Spike This Acidity of the Lymph proceding from curdled Milk in the Stomac is also the Cause of the small Pox and Measles They are usher'd in by a dry Cough a watriness and swelling of the Eyes and itching of the Nose So soon as we can discover their approach we exhibit sweet Mercury with a Grain of the Pouder of Jalap or if the strength be much impair'd and the Heat be violent the Sulphur of Antimony precipitated from the Dross of the Regulus If the Belly be swoln and infested with Noise we inject gentle Clysters After the Ebullition is over we administer the Emulsions of the out-striking Seeds with Castor Myrrh Diaphoretic Antimony Cinnabar of Antimony fix'd Salts absorbent Pouders and the Juice of Horse-Dung If the Malignity of the Humours cause Convulsions we add the volatil Salt of Amber and the succinat Spirit of Harts-horn If the Child be very restless we may venture to give a small quantity of the Syrup of Poppies If a Vomiting attend the beginning of the Disease we ought not to stop it unless it prove excessive and then we give Venice Triacle and Laudanum Opiatum or rather the Spirit of Harts-horn Succinat To prevent a Looseness which in this case is fatal let the Nurse and Child both drink the Decoction of Vipergrass with the Gelly of Hartshorn As for the other Symptoms that generally accompany this Disease see the first Book Ofttimes the Child is emaciated and does not thrive and that chiefly upon three accounts 1. When the Nurse's Milk is stale and sharp In this Case we change the Nurse and bathe the Child in Goats Milk and exhibit the Water distill'd from Ivy or that from Fern. 2. When Worms exhaust the nutritious Juice Besides those in the Guts treated of already there are others like little Hairs that not only exhaust the nourishment
a word whatever was recommended for the Sciatica Particularly the following Oil Take of the distill'd Oil of Man's Bones one part stinking Oil of Tartar two parts Mix 'em with Quick-limâ— and distil through a Retort a most penetrating Oil. If the Relaxation of the Ligaments occasion'd by a saltish Serum threaten a Dislocation administer inwardly Poterius's Diaphoretic Gold the Spirit of Earthworms Essence of Sassafras and Sal Volatile Oleosum and rub externally with the Spirit of Earthworms and the Oil of Earth applying a Plaister of Tacamahac and Caran soften'd with the Oil of Amber or Crollius's Styptic Plaister mix'd with Stone Oil. CHAP. V. Of Fractures BONES are broken mostly by external Causes tho there are some uncommon Instances of Fractures occasion'd by violent internal Convulsions Some Fractures come across the Bone and frequently cause Splinters which gall the nervous Parts most sensibly and sometimes wound the Skin They are easily discover'd by their extreme pain loss of Motion the contraction and distortion of the muscular Fibres the inflammations and soft swellings of the Part and by feeling with one's fingers especially if the Bone be out of its place But the Inflammations that attend 'em at first ought to be distinguish'd from the Erysipelas that sometimes appears about the fourth day being usher'd in by shiverings and accompany'd by a Feaver as arising from the growing Acidity of the nutritions Juices of the injur'd Membrans which provoke 'em to Contractions and so waken all the Juices in the Body Other Fractures are more properly Fissures viz. When the Bone is split lengthways The Symptoms of a Fissure are these A profound Pain gradually seizes the Bone but 't is still capable of performing its wonted Offices Afterwards a small reddish Tumor appears especially if the Fissure be great the nutritious Juice of the Bone runs out of the Cleft and glides along the Member till the Tendons about the Joints thwart its Passage and oblige it to stagnat and so become an Ulcer In the mean while the Bone it self where 't is split becomes rotten and feeds the Ulcer with continual supplies of corrupt matter tho at some distance Therefore a Surgeon ought to be very cautious in all Ulcers lying near the Joints to examin the Bone narrowly and inquire after the above-mention'd Symptoms since Ulcers proceeding from Fissures can never be cur'd 'till the distant Cause be trac'd out and accounted for As touching Prognosticks Fractures in the middle of the Bone without Wounds or Splinters are more favourable than those about the Joints or where the two joining Bones are both broke or where the Bone is beaten to pieces and the Wounds whether occult or manifest threaten Ulcers Fractures about tendonous places are very dangerous The Bones of the Thigh seldom consolidat being closely block'd up by bulky Muscles The time of the Re-union of broken Bones is uncertain as depending upon the difference of Ages and Constitutions Women with Child are not easily cur'd but after Delivery their Cure succeeds When a Bone is broken across 't is the Surgeon's Office to extend the Member and join the two ends together fastening 'em with proper Ligatures and ordering an easy Posture of the Part according to the custom of the Patient Thus the two ends of the broken Bone being laid together the nutritious Juice will stagnat betwixt 'em and gradually harden into a Substance of equal Consistence joining 'em together If the Part be inflam'd nothing can be attempted towards setting till the Inflammation be remov'd After 't is set bathe it with the Spirit of Wine mix'd with a third part of the Spirit of Earthworms or anoint it with the Oil of Earthworms distill'd Oil of Rosemary and the Oil of Man's Fat rectify'd upon Man's Bones applying afterwards a Plaister of Tacamahac soften'd with the distill'd Oil of Rosemary or the common Plaister of white Rosin Turpentin Pouders of Snakeweed and Birthwort-roots the Extract of round-rooted Birth-wort prepar'd with Spirit of Wine and distill'd Oil of Amber The Plaister must be so applied that its two ends do not come quite together lest they should suppress the Tumors that always happen If the Part be bruis'd apply Hony with the Spirit of Wine After the Plaister is applied tye it down with Swathes and Splents but the Swathes must not be too hard tied nor the Splents too many Astringent Cataplasms are generally us'd but to the detriment of the Patient If Cataplasms are demanded let 'em be made of the Leaves of the Herb Robert bruis'd or of the Pouder of Snakeweed-roots with Wine In the mean while 't will be proper to exhibit inwardly vulnerary Decoctions especially of Rosemary Agrimony Savin and the Herb Robert The Stone of Osteocolla given to a Dram in Wine or Vinegar is of singular use As for Fissures the divided parts of the Bone must be join'd the above-mention'd Plaister applied and the Member tied up with Swathes If a Tumor beset the Part let it be open'd and treated as a Fracture with a Wound If an Ulcer happen lay it open to the very Fissure and cleanse the rotten Bone and Ulcer as above If a Fracture be attended by a Wound it must be kept open for some time to give vent to the pieces of Bones that do not consolidate with the rest If the Bone hang out at the Wound and be not tainted by the Air it ought to be put into its proper place if otherwise it must be saw'd off or otherwise separated The Separation may be promoted by the following Liniment Take of Aloes and Myrrh of each half a Dram Comfry and Birthwort-roots of each three Drams Euphorbium two Drams With Turpentin and Wax make a Liniment Sometimes the Callus which joins the Bones is too bulky and causes a Deformity which may be help'd while 't is soft and green but it if be confirm'd there 's no relief For if a new Fracture be endeavour'd it will not fall upon the Callus but near to it CHAP. VI. Of a Gangrene and Sphacelus A Gangrene and Sphacelus differ only gradually the former being an imperfect the latter a perfect Mortification They are equally the Consequents of all the preceding Disorders viz. Tumors Wounds Ulcers Dislocations and Fractures and therefore seem'd to claim a peculiar Chapter to themselves Their immediat Cause is a prevailing Alcali that destroys the innate volatil Acid and dissolves its Sulphur The remote Causes are whatever prevents the Influx and Circulation of the Blood and Animal Spirits which are wont to recruit the volatil Acid as Ligatures Bruises Wounds Cold or the sudden Contraction of the Pores Poyson malignant Diseases c. The Symptoms are these At first the Arteries beat very high in the Part but the Pulsation Heat and Sense dwindle gradually away the Muscles become soft and flaccid and separat as it were from the Skin whose Color becomes pale blew and at length black If an Ulcer degenerat into a Gangrene it voids no corrupt Matter or if there be any 't is discolour'd and fetid If a Gangrene proceed from an internal Cause 't is incurable for tho the Part be cut off 't will revive elsewhere Nervous parts are more liable and more difficult to cure than the sanguine Sometimes a Tendon when seiz'd by a Gangrene may be mov'd by the Muscle which being long and at some distance is not touch'd and therefore Motion is no certain sign of a sound part For Cure In a Sphacelus the mortified part must be cut off In a recent Gangrene we must prevent its progress internally by exhibiting the Spirit of Triacle camphoris'd Spirit of Wine camphoris'd Spirit of Juniper-berries Spirit of Hartshorn c. and externally by applying the Spirit of Wine camphoris'd with Myrrh Aloes and Frankincense or the Decoction of Quick-lime mix'd with Spirit of Wine and Sweet Mercury or the Decoction of the Dross of Antimony in Vinegar or the Decoction of Lupines with White Wine Lye and Saffron Cataplasms of Germander Wormwood Hyssop Sage Agrimony c. boil'd in Lime-water and Clouts dip'd in the Decoction of the Caput Mortuum of Aqua fortis in Rose water are also much commended If the Gangrene be far advanc'd let the part be scarify'd and wash'd with the following Mixture Take of Pickle four Ounces Spirit of Wine camphoris'd two Ounces Ointment Aegyptiacum an Ounce Mix c. After 't is wash'd apply the Butter of Antimony or sublimat Mercury with Myrrh Aloes Allum and the Caput Mortuum of Vitriol or precipitat Mercury boil'd with the Oil of Nuts Some extol the following Cataplasm Take of Wormwood-tops Chamomil and Elder-flowers of each a handful and a half of the Herb Germander a handful and a half Rue half a handful Horse-dung three Ounces Boil them in Pickle adding in the end two Ounces of Ink and three Ounces of the Spirit of Wine In a Sphacelus the mortified part must be cut off with all convenient Speed without waiting as some do till it come to the Joint Some perform Amputations with red hot Instruments thinking thereby to prevent the excessive bleeding others are content with cold Instruments and stop the bleeding with the Pouder of Hog's Dung and dulcify'd Earth of Vitriol or with Clouts dip'd into a Mixture of the Vitriol of Steel and Allum with the Juice of Plantain FINIS
know how to anticipat the Crisis by evacuating the morbific matter betimes and curbing the imperuous Motion he ought to do it But in many cases we are at a loss how to compass it and therefore are oblig'd to trace Nature's steps and patiently wait her Critical Hour especially in Benign Feavers where Nature indeavours to throw out the offensive particles and purify the Blood Now to thwart her in so good a Work is dangerous So that all that a Physician can do is to keep Nature upon its Legs and moderat its efforts This indication is answer'd by cleansing the first Passages tempering the urinous sharp Salt in the Blood assisting Nature in its design'd Evacuation and mitigating the occasional Symptoms Now in order to a happy attainment of these ends 't will be needful to subjoyn the following Remarks I. That a malignant Feaver in the beginning imitats the Symptoms of a Causus and therefore the safest way is to commence the Cure of the same by Alexipharmacal Medicines and after the fear of the latent Malignity is over to return to the usual method of Cure II. That these Alexipharmacal Medicines ought to be mix'd with precipitating Ingredients as in the Bezoardic Tincture in order to promote a gentle transpiration but we must not by any means attempt to force sweating III. That if the sick Persons be thirsty and hot we must not deny 'em drink only let it be warm and all of one sort and rather drunk of frequently than much of it taken down at once for fear of weakning the Stomac If the thirst be violent and the Patient free of a looseness clarify'd Whey with Juice of Citrons is a proper Liquor Barly Water is commonly given but I do not approve of it for that it feeds windy Crudities in the Stomac Spirit of Sulphur drop'd into Water is very good as likewise Water mix'd with a sixth part of Wine and Juice of Citrons or Quinces and Gelly of Harts-horn IV. In the beginning and progress of the Disease if the Breast and Belly be oppress'd the Body costiveâ— if the Blood boyl high and the humors move towards the Head inject Clysters or exhibit gentle laxative Decoctions If the Symptoms advance in a precipitant forward way let this be done before Bleeding V. Vomits are proper in the beginning and if the strength of the Patient admit in the progress of the Disease They Mitigat all the Symptoms which are oft-times caus'd or at least heighten'd by the vicious humors lodg'd in the first Passages They must be given in moderat Doses by reason that the humors are floating and movable in continual acute Feavers tho' in the intermitting sort they are extream fix'd If the Patient was in the beginning molested with a propensity to Vomit or a Squeamishness a bitter tast in the Mouth or bitter Belchings Heart-burnings anxieties of the Breast Swooning c. Vomiting is highly Convenient VI. Purgatives properly so call'd are prejudicial in continual Feavers except in the Declination when the Febrile matter is not totally evacuated by Urine and Stool 'T is true in Benign Feavers we ought to keep the Body soluble and free the Stomac from the overflowing Choler by mild Lenitives But proper Purgatives exhibited before Concoction of the matter are doubtless very offensive For if they do not operat they occasion Gripes swimmings of the Head Swoonings and an infinity of disorders in the Body without any evacuation if they happen to work well they infeeble the Body melt down the humors and prolong the Disease The Decoction of Tamarinds in Whey is a proper and safe Laxative or if in the beginning you desire to cleanse the first Passages take what follows Take of the Pulp of Tamarinds a dram Powder of Rhubarb a scruple prepar'd Scammony two or three Grains Make a Bolus Or Take of choice Rhubarb a dram and a half pick'd Senna Leaves a dram infuse them in Whey all Night in the Morning let them Boyl gently and add to the strain'd Liquor two drams of Solutive Syrup of Roses VII If the Pulse be large and strong if the constitution of the Patient be Plethoric and full if the Blood boyl high or any notable suppression went before 't is necessary to Bleed in the Beginning of the Feaver without any regard to Morning or Evening or any set time After the third or fourth Day 't is too late If the Feaver remit let the Blood be drawn forth during the time of the Remission and before the Administration of a Vomit Some are wont in a Prunella to open a vein under the Tongue and if the Blood run briskly 't is accounted a good sign if it only squeez out by drops 't is Ominous But if these foregoing Symptoms be not visible let Blood-letting be quite omitted and a Vomit supply its room Frequent experience teaches us that repeated Blood-letting exalts the Feaver especially in these Northern Climats and renders Men liable to relapses The Feaver it self exhausts and dries up the Blood in the Veins according to Spigelius and Argenterius's observations upon which account we ought to be very cautious in lessening its quantity VIII We ought to encourage a breathing Sweat during the whole course of the Disease by exhibiting the Salts of Wormwood Carduus Benedictus c. Coral seal'd Earth Mineral Bezoar Harts-horn c. To which we may add precipitating Ingredients in order to correct the febrile Ferment But all Sulphureous Volatil Rosinous things ought to be carefully avoided and before the height of the Disease all forc'd Sweats are improper IX Meat or Food must never be forc'd upon feaverish Persons or if their Appetit require any let it be very thin and watry Above all in the declination take care of eating Meat or cramming the Stomac while the Digestive faculty is yet weak X. In the beginning or height of a Feaver opiats are improper In the increase while the Spirits rage and strength is not quite exhausted they are of use for pacifying the Spirits preventing their Consumption and promoting the Concoction of the matter Let 'em be always mix'd with proper specifics From these observations we may infer that the alterative specifics are such as either respect the Feaver it self and its material Cause or the Symptoms that attend it Of the former sort are Nitre Arcanum Duplicatum and the Sulphurs of Minerals fix'd by Nitre Diaphoretic Antimony Mineral Bezoar Cinnabar of Antimony Chalybeat Mineral Bezoar c. Cooling and aperient Herbs as Cichory Dandelion Borrage Bugloss Fumitory Lettuce Sorrel Purslain Roses c. Temperat Oily Seeds Emulsions c. Harts-horn Coral seal'd Earth Ivory c. To which we may add Alexipharmacal Medicines Volatil Salts of Animals as of Harts-horn c. Of the latter sort are the Vegetable and Mineral Acid Spirits especially the last of which the Spirit of Sulphur and Nitre are the best but they ought to be dulcify'd by Spirit of Wine for temperat things are most agreeable to Nature Spirit of
Mesentery Arthritic melancholy and cholic Fits Pains of Childbirth c. When a Convulsion proceeds from any inferior part it resembles the Motion of a cold Vapor rising from the part towards the Brain But there is neither space for that Vapor to move in nor a sufficient force to put it in Motion Therefore 't is a false Imagination and ought to be rectified The plain case stands thus The Part being irritated by the offending Cause the Spirits repair in a disorderly manner into it and contract the Fibres these Spirits are follow'd by large Numbers of others that not finding room in the contracted part rebound this Convulsion is continued to the Original of the Nerve and creates a Disorder in the Brain which affects all the other Nerves and produces the universal Epilepsy So the gradual Contraction of the Part and the disorderly Incursions of the Spirits create a Sense not unlike to that of ascending Vapors and occasion the vulgar Error These imaginary Vapors are generally attended by a sense of Cold by reason that the Spirits have not a free admission into the contracted part Convulsions differ from Trembling in this that the former invade the part when resting whereas the other follows only upon attempting some voluntary motion In a Palsy the Part affected may be mov'd or extended without Pain but in a Convulsion it cannot In Swoonings or sleepy Diseases the Pulse is weak and low and the Fits observe no regular Periods nor are they easily carried off but in the first degree of an Epilepsy tho it resemble swooning the Pulse is strong and frequent and the Fit returning at set times is easily cured In acute burning Feavers Convulsions are foretold from a tingling in the Ears heaviness of the Head dulness of the Senses panting of the Heart Flashings of Light and strange Colors appearing before the Eyes If in the beginning of the Disease the Balls of the Eyes are seiz'd with Pain without any Inflammation or if the sick Person attempt as it were to catch Flies it betokens a Delirium and Convulsions But if he begin to pick at the Bedclothes or be sensible of the Contraction or twitching of any Member or of the seeming Ascent of Vapors to the Head the Convulsion is just at hand If the Patient dote and be uncapable to give an account of these Symptoms the Physician may put his hand to the Wrists or tendinous Parts and if he observe that the Tendons start or quaver 't is a sign of fatal Convulsions An Epilepsy may be also prophesy'd in other cases from frequent Swimmings of the Head and Nightmares If an Epilepsy proceed from Convulsions of the internal Membrans it discovers it self by a murmuring Noise in the Guts Swellings or Contractions or Hardness of the Belly drawing the Navel inwards violent throws in the Guts Pains in the Loins a Distention and Contraction of the Breast difficulty of Breathing an apprehension of being stifled c. If it be essential it surprises the Person without any preceding signs or sense of Pain but a symptomatical Epilepsy is usher'd in by the aching of some affected part and the apprehension of Vapors transmitted from thence to the Brain The Prognostics are variable according to the Circumstances of the Patient If an Epilepsy commence after the twenty fifth year of the Persons Age if it succeed Iliac Pains acute Feavers immoderat Watchings excessive loss of Blood over-violent Purging or the use of Hellebor if the Fits return frequently and the Lips Tongue Eyelids or Breast be much affected if the Disease be hereditary essential and inveterat if the Patient do's not sneeze after using Medicines for that purpose In all these cases there 's a great deal of danger If a Woman with Child be seiz'd with Convulsions they threaten Miscarriage If it commence from the Infancy or before the state of Manhood 't is curable If it return frequently it renders the Person stupid or delirious If a Chronical Epilepsy be follow'd by an unmalignant Feaver 't is a good Omen The Cure of Convulsions and the Falling Sickness of Children is accounted for elsewhere As for adult Persons the Physician must heedfully inform himself if the Cause be external or internal if the Disease be essential or symptomatical and if symptomatical in what particular Member the source of the Distemper lies And withal let him carefully observe the following Remarks which do not relate to the Paroxysm but the general method of Cure 1. That Chronical Convulsions arising from internal Causes do generally invade Hypochrondiac and Scorbutic Persons and are owing to a vicious Acid which for the most part is bred in the first Passages Therefore Evacuations and the use of testaceous Alcalin Pouders Spanish Soap boil'd in Milk and Chalybeat Medicines are recommended 2. That if the Disease arise from any particular Member the Medicines which properly regard that part ought to be join'd with Specifics but not exhibited till after the general Evacuations 3. That Antimonial Vomits are sovereign Medicines if the Disease proceed from the internal Parts They ought to be given every Month four days before the Full-moon 4. That all purging Medicines ought to be of the milder sort and mix'd with sweet Mercury thrice sublimated and exhibited before the Changes of the Moon 5. That if the source of the Disease be lodg'd in the Humors of the Body the Decoctions of the sudorific Woods together with proper Specifics are given with good Success after the first Passages are sufficiently cleans'd 6. That in a desperat case a Salivation with Mercury may be attempted 7. That sneezing Medicines ought to be us'd every Morning As for example Take of the Leaves of Marjoram and Rue of each two Drams Flowers of the Lilly Convally a Dram white Hellebor and Castor of each half a Dram. Make a Pouder 8. That if the Distemper proceed from the Disorders of any external part 't is proper to place a Ligature betwixt it and the Brain just before the Invasion of the Paroxysm Issues Caustics applied to the part especially in the puncture of a Nerve and opening the Scull with a Trepandiron are of good use 9. That if the Falling Sickness be attended by a Suppression of any wonted Evacuation of Blood 't is fit to open the Hemorrhoid Vein or a Vein in the Arm or in the Ancle of Women with Child or apply Leeches to the inside of the Womb when an Epilepsy follows Delivery 10. That Opiats ought not to be given before the general Evacuations nor too frequently repeated left they promote a Stupidity which generally insues Chronical Epilepsies They may serve to prevent and mitigate a fierce Paroxysm They ought to be mix'd with Specifics and Camphyr and given before the Invasion of the Fit The Temples Nostrils and Wrists may be anointed at the same time with Oil of Boxwood which has a peculiar Anodyn Virtue 11. That the Disorders of the Brain and Animal Spirits ought to be redress'd by the use of