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

avoided in convenient places 4. Many be the wayes and means which are prescribed in physick books But that which after many experiences I found best is to apply a Sinapismus or Mustard plaster as before and that before and afterwards to apply one of the Dropaces or pitch plaster as cap. 2. numb. 7. which the learned Heurinus in his Method doth commend exceedingly and doth much condemne the neglect thereof which he thinketh to be for no other cause but because it is cheap 5. It must be applyed in convenient places as I cited before out of Hippocrates Which places I found to be most convenient and with lesse offence are these that is If the pain be in the Feet between the great and little Toes where the Toes doe part If in the Heel or Ancle to the sinews of both sides of the Shinne bone over against the lower part of the Calf of the Legge If in the Knee or Legge a little below the Kneepanne and as before by the Calf of the Legge If in the Fingers upon the back of the Hand between the Fore-finger and Little-finger where the Fingers part If in the Wrist or Arme to the Inner part of the Wrist If in the Neck c. then to the Nape or hinder part of the Neck 6. This Mustard plaister is to be used in this manner First a convenient large Plaister made of Frankincense Pitch c. as before is to be applyed to one of the said places for at least six hours Then make a lesser Plaister of about an Inch and not above two Inches in breadth of the said Mustard Plaister and apply it to one of the said places as occasion shall require let the same stay there for about eight hours until the place blister and grow red then take away the Mustard Plaister and lay the other Plaister thereupon If the place doe blister prick the same to let out the water Take this Plaister from the place applyed once every twelve hours or oftener W●pe the place affected and Plaister and so continue the same untill the place doth heal Thus I have seen it often used and never miss admirable effects and without this course I have found all to be labour in vain 7. Although men generally conceive the Gout to be only a waterish humor yet by the use of the means aforesaid I have drawn out of the Feet and Hands humors of the thicknesse of white of Egges and when it had stood a quarter of an hour it grew to be a substance like leather so that I could scarce tear it with the strength of both my hands which I verily beleeve is the humor which congeals in the hands and makes crooked and knotty hands 8. Although this will draw the waterish and salt humors out of the joynts yet there is an easie convenient way to draw it out of the Stomach to prevent it from coming to the joynts that is Take about the bignesse of a Nutmeg of the said Electuary of Cophie as before every morning when a man is rising out of his bed Then take into your mouth about an Inch in length of the stalk of a Tobacco leaf well dryed and a little Cinnamon to take away the loathsome taste thereof which will draw the Rhume out of the mouth and as it doth moisten bite it and sometimes a little of the juice of it may be let into the Stomach and then drink some drink to drive it down This a man may doe while he is putting on of his clothes and oftener as a man findeth it to agree with his body without offence But Tobacco leaves or the stalkes thereof undryed are loathsome and troublesome howsoever the same are prescribed by Wecker's Antidotaries I have known some being troubled with the Pox have received great benefit by often drawing of waterish humors with Tobacco c. as before But I leave them to Mother Cornelius Tub. 9. I doe know that there are Infinite numbers of Bathes and Pultices prescribed for the Gout but I have often found that boyled Turnips made to a Pultice and the water wherein they were boyled for a Bathe will serve as well as any others Look more thereof chap. 11. numb. 20. the end thereof 10. Also I have found a very good Pultice by beating of the white of Egges to a froth and then to mingle therewith ordinary Soap and apply it to the grieved place But if any skinne be broken it will burn unlesse one of the Pitch Plaisters be laid on the place under the Pultice 11. Also if there be any swelling or heat after these Plaisters take greene Hemlock and Vinegar pounded to green sauce and binde it to the place or lay the leaves of Burres under the said Pitch Plaister to the place grieved 12. He that will not use these means to draw the humos out of the body but repercussive means to drive the same back into his body may shorten his dayes and breed many diseases as I have known it to happen often times 13. Also the malignancy of these humors may be known by this For by the said application for the Gout I have often seen That besides abundance of waterish humors and thick humors drawn out as aforesaid of severall parts of the body but especially out of the Knees there came out thence an excessive heat with much smoak as if it were out of a boyling pot CHAP. IX Excessivenesse of heat and cold in severall parts of the body which breeds Agues and Feavers So that a man cannot easily help the one without offending of the other 1. THIS is a strange thing but commonly seen as in Agues when a man hath sometimes an hot fit and sometimes a cold fit with little intermission of times And men commonly complain that they have a hot Liver and a cold Stomach Doctor Primrose hath handled this Question among the vulgar Errors in Physick and makes it plain that although the Liver be alwaies hot of it self which over heateth the bottom of the stomach yet the stomach is cold by accident by reason of the noisome humors like barm or froth which come into the uppermost part of the Stomach by evill digestion 2. There be many Julips and curious medicines prescribed by Physitians to remedy this evill and especially in burning Feavers and these are of great use But to spare much trouble herein In hot diseases and upon surfeits let a man drink oftentimes great store of cold water and eat a convenient quantity of Broth Bread and Butter and Cheese and then vomit with the Whalebone Instrument as before A man shall thereby avoid the corrupt humors in the Stomach and then a man shall quickly avoid these Infirmities and bring the body to a good temper after which a man may drink strong drink and wine c. with little offence 3. I have known so much good done to all men of all Ages who would first in the morning drink at least half a pinte of

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

cold water whereunto Sugar may be added together with the juice of Oranges and Lemmons to make it pleasant That I must say that I never found any thing of more use for the health of man but I am afraid I labour in vain in respect that most men doe abhorre it as present poyson as Doctor Primrose saith yet he sheweth the excellency thereof by many experiences and the authorities of many ancient and modern learned Authors For all this I have found many Doctors of Physick with whom I have conferred hereof to speak much against it whereat I doe not much marvail for that if that be practised which I have alledged in this Chapter there will be little use to be made of their Physick and of the Shopps of the Apothecaries 4. I must adde one thing more for the use of Good fellows who use much drinking c. Let them first drink cold water as before to cool their Liver and bottome of their Stomachs Then the drinking of Strong drink c. will comfort the upper part of their Stomachs and much hinder the vapours which fume up to their heads from the excessive heat of their Stomachs And their drinking of water after the taking of Tobacco is very good 5. I have known divers men doe swallow small white pibble Stones to cool the heat of their Stomachs which I conceive to be in imitation of long winged Hawks I have used the same my self and they doe passe thorough a man downwards but I found little benefit thereby 6. I have known others that used to swallow small bullets of Lead which giveth me occasion to report a strange history which I know to be true An old Souldier and a Commander in Queen Elizabeth's time in the low Countries was drinking of healthes amongst his Companions and at every health he did drink a Pistoll bullet to the number of eighteen which continued in his belly for neer the space of two years with much pain and grief He acquainted a Physition with this case who did hang the Souldier by the Heels by a beam in the Chamber and then all the bullets dropped out of his mouth again but the same were somewhat worn in his Belly This Souldier is yet living and in good health and about fourscore and ten years of age 7. I have spoken so much of the cooling of the Stomach that it may be expected I should write somewhat of warming of cold Stomachs But I finde every man so ready to take Tobacco and to drink Wines and strong drinks that I need say no more thereof But as I have said before so I say still keepe the Stomach clean with the said Whalebone Instrument when you finde any disturbance or loathsomnesse therein And keep the lower parts conveniently loose with the said Suppositers And draw out the humors which trouble the outward parts with the said Plaisters c. And keep the body in a temperate heat as before and avoid intemperancy in dyet then there will be little use of Physick CHAP. X. When Nature by reason of age or some other accident faileth to expell these evils although Physick may doe much to take away the enemies of nature yet the same also taketh away the vitall spirits to the destruction of Man So that means must be found otherwise to doe the same 1. I Know divers have carpt exceedingly against all Physitians and their whole profession and Medicines whereof a man may read much in Cornelius Agrippa de vanitate Scientiarum and Democritus Iunior and many others cited by him and the late booke of Mr. Biggs intituled The vanity of the Craft of Physick But I much honour and admire the skill and knowledge of such of them as are honest and learned 2. As for Emporiques Mountebanks Quacksalvers and the like every place is too full of them which will cure all diseases with one Antidote Dr. Primrose hath well discovered the Errors of the People concerning them c. 3. That the common course of purgative Physick is dangerous by reason of the venemous qualities of the Medicines appeareth by that which is said before and by the authority of Fernelius and Rantzovius and all modest Physitians And the often use thereof is very inconvenient as those Authors and Doctor Primrose ingeniously confesse And that when ordinary Physick faileth the best way is to leave the patient to God and Nature 4. What infinite number of Medicines and what strange compositions are for every disease with what costly materials the same are made every man may see in Weckerus his Antidotarium Basiliense and divers others dispensatories besides a great deal of curious observations must be used at the taking thereof 5. What diversities of opinions there are about the compounding and administring of these Medicines and the ordering of the patient to use them whether they be naturall things after the form of the Galenists or Chimicall after the prescripts of the Paracelsians or mixt as Doctor Primrose and the wiser sort conceived there are as many controversies amongst them as there were ever between the Pope and Luther about matters of Religion Then what shall the poor sick patient doe especially if there be a Colledge of such Physitians called to consult about this desperate case but stand quaking like a poor condemned prisoner at the barre expecting to have his finall Judgement to be sent to the place of execution CHAP. XI Additions of severall intervenient Remedies for most parts of the body 1. FOr Scabs and Lice in the Head rub the scabby place with the said infusion of Tobacco 2. For sore or decaying Eyes take fine Linnen clothes and moisten them in the said infusion of Tobacco and binde them to your Eyes as you are going to bed for the space of five or six nights one after the other I have known very many who were almost blinde cured in a short space by this means and never any missed 3. There happened a strange cure to a Servant of mine who was stark blinde for three quarters of a year which I thought meet to discover As he was led by his wife a poor woman wished her to breath often in the morning fasting in both his eyes by turns one after the other which she did accordingly this made him to have a great itch in his eyes which made him rub his eyes often and with his nayles he drew some slime out of his eyes so that at three dayes end he began to see and shortly after he perfectly recovered his eye-sight This was about twenty yeers past and he is now perfectly well and of 66. yeers of age 4. If a man will take a linnen ragge or brown paper and moisten it in the said infusion of Tobacco and put it in his nose draw his breath upwards it will purge the head and eyes and if there be any Ulcers in the Nose as most men have who are troubled with the Poxe it will much help them