Excerpt from An Authentick Narrative of the Success of Tar-Water, in Curing a Great Number and Variety of Distempers, With Remarks, and Occasional Papers Relative to the Subject: To Which Are Subjoined, Two Letters From the Author of Siris, Shewing the Medicinal Properties of Tar-Water, and the Best Manner of Making It
Cafes of the molt grievous and dangerous Difiem pers, Acute and Chronical; fuch' as the Gout, King's-evil, inveterate Scurvies, and Ulcers, con firmed Afihmas and Coughs, Fevers, Pleurifies, Rheumatifms, and Colics, 650. Which rarely give way to any Medicines; thofe in common Ufe hav ingigenerally failed in the Ini'tances herein men tioned; but they, all in' a great Meafure yielded to the Power and Efficacy of Tar-water, as will appear by the fubfequent Narrative.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book discusses the manifold benefits and uses of drinking tar-water as a cure-all for a variety of diseases. The author, a bishop, provides a detailed overview of the medicinal benefits of tar-water, which was in vogue as a folk remedy in the mid-18th century. The author promotes tar-water as a safe, accessible, and effective cure for an array of ailments, including colds, coughs, shortness of breath, fevers, pleurisy, rheumatism, colics, gout, the King's Evil, scurvy, ulcers, and chronic asthma. The work also includes dozens of first-hand accounts from individuals who claim to have been cured or experienced significant relief from serious ailments after drinking tar-water. This book provides a fascinating insight into 18th-century medicine and folk remedies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781527783423_0
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