Primitive Physick (14th ed., 1770)
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | 1770 |
| Passage ID | jw-primitive-physick-020 |
| Words | 235 |
| Source | https://wesleyscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Prim... |
24. Or, after Purging, Vomiting, or Bleeding, take a Dram of Treacle in Plantane Water, three Mornings : 25. Or, apply to each Wrift, a Plaister of Treacle and Soot.-Tried . 26. Or, ufe the Cold Bath. (Unless you are ofan advanced Age, or extremely weak . ) But when you ufe this, on any Account whatever, it is proper, 1. To bleed or purge, before you begin : 2. To go in cool ; to immerge at once, but not Head foremoft ; to ftay in only two or three Minutes, (or lefs, at firft :) 3. Never to bathe on a full Stomach : 4. To bathe twice or thrice a Week at least, 'till have bathed nine or ten Times : you 5. To fweat immediately after it (going to Bed) in Palfies , Rickets , and all Difeafes wherein the Nerves are obstructed : 6. You may use yourself to it, without any Danger, by beginning in May, and at first just plunging in, and coming out immediately. But many have begun in Winter, without any Inconvenience. 4 . A Double Tertian . 27. Take before the Fit, (after a Purge or two) three Ounces of Cichory-Water, half a Dram of Salt ofWormwood, and fifteen Drops of Spirit of Sulphur : 28. To perfect the Cure, on the Fourth Day after you mifs the Fit, take two Drams of Sena, half