Wesley Corpus

Primitive Physick (14th ed., 1770)

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typetreatise
Year1770
Passage IDjw-primitive-physick-061
Words203
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Prevenient Grace Trinity Pneumatology
123. The Head-ach . 457. Rub the Head for a Quarter of an Hour : Tried. 458. Or, be electrified : Tried.. 459. Or, apply to each Temple the thin yellow Rind ofa Lemon , newly pared off : 460. Or, pour upon the Palm ofthe Hand a little Brandy, with fome Zift of Lemon, and hold it to the Forehead : 461. Or, if you have catched Cold, boil a Handful of Rofemary in a Quart of Water. Put this in a Mug, and hold your Head (cover'd with a Napkin) over the Steam, as hot as you can bear. Repeat this ' till the Pain ceafes : Tried. 462. Or, drop Juice of Pimpernell into the Ear : 463. Or, fnuff up the Nose camphorated Spirits of Lavender : 464. Or, Juice of Ground-Ivy : 465. Or, a little Juice of Horfe- Radish : 466. Or, drink half a Pint of strong Decoction of Ground-Ivy, Morning and Evening. 124. A Chronical Head-ach. 467. Keep your Feet in warm Water, a Quarter of an Hour before you go to Bed ; for two or three Weeks : Tried. 468. Or, wear tender Hemlock-leaves, under the Feet, changing them daily : 469. Oi,