Receipts for preparing and compounding the principal medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward. Together with an introduction, etc / [John Page].

  • Page, John, 1699?-1779
Date:
1763
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Credit: Receipts for preparing and compounding the principal medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward. Together with an introduction, etc / [John Page]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Receipt Tome Time ago, and miftook the Qtian* tity of Alicampane : For I am affined and con¬ vinced, that Mr. D'Oftennan always prepared this Pafte for Him, in the Manner he fold it; that Mr. Ward never fold any but of Mr. TfCjlcrmar?s pre¬ paring \ and Mr. jyOfierman affirms he never put a greater Quantity of Alicampane into this Pafte, than is mentioned in this Peceipt, figned by him ; and that the Addition of the Sugar was made, in order to preferve the Pafte from turning Mouldy j as it is, otherwife, apt to do. I think it proper, in this Place, to acquaint the Public, that Mr. D'Oftcrman is another ingenious Chymift, who has been, for feverai Years paft, confulted and employed by the late Mr. Ward, in wholly preparing feverai of the Medicines which he difpenfed; and particularly thofe which I thought it neceffary for Mr. UOfterman to atteft, as they differ, in fome Particulars, from the Entries made in Mr. Ward's Book. L I Q^U ID SWEAT. i*“pAKE a Gallon of good Spirits of Wine, and Half a Gallon of good White Wine. Put them into a ftrong Bottle, and add half a Pound of good Saffron ; four Ounces of good Cinnamon ; two Ounces of Salt of Tartar ; and one Ounce of good Opium, cut into fmall Bits. Stop the Bottle clofe, and fet it within the Air of the Fire, Eight Days •, fhaking it three or four Times a Day. Fil- tre it through filtring Paper. The Dofe is from Thirty to Sixty Drops, in a Glafs of good White Wine. Attefted by me, ... F. y. POSTER MAN. , * * . \ * ' * f\ • v ' • _ •••. •••• This