Primitive Physick (14th ed., 1770)
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | 1770 |
| Passage ID | jw-primitive-physick-024 |
| Words | 211 |
| Source | https://wesleyscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Prim... |
cometo himself. So will one who seems dead by a Fall : 51. Or, fill the Mouth with Salt : 52. Or, blow Powder of White Hellebore up the Nofe, and fix a Cupping Glass, without fcarifying, to the Nape of the Neck, and another to each Shoulder. But fend for a good Phyfician immediately : 53. If the Fit be foon after a Meal, do not bleed, but vomit. 54. Rub the Head, Feet, and Hands ftrongly, and let two ftrong Men carry the Patient upright, backward and forward about the Room. 55. A Seton in the Neck, with low Diet, has often prevented a Relapse. 8. Canine Appetite. 56. " If it be without Vomiting, is often cured by a fmall Bit of Bread dipt in Wine, and applied to the Noftrils." Dr. Schomberg. 9. The Afthma.. 57. Take a Pint of cold Water every Night, as you lie down in Bed : 58. Or, a Pint of cold Water every Morning, washing the Head therein immediately after, and ufing the Gold Bath once a Fortnight : An infatiable Defire of Eating, 59. Or, An Afkma is a Difficulty of Breathing , from a Diforder in the Lungs . In the common (or moift) Afthma, the Patient fpits much.