A short account of several excellent medicines lately discovered in the argol or tartar; : together with its preparations; viz. the volatile salt, oil, spirit, and fixed salt. To which are annexed, divers remarkable instances of the efficacy of these noble medicines in the following disorders: the raw chrystals, in fits, convulsions, head-ach, &c. The volatile salt, in the consumption, scurvy, weakness of the nerves, venereal distemper, obstruction of the menses, weakness of the stomach, &c. The spirit, in the dropsy, obstructions, lowness of spirits, fainting, &c. The oil, in the gout, asthma, rheumatism, &c. The fixed salt, in the stone, gravel, &c... / By Wm. Taube, Dove.

  • Dove, William Taube.
Date:
M.DCC.LVII. [1757]
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Credit: A short account of several excellent medicines lately discovered in the argol or tartar; : together with its preparations; viz. the volatile salt, oil, spirit, and fixed salt. To which are annexed, divers remarkable instances of the efficacy of these noble medicines in the following disorders: the raw chrystals, in fits, convulsions, head-ach, &c. The volatile salt, in the consumption, scurvy, weakness of the nerves, venereal distemper, obstruction of the menses, weakness of the stomach, &c. The spirit, in the dropsy, obstructions, lowness of spirits, fainting, &c. The oil, in the gout, asthma, rheumatism, &c. The fixed salt, in the stone, gravel, &c... / By Wm. Taube, Dove. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [i4] After I have diftilled the Spirit, I have taken the Phlegm, and diffolved a good Quantity of my volatile Salt of Tartar in it; of which fome Ihot out afterwards in fine frnall Cry¬ ftals. If I make a Tindure of Copper with my Spirit of Tartar, it is as blue as Ultramarine ; but if I take my Spirit of Tartar diftilled, or cohobated from the Salt of Tartar, it will not exhibit any Colour at all. The Caput mortuum of my Cryftals of Tam tar, which is quite black, I wafh, filtre, dry, and calcine, feveral times over, till a little Drofs Js left remaining of a grey Colour. The Bxtrad I evaporate, cryftaliize, and calcine but moderately; and it then appears whiter than Snow. The Cryftals are like fine; Sugarcandy. I have wafhed, cleanfed, evaporated and cry-, ftallized the Caput mortuum, and the Cryftals have been quite brown. I found a great deal of Difficulty, as well in making thefe Cryftals, as in my fixed Salt of Tartar ; both being fo eafily difiblvable, that it was with the utmoft Pains and Trouble that I could fufficiently evapo¬ rate the Liquor. I have diftilled the Caput mortuum a fecond time, which Iliad not diftilled too much at firft; and, after walhing it out, evaporating, and cry- ftallizing