On the virtues of sage, in lenthening human life. With rules to attain old age in health and cheerfulness / [John Hill].

  • Hill, John, 1714?-1775
Date:
[1763]
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Credit: On the virtues of sage, in lenthening human life. With rules to attain old age in health and cheerfulness / [John Hill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *7 ] methods altogether my own : and, as I per- fuade myfelf they have been in fome degree tifeful, I fhall take this opportunity of laying them before the world ; that others may ap¬ ply them to more purpofes. The great virtues of plants I have found generally to refide in a refinous juice. This is pure refin but in very few : in the gene¬ rality it is mixed with gum, and makes what ’tis the cuftom to call a Gum Refin• This kind of juice is obtained feparate from all others in many cafes by wounding the plant, in hot climates : with us it fearce ever can : but it ftill refides in the plant in pecu¬ liar parts, and at certain feafbns, and may be drawn forth by folutiom This is to be penormed by a fpirit of a due degree of ferength. Pure refin is diflolved by rectified fpirit of wine, pure gum by water 5 gum re¬ fin by a mixture of fpirit and water, propor¬ tioned in firength to the more refinous or more gummy nature of the juice. As we do not obtain this feparate, we can only find by experience what is its constitution, and D 2 what