An authentick narrative of the success of Tar-water, in curing a great number and variety of distempers, with remarks, and occasional papers relative to the subject / To which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris [George Berkeley]. Shewing the medicinal properties of tar-water, and the best manner of making it.

  • Prior, Thomas, 1681-1751.
Date:
1746
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Credit: An authentick narrative of the success of Tar-water, in curing a great number and variety of distempers, with remarks, and occasional papers relative to the subject / To which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris [George Berkeley]. Shewing the medicinal properties of tar-water, and the best manner of making it. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cines, though prefcribed before Tar-water, had little or no Effect. I have tried this Medicine of Tar- water in two Cafes of the afthmatic Kind, and in three acute ones, in all which it has had wonderful Succefs.” I oo. An Ext raff of a Letter from Henry Edg- worth 0/Lizard in the County of Longford, Efq\ Member of Parliament, dated the 10th ^ Novem¬ ber, 1744. “ I fhall foon be able to fend you fame very remarkable good Effects of Tar-water, which has been taken both by myfelf and two others of my particular Friends, and thofe of Judgment and good Senfe, who have given this innocent, ufeful, and cheap Medicine, fair Play. I can’t have their Leave to mention their Names; but as to myfelf, I mud do it the Juftice as to fay, that few Men of my Age and temperate Way of Life, I believe, have been more afflidled with theRheumatifm ; more efpecial- ly in the Winter Seafon, and in changeable Weather; and after the Violence of the Fits abated, it fre¬ quently and almoftthefe fourteen Years pad, (about which Period of Time I was firft attacked by that inveterate Enemy) left me in a worfe Condition, even Pain cannot in my Appreheniions in any Sort be compared to the excedive/Lownefs and Dejection of Spirits, I laboured under for certain Times, more or lefs, till I took Tar-water ; and though my Af¬ fairs would not perifwt me to have Recourfe to it as regularly as I ought, yet even as I took it, it has pleafed God, not only in a great Meafure to miti¬ gate the Violence of the Fits of the Rheumatifm, hut 1 have in no Sort had the lead Return of any Dejeftion of Spirits this whole Winter. I am no Bigot of any Sort, i allure you *, but I am fully per- fuaded this mod excellent Remedy, if properly pre¬ pared and taken, would work more miraculous Cures, than