The guardian goddess of health, or, The whole art of preventing and curing diseases : and of enjoying peace and hapiness of body and of mind to the longest possible period of human existence : with precepts for the preservation and exaltation of personal beauty and loveliness : to which is added, an account of the composition, preparation, and properties of the three great medicines prepared and dispensed at the Temple of Health, Adelphi, and at the Temple of Hymen, Pall-Mall, London.

  • Graham, James, 1745-1794.
Date:
1785
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Credit: The guardian goddess of health, or, The whole art of preventing and curing diseases : and of enjoying peace and hapiness of body and of mind to the longest possible period of human existence : with precepts for the preservation and exaltation of personal beauty and loveliness : to which is added, an account of the composition, preparation, and properties of the three great medicines prepared and dispensed at the Temple of Health, Adelphi, and at the Temple of Hymen, Pall-Mall, London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    active , by the united influences of air, lether, and magnetifm *, ac- cording to the true principles of electricity, and of the philofophic chemiftry, and are conilantly a&ed upon by thefe powerful and moft genial agents for feveral months in the upper globe, of the pyramidal * Hippocrates, Galen, Cellus, Sir Ifaac Newton, Van Helmont, Paracelfus, Dclcartes, Sydenham, Boyle, Boerhaavc, and many others of the greateft phi - lofophers and phyficians, ancient and modern, that ever bleffed and enlightened the world, prophecied, and in all their writings inftftcd upon it, that whenever the pra&ice of phyfic arrived to a high degree of perfc&ion, or medicines were dif- covcrcd which would eft'ettually eradicate difeafes, inducing health and peace in the body and mind, alleviating the prelfures of age, and lengthening human life to the longeft poflible period, it would be done by attending to the Ample, yet divine voice of nature, and by the united influences of the great primary princi- ples or natural agents which I fo happily employ for thofe moft important pur- poles. Animated by the concurring opinions of thofe great men,—-ftimulated by the profpe&s which were opened to my view bv thofe bright luminaries of fcience!—fhocked, too, at the very tranfcient, rapid and painful progrefs of man thro* this world ;—and moreover, a.lmoft mad at the trifling abfurdities of the ordinary praftice in this ufeful but dangerous art—-and at the too feeble— or too harfli effeft of moft medicines as commonly ufed,—I was compelled with a certain, as it were divine or fupernatural energy or impulfe, tofearch for wider and more rational paths, and more efleftual means for the prevention and cure of difeafes ; how far I have fucceeded thole who are acquainted with my medi- cines and practice, or who even have read my late publications, will be able to judge. —I will only fay, that according to my abilities, and agreeable to the ideas and dire&ions of thole great men, I have ftudied and endeavoured to unite every affinity that there is between the elements and man between the fun, moon and ftars, and man ;---and in fhort between man and every thing in the great fyftcm of the univerie (which affefts his body, and thro’ that his mind) however remotely, however invifibly conne&ed with his frame. But as the perfecting all this vaft and moft corn prehen five fyftcm requires a degree of intelii- gcuce far—-very far fuperior to what I can pretend to, 1 truft that God will raiie up a fucccftion of men who will carry on and perfeft what I have fo happily begun. In the mean time, I refpefffully intreat the correfpondence of all men of learn- ing, fcience, and ingenuity; moft carneitly befeeching every man and woman in the world, -without exception, to communicate to me perfonaiiy, by their friends, or by letter, any thing that they already know, or may hereafter difeover, for the cure, alleviation, or prevention of any one difeafe; or for rendering human exiftence longer or happier on this earth : and Hkewifc whatever they now know, or may hereafter dilcover for the improvement or embellifhment of religion, philofophy, or the ufeful arts; efpecially in metals and minerals, I will be ex- tremely happy to be favoured with the opinions and conjeftures of perfons of in- genuity, of goodnefs of heart, or of excentric brilliant imaginations. And as this correfpondence will coft each of my friends ihdividually, but a few pence1 for paying the portages of their letters, while ©therwife the aggregate, centring in me, would coft probably feveral hundred pounds annually ; I hope therefore ihat my liberal, polite, and ingenious correfpondcnts will continue to have the goodnefs to write to me, POST PAID. Their favours fhall as ufual be re- giftered, and a true account of the fuccefs of what they recommend or have dif-. covered, fent to them in whatever part of the world they rcfidc.—Once more for the honour and glory of God :—for the good and happinds of the human fpccies in general, I carncltly invite, and moft folemnly exhort eveiy man and woman B a of