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 III A 1 MOST EXCELLENT CORDIAL 
 
 AND 
 
 Restorative Jtledicine, 
 
 DL (JOETLOGON'S VULNERARY STYPTIC 
 
 AND 
 
 IB AL S A M I C T I NC T L II E, 
 
 WHICH IS PREPARED (ONLY) AND 
 
 Laltly much improved from the Original Rccijh 
 
 ©f-D?. Dc Coetlogon: 
 
 — — — — ^— — — —^—— ^^— — —^ — ^ ^ 
 
 By James Haftenden, Apothecary, Chemist, &c. 
 Bethersclen, near Ashford, Kent; 
 
 And Sold, by his appointment, by the principal Medicine 
 Venders, in Town and Country, 
 
 N BOTTLES, PRICE 2s. 9d.— -4s. 6d.— 8S.— AND llS. EACH, 
 
 [Out? fnetonctJ] / 
 
 With this is. PamphUt of Advice and Dircclions y 
 
 (lIING THE SIXTH EDITION) 
 
 With the proper treatment of the several Disorders and Complaints, 
 
 which the above Tinctare has been proved to relieve or cure ; 
 
 TO BE DELIVERED GRATIS, 
 
 To every purchaser of the above invaluable Medicine. 
 FAVERSHAM; 
 
 PRINTED BY Z. WARREN, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND 
 BOOKBINDER, COURT STREET. 
 
 1820. 
 

 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 TO THE PUBLIC. 
 
 JFrOM the great utility and request for the farmer 
 edition of this Pamphlet, I am under ihe necessity oil 
 printing another, (being the sixth) with additional c 
 of new cures, several of which, wrought by this cele- 
 brated Tincture, have been added to each edition, and 
 many more might have been added if the Proprietor 
 had solicited the several persons who have been cured 
 or received signal benefit from taking this very excellent 
 medicine, but many people when cured are very careJess 
 and indifferent about making their cases known ; in- 
 deed, there would be many more cases or certificates 
 of cures, that would have met the public eye, if fear 
 of offending had not prevented many who have relations 
 or particular friends in the medical line : such are the 
 cases of some in this Pamphlet, who did not wish their 
 names to appear in public print, nevertheless, although 
 such cases are not signed by the several persons, they 
 may be depended on as genuine, and many more cases 
 of cures, and very great benefit received, by taking 
 this Restorative Tincture at different times, and row 
 living at different places, although they will frequently 
 talk about the cure wrought on them or their friends, 
 and very highly extol the medicine, yet have never 
 thought proper to send in their cases to be inserted 
 for the information and good of their fellow creatures, 
 which certainly is a duty incumbent on all who are 
 satisfied they were cured of any particular bad com- 
 plaint or disorder; such cure being either effected by 
 this or any other medicine, such cases ought in justice 
 to the Proprietors to be inserted, it being to the mutual 
 benefit, both to the Proprietors, and to the afflicted. 
 Yet, notwithstanding the tardiness of many, who have 
 been cured of consumptive complaints, &c. &c. or have 
 received very great benefit by taking the Tincture, in 
 very great lowness or debility, several more have volun- 
 tarily come forward, to their honor be it spoken, who 
 
.used to be sent, a true and par- 
 
 a unt of their cases, who have been cured by 
 
 Dg this nobk- Restorative Bairn or Tincture ! truly 
 
 faithfully prepaftfd by the sole Proprietor. (See the 
 
 Catti particularly stated at the end of this Pamphlet, 
 
 und signed by sacral worthy and respectable persons. 
 
 '] hi* very useful and instructive Book, which contains 
 mere than double the quantity or paper and printing 
 there was in the fiist euition, and which the printer 
 then valued as a sixpenny Pamphlet, and although this 
 sixth edition is much larger, better executed, and printed 
 on a much finer and superior paper, than the former 
 editions, yet they will be sold to all those who may wish 
 to purchase them, at the low price of sixpence each, 
 although fairly shilling Pamphlets ; but those who pur- 
 chase the Tincture or Meclizine herein recommended, 
 shall receive therewith one of these Pamphlets gratis, 
 and the Editor can truly say, that every purchaser ot 
 this little Book will receive information to more than 
 ten times the value of the purchase of the Book, in 
 other matters respecting Advice and Instruction, inde- 
 pendent of the Tincture herein recommended. 
 
 In this present edition [as in the former one,] all 
 those complaints or diseases which Females alone are 
 subject to, are omitted and printed in a small Pamphlet 
 by itself, and will be delivered to any Female customer 
 by the vender of the Tincture, put under cover and pro- 
 perly sealed up by the Proprietor, such book being 
 intended solely for the inspection and use of the Female 
 part of the family. 
 
 In order to render this Pamphlet as useful as possible 
 to the generality of the readers who may peruse its 
 contents, I thought it necessary for the information 
 of every class of readers, to add at the end of this 
 Pamphlet an Explanation of Words, alphabetically ar- 
 ranged, giving the proper meaning and signification 
 CO word not quite common: 
 
 I remain your most obedient and 
 Very humble Servant, 
 Bcthcndcn, 1620. J AMBa Haffbndbn. 
 
THE FOLLOWING IS 
 
 A COPY from the old Direction Bills of 
 
 DE COETLOGONS 
 
 VULNERARY, STYPTIC, AND 
 
 ^Balsamic Cincture, 
 
 THE Chevalier De Coetlogon, Knight of the Royal 
 and Military Order of St. Lazare, and Member of the Royal 
 Academy of Angiers, M. D. Author of the Universal 
 Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 8cc. has discovered, and 
 during thirty years made use of, with great success, a 
 Vulnerary, Styptic, and Balsamic Tinctur*, which by 
 its excellent virtues, effectually cures all disorders of the 
 breast and lungs, viz. difficulty of breathing, violent 
 coughs and colds, the hooping cough, asthma, phthisic, 
 cholic, consumption, tooth-ache, and heartburn. It 
 stops seminal weaknesses, and all sorts of haemorrhages, 
 or violent bleeding at the no*e, or from wounds, cures 
 the bloody flux, likewise vomiting or spitting of blood, 
 appeases the most excruciating pains of the gout, and in 
 a few minutes expels the gout from the stomach, recovers 
 a lost appetite and is the best remedy in the world to 
 restore a weak, decayed constitution, and to purify the 
 mass of blood of scorbutic humours, and prevent disor- 
 ders in the body. 
 
 Applied outwardly, it cures all sorts of wounds, 
 ulcers, contusions, burns, scalds, bruises, cuts, strains, 
 and the fistula in ano. Cures sore eyes, and strengthens 
 those that are weak j and is of excellent service in several 
 outward disorders of the body ; and therefore, of great 
 use in voyages by sea, or on a journey. 
 
 This Tincture is of a very pleasant taste and smell j 
 being close stopt it will retain its virtues many years in 
 any climate j and is of such an innocent quality, that it 
 may be taken by an infant in the month, and is the 
 most admired Vulnerary and Styptic hitherto invented. 
 
 It has been truly prepared, and wld above thirty 
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 years from the Chevalier De Coetlogon's original receipt, 
 under his hand and seal, by the late Reginald Partridge, 
 at Hothfield, near Ashford, in Kent ; and (has been 
 above thirty years, and) is now prepared and sold by 
 James HaJJenden, at Bethersden, near Ashford, in Kent, 
 with proper directions with each bottle. 
 
 The Proprietor is conscious, when he recommends 
 this, that he is not imposing on the world a Nostrum 
 that has had no fair trial, but a Medicine that has stood 
 the test of experience, and been held in great esteem for 
 upwards of eighty years. 
 
 N. B. One or more creditable Shopkeeper, &c. in 
 every town throughout the kingdom will be allowed to 
 sell it retail, with good allowance ; and may be fur- 
 nished, by sending a letter to James HaJJenden, at Be- 
 thersden, near Ashford, Kent; Rouse, Kirkby, and 
 Lawrence, Canterbury ; Z. TFarren, Library, Faver- 
 sham 5 and at Browne and Mares, Maidstone. 
 
 At the places of sale, great numbers of vouchers of 
 credit and reputation can be produced for its inestimable 
 virtues. Among a great number of extraordinary cures, 
 are the following, as undermentioned :— 
 
 To the Printers of the Kentish Post. 
 
 u I, William Norton, of Throwley, near Faver- 
 sham in Kent, having heard of great numbers of very 
 wonderful cures opperated by Coetlogon's Tincture all 
 of which are undeniably attested by many very creditable 
 witnesses, and by persons of the best characters j I think 
 it a duty incumbent on me, to recommend the aboves3id 
 inimitable medicine to the world, having no other motive 
 or inducement to it, but that only of serving my fellow 
 creatures. Having long laboured under a deplorable 
 malady, attended with violent pains, spitting and vomit- 
 ing of blood and corruption, the Doctors which attended 
 me said they could give me no relief; that I was in a con- 
 sumption and my case desperate, and that I could not 
 survive many days : and that they could do me no good 
 
unless they could make me a new inside. In this miser- 
 able condition I lay some time, in dreadful agonies, 
 having vomited in one d:iy near five pints of blood, which 
 effusion of blood could not be stopl, though I was 
 blooded in the arm, and all other remedies applied, the 
 Doctors could think of, to no purpose ; but I daily grew 
 worse, till happily the Doctors advised my father-in- 
 law, Richard Seth, Master of the Free School, to make 
 trial of Coetlogon's Tincture which he accordingly did, 
 and gave me a spoonful thereof which immediately stopt 
 the prodigious effusion of blood, and by taking the remain- 
 der of the bottle, I found great relief; and by taking one 
 more of the 2s. bottles, effectually cured all the danger- 
 ous symptoms which attended my dismal malady, and 
 that in the space of eight or nine days time, without the 
 assistance of any other remedy whatever j such a sur- 
 prising cure was scarce ever known ! and now, thank 
 God, I am as well as ever I was, have been so some 
 months since, and am willing and ready to relate, at 
 any time, either in private or public, to any person or 
 persons whatever, my dangerous case, and on oath, if 
 required. Those that know the want of such a noble 
 medicine, would be glad to embrace it on such an occa- 
 sion, when life is at stake. 
 
 Witness our hands this 29th day of Nov. 1750. 
 
 Richard Seth, 
 William Norton." 
 
 N. B. As several persons have questioned the truth 
 of the above advertisement, to prevent all censure, it is 
 now attested by me on oath, before one of his Majesty's 
 Justices of the Peace for the county of Kent, the 2d day 
 of January, 1/52. 
 
 Sworn before the Rev. Mr. Pleese, at Boughton, in Kent. 
 
 Richard Seth. 
 
 This Tincture is found, by long experience to expel 
 the gout in the stomach in a few minutes : a gentleman 
 near Bath has transmitted a certificate to the Proprietor, 
 of its efficacy in that torturing malady. In all inward 
 decays and weaknesses, it is beyond all other medicine 
 whatever, and affords the most surprising relief. 
 
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 Mr. John Edmest, of Tenterden, Kent, laboured 
 under a complication of disorders for about six years, 
 attended with a very bad cough and fever, with a violent 
 flux of blood, accompanied with such toituring pains, 
 that he lay almost expiring ; he had not been able to 
 get benefit from any remedies, but was given over as 
 incurable by oil that knew him. His disorder no Doctor 
 could remedy, but he grew daily worse and worse. By 
 taking one spoonful of this Tincture, his flux of blood 
 was stopped, and by continuing the use of it, in a few 
 weeks he was perfectly recovered, to the great surprise 
 of all that knew him, and continued in a perfect state 
 of health. This cure can be attested by a greac number 
 of persons. 
 
 Mr. Forster, Officer of Excise, at Deal, in Kent, 
 was about 20 weeks afflicted with a sore throat, an ague, 
 and a ferer, with a violent cough, so bad that he was 
 obliged to keep his room, was by taking one bottle of 
 this Tincture, so well recovered in a few days, that he 
 was able to take his bocks and do his business. 
 
 Mr. Howell, in New Bond Street, was cured by 
 applying this Tincture, of six ulcers in each leg, one 
 in his thigh, and three in each arm. 
 
 To the Printers of the Kentish Post. 
 
 u I, Thomas Smith, late Captain of the An- 
 telope, of Sandwich, in Kent, being taken by the 
 enemy, and conveyed to their dismal dungeon, where 
 I caught a violent cold, &c from which proceeded a 
 dangerous malady in the stomach, attended with excessive 
 torturing pains, for which my Doctor could give no relief, 
 but I grew worse. I being recommended to Coetlogon's 
 Noble, Vulnerary, Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture, I made 
 trial thereof, and found immediate ease ; and continuing 
 itsu&e, I absolutely protest before God, with his blessing 
 to it, that it saved my life, and made a perfect cure of me, 
 to my joy and admiration; and that the public may not 
 in the least mistrust my veracity, I have attested the 
 truth on oath, free from mercenary views, or low cunning 
 The above Tincture was bought of Mr. Silver, 
 bookseller in Sandwich, which I have reason to think is 
 
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 a sovereign medicine in many bad racking disorders. 
 
 Witness my hand, Thomas Smith.* ' 
 
 Sworn before David Lance, Esq. Mayor at Sandwich, 
 one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the 
 county of Kent, the 10th of March, 1759. 
 
 Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman, at Hull, Ml 
 Yorkshire, to the Proprietor. 
 
 Sir. — Your Tincture has cured a boy next door to me, 
 of convulsion tits ; and it has cured another of a sore 
 chap, in three days, who had been afflicted with it near 
 twelve months. Great cures are daily performed by 
 the said Coetlogon's Tincture." 
 
 DIliLi ; FOR ITS USE. 
 
 The dose to be taken for an inward disorder, is to be 
 regulated according to age, strength, and constitution 
 of the patient, Sec. Ton grown person from half 3 
 common large spoonful in the morning fasting, and at 
 night going to bed, to a whole one in wine, tea, sugar, 
 or alone, and from twenty drops to a tea spoonful for 
 young children. It is very pleasant on a lump of sugar. 
 
 The manner of use outwardly, for bruises and strains, 
 without wounds, is by bathing the part well two or three 
 times a day, and rubbing it in effectually, till it appears 
 quite dry, with the Tincture warmed. 
 
 For ulcers, wounds, burns, or scalds, dip some lint 
 into the Tincture, and apply to the pan, and bind a piece 
 of linen cloth, also dipped in the Tincture, upon the 
 lint. But in deep wounds, a small tent must be intro- 
 duced into the wound, covered with a pledget of lint also 
 dipped into it, which must be dressed twice a day till 
 perfectly cured, 
 
 N. B. Remember to supple the linen and lint with 
 warm milk, before you take it off the wound, at every 
 dressing, 
 
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 For weak or sore eyes, put three or four drops into a 
 little milk in a tea spoon, and bathe the eyes three or 
 four times a day. — For the heart burn, fill a small lump of 
 sugar with the Tincture and eat it, and the complaint will 
 be immediately removed. — For a pain in the ears, drop 
 three or four drops in the ear, and stop the ear with a 
 little wool. — For the tooth- ache, dip a bit of the lint into 
 the Tincture, and put it into the hollow of the tooth, 
 which renew as often as necessary, till the pain ceases. 
 
 This excellent Tincture is allowed by several eminent 
 Doctors and other judicious persons, the safest, best, 
 and most useful family medicine hitherto discovered, 
 entirely different in virtue and efficacy from any other 
 nosrum, and exceeding all other medicines yet found 
 cut for consumptions, bleedings, &e. very proper for 
 all families, and necessary on voyages for Captains of 
 ships to have always with them, since it can supply in 
 many dangerous cases the want of a surgeon, by stopping 
 in an instant, the most violent haemorrhages, without 
 fear of the dangerous cousequence, since it is both Vul- 
 nerary and Styptic, and can without the assistance of any 
 other remedy, cure any wound, whether internal or 
 external (if not mortal,) by following the directions be- 
 fore-mentioned. Itsupurates, deterges, incarnates, resists 
 putrefaction, &c and even in the most rebellious ulcers, 
 it cures with only the assistance of common and gentle 
 purgatives. 
 
 It is a sovereign remedy for scrophulous humours, 
 the King's Evil, &c. to be taken every morning fasting, and 
 at night going to bed for a month or more, and applied 
 outwardly if there be any swelling of the glands, or 
 bi caking out. 
 
 Cuts and green wounds are generally cured within 
 two or three chessings. It takes off all blackness of a 
 bruise or fall in an hours time, if speedily applied. 
 
 It cures the head-ache and violent bleeding of the 
 nose, by snuiring it hard up the nostrils ; cures the fistula 
 in ano, by introducing in the part a tent, which has 
 been dipped in it. 
 
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 It wonderfully strengthens the nerves, and is of excel- 
 lent service in hypochondriacal and hysterical complaints. 
 It vivifies and enlivens the spirits, and often restores the 
 most ruined constitutions to perfect health, after many 
 yean spent in pain and misery. Its operations are 
 gentle and insensible, and may be taken by women 
 with child, or in child bed, and may be safely given to 
 an infant. 
 
 Xn wounds, ulcers, cuts, and burns, it heals and cures 
 soon to the very bone, and suffers no proud flesh to grow. 
 
 N. B. Remember to keep it close stopped, to pre- 
 serve its virtues. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Faculty, (for obvious reasons) will 
 generally speak agninst any kind of public or advertised 
 remedies, (which they term Quack Medicines) and a late 
 Physician has published a book purposely to expose and 
 condemn many of the famous Quacks and there medi- 
 cines ; " for of medical knowledge [he says] Ward, James, 
 and Hill, excepted, none of them possessed an atom." 
 After mentioning the principal articles which enter the 
 composition of several of the most common quack 
 remedies, he adds, •■ in short there are none of these 
 nostrums that have not been analysed by skilful chemists ; 
 and, independent of some trivial additions, all those of 
 any power [a few trifling tinctures of vegetables, those 
 of Hill particularly excepted] are compositions of mei- 
 cury, antimony, or opium." I fear there is too much 
 truth in what he asserts j however, he is quite silent 
 respecting some of the late and most esteemed medicines 
 prepared and published to the world by men of real 
 knowledge, and possessing medical skill, whose medi- 
 cines have been proved, by long experience, to have done 
 much good ; and in no instance can they do harm, from 
 the medicine containing no article but what is perfectly 
 innocent in itself, and altogether possessing qualities 
 of the most cordial and balsamic, bracing and strength- 
 ening kind, and one of these is the much esteemed De 
 Coetlogon's Vulnerary, Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture, 
 the best family medicine ever yet discovered, and lately 
 much improved from the original Recipe of Dr. De 
 Coetlogon, a Physician of great learning and abilities, and 
 
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 possessing great medical skill, who practised in London 
 above seventy years since j by his means Reginald Par- 
 tridge, of Hothfield, in Kent, was cured and restored to 
 health and to his friends, after he was discharged from 
 one of the hospitals in London as incurable, being in a 
 deep decline or consumption. He accidently met Dr, 
 De Coetlogon in the street, who remarked how sadly 
 Mr. Partridge looked. Mr. P. then made his case known 
 to Dr. De Coetlogon, who told Mr. P. he had a medicine, 
 which he made no doubt would cure his complaint. 
 Mr. Partridge then consented to give his medicine a fair 
 trial, which in a short space of time, by taken it as 
 directed, restored him again to health, to the joy and 
 admiration of himself and friends. 
 
 This extraordinary cure excited his curiosity, and it is 
 natural to suppose that he wished to know the composi- 
 tion of that medicine by which he had been restored to 
 health, and had experienced the most beneficial and 
 happiest effect entirely by its use, and he afterwards 
 found means, through the interest of the late Earl of 
 Thanet, to obtain [with a sum of money] the Secret and 
 True Recipe from Dr. De Coetlogon, and the particular 
 process how to prepare this invaluable medicine, which 
 the aforesaid Mr. R. Partridge prepared and vended on 
 his own account many years } and in the year 1"64, he 
 admitted the father of the present proprietor, the late 
 Mr. John Hujjcnden, of Bethersden, in Co-partnership 
 with him for the term of 21 years, for the sum of TWO 
 HUNDRED GUINEAS,* for which he [the late Mr. 
 John Haffenden,] likewise received the Recipe t*uly 
 copied from the original Receipt, which was in the hand 
 writing of Di. De Coetlogon, the Copy of which Recipe 
 is now in the possession of the present proprietor, Mr. 
 James Hajfenden, of Bethersden, near Ashford> Kent, 
 who is now, and has been for several years the only and 
 sole proprietor, maker and vender of the aforesaid Tinc- 
 ture. As the true and genuine sort cannot be prepared 
 at present by any other person, to caution and guard the 
 public from being imposed upon by a spurious and 
 counterfeit sort, each bottle prepared by the present 
 proprietor is signed with his name (James HcjJ'endenJ 
 in his own hand writing, on the wrapper, on the outside 
 of each bottle— no other is genuine. 
 
 • A mm equal to Six Hundred Guineas, at this present time. 
 
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 Let it not be objected that, because this" medicine ap- 
 pears to be prescribed for many disorders, that it can be 
 good for none ; for it is very likely, that many people 
 seeing it recommended for several complaints or diseases, 
 may peevishly exclaim, Oh ! here is another nostrum 
 which is to cure all mannes of complaints j a famous 
 balsam to cure all sores, Sec. &c. and in short, " all 
 disoiders incident to the human frame 3" thus being 
 prejudiced against it, imagine It is merely a puff, or take 
 in, and therefore judge or conclude it to be good for 
 little or nothing, I advise such people not to pass their 
 judgment too hastily, but examine and prove before 
 they condemn this medicine, or even any thing else. 
 Indeed, if I recommend it as a balsam to cure all kinds 
 of sores, or as a " sovereign remedy for every disorder 
 incident to the human frame," there would be great 
 reason then to pass such a kind of judgment upon it as 
 above-mentioned ; but the Proprietor of the true Vulne- 
 rary, Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture cannot nor will 
 not say any such thing of his medicine j for though 
 recommended for the cure and relief of many complaints, 
 those are a small number indeed compared to along and 
 melancholy list which that great and ancient Physician 
 Hippocrates, has given us ; for he enumerates no less than 
 250 different n diseases on which he hath given us his 
 instructions. " Any person who extols and recommends 
 any one medicine indiscriminately for the " cure of all 
 disorders incident to the human frame," must either 
 want understanding or reflection (probably both) j if 
 not wanting in understanding himself, he certainly must 
 think or judge all mankind except himself to be destitute 
 of either, if he expects them to believe such an absurd 
 and ridiculous assertion, and which is a great reflection 
 on the good loyal subjects of great Britain. — How absurd 
 such a declaration ! and how repugnant to common 
 sense ! Yet as absurd and ridiculous as this may appear, 
 it is no less strange than true, that a famous Balsam has 
 been often advertised in the public newspapers to the 
 same effect ; for after extolling it and recommending it 
 as a sovereign remedy for several common complaints, 
 he adds " in short, for all disorders incident to the human 
 frame ;" — for one particular remedy to cure all disorders, 
 which are as opposite in their nature as cold and heat, 
 or weak and strong, is, I think, what no person of 
 
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 common understanding will believe, that one particular 
 medicine can possess two very opposite qualities, which 
 is to cool, evacuate, and reduce the too full habit of 
 body, in one person, which may proceed from too free 
 living, &c. : or on the other hand, to brace, strengthen, 
 and restore another, who is in a very weak, low, and 
 reduced state, from too low living, or from long sickness, 
 &c— • A medicine which is of a warm, tonic, bracing, and 
 of a stimulating nature cannot be proper for a person in 
 a high fever, an apoplexy, or for any other acute com- 
 plaint of an inflammatory nature j which may proceed 
 from repletion, &c. On the other hand, the frequent 
 bleedings and evacuants necessary, and the febrifuge, or 
 cooling medicines, would be prescribed for the cure of 
 the above acute and inflammatory complaints, would be 
 very improper for a person in a low nervous fever, or 
 a great inward weakness, or general debility, or lowness, 
 which may proceed from long severe illness, fevers, 
 agues, &c. or from any other cause. 
 
 To shew how many are; or may be, prejudiced against 
 any thing, particularly against any kind of medicine 
 which appears to them recommended to cure all com- 
 plaints, I shall just mention the following facts which I 
 had from a married lady, who has been a remarkable 
 good customer to me for several years, and has had at 
 different times a considerable quantity of Tincture for 
 the use of herself and family, and has, from receiving 
 great benefit from it herself, in a case of great weakness 
 and debility, recommended it to her friends and neigh- 
 bours, and has likewise given a great quantity of it away 
 amongst several of her poor neighbours. I lately received 
 an order from her for two dozen more of the above 
 Tincture,, which she was so anxious to have sent as soon 
 as possible j accordingly I carefully packed up the above 
 quantity, and having occasion to go to Maidstone, which 
 is within / or 8 miles of where the lady lives, I took 
 the parcel with me in the coach, and the next day 
 waited on the lady myself (for I never had tho pleasure 
 of seeing her before,) and after making myself known to 
 her, she, of her own accord, in the most friendly man- 
 ner, told me by what means the Tincture first fell into 
 her hands, which WU as follows : — A few years since, 
 she went to the public sale of a person who dealt in 
 
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 different kinds of medicine, &c. and who was made a 
 bankrupt ; the went to this sale principally to purchase 
 some particular kind of pills which she had been in the 
 habit of taking, and it 10 happened that several bottles of 
 Dr. De Coetlogon's Balsamic Tincture were put up in 
 the lot with those pills j she told me she wanted not the 
 Ticcture, but for sake of the pills she purchased the 
 lot, and afterwards, on opening and reading one of the 
 direction bills, and seeing it mentioned and recommended 
 for so many disorders, she was entirely prejudiced 
 against it, and concluded it to be good for nothing ; her 
 husband likewise who was prejudiced against any kind 
 of quack medicines, supported her in this opinion. 
 However, in spite of blind prejudice, clear and fair truth 
 will often appear, and expel that obstinate old prejudice 
 entirely out of the way, for M Facts are stubborn things, '* 
 and no person ought to believe or form a bad opinion of 
 any thing, till proved by that infallible touchstone, Truth, 
 or positive Facts, established and proved by repeated 
 experience. The lady above alluded to, told me she wis 
 befoie, and when in possession of the Tincture, in a 
 very low, weak state, [having had several miscarriages,] 
 and one day in particular, she was afflicted with a very 
 severe nervous head-ache, it happened she had an occa- 
 sion to open the drawer where she had deposited the 
 Tincture, and seeing it, had a fancy to read over again 
 one of the diiection bills, and found it mentioned 
 to be good for the head-ache, by *' snuffing it hard up 
 the nostrils," she accordingly [notwithstanding her ior- 
 mei prejudices] had resolution enough to open one 
 of the bottles, and apply it as directed and almost 
 immediately found relief by it, and thus entertaining a 
 belter opinion of the medicine, she still proceeded 
 further, and was determined to take some of it inwardly 
 without saying a word to her husband about it as 
 she suffered much from lowness and debility ; accor- 
 dingly she took some of the Tincture as directed, and 
 soon found great comfort and relief from it, which, 
 by repeating it, soon restored her again to her former 
 health and strength, and she has ever since much 
 recommended it to others, her neighbours and ac- 
 quaintance, and has even had the goodness to g'rve a 
 good deal of it away to several of her poor neighbours 
 where she thought it to be of essential service. 
 
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 As I was but a short time in her company, I had 
 not an opportunity to ask her many questions about her 
 complaints, and those of her neighbours, who have 
 found great benefit by taking the aforesaid Tincture j 
 and as I did not ask her consent to have her particular case 
 inserted, I must forbear mentioning her name, but will 
 inform any friend who wishes it, and wants to inquire 
 more particularly into the circumstances of the case, 
 which I declare is exactly, or as near as possible, as the 
 lady related the above case to me, and which is now 
 inserted for the benefit of others afflicted with the 
 like complaints, in order to make this valuable medicine 
 more generally known and extensively useful, for by 
 such proofs and recommendation, it will induce others 
 afflicted with the like complaints to take it, to their 
 great comfort and relief. 
 
 Here is sufficient proof how much has been lost to 
 the Proprietor, as well as to the public at large, by his 
 not publishing, and endeavouring to extend the sale of 
 the above invaluable medicine before, for it could not 
 recommend itself by mere laying in a shop till some one 
 had made trial of it, and then with confidence recom- 
 mend it to others, which was exactly the case as before 
 stated, for the Proprietor had sent several bottles of the 
 Tincture many years since to the shop, and had heard 
 nothing more about it till some time after the bankruptcy 
 had taken place, as other business has prevented him 
 from travelling in the medicine line, [or only once, 
 which was almost 14 years since, from the time of pub- 
 lishing the first edition of the pamphlet) and having 
 ever since had so much business, independent of the 
 Tincture business, on his hands, is the reason why it 
 has been so long neglected. Although the Proprietor 
 has lost the value of the Tincture sent to the above 
 place, yet the public sale of it afterwards, has proved 
 both fortunate to him as well as to others j by this 
 means its great use and virtues at this place have 
 been fortunately discovered, which for many years 
 before had laid quite dormant for want of proper recom- 
 mendation. 
 
 The Proprietor has, from his real knowledge of Phar- 
 macy and modern Chemistry, gTeatly improved this 
 
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 Cordial and Balsamic Tincture, he having served as an 
 assistant to two gentlemen of the faculty {\n very exten- 
 sive practise) between two and three years, thereby 
 having gained a proper knowledge of diseases, and the 
 effects and j>ower of medicine on the human body ; has, 
 likewise, had an opportunity of reading and studying the 
 best authors who have wrote on the subject of medicine, 
 and the art of healing and curing the numetous diseases 
 incident to t> e human body. 
 
 The Genuine Restorative Balm, or the true Cordial 
 Balsamic Tincture is composed of some of the choicest 
 gums, balsams, and itrengtheners in the whole Materia 
 Aledica, brought from abroad, and of the most expensive 
 kind, joined with several efficacious articles the produce 
 of our own country ; and I do solemnly affirm, that, 
 not a single grain either of Antimony, Mercury, or Opi- 
 um, (or any dangerous article, or any kind of mineral 
 whatsoever) enters the composition of the true Vul- 
 nerary, Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture, but every article 
 made use of in preparing the aforesaid Tincture is per- 
 fectly safe end innocent, bring purely the produce and 
 extracted from vege own, as well as foreign 
 
 countries. 
 
 The best and genuine • : - ..re selected, and their virtues 
 extracted by a chemical piocess in a strong and pure spirit, 
 by careful and slow degrees which requires the greatest 
 care and attention. The Proprietor has greatly improved 
 the above medicine from his knowledge of modern Che- 
 mistry and practical Pharmacy, which is by adding a 
 larger proportion of the principal and most expensive 
 articles, and by discovering an improved method to 
 extract more perfectly the several virtues from the va- 
 luable articles which enter its composition, and has like- 
 wise added some more foreign valuable articles to answer 
 the general intention of the tonic, bracing, or strengthen- 
 ing kind, in order to make the above invaluable medi- 
 cine as rich and efficacious as possible. 
 
 The high price of the articles which enter the com- 
 position of the Cordial Balsamic Tincture, with the very 
 great and unavoidable expenses which will be incured 
 by publishing and making it more generally known, the 
 C 
 
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 Proprietor cannot expect to make a very great profit, 
 unless he makes a great return from a very large and 
 extensive sale of it, which he hopes and flatters himself 
 will be the case; M for it were of small avail, to enter 
 upon the task and making known that remedy, whose 
 merit will not support its character when known. 
 
 The medicine above recommended will afford the 
 most permanent relief, and bestow [under Divine influ- 
 ence] HEALTH! without which there can be no true 
 enjoyment of life. 
 
 I come now to speak of some of the principal com- 
 plaints or diseases which this noble medicine, the Bal- 
 samic Tincture, has been famous to cure or relieve.— 
 First, 
 
 A CONSUMPTION, 
 
 Is attended with a cough and remitting fever, and a total 
 wasting of all parts of the body, proceeding from an ulcer 
 in the lungs. — The occasional cause is, almost always, 
 cold caught from exposure to cold, damp, or night air, 
 or from wet clothes. The above complaint or disease, 
 an eminent Physician has observed " makes up above one 
 tenth part of the bills of mortality in and about London, 
 and that Consumptions prevail more in England than 
 any other part of the world." I earnestly intreat and 
 advise every one, when attacked with this disorder, to 
 have resource to a remedy early, and in time, before 
 il.e disorder gets to deep rooted, when a cure might be 
 effected by taking a few small bottles of the Cordial 
 Balsamic Tincture j but if the complaint be neglected 
 ill the inside becomes decayed, or the lungs ulcerated, 
 il must be evident to every one, [in such case] that a 
 « are, if ever effected by the power of medicine, must 
 be more difficult as well as expensive j but even in the 
 worst cases, or in the very last stage of consumption, 
 and when given over by the Faculty, and other remedies 
 tried to po good purpose, instances have occurred of per- 
 I. and others have found great 
 I iking the Balsamic Tincture, 
 
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 when reduced to a very low weak state, from its invi- 
 gorating and balsamic quality ; and who would but afford 
 and administer relief and comfort to their dearest friend 
 or relation, though even too far gone to restore to health, 
 by any means in their power, would at least, be at a 
 trifling expence, to alford his friend ease and comfort 
 as long as hope and life remained. 
 
 The under-mentioned note was received by the Pro- 
 prietor, from a person living in an adjoining parish, who 
 had been a long time in a deep decline or consumption, 
 and was reduced to a very weak and low state, and had 
 taken two or three large bottles of the Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture, from which he found much benefit, and after 
 thanking me for the advice I had given him, in a note I 
 had before received from him, he adds — 
 
 Sir, March, 30th, 1S04. 
 
 " Please to send me this bottle full again of your 
 Tincture by the lad. I have received more benefit by 
 this Tincture, than from all the medicines I have taken 
 before, I think I shall be able to come to you for the 
 next parcel myself, &c. 
 
 The following remarkable case I have the liberty to 
 make public : 
 
 " Sir, Bethersden, Jan. 25th, 1804. 
 
 u Gratitude for the benefit I have received from the 
 great virtue of your medicine, De Coetlogon's Vulnerary, 
 Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture, and the consideration 
 that the publishing my case might be serviceable to the 
 community at large, induce me to cheerfully submit to 
 you the following particulars : Being from my childhood 
 inclined to a weakly, consumptive habit of body, yet 
 not often so ill but what I could work at my business, 
 till about April, 1802, when I was taken with a pain in 
 my side and stomach, and head-ache, attended with a 
 violent cough, so bad that I frequently coughed up a 
 quantity of blood, very thick, which had the appearance 
 of pieces of liver. I, before this, applied to a Surgeon 
 and Apothecary in an adjoining parish, who told me my 
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 complaint was a consumptive one. [ took a great deal 
 of medicine which he ordered for me, and found at first 
 some little benefit, bnt I afterwards grew worse. I was 
 then advised to apply to another gentleman of the Faculty, 
 who bad been very famous, or at least had the name of 
 curing consumptions j he likewise agreed in the decision 
 of the gentleman I had befoie applied to, and that my 
 lungs were ulcerated. From him I had, and took a 
 great deal of medicine, at least mneor ten pint bottles, 
 besides pills and small bottles, &c. I found ray cough 
 a little better from the first medicine he gave me, but 
 afterwards the same kind of medicine did me no good* 
 Although he changed the medicine, and I took for seve- 
 raJ weeks medicines to the amount of J3s, 6d. per week, 
 vet found DO relief; on the conttary, I grew much weaker, 
 and was able to do but very little work all the summer, 
 for I did not earn more than between three or four 
 pounds from May till Michaelmas. My cough was very 
 violent and bad, particularly in the morning, attended 
 with a great soreness inside, which, with coughing, 
 made it very painful and distressing to me. In this 
 situation I was, when a friend visiting me, and seeing 
 me in so bad a state, advised me to try the effect of 
 your Balsamic Tincture ; I therefore, without delay, 
 applied to you for the quantity of six of your small bot- 
 tles of the Tincture (about the middle of September 
 last) of which I took only a lable spoonful twice a day, 
 according to your direction, in a small tea cup full of 
 warm new milk, on an empty stomach, which, by the time 
 I had taken it three or four days. I found relief^ and my 
 cough much better, and by that time I had taken the 
 small quantity of the half dozen bottles, I found my 
 inside much stronger, and the cough had nearly left me. 
 I had taken the six bottles in less time than a fortnight, 
 and though the dose was so small, and taken only twice 
 a day, it wrought wonderful effects, for I declare I took 
 no other kind of medicine from the time I began to 
 take the Balsamic Tincture, nor have I yet had occasion 
 to take that or any other kind of medicine since ; I now 
 : I did not try the effect of this noble Halsamic and 
 torative Medicine before, as it would have .saved me 
 much time and considerable expense, besides what I 
 suffered in my disease ; but I ought not to repine, but 
 fateful and thankful for benefits received (through 
 
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 a Divine blessing) j hoping others afflicted with like 
 complaints, may receive and experience the same benefits 
 from taken the aforesaid invaluable medicine j for I do 
 affirm and solemnly declare, that I have not been so well 
 for one year and three quarters past, as I am now, and 
 have been since I finished taking the aforesaid Tincture ; 
 nor have I lost a day through illness since 1 finished 
 taking the above small quantity of your invaluable 
 medicine. " I am, Sir, vour humble Servant, 
 
 «* RICH. COLEMAN, Carpenter. 
 
 " P. S. Be pleased to make this case public, for the 
 good of others who are afflicted with the like complaint." 
 
 Several other ca^es of cures pei formed by this noble 
 medicine have come to my knowledge, and one case in 
 paiticular W3S drawn up, and signed by Mr. Fullagar, or 
 Woodchurch, in the county of Kent, who was cured of 
 a deep consumption, after he had been severely afflicted 
 nearly six months, and expected to live but a very short 
 time, being given over by the Surgeon who attended 
 him ; afterwards he was advised to buy a bottle of the 
 Styptic and Balsamic Tincture, which gave him some 
 relief, and which by repeating steadily for some time he 
 was peifectly cured of his complaint, and which was 
 attended with so bad a cough that he could get no rest 
 night nor day, and he has enjoyed a good state of 
 health for many years since after he was cured of such a 
 very severe complaint, only by taking the above Balsamic 
 and Restorative Tincture. — This case was drawn up 
 several years ago, and brought to the Proprietor to be 
 inserted in the bills of direction, &:c. in Woodchurch, 
 Tenterden, Hal den, Smarden, Pluckley, &c> S.c. &c. and 
 at every place where the Tincture has been sold. Num- 
 bers have experienced its wonderful good effects in 
 Consumptive complaints, common Coughs or Colds, 
 debility or inward Weakness, kc> 
 
 The following extraordinary and remarkable case 
 fully establishes the merits of this media e in con- 
 sumptive cases : — 
 
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 « Sir, Smarden, July 10, J8O7. 
 
 " I have been very desirous for some time past of 
 sending you the case or account of the very extraordinary 
 cure which your most excellent medicine has wrought 
 on me, after I was entirely given over by the Surgeon 
 and Apothecary who attended me, as it would appear 
 like ingratitude and insensibility to defer, any longer, 
 making my case known for the good of my fellow crea- 
 tures, and which I should not have neglected so long, 
 but for want of time, being under the necessity of attend- 
 ing closely to my business of a sawyer, Sec. in order to 
 support myself, wife, and eight children. As I can 
 write but indifferently myself, I have prevailed on a friend 
 to draw up the true state of my case, which is as follows : — 
 
 '* I was first taken ill about the beginning of January, 
 1S06, with a severe pain in my side, attended with a 
 Fever, and the pain afterwards increasing, the Surgeon 
 who attended me took some blood from me, which he 
 afterwards repeated, and applied a blister to my side, 
 which altogether afforded me some little relief; he 
 likewise sent me a half-pint mixture to take once in four 
 hours, and I believe I took nearly fifty of such like mix- 
 tures, besides pills, &c. ; and yet after all, I kept 
 gradually sinking and getting worse all the time I was 
 under the Doctor's hands (although I believe him to be 
 a very skilful man in his profession) j however all his 
 medicines, attention, and care, were attended with no 
 good effect in my case, for I daily grew worse and much 
 weaker; and it was very evident to him and others that 
 I was now in a deep dedine. I had now a very bad 
 cough, and for the last eight or nine days (before I began 
 to lake your Tincture) 1 coughed up a great quantity 
 of very offensive matter, streaked with blood. 1 was in 
 this helpless and deplorable state when the Doctor came 
 the last time to visit me, and he then told my wife it 
 would be of no use to flatter her, for he was confident 
 I could not live a month longer at any rate, for he had 
 tried the last medicine which he knew of, that had any 
 ( bance of doing me good, and all without the desired 
 t : and had told several people the same, that I was 
 going as fast as possible. Thus situated, after I had 
 D the Doctor's medicine a fair trial, my wife now 
 
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 thought of your mod : cine, De Cocllogcn's Balsamic 
 Tincture, which she had known many years before, and 
 had lately heard much more of its excellent restorative 
 properties, particularly in Coleman s case, and pome 
 others, which induced her to ask the Doctor's advice 
 about it : and when he came the last time to see me, she 
 intimated to him that she was very desirous to procure 
 sume of the Tincture for me to take, as she had a very 
 high opinion of it ; the Doctor said, by all means, he 
 was very willing and advised me to give it a fair trial. 
 Accordingly on the 4lh of March, 1800, my wife sent 
 to you for a large bottle of your Tincture, of which, by 
 your direction, I took a table spoon full with sugar four 
 times a day. It is worthy of remark, although I kept 
 gradually sinking all the lime I was taking the Doctor's 
 medicines, yet, from the time I first began to take the 
 Tincture, I did not get worse, but on the contraiy j very 
 soon after I had taken the first bottle, my wife perceived 
 1 was better, and by the time I finished the second 
 bottle, the veins of my hands began to fill again (which 
 before had quite disappeared from my being so very pale, 
 weak, and low), and from this time I began sensibly to 
 feel both the power and comfort of the medicine, which 
 I did not myself feel till after I had taken the two first 
 bottles. I now kept daily mending and gaining strength, 
 and my cough entirely left me, which was considerably 
 better soon after I began to take the Tincture. I took 
 in all about seven or eight bottles of your Tincture (the 
 largest size bottles, which are sold at lis. each, duty 
 included^. Although to some people this may appear a 
 large quantity, and great expense, yet it must be con- 
 sidered small when compared to the Doctor's bill for 
 journies and medicines; and which, after all, did me no 
 good j — but from the latter end of April, from the 
 wonderful efficacy of your medicine only, I was well 
 enough to begin to do a little work again, and followed 
 my work again daily all the month of May, and in June 
 following I did my part with three other men in felling 
 and flawing timber trees ; and I can with truth declare 
 that I have not lost a single day through illness ever 
 since, and have been restored again to health, entirely 
 and without the aid of any medicine except your invalu- 
 able Tincture. Gratitude for the great benefit I have 
 experienced from the use of your noble medicine, 
 
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 induced me to send you the above true state of my case, 
 and which I wish you to make public for the benefit 
 of others, which medicine, I have no doubt, through a 
 Divine blessing, will be attended with as good success to 
 many others, who at any time labour undei similar 
 complaints. Indeed, my recovery, alter I began to walk 
 a broad again, to my friends and acquaintances, appeared 
 astonishing alter what they heard of me 5 it seemed to 
 them next to a miracle to see me again out of doors, and 
 so far restored to health again : for some of them had 
 expected daily to have heard the bell toll for me ! ! 
 
 P. S. As it is possible that some people who are 
 strangers to me and to the place where I live, may doubt 
 the tiuth of the above case, this is to certify that I am 
 ready at any time to attest the truth of the same or. 
 oath, if required. 
 
 JAMES RUSSELL. 
 
 We, the undermentioned Gentlemen, Farmers, 
 Tradesmen, &c. residing in the parishes of Smarden, 
 Biddenden, &c do hereby witness and declare that we 
 know the afore-mentioned James Russell to be a sober, 
 steady, and industrious man ; and we do verily believe 
 the above case as stated by him to be strictly true. 
 
 Smarden, Biddenden, Egerton. 
 
 John Terry Richard Day Benjamin Inge 
 
 Daniel Fitch James Davis 
 
 J. Wooley Thomas Withersden 
 
 J. Stephens Stephen Judge 
 
 Naomi Day 
 
 N. B. The above James Russell is now hearty and 
 well, though he is a hard working man. ISOo. 
 
 Another extraordinary Case in the cure of a man in a 
 deep Consumption, the Proprietor has the liberty to 
 make public, and which particulars he received verbatim 
 from him, who, together with his wife, had a great desire 
 to have his case inserted in my pamphlets, being thought 
 worthy with several others to be made generally known 
 for the benefit of the afflicted :— 
 
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 Mr. Richard Beeching, farmer, at Shadoxhurst, 
 near Ashford in Kent, wishes it io be generally known 
 thai he is confident his life was saved through a Divine 
 blessing, by taking about ten small bo lies of" that cele- 
 brated restorative cordial medicine, De Coeilogon's Bal- 
 samic Tincture. It was. several years ago, when I lived 
 at Woodchurch, a servant to the Widow Richardson, in 
 the Winter season I caught cold, and which was soon 
 after attended with a cough and violent spitting of blood j 
 I was in this lingering slate about two months, when an 
 Apothecaiy was sem for, famous in his profession, and 
 whoattended me almost every day tor the space of six 
 or eight weeks, in which time I took a great deal of me- 
 dicine, and found no relief, but daily grew worse, and 
 was reduced to a very low state indeed, and was entirely 
 confined to my bed, being quite helpless. And as a 
 proof how bad a state I was in, the Doctor who attended 
 me gave me not the least hope-, of ever getting up again \ 
 on the contrary, he told me that he could do no more 
 for me. — Then Sir I baid I must lay here and die ? Yes, 
 Richard, said he, and this time, or else I could venture 
 to die for you- — These where the Doctor's own words j 
 and he likewise told those about me that I was a dead 
 man. From that time my Doctor came no more to see 
 me, nor did I take any more of his medicines ; finding 
 the Doctor had given me over, I was advised to try the 
 Tincture above-mentioned ; ac< ordingly, a servant was 
 sent to Mrs. King, of Teoterden, tor two bottles, which 
 weie given to me agreeable to directions, and which I 
 found rather revived my spirits alter \ had t3ken it, but 
 after taken two bottles more, I could get out of my bed 
 without help j and then by taken the medicine regularly, 
 which by the time I had taken ten of these small bottles 
 of the Tincture, L was then able to get out of doors, and 
 do my business as usual ; although not quite recovered 
 my full strength, (which indeed could not be expected 
 in so short a time) ; yet by taken four or five bottles 
 more at intervals, that about midsummer I had recovered 
 my full strength, and was then able to do a good day's 
 work, mowing of grass, &c. &c, against any man. Great 
 numbers in Woodchurch, &c, are witnesses to the above 
 cure; and I am ready and willing to attest the truth of 
 the above upon oath, if required. R» BEECHING. 
 
 Shadoxhitrst, April 18M, 1805. 
 
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 N. B. It was about twelve or fourteen years after the 
 above cure was wrought by your medicine, 1 had occa- 
 sion to go to Mr. Diamond, of Staplehurst, to consult 
 him about my daughter ('who had a complaint of her 
 liver), and I then took the liberty to ask Mr. Diamond's 
 opinion of the Tincture which had cured me, or whether 
 he new any thing better for a Cough, &c. and his answer 
 was, " I do not wish to pick your pocket, and I cannot 
 recommend any thing better for you than the Balsamic 
 Tincture, which you have taken j for, says he, when 
 that is done, you will soon be done." 
 
 REMARK. 
 
 The late Mr. Diamond of Staplehurst, had a great 
 name all around the country, for curing of Consumptive 
 complaints ; but I believe very few, if any, were ever 
 cured by him of confirmed Consumption after they were 
 given over by other Practitioners ; however, from the 
 great name he had for curing this complaint, he had a 
 great number of patients, who where sent, or applied 
 to him as the last resource, in the last stages of a Con- 
 sumption j and I will do him the justice to say, he was 
 a very honest and good practitioner, and possessed a very 
 liberal turn of mind j for I understand he gave his advice 
 freely, charged moderately, and did not wish to pick the 
 pockets of his patients by crowding on them too large a 
 quantity of medicine. Although it is against the interests 
 of medical men to recommend any other medicine to 
 their patients except those of their own prescribing, yet 
 here and there, one will be honest and liberal to speak in 
 favour of a particular favourite public medicine, whenever 
 they are asked the question, of which the above is an 
 instance ; and I know two or three more medical gentle- 
 men who possess the same liberal turn of mind, and who 
 will, when asked the question, call the true Vulnerary, 
 Styptic, and Balsamic Tincture a very good medicine. 
 
 N. B. Since the above account was printed, another 
 circumstance has occurred which shews the openness, 
 good sense, and liberality of another gentleman of the 
 faculty. A woman some time since, went from 
 Betherfden, several miles, to consult a gentleman as 
 I e-mentioned, and who is in high repute as a surgeon, 
 
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 kc. kc. ; she went to him to get some medicines for 
 her husband, who was troubled with a bad nervous com- 
 plaint, and who had before been improperly treated, by 
 being brought very weak and Jow, from being too often 
 bled and physicked tathe extreme, and which did not 
 answer in his case ; when the woman had stated these 
 particulars, the Surgeon, instead of prescribing any of 
 his own medicines for her to take home, recommended 
 her to take a proper quantity of Harlenden's Nervous 
 Cordial, or Balsamic Tincture, which medicine he knew 
 something about, in regard to its properties, and he 
 really thought this medicine would do her husband much 
 good ii] his complaint ; accordingly the woman returned, 
 and came to the Proprietor for a bottle, [the 2d size] 
 which by properly taking, he soon found great benefit, 
 and was soon able to go again to his work. The Gentle- 
 man above alluded to, has since purchased of the Pro- 
 prietor a bottle of the aforesaid Tincture, for his own use. 
 It ought likewise to be remarked, that this Gentleman 
 and the Proprietor, are not in the least related to each 
 other, nor yet have known each other but a very short 
 time. The Gentleman, it must be thought, could not 
 have the least self-interest in prescribing and recom- 
 mending this Balsamic and Nervous Tincture to any of 
 his patients in preference to his own medicines ; no, 
 but quite the reverse. 
 
 Another Case. — The wife of Mr. John Bourn, 
 farmer and grazier, &c. late of Woodchurch, in Kent, 
 was some years ago restored to health, who was before 
 in a deep decline, by taking the quantity of half a dozen 
 of small bottles of De Coetlogon's Tincture, which 
 Mr. Bourn purchased for her of Mrs. Ovenden, then 
 Shopkeeper at Tenterden. This account the Proprietor 
 lately had from a daughter of the aforesaid, Mr. Bourn ; 
 and f am informed that another person, [Mr. Bourn, 
 senior, of Woodchurch] was restored, who was in a 
 decline, and was induced to make trial of the Balsamic 
 Tincture, through the recommendation of Mr. Richard 
 Beeching, of Shadoxhurst. 
 
 The following cases, two of which are recent ones, 
 the Proprietor of the Genuine Balsamic Tincture has the 
 liberty to make public. Robert Potter of Bethersden, 
 
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 was about two years ago restored ;o health and strength 
 again by taking a few bottles of the Balsamic Tincture, 
 when in a very low and debilitated state attended with 
 a great depression of spirits, which came on him after a 
 very bad feve 1 : he soon got better aUe>- taking the 
 Tincture, and got to his work again, he declares that the 
 medicine which the Doctor gave him afier the fever, 
 [before he began to take the Tincture] did him more 
 harm than good. — Many in Bethersden can testify to the 
 truth of the above case ; and he has several times since 
 the above cure, leceived great benefi from taking a 
 small quantity of the Tincture whenever poorly from a 
 cold, &.c. and which has been the case with great 
 numbers in Bethersden and in many biker places 
 arcund, who can testify as to the great eflicrq o; virtues 
 of the above Restorative Cordial medicine. 
 
 Thomas Lloyd of Bethersden, labourer, was taken in 
 the spring 1806, with a severe paiu in ihe breast and 
 side, attended with a fever, and afterwards he had a 
 violent cough which occasioned him to spit up a great 
 quantity of frothy matter, and he kept getting worse, all 
 the time he was under the Doctor's care, and who 
 pronounced him to be in a galloping consumption, and 
 said he could give him no more medicine that was likely 
 to do him good, for he changed his medicine several 
 times, and the Doctor told people that his patient [Lloyd] 
 could not possibly live above two or three days longer j 
 a respectable woman, in Betnersden, said she heard the 
 Doctor say it before some others, and fiom such an 
 unfavourable account of him, she expected daily to hear 
 the bell toll for him j however, it was otherwise ordered; 
 for, through a divine blessing, he was soon restored to 
 health and strength again, by taking a very moderate 
 quantity of the improved Cordial Balsamic Tincture, 
 and entirely gave over taking any more of the Doctor's 
 medicines j he found himself much better after taking 
 the first bottle of the Tincture, and he got out of doors 
 again in about a fortnight, after the Doctor had given 
 him over. It astonished many people when hearing so 
 lately of his dangerous state, to see him so soon after, 
 about and at his work again, and he has been very 
 hearty and well since j and the writer of this faithful 
 account has this day, [March 12th, 1808] seen him 
 
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 hard at work, and a more florid, hearty, and healthy 
 person is scarcely ever seen than he is at this present ; 
 and is at this time [1820] alive and hearty. 
 
 REMARK. 
 
 Thus far it is proved, that great encouragement may 
 be given to the afflicted with Consumptive complaints, 
 &c. by the proper use of the above invaluable medicine, 
 for although the sale of it has as yet been so confined, 
 yet many are the well attested cases of persons being 
 restored to good health and strength again by this medi- 
 cine only, after almost every other medicine and means 
 have been tried in vain, and the patients entirely given 
 over by the several medical men who attended them. 
 Many more remarkable cases of cures in consumptions, 
 &c. might be collected ; but the foregoing cases will, I 
 trust,* be deemed quite sufficient and satisfactory at 
 present ; for if every particular case could be collected, 
 even of late years, ever since the improved Coetlogon's 
 Tincture has been prepared by the present Proprietor, 
 of the great relief, benefit, or remarkable cures wrought 
 by this noble medicine, in cases of Consumptions, Asth- 
 ma, bad Coughs, inward Weakness or Debility, from 
 bad Fevers, &c. and for several complaints both internal 
 and external for which this Tincture has been so long 
 famous, a faithful and particular account of all such 
 cases would fill a large volume, and far exced our present 
 limits. The Proprietor can, with the greatest confidence 
 assert, that no Proprietor of any other public medicine 
 whatever, can boast of or bring forward near so many 
 well attested cases of cures when given over by medical 
 men, as the Proprietor of the genuiue improved Balsamic 
 Tincture can : and he will further venture to say, not 
 more than a tenth part of the cures in proportion to the 
 extent of the medicine ; (for except in the county of 
 Kent, and part of Sussex, it is but partially known) and 
 farther, he will venture to bet a considerable sum that 
 no public advertised medicine whatever, is near so 
 expensive in its compostion as this invaluable Tincture 
 
 • Since the above was wrote, the Proprietor of the Tincture, has 
 been prevailed upon to publish several more recent cases of cures, 
 (see the new cases near the latter end of this book). 
 
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 is, although many are sold at a much higher and more 
 extravagant price j witness one popular medicine retailed 
 at even eleven shillings a small bottle ! 
 
 I advise every one who is pronounced to be in a 
 Decline or Consumption, to pay a proper attention and 
 regard to diet, which ought to consist chiefly of milk 
 and vegetables, and to take proper exercise in the whole- 
 some and open air, carefully avoiding night cir, wet 
 clothes, or catching cold after the body has been heated. 
 This disease generally begins with a dry cough, which 
 often continues for some months. If a disposition to 
 vomit after eating, be excited by it, there is great reason 
 to fear an approaching Consumption. 
 
 REMEDY OR METHOD OF CURE. 
 
 Take from three tea spoonfuls to a large table spoonful 
 of the Balsamic Tincture, for a grown person, 3 or 4 
 times a day, in half a tea cup full of warm new milk, 
 between meals. That is, first, early in the morning, 
 then again about eleven o'clock, and at about half-past 
 four in the afternoon, and lastly at bed-time, after an 
 early and light supper, which, should consist of mild, 
 light, nourishing food, such as thin chocolate and milk, 
 free, and above all, let the diet in general consist chiefly 
 of milk and vegetables, rice and milk, or barley and milk 
 boiled with a little sugar, is very proper food. About 
 half a pint of new milk, warm from the cow, more or 
 less, drank constantly (if the patient live near where it 
 can be procured) will be attended with beneficial effects. 
 Jellies and preserves may be plentifully eaten, as currants, 
 plums, cherries, &c. Ripe fruits, roast, baked, or boiled, 
 are likewise proper. Sugar alone consists of a nourishing 
 and restorative quality, for this reason, I therefore should 
 advise every consumptive patient to be free and liberal 
 in the use of it, both for sweetening the medicine, as 
 well as food proper to be taken after it ; for by this means 
 the medicine will be rendered more palatable, and will 
 in some measure add to the general intention of it, 
 which in the above disorder ought to be as much as 
 possible of a nourishing and restorative nature. A milk 
 with country air, gentle riding on horseback, and 
 able company, is particularly recommended. By 
 
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 thus persevering, and taking the medicine regularly, and 
 paying a proper regard to air, exercise, and diet, is the 
 only course that can be depended on in the beginning 
 of a Consumption. If the patient has strength and suffi- 
 cient resolution to persist in this course,, he will seldom 
 he disappointed of a cure. 
 
 Those who take or make trial of this medicine, the 
 Cordial Balsamic Tincture, ought to take a sufficient 
 quantity to have a proper effect, which will be more or 
 less, according to the different degrees of the disorder, 
 and the age and constitution of the patients. The quan- 
 tity sufficient to perfect a cure greatly varies. It would 
 be prudent for every one wiio begins to take this medi- 
 cine for inward Weakness, or Consumptions, &c. to 
 proceed to five or six of the small bottles at least. Some 
 may have taken two, three, or four bottles only, and 
 fiuding themselves not cured, have declined taking any 
 more, when perhaps ten or twelve bottles of the smallest 
 size, or two bottles only of the largest kind might have 
 perfected a great cure, which is a trifling expense j and 
 by thus giving the aforesaid Tincture a fair trial, will be 
 both doing justice to the Proprietor and his medicine, 
 which is prepared with great care, trouble, and expense, 
 and which has been long held in the highest estimation. 
 
 " One admonition highly necessary," says an eminent 
 physician, is this: "That persons taking medicines should 
 pay the most implicit regard to the directions given 
 therewith, and in particular to conform in eating, drink' 
 ing, &c. for unless the patient will render his own 
 assistance towards the operation of the Remedy, its 
 efficacy must certainly be weakened and often retarded, 
 if not totally destroyed. Science may and does teach 
 one how to prepare and apply the productions of Nature 
 for her Aid against diseases; but surely it is not in the 
 power of all the medical men in Europe to devise a 
 specific for inconsiderate carelessness. 
 
 OF A COUGH, 
 
 This is a. convulsive motion of the muscles of the 
 1)2. 
 
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 thorax and abdomen. It is often occasioned by change 
 of weather, shifting one's clothing, damps, &c. A 
 cough is generally the effect of a cold, which has either 
 been improperly treated, or entirely neglected. When 
 it proves obstinate, there is always reason to fear the 
 consequences, as this shews a weak state of the lungs, 
 and is often the forerunner of a consumption. A regular 
 warmth is here of use. Malt liquors, spices, high meats, 
 and wines, ought to be omitted ; in the room of which 
 I recommend linseed tea, barley-water, bran-tea, light 
 puddings, &c. — Bleeding is necessary, unless extreme 
 weakness and old age forbid it. A vomit is often 
 indicated, especially, in cases of nausea, or where tough 
 phlegm is lodged in the stomach, &c. a dose ot Physic 
 is likewise very proper, and should precede the emetic. 
 
 The Balsamic Tincture has been proved, for a gieat 
 number of years, of wonderful efficacy for the cure of a 
 Cough, which the Proprietor has proved and witnessed 
 the good of it in his own family, and has repeatedly 
 heard of its beneficial effects for the cure of Coughs, 
 from great numbers who have proved it. 
 
 A maid servant of mine was some time since taken, 
 when she sat down to work in the evening, with a 
 violent fit of coughing, from a common cold she had j 
 and as her cough was exceedingly troublesome to her 
 and tiresome to the rest of the family, I gave her a table 
 spoonful, with some sugar, a moderate dose of my Balsa- 
 mic Tincture, and which had the desired effect ; for as soon 
 as she had taken it her cough immediately ceased, nor 
 did her cough return again all that night or the day 
 following : and many have been the happy effects by taking 
 the Tincture in recent as well as old obstinate Coughs. 
 
 Extract of a Letter from Faversham, dated Feb. 6, 1804. 
 
 Sir, — Please to send me immediately three dozen of 
 Tincture, being unexpectedly quite out — much benefit 
 has been received in this neighborhood, by many taking 
 the Tincture in Colds of late so prevalent. The Tinc- 
 ture frequently goes four or five miles into the country 
 in different directions : — I am, Sir, your humble servant, 
 
 E. CREED. 
 
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 The most common method of taking the Tincture ior 
 l Cough, has been by putting a lump of sugar in a table 
 spoon, and pouring the Tincture on the sugar till the 
 spoon is nearly full, for a grown person, and from a tea 
 spoonful to two or three for children, according to their 
 age, particularly to be. taken at bed-time, and two or 
 three times in the day, if the Cough be troublesome. 
 This will always relieve and put a stop to any troublesome 
 or tickling Cough,. and is a very pleasant remedy to most 
 people, and most children are fond of it when taken with 
 sugar j. but as the Tincture by itself may be too strong, 
 undiluted for some children (and even for some grown 
 people) the best method in taking it for a Cough will be 
 by making a little bran or linseed tea, into a syrup with 
 honey or sugar, and put about one part of the Balsamic 
 Tincture to two of the syrup, well shaken or mixed 
 together. This will form a very useful, pleasant Balsamic 
 Linctus, which may be taken occasionally with I 
 spoon when the. Cough is. troublesome. 
 
 ASTHMATIC COUGH. 
 
 Of the great advantage of properly mixing and taking 
 the Balsamic Tincture in Coughs, &c. &c. 
 
 The following. was a case the Proprietor, [Nov. 10, 
 1813] received from, the mouth of a respectable woman, 
 who had a little time before been troubled with a very 
 bad Asthmatic Cough. — In consequence of walking a 
 few miles in the morning, she got her feet very wet, 
 and towards the evening, of the same day, she feLt the 
 symtomsof a very bad cold coming 09, and the same, 
 night she, felt a dryness and soreness of her throat, and 
 all that night was very feverish and restless, and felt such 
 a rising up of her lungs, as occasioned a very unpleasant 
 sensation, with difficulty of breathingj as if she should 
 be choaked (as she expressed it). She was very poorly 
 all the next day, and in the evening feeling herself worse, 
 and fearing she should have as bad, or. even a worse night 
 than she had the night before, she thought she would 
 take a. little of HafTenden's Balsamic Tincture, which 
 she had ready at hand, and which, medicine she had 
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 before found great relief from, in a Cough, inward 
 Weakness, &c. She told the Proprietor, having before 
 received advice from him, she measured two tea spoon- 
 fuls of the Tincture, with the same quantity of new 
 milk, mixed together in a cup, with a little good moist 
 sugar, and took it a little before bed time : and she had 
 the satisfaction to say, she experienced a very comfort- 
 able night indeed, in comparison to the former one : the 
 next morning she repeated the same dose of Tincture, 
 &c. and again just before bed time, and found from the 
 medicine great benefit, comfort, and relief. About the 
 third day, after the first attack of the complaint, she 
 brought up a great quantity of phlegm, and by taking 
 the same dose of the Tincture, mixed as the first, regu- 
 larly, morning and evening, she found herself on the 
 fourth day very comfortable, and almost free from every 
 symptom of the complaint, although at the beginning it 
 was so violent, and to appearance likely to continue a 
 great while, she havi ug a slight cold attended with a 
 cough, before the last violent attack j th«refore the 
 speedy relief she experienced, must be attributed to the 
 taking a moderate quantity of the Balsamic Tincture 
 regularly, and mixed properly as directed, by the Pro- 
 prietor of this very excellent ;estorative medicine, and 
 he wishes to impress it on the minds of people, who are 
 inclined to take the aforesaid Tincture in Consumptive 
 complaints, inward Weakness, and against bad Coughs, 
 £cc. to dilute and mix the Tincture as before directed, 
 as by this means it is not only pleasanter to the palate, 
 but at the same time it is thereby rendered more soft, 
 balsamic, and healing to the lungs. 
 
 The above direction and caution the Proprietor is 
 induced to give, as knowing many people who are 
 inclined to purchase this medicine through the recom- 
 mendation of some friend, kc. and through their over 
 eagerness to make trial of the medicine, do not give 
 themselves time to read the directions given, and will 
 sometimes either sip it out of the bottle, or take it as 
 they receive it undiluted, by which circumstance they 
 hastily conclude it is too strong for their constitution, 
 and their Doctor or Apothecary, if they employ one, on 
 asking his opinion of the Tincture, will often hastily 
 exclaim, this Tincture is much loo hot, and quite 
 
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 improper for your complaint ; whereas the contrary has 
 proved to be the case from long experience ; and if taken 
 regularly (by being properly mixed) it has cured great 
 numbers that were in deep Declines or Consumptions, 
 &c. &c. when all the medicines prescribed and given by 
 the regular Practitioner or Gentlemen of the Faculty, 
 have had no good effect whatever j see the account of, 
 or particulars of several such cases, at the end of this 
 book, which may be had gratis, by every purchaser ot 
 the aforesaid invaluable medicine. 
 
 THE HOOPING, OR CHIN COUGH. 
 
 Children, on account of the weakness and laxity of 
 their viscera are particularly subject to this distemper. 
 This Cough seldom effects adults, but proves often fatal 
 to children. It is of great consequence in the cure of 
 this disease, to prevent children cramming themselves 
 so much as they generally do. 
 
 The diet must be light and easy of digestion, with 
 change of air, and the body ought to be kept gently open. 
 From half a tea spoonful to a whole one or more of the 
 Tincture, may be given to a child, according to its age 
 and strength, in a little hyssop or penny-royal tea sweet- 
 ened with honey or sugar, and repeated occasionally, at 
 least three or four times a day. A gentle puke should 
 sometimes be given, and repeated, to bring away that 
 viscid and thick matter lodged about the fauces, which, 
 sticking close, cannot be easily expectorated, and there- 
 fore the poor infants in endeavouring to bring it up, strain 
 most violently, till they become almost suffocated and 
 convulsed. 
 
 WANT OF APPETITE. 
 
 Want of Appetite, or in cases of Indigestion, take a 
 moderate size table spoonful of the Tincture in a glass 
 of cold water, or in camomile tea, on an empty stomach, 
 forenoon and afternoon and use gentle exercise in the 
 open air, and by repeating the medicine, the complaint 
 will soon be removed. 
 
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 OF TOE ASTHMA. 
 
 The Asthma is a disease, returning at intervals,, 
 attended with great difficulty, of breathing or wheezing. 
 
 The regimen of asthmatic people should consist of a 
 light diet, void of flatulency 5 .the air should be such as . 
 the patient finds best agree with him - } the exercise 
 moderate j and malt liquors are to be avoided. 
 
 For the Convulsive or Nervous Asthma, the patient 
 should take a large table spoonful of the Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture in a little warm, new milk, morning and evening, 
 drinking a little warm milk from the cow after it ; this 
 will brace the nerves and take oft*, spasm. 
 
 A Case. — The Proprietor was lately, told by, a very 
 respectable Gentlemen who resides at Folkestone, of the 
 good effects of the Balsamic Tincture on him in the 
 above complaint which he is frequently troubled with.. 
 He was taken one morning in bed with so severe a fit 
 of the Asthma, or rising up of his lungs,, that he was in 
 danger of beings choaked, but was, immediately relieved 
 by having a dose of the Tincture given him, which he 
 very fortunately happened to have, in the house at that 
 time, and which, he. told me, a&ed.on him like a charm, 
 and which at that time ertfirely-temoved the complaint 5 
 and before this he had. experienced the good effect of the 
 Tincture, in his complaint, and. which.every person, who 
 knows the great value of this medicine, ought, to keep 
 by thern for their relief, in this as, well as many other 
 complaints, which this most excellent Cordial and. 
 Ralsamic Tincture has been proved to relieve or cute. 
 
 THE. HEARTBURN. 
 
 Which is an uqeasy sensation in the stomach, with 
 
 anxiety, a heafe more or less violent. This pain may 
 
 arise from various and different causes, from sharp 
 
 humours, acid, bilious, and debility of the stomach or 
 
 ndigestion, or from too free use of tea, or watery fluids, 
 
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 relaxing the stomach, &c. or from whatever cause, is 
 generally cured by taking two or three large tea spoon- 
 fuls of the Tincture in a little cold water or skimmilk ; 
 but the most common method has been to fill a good 
 size lump of sugar with the Tincture, and eat it. This 
 is a very pleasant remedy. 
 
 The Proprietor has proved the virtues of the Tincture 
 in the above complaint, and many others likewise. 
 
 THE FLATULENT, OR WIND CHOLIC. 
 
 May be cured by taking a large table spoonful or more 
 of the Tincture alone, or mixed with two or three 
 spoonfuls of peppermint water, for a grown person, to 
 be repeated if necessary. All nervous patients, without 
 exception, are afflicted with wind or flatulencies in the 
 stomach and bowels, wfaich arise chiefly from the want 
 of tone or vigour in these organs. Therefore, for this 
 reason, as well as experience proves this Tonic and 
 Balsamic Tincture to be an excellent remedy. 
 
 A Case —Thomas Millen, sen. of Bethersden, was a 
 few years since, taken with a pain in the side, which was 
 quickly followed by a very severe fit of the Cholic, and 
 happening to have some of HafTenden's Cordial and 
 Balsamic Tincture in his house, he immediately took a 
 large table spoonful, and not finding it to answer so well 
 or as quick as he wished, he repeated it, by taking a still 
 larger dose than the first, and which had the desired 
 effect, as it immediately took away the pain, and the 
 medicine afterwards gently operated by stool, (which it 
 will do in large doses) and which entirely carried off all 
 the symptoms of the complaint both of his side and 
 bowels, and rendered him quite easy and comfortable. 
 I have several times before heard him relate the above 
 particulars, with this remark, that people in common do 
 not take a sufficient quantity of the Tincture for a dose 
 to answer the purpose in the Cholic, &c. this is certainly 
 the case in this and some other complaints, by taking it 
 too sparingly, and not continuing the use of it long 
 enough to have the wished for effect j by so doing, the 
 
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 patient is disappointed and lays the fault on the medicine 
 which it did not deserve ; and by so doing thinks 
 indifferently or meanly of a most noble and efficacious 
 medicine, which in justice ought to be better spoken of. 
 
 Thomas Millen wishes the above case to be made 
 public, the account of which, I had, more particularly, 
 from his own mouth this day. 
 
 December 1, 1814. 
 
 LOW SPIRITS, HYSTERIC, AND HYPOCHON- 
 DRIAC AFFECTIONS.. 
 
 The proper medicines are those which strengthen 
 the alimentary canal, and the whole nervous system, 
 which, quality this excellent Tonic and Balsamic Tincture 
 possesses, in an eminent degree, taking it two or three 
 times a day, from two or three spoonfuls to a moderate 
 table Bpoonful of the Tincture, in a glass of wine and 
 water, avoiding all strong liquors, which when taken to 
 excess, they weaken the stomach, vitiate the humours, 
 and depress the spirits. This caution is the more- 
 necessary, as the unfortunate and melancholy often fly 
 to strong liquors for relief, by which means they only 
 increase the disorder, instead of finding comfort and 
 relief from it j on the contrary, they ought to use 
 moderate exercise, a generous diet, seek cheerful com- 
 pany, and agreeable amusements, joined with a moderate 
 dose of the Cordial Balsamic Tincture, taken two or 
 three times a day, in a little good sound wine or wine 
 and water, which Tincture being of a cordial and 
 reviving quality, more exhilarating, more efficacious, 
 as well as a cheaper remedy in these dreadful complaints, 
 than, thai vile and pernicious habit and custom of dram 
 drinking, which the wretched often fly to for some 
 temporary relief, by which means they never fail to 
 precipitate their own destruction : whereas the Cordial 
 and Balsamic Tincture has quite a contrary erfect ; for 
 instead of preying on the liver, and bringing on various 
 diseases, it will act as a comfortable strengthening ner- 
 vous Cordial, for this Tincture possesses those \irtues 
 in an eminent degree, even though given in a v 
 moderate quantity, 
 
 s " Cases at tin end of this Book. 
 
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 A DIARRHOEA, OR LOOSENESS. 
 
 Sometimes a gentle vomit, or a purge of rhubarb-, 
 will be necessary to carry off the offending matter from 
 the stomach and bowels. The patient should live 
 upon light vegetable food, of easy digestion, and to 
 drink whey, thin gruel, or barley-water : after the 
 purge, &c. the Styptic and Balsamic Tincture may be 
 •taken with considerable advantage, from two tea spoon- 
 fuls to a table spoonful, according to the age of the 
 patient, to be taken two or three times a day, in a little 
 common drink, such as whey, thin gruel, &C. this will 
 brace and strengthen the stomach-, and prevent the 
 return of the complaint. 
 
 DEBILITY, OR INWARD WEAKNESS. 
 
 Which may happen from relaxation, or any other 
 cause, after a long tit of illness, from agues, fevers, Bcc< 
 Scc.-^Although it may not be proper to give the Tinc- 
 ture to a pei son in a very high fever, yet after the fever, 
 by which the patient is often reduced to a very low and 
 weak state, then the Cordial Calsamic Tincture may be 
 •n to great advantage, particularly in a low nervous 
 r, when wine is generally prescribed, and indeed all 
 cases of fevers, &c. where wine is ordered, the Balsamic 
 Tincture will be a great addition, by taking a small 
 spoonful, more or less, of the Tincture in a glass of good 
 sound wine, or wine and water, very frequently ; this 
 will cheer, brace, and invigorate the whole system, and 
 give a new tone to all the vital functions, which is 
 proved by long experience, to be an excellent Tonic and 
 Cordial Medicine, being composed of some of the 
 choicest balsanrs and strengthened in the whole Materia 
 Mec/ica, and particularly applicable to all those whose 
 constitutions are relaxed by extreme weakness and 
 debility, or broken by enervating or vicious indigencies 3 
 and is exceeding proper for persons in the decline of life. 
 
 For weakly women, (particularly after bad lyings-in, 
 or for debility proceeding from suckling too long and 
 frequent miscarriages,) many have experienced the 
 
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 wonderful good and happy effects of the above Tincture $ 
 from its cordial and bracing qualities, it soon strengthens, 
 revives, and cheers the drooping spirits of the patient, 
 which for want of such a happy remedy, many suffer 
 much, and for a long time, it is therefore necessary, 
 that every person who values health and life, should 
 apply and take a remedy in time, for the above com- 
 plaints, [particularly a consumption] before the disease 
 is got too deep rooted, and beyond the power of 
 medicine to cure. 
 
 A Case of a married lady of my acquaintance, who 
 some years ago was in a very ill state of health after her 
 lying-in, and was brought down so low that her life was 
 despaired of, was perfectly restored to health and 
 strength again by taking the Restorative and Balsamic 
 Tincture as directed ; and her husband has often men- 
 tioned the case with gratitude, and affirmed that he was 
 certain the Tincture saved her life ; and she is now alive, 
 hearty, and well, although far advanced in years. A 
 daughter, likewise, of the above lady, has several times 
 experienced the most happy effects by taking the 
 aforesaid Restorative Tincture when in a weak low state 
 after lying-in, and has therefore, with confidence, 
 recommended the Tincture to many of her neighbours 
 who have been in a similar state with herself from the 
 very same cause. — These ladies having relations in the 
 medical line, do not wish their names to appear in 
 public print. 
 
 Another Lady, a near relation of mine, likewise 
 experienced the good effects of the Tincture, when in a 
 low debilitated state after lying-in. She was often in 
 a tremble and sweat through great debility or weakness : 
 but after taking but a small quantity of the Restorative 
 Tincture, the cause was removed, and her strength was 
 soon recruited, and her spirits revived by the virtues of 
 this very valuable Restorative and Cordial Medicine. 
 
 October, 2S/A, 18 J 3. 
 
 Sir — Please to send me another bottle of your Tincture 
 
 of the largest size, as I found great benefit from the last. 
 
 Your humble Servant, 
 Redlrook Street. W. KrNcs north, Woodchurch. 
 
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 GOUT IN THE STOMACH. 
 
 This alarming and painful complaint may be expelled 
 by taking a good dose of the Tincture (a large spoonful 
 or more), in peppermint water, or in any other warm 
 cordial water, to be repeated occasionally. — Vide case 
 of a Gentleman near Bath, page Q. 
 
 SPITTING OF BLOOD. 
 
 It is often the effects of a long and violent cough ; in 
 which case it is generally the forerunner of a consump- 
 tion. — A slender, nourishing, and cooling regimen is 
 necessary, under this complaint, such as milk, butter- 
 milk, meditated whey, sago with milk, &c. — This 
 complaint is soon stopped, by taking only a few table 
 spoonfuls of the Balsamic and Styptic Tincture ; about a 
 moderate spoonful, taken in a little milk, and repeated 
 occasionally, till the complaint be removed. 
 
 A neighbour of mine .is advised to send for a bottle 
 of the Styptic Tinctuie, who was troubled with spitting 
 of blood, and he has since told me, that by the time he 
 had taken about half of the snnll bottle, the complaint 
 was entirely removed. He had before, when afflicted 
 with the above complaint, applied to one of the faculty, 
 and he was sometime under his care before he was 
 .cured, which was some considerable expense to the 
 patient, besides loss of time. 
 
 VOMITING OF BLOOD. 
 
 A Case. — One evening in October last (1814) the 
 Proprietor of the Balsamic and Styptic Tincture, was 
 called in great haste to a lady, who had just vomited up 
 a quantity of blood j and as I could think of nothing so 
 likely to answer the purpose as my Styptic and Balsamic 
 Tincture, I took part of a small bottle, and went directly 
 to her house, and I found she had vomited a second 
 time, and what she brought up appeared to be entire 
 blood ; I immediately gave her nearly a table spoonful 
 of the Tincture mixed with a little milk and sugar ; and 
 ordered the same quantity of the Tincture, &c. again, to 
 be repeated at bed time. The complaint first came on 
 
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 With a sickness, and after the discharge of blood she 
 found herself faint and low, however, from taking only 
 two doses of the Tincture, she was cured of tbis com- 
 plaint, having had no return of it, now more than five 
 months ago. But she is subject to a nervous affection, 
 and often has complained of a pain with inside, &c. and 
 often troubled whh a cough 5 she has many limes 
 experienced great relief from taking the Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture, against a bad cough, &:c. and which Cordial and 
 Restorative Medicine she is particularly paiiial.to, having 
 for many years not only experienced the good e fleas of 
 the Tincture herself, but has seen and known much 
 of its good and salutary effects on many others. 
 
 BLEEDING- AT THE NOSE. 
 
 Young people are most liable to haemorrhages, and 
 they frequently end in consumptions. — The d>ei should 
 be cooling and balsamic j for drink, m^k and water, 
 barley water, rice gruel, &c. and a spoonful (or less, 
 according to the age of the patient) of the Styptic and 
 Balsamic Tincture, to be frequently given the patient, in 
 a little of the above drink. — If the patient is likely to be 
 weakened too much from frequent bleeding at the nose, 
 it will be necessary to apply some of the Styptic Tinc- 
 ture, by wetting a piece of fine linen rag with the 
 Tincture, and snuffing it hard up the nose, afterwards 
 stopping the nostrils with fine rag or lint, fresh moist- 
 ened with the Tincture. 
 
 WORMS. 
 
 Whatever medicines have been made use of to expel 
 the worms,* it will be of great use afierwards for the 
 patient to take some tonic or bracing medicine, which is 
 particularly recommended by physicians to si lengthen 
 the whole babit and prevent a relapse. For this purpose 
 no medicine is equal to the genuine De Coetlogon's 
 Tincture, taken in the morning fasting. Two tea spoon- 
 
 • Powders, for the entire purpose of expelling and destroying 
 worms in children and adults, are prepared by James Haffenden, 
 Bethcrsden, which have been proved ray efficacious in a great 
 number of cases, sold, with- proper directions for all ages. 
 
fuls or more to children, according lo age, to a table 
 spoonful for grown people, in a liiile rue or camomile 
 tea, and I be same dose to be repealed a boar four or five 
 o'clock in the afternoon, and lo be continued a week or 
 ten days, or more, according lo circODMlances. Gieat 
 numbers of people, particularly children, aie i-oubled 
 with worms, and which a>e of three or four different 
 kinds, and often surfer greatly by ihem, before toe cause 
 of their complaint is reaUy known, and which ofien in 
 chilci'en proves fatal. But if proper worm medicines 
 are given in lime to expel ihe worms, the body is often 
 left in a very weak and relaxed state, which shews the 
 propriety of giving the patient i afterwards plenty of 
 tonic or strengthening medicine. 
 
 OF THE RHEUMATISM. 
 
 This disease has often a resemblance of the gout. 
 It generally attacks the joints with exquisite pain, and is 
 sometimes attended with inflammation and swelling. It 
 is most common in the spiing, and towards the end of 
 autumn. It is usually distinguished into acme and 
 chronic; or the rheumatism with and without a fever. 
 
 Very obstinate rheumatisms have been brought on 
 by persons, not accustomed to it, allowing their feet 
 to continue long wet. The same effects are often 
 produced by wei clothes, damp beds, sitting or lying 
 on the damp ground, travelling in the night, &c. 
 
 If the paiient be young and strong, bleeding is recom- 
 mended in the acuie rheumatism, but bleeding protracts 
 the cure in chronic cases. The chronic rheumatism is 
 seldom attended with any considerable degiee of fever, 
 and is generally confined to some particular pat t of the 
 body, as the shoulders, the back, or the Joins. There 
 is seldom any inflammation or swelling in this case. 
 Persons in the decline of life are most subject to the 
 chronic rheumatism. A cool and diluting diet is recom- 
 mended in this acute complaint, consisting chiefly of 
 vegetable substances, as stewed prunes, apples, currants, 
 or goosebetries, boiled in milk, is most proper. 
 
 Warm Tinctures are much recommended by phy- 
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 sicians, taken internally, for the cure of the chronic 
 rheumatism, &c. And the Proprietor of the Styptic, 
 Vulnerary, and Balsamic Tincture, has lately been told 
 that a person found great benefit by taking it for the 
 rheumatism alone ; and as a late eminent physician has 
 lately prescribed a warm Cordial Tonic Tincture, joined 
 with the volatile Tincture of Guaiacum, which he speaks 
 of with great confidence tor the cure of this complaint, 
 '* however difficult it may be thought to be," he adds, 
 " This method needs only to be tried, for its success is 
 certain, I solemnly declare that I have found it to be safe, 
 certain and efficacious. It possesses every virtue that may 
 justly be ascribed to any preparation of guaiacum ; and 
 though its effects seem so wonderful, yet its efficacy is 
 so great that it powerfully stimulates the alimentary 
 canal, and the capillary tubes of the body without the 
 least hazard of danger." 
 
 " Here is a medicine communicated, which is easy to 
 be prepared, and yet of superlatire efficacy ; whether 
 the intention be to open obstructions, or deterge the most 
 intimate recesses of the body. Nothing can be a more 
 certain or safe sudorific, for it heats but very little j 
 whence it may be given successfully in slow intermitting 
 fevers, chronical diseases, but principally in obstinate 
 rheumatisms." This eminent physician says, "he has a 
 right to speak with confidence on this subject, for he has 
 had the management of innumerable rheumatic cases, and 
 never found any difficulty in curing them with the above- 
 mentioned remedy." He mentions several cases of cures 
 performed by this medicine, and some of the " persons 
 were cripples, and deprived of the use of their limbs." 
 The Proprietor of the true Styptic, Vulnerary, and 
 Balsamic Tincture, is perfectly convinced, that the 
 effect or virtues of it in chronic rheumatism, when 
 taken by itself, is greater than the medicine which 
 the above physician advises to mix with the u Volatile 
 Tincture of Guaiacum ;" therefore he can, and will 
 with great confidence recommend the following very 
 excellent form of a compound Tincture, for the cure 
 of this very common and painful complaint : — To two 
 ounces of the volatile Tincture of Guaiacum, add an 
 equal quantity of the true Cordial, De Coetlogon's 
 Styptic, Vulnerary, and Balsamic Tincture, and mix 
 
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 rbem together in a phial, keeping it close stopped for 
 use, and let l be patient take from two to three large 
 tea spoonfuls of t his compound Tincture, four times 
 a day, particularly morning and evening, in a little 
 milk or camomile tea, or wine whey. The patient 
 ought to be particularly careful that the Tincture of 
 Gua'ccum be genuine. However, as that cannot always 
 be depended on, which is sold by every chemist or drug- 
 gist, and as very few patients can judge of its goodness, 
 whether it be genuine or not, therefore to accommodate 
 the public (particularly the afllic:ed) the Proprietor of 
 the genuine Balsamic Tincture intends to prepare the 
 true volatile Tincture or Elixir of Gua\icum himself, 
 exactly as ordered and approved of by the Royal College 
 of Physicians, and which he intends to sell either separate 
 or propei ly mixed, to form the above excellent compound 
 Tiuctuie for the cure of the chronic rheumatism. A 
 late eminent physician remarks, "excellent medicines 
 are often despised in this disease, because they do not 
 perform an immediate cure j whereas nothing would be 
 more certain than their effect, were they duly persisted 
 in. Want oi' perseverance in the use of medicines is one 
 reason why chrouic diseases are so seldom cured." Such 
 as are subject to frequent attacks of the rheumatism, 
 ought to make choice of a dry, warm situation, to avoid 
 the night air, wet clothes, and wet feet, as much as 
 possible. Their clothing should be warm, and they 
 should wear flannel next their skin. The body must be 
 kept open with gentle purges, or lenient clysters ; and 
 whey, made of cider or wine, should be fieely used. 
 If the patient can bear frictions, camphorated oil, or *vo- 
 
 • J. Haffenden, Chemist, Bethersden, likewise prepares an 
 Anodyne Volatile Liniment, or Embrocation, very efficacious 
 and proper to be used by all those affiicted with the chronic 
 rheumatism. And likewise prepares an Anodyne Bathing Spirit, 
 or Embrocation, proved to be efficacious in the acute rheuma- 
 tism, joined with a powder prepared by him, given internally; both 
 of which very soon relieved and entirely cured a young woman 
 who was severely attacked in her knees, &c. attended with most 
 excruciating, 01 acute pain — which soon abated and gave way 
 to the power of these remedies. The particulars of her case is 
 vn possession of the Prop-ietor, J. Haffenden, Bethersden. 
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 latile liniment, or any other warm embrocation, may 
 be rubbed in warm, and the parts to be afterwards 
 wrapped in flannel. 
 
 TO PREVENT TAKING COLD. 
 
 One of the most common causes of obstructed 
 perspiration, or catching cold in this country, is the 
 changeableness of the weather, or state of the atmos- 
 phere. There is no place where such changes happen 
 more frequently than in Great Britain. Persons of a 
 tender and weakly constitution should be very careful 
 about taking colds. An eminent physician remarks, 
 " There is hardly any thing more common than to hear 
 people express their surprise at having got cold, because 
 they are altogether at a loss to account for it. They are 
 not ignorant that damp air, wet clothes, the drinking 
 of cold liquors when the body is very hot, or too warm 
 liquors when the body is cold, and such like, are the 
 chief causes ; but do not consider that all sudden 
 transitions from one temperature and one extreme to 
 another, are equally conducive to the same effect, though 
 the circumstances of it may not be so obvious to them." 
 
 Remark. — Soft flannel worn next the skin, cannot 
 be too strongly recommended to those who labour under 
 any affection of the lungs, or weakness of the bowels. 
 The same expedient will be found serviceable in the 
 rheumatism, and in all scorbutic, dropsical, hypochon- 
 driac, and melancholic complaints. To guard against 
 cold and its consequences, I advise every person whose 
 business may call him out of doors in a damp, foggy, or 
 moist air, to take a spoonful of the Balsamic Tincture 
 in a little wine, or in any other convenient vehicle, to 
 fortify himself against the attack of a cold ; at the same 
 time he will find it a warm comfortable cordial, bracing 
 to the stomach, and will likewise cheer the spirits and 
 create an appetite. A gentleman of my acquaintance, 
 of a weakly constitution, who found great benefit by 
 taking the above Cordial Balsamic Tincture, used 
 frequently to take it before going out in the morning, 
 on a journey, or at a distance from home. 
 
 The above Tincture will make an excellent gargle 
 
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 for a Sore Throat, in proportion, as follows : — Take 
 of vinegar and water equal parts, and put in a phial, and 
 then add to it about one fourth part of the Balsamic 
 Tincture ; for instance, take of water and vinegar of 
 each three ounces, of the Balsamic Tincture two ounces, 
 which will fill a half pint phial ; shake the phial, and let 
 the throat be gargled frequently with the above mixture. 
 
 Entirely to avoid taking cold at all times would be 
 impossible, particularly in this our changeable climate ; 
 yet when any person takes cold they ought not to make 
 so light of it as so many do, particulaily as young 
 thoughtless people are very apt to do, for depend on 
 it, they who thus neglect a cough or cold at its com- 
 mencement, are laying the foundation for a deep 
 decline or consumption, and which complaint is more 
 prevalent in this country than in any other part of the 
 known world, and which is likely to happen from the 
 two following reasons : — First, by wearing too thin or 
 light a clothing, not properly adapted to this often very 
 cold and changeable climate. — Secondly, not attending 
 to or properly nursing a cold, immediately after its rir^t 
 attack ; for, as a very sensible judicious surgeon re- 
 marked, if a cold was properly nursed and attended to 
 at first, not near the fatal consequences would follow as 
 is commonly the case. Another remark I have heard 
 that this same surgeon made, when once asking a young 
 lady how she did, her reply was, " pretty well, except a 
 bad cold j" — his answer was, u and pray what would 
 you have worse." I have since read of a similar remark 
 made once by an eminent physician, to a person who 
 said he had got only a bad cold j his answer to him was, 
 and what can you have worse, except the plague ! 
 
 All people should on the first attack of a cold, take 
 a good dose of physic, and afterwards some fever 
 medicine, (for some degree of fever always attends 
 after any person catches cold) for fever, diaphoretic 
 medicines will gently open the pores, and give great 
 relief in obstructed perspiration, which is the case when 
 any person catches, what is generally termed, a cold. 
 
 I have found great relief myself under these circum- 
 stances, by taking a good dose of the fever medicine, 
 
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 which f prepare myself, just before bed time, which 
 has gently opened the pores of the skin, and which 
 has greatly relieved me, by taking off that great rest- 
 lessness which I had before experienced, for want 
 of taking such a diaphoretic medicine. 
 
 N. B. The Proprietor will furnish or supply any 
 person who wishes for this very excellent Diaphoretic 
 or Fever Medicine, at a very moderate price, with 
 proper directions. Likewise the Emetic Wine, which he 
 prepares mixed, with about equal parts of sweet spirits 
 of nitre, mixed together in a phial, and lake from two 
 to thtee tea spoonfuls of this, once in four or five hours, 
 is a very good diaphoretic medicine, mixed with a little - 
 herb tea. The above is likewise an excellent remedy for 
 the cure or relief of persons afflicted with rheumatic pains* 
 
 APPLIED OUTWARDLY. 
 
 This Tincture is particularly famous, from its vul- 
 nerary and balsamic quality, speedily to cure a cut or 
 green wound, and is so necessary to be kept in every 
 family, particularly those who live at a distance from a 
 surgeon, it being both vulnerary and styptic ; by being 
 immediately applied, it has performed wonderful cures. 
 
 FOR A CUT, OR WOUND. 
 
 Apply some lint or fine soft rag, well wet with the 
 Tincture, to the cut or wound, and bind it down, but 
 not too tight. To effect a speedy cure, it is very neces- 
 sary to close the lips of the wound by narrow slips of 
 any adhesive or sticking plaister, then hiy a little lint 
 over the cut or wound, moistened with the Tincture, 
 and cover it with linen rags to exclude the airr Sec. By 
 attending to these rules, bad or deep cuts have often been 
 cured by only once dressing, when proper attention has 
 been paid to them immediately, or as soon as possible 
 after the accident happened. — When it is thought 
 necessary to renew the dressing, let the wound be well 
 soaked, or suppled with warm milk and water, in order 
 to remove the old dressing with more ease j however, 
 I advise the patient to let the first dressing remain on 
 the wonnd four or five days, (if properly dressed at 
 
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 first) for if it be perfectly easy you may judge it is going 
 on well, and will be cured by the first intention ; but if 
 f'as it may sometimes happen) the patient finds the 
 wound to be in any degree painful, after the dressing, 
 to pant, heat, burn, &c. he had better, in such case, 
 remove the dressing, and apply a poultice of bread and 
 milk to the wound, and let the patient take, as soon as 
 possible, a dose of physic, and repeat it two or three 
 days and live on a low cooling diet ; for some few 
 people, from a peculiar bad habit of body, are liable to 
 inflammation from every slight scratch or wound, which 
 if not properly attended to at first, is sometimes attended 
 with bad consequences, may be, the loss of a limb, &c. 
 I advise when accidents of this kind happen, from cuts, 
 wounds, &c. to let them bleed a moderate quantity 
 before they endeavour to step it or bind it up, by this 
 means, inflammation, which might happen from such 
 wound, will be more likely kept orV. If the blood 
 flowing from the cut or wound be but little, (or perhaps 
 from a bad bruise none at all) let the patient have, in 
 such cases, a moderate and sufficient quantity of blood 
 taken from the arm, if at all liable to an inflammation. 
 If the cut or wound should bleed lreely, then when the 
 assistant to such person, so cut or wounded, judges or 
 thinks it necessary to stop the bleeding, it may quickly 
 be done by closing the wound, and putting on it a 
 sufficient quantity of lint, well wet with the Styptic 
 Tincture, and binding it down with tinea rags, &c. 
 Thus far I have given directions and provided against 
 the worst that may happen j at the same time it must 
 be remembered that the afore-mentioned precautions 
 are not always necessary (or indeed but seldom ) for 
 the cure of cuts or wounds in general ; for as the 
 aforesaid Tincture is of a vulnerary, healing, or of a 
 balsamic nature, it perfectly agrees with most people 
 who have made use of it for curing or healing bad 
 cuts or wounds ; and it is of a very different nature 
 or quality from some articles which are often applied 
 for tiie same purpose, this Tincture containing so many 
 articles of a vulnerary, balsamic, and healing quality, 
 and altogether more safe and milder, and of a much 
 less heating and fiery quality than many other appli- 
 cations and balsams which are often used, and which 
 are more likely to produce or occasion inflammation, 
 than the above mild and Balsamic Tincture. 
 
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 N. B. When a wound is greatly inflamed, the most 
 proper application is a poultice of bread and milk, 
 softened with a little sweet oil, &c. and should be 
 changed twice a day. 
 
 Tf the wound be large, and there is reason to fear an 
 inflammation, the patient should be kept on a very low 
 diet. He must abstain from flesh, stiong liquors, and 
 every thing that is of a heating nature. YVounded per- 
 sons ought to be kept perfectly quiet and easy; the body 
 should be kept gently open by a cool vegetable diet, &c, 
 
 BURNS AND SCALDS. 
 
 In slight burns, &c. which do not break the skin, 
 lay a compress of fine rags on them dipped in the 
 Balsamic Tincture. But when the burn has penei rated 
 so deep as to blister or break the skin, it must be 
 dressed with the following very excellent liniment for 
 recent bums or scalds. 
 
 Take equal parts of fresh drawn linseed oil and lime 
 water, shake them well together in a wide- mouthed 
 bottle, and add to about a quarter of a pint of this 
 mixture two large table spoonfuls of the Balsamic 
 Tincture j shake them together so as to form a liniment. 
 Let the burn or scalded part be frequently anointed with 
 the above liniment, till the heat or pain abates. — When 
 the liniment above recommended cannot readily be 
 obtained, an egg may be bear up with about an equal 
 quantity of the sweelest salad oil. This will serve very 
 well till a proper ointment or dressing can be prepared. 
 When the burn is very deep, a tier the first two or three 
 days, it should be dressed with equal parts of yellow 
 basilicon and Turner's cerate mixed together. When 
 the burn is violent, or has occasioned a high degree 
 of inflammation, the paiient in this case, must live 
 low, and drink freely of weak diluting liquors. He 
 must likewise be bled, and have his body kept open. 
 
 Remarks on the above Dressing with Turner's Cerate. 
 
 Every good surgeon well knows, that the cerate. Sec. 
 
 applied to bums, scalds, or wounds of any kind, ought 
 
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 lo be quite fresh, sweet, and good, entirely free from 
 rancidity ; for if it be stale and rancid, instead of its 
 being emollient and healing, will only inflame and 
 initate the sore it was meant to cure 5 for this reason 
 surgeons generally make cerate of this kind frequently, 
 in oidev that they may have it fresh and good. When 
 a good so: t of cerate is obtained, it may be so ordered 
 to keep it fresh and good a much greater length of time 
 than in the common method, and at the same lime it 
 will be a g'eat improvement and addition to iis healing 
 powers, and a common salve or cerate made with sweet 
 salai oil and bees wax gently nx-itcd logetber ; may 
 be ordered as under-mentioned: — 
 
 Take two ounces of fresh cerate as above, cut it in 
 smail pieces, and put them in a cup or small gallipot, 
 and melt it very gently by the fire, or over the steam 
 of boihng water, (which is preferable) and when pei- 
 fectlv melted, add 10 it one table spoonful of the Balsa- 
 mic Tincture, and keep it constantly stirred till it is 
 quite cold, and become stiff and firm, keep it close 
 tied for use. This will prove, when properly prepared, 
 a most excellent dressing, (spread on lint or fine linen 
 rag) for burns, scalds, or any other kuid of sores, and 
 proper to dress blisters, chilblains, kc. &c. 
 
 And finally, I trust, (under Providence) that by pro- 
 perlv attending to the foregoing rule and advice, the 
 true Cordial, Styptic, Vulnerary, and Balsamic Tincture, 
 will prove a great acquisition to every one wiio may 
 purchase it ; and the Proprietor flatters himself, that it 
 will be found both the cheapest and best Family 
 Medicine ever yet offered to the public. 
 
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 ADDITIONAL CASES. 
 
 oniii||JO!ll!Ii!!<^ ' 
 
 J1.N addition to the cases of wonderful cures of Con- 
 sumptions, fcc. which have been effected by the 
 admirable restorative virtues of the Genuine Balsamic 
 Tincture, prepared by James Haffenden, the sole Pro- 
 prietor. — The following recent cases he has the liberty 
 to insert for the information and benefit of the public at 
 large. The cases have been taken down exactly as 
 related by each person on whom the cure had been 
 wrought, by a friend, as follows : — 
 
 Jane Avery, the wife of George Avery, labourer of 
 the parish of Bethersden. — Near five years ago she had 
 a swelling began on her knee, (which proved to b« a 
 white swelling) which getting worse she was sent by 
 the parish to Canterbury Hospital, the 17th of March, 
 in 1808 j in about four months after, they found it 
 necessary to take off her leg above the knee, which 
 operation was performed July 4th, she remained in the 
 Hospital six weeks after. She was very weak and low 
 for a month after the operation, but improved rather in 
 health the two last weeks, although then but very weak, 
 yet afterwards she kept gaining strength, and was got 
 about as well in health as common, or as she was before 
 the swelling on her knee began, until March, 1810, she 
 was taken with a pain and fulness withinside, attended 
 with a cough, and getting worse, about the 10th of 
 June, a doctor came to see her and sent her some 
 medicines, yet she found no relief from them, (as 
 regarded her disorder) but only a little temporary relief 
 from the composing medicine which she took at bed- 
 time. She took his medicines eight or ten weeks, and 
 finding that she should not be able to pay the Ashford 
 doctor, the parish doctor came to see her about Septem- 
 ber following j she continued taking his medicines 
 regularly, notwithstanding she kept getting worse, and 
 was got so weak and low, that she brought up a great 
 quantity of bloody Offensive matter, (she having a very 
 
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 bad cough, attended with a pain in her side,) she 
 coughed and brought up this offensive matter, more or 
 less, every day, all the time she kept her bed, which 
 W3s twenty-two weeks, tiom November to April; the 
 latter end of April she expressed a great desire to take 
 some of HarrVntten's Balsamic Tincture, accordingly 
 she found means to purchase a small bottle, which was 
 had of the real Proprietor. She had a purging on her 
 for some time before, and was now reduced to a very 
 low state indeed, and it was expected she could live but 
 a very short time, however on taking a table spoonful 
 of the Tincture three times the first day she had it, in a 
 little red port wine, the next day (after taking the Tinc- 
 ture) her purging was stopped, and what was rem.iikable, 
 before she took the Tincture, she could keep nothing 
 down, but as soon as she began to take the Tincture, she 
 could keep that down, and likewise her food after it. By 
 the time she hud taken three small bottles of Tincture, 
 her health wjs so much improved that she had her 
 clothes on and was able to sit up in about a week after, 
 and the cough left her, and she brought up no more of 
 the bloody offensive matter after she took the Tincture ; 
 she finding so much benefit, the parish allowed her a 
 larger bottle of this Cordial and Restorative medicine, 
 and of which she kept taking at times, or. e and never 
 oftener than twice a day, and in order to lengthen out 
 the Tmctni • she often missed taking of it three or four 
 days together. It is worthy of rem a if, although she 
 had a h . "trended with a cold shivering, always 
 
 once and n ' v, attended with a great 
 
 thirst, yet soon after taking the Tincture, the fever left 
 her, and she has kept improving in health until this day, 
 October 8th, J 811, and she is as well now as she ever 
 can expect to be, considering the loss of a leg, and 
 particularly, as she is naturally of a weak and delicate 
 constitution j she had the measles about five years ago 
 and then caught a severe cold, which settled on her 
 lungs, attended with a cough at times, but she always 
 finds relief by taking a little of the Tincture. She is 
 about thirty-eight years of age. She has found likewise 
 relief from the Tincture in a sick headache, swimming 
 in her head, and heartburn, all of which complaints 
 she is subject to at times, and her daughter the same, 
 in a bilious complaint, &c. 
 F 
 
We, George Avery, Jane Avery, and Sarah Baker, 
 (mother of Mrs. Avery) do affirm and declare, that 
 the case as above written down by our friend is strictly 
 true, and eveiy circumstance as stated above, is true to 
 the best of our recollection, and which we are ready 
 to attest on our cath, if required. 
 
 Bethersden, Nov. 22, 181 1. 
 
 {Jane Avery, 
 The mark X of G. Avery 
 Sarah baker. 
 
 We, who have signed our names as below, do declare 
 that we saw Jane Avery in the worst state of her illness, 
 and she certainly appeared to us to be going very fast, or 
 by what we could judge, we thought it would be impos- 
 sible for her to live but a very short time, therefore we do 
 firmly believe that every particular, as stated, in her case 
 to be strictly true. 
 
 Sarah Bkight|(Mary Roberts||Mary Mannering. 
 
 Remark — The worthy and humane divine when asked 
 the favour to sign the foregoing case of Jane Avery, whom 
 he several times visited in order to relieve, converse, and 
 pray with, not only cheerfully and readily put his name to 
 the paper as a witness, but thought proper to add as below. 
 
 Witness. — Thomas Greenall, vicar of Bethersden, who 
 visited Mrs. Avery for some time, according to his 
 office, in order to prepare her for another world, and 
 set her house in order, thinking she shortly must die. 
 
 Mrs. Avery is now, 1820, alive and as well as can be 
 expected, considering her weak and delicate constitution, 
 now about nine years since the wonderful cure wrought 
 on her by Haftenden's Balsamic and Restorative Tincture. 
 
 Another Case — James Link, aged thirty-three, labourer 
 of the parish of Bethersden. — About the latter end of 
 August, 1S08, he was taken ill, and which proved to be 
 a very bad intermittent fever, attended with a cough ; 
 and such a violent perspiration, which his complaint 
 ~* ; lv occasioned, that he was soon reduced ver low a 
 
doctor from Ashford came to see him soon after lie was 
 taken ill, and who came two or three times afterwards, 
 his patient took a great deal of his medicines, bark 
 powders, mixtures, &c. but from all these medicines he 
 found no benefit, and finding that he should not be able 
 to pay him, if he continued taking his medicines, in con- 
 sideration of which, the parish doctor was ordered to 
 attend him, which he did several times, and he took a 
 great quantity of his medicines, in mixtures, bark, pow- 
 ders, &c. yet from all these medicines he found no 
 benefit, but kept getting worse, and was now got so low, 
 and his stomach so extremely weak, that he could keep 
 no more of the doctor's medicines down, nor yet even 
 the little food which he was enabled to take, for he was 
 entirely confined to his bed through excessive weakness, 
 he being then in such a helpless state, and having no 
 hope of finding the least relief or benefit from taking 
 the doctor's medicines, for the last bottle he had from 
 him, he took of only once, and that dose he brought up 
 again, his stomach being then very weak, therefore being 
 in this situation, a friend advised him to make trial of 
 Haffenden's Restorative Tincture ; accordingly a bottle 
 next the smallest size, was procured from the house of 
 the real Proprietor, (had the fourth of October^ of which 
 he took a moderate table spoonful in a little wine, about 
 three times in the course of the day, all of which he 
 kept on his stomach, and he was enabled from this time 
 to keep down all his food, and now being encouraged 
 from the good effects of the Tincture, he kept taking it 
 regularly according to the directions, and when the first 
 bottle was spent, the parish allowed him a larger bottle 
 (which was had October 19th). It i3 worthy of notice, 
 that he was enabled to get down stairs in a few days 
 after he began to take the Tincture, and he gradually 
 kept mending and gaining strength, although before he 
 began to take the Tincture, he was got so very weak 
 and low, occasioned by the excessive and violent sweating, 
 which at that time, every day so exceedingly distressed 
 him, but from the day he first began to take the Tinc- 
 ture, his sweating kept gradually abating, he soon after 
 got out of doors, and a little time after he got to work 
 iigain, at woodcutting &c. and about this time, the parish 
 allowed him another large bottle of the Tincture, [had 
 February 20th 1809,] which from taking a moderate 
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 quantity nfdailyi 1h j kept gaining strength very fast, and 
 before the spring work came on, he was able to perform 
 his work again as well as before he was taken ill, and 
 he has followed hard labour (he being a particular sober 
 hard working man, having a wife and five children to 
 maintain, and that by hard labour only.) nor has he lost 
 a day's work, through illness ever since. 
 
 The above cure was effected entirely by the Tincture, 
 as he took no other kind of medicines from the time he 
 first began to take it, for the last medicine his doctor 
 sent, he took only one dose of, and even that his stomach 
 rejected. — Upon his telling the doctor, tb.3t he wished 
 to try Hnjfendejis Tincture, he did not seem pleased 
 with the proposal, for he told J. Link, it would be of 
 no kind of use to him, it would be only like giving of 
 spice to horses, the effects of which would not be lasting : 
 but, however, the event of this trial proved the doctor 
 to be wrong, for the Tincture proved, not only to be a 
 confortable, wonderful, and efficacious spice, but like- 
 wise a very valuable and lasting one ! And it is worthy 
 of remark; although he was reduced by the violence of 
 the disorder, in so short a time (though before a very 
 strong hearty man) to be confined entirely to his bed for 
 above a fortnight, yet he was enabled to get down stairs 
 again in about four or five days at most, after he began 
 to take the Tincture, and he kept mending and gaining 
 strength so fast, that he got to his work again before he 
 began to take the second large bottle of the Tincture, by 
 which means he was restored to his usual full strength 
 again, much sooner than he would, if he had left off 
 taking it too soon, and which is often too much the case 
 of many who take the Tincture they are afraid of the 
 expense, therefore will not allow themselves sufficient 
 quantity to effect a proper and lasting cure. 
 
 Thus it is proved what wonderful efficacy there is in 
 this noble Restorative Tincture, above all the doctor's 
 medicines, and at a trifling expense ihdemi when com- 
 pared to the doctor's journics and great quani if of me- 
 dicines which they sent him, ; .1 which aftel all proved 
 to be quite useless in this 
 
 The above case woul.l not h ivj bseii sj lone withheld 
 
from the public, it* the Proprietor of the Restorative Tinc- 
 ture had not had one thousand pamphlets printed just 
 
 before the above cure of J. Link was effected, therefore 
 lie waited until he had occasion to print a new addition, 
 with an addition of new cases of cures. 
 
 Ajfirviation of James Link and Sophia his wife, 
 
 Bethersden, Nov. 22, 1811. 
 We do both of us declare, that the foregoing case is 
 strict If true, and every circumstance relating to it, ai 
 taking down by our friend as above, is true to the best 
 of our recollection, and which we are willing to attest 
 < n oath, if required. 
 
 With esi — Y . HYL AMD. 
 
 Hie mark >* of James Link. 
 The mark X of Sophia Link. 
 
 We who have signed our names below, do declare, 
 thai we saw James Link several times, and in the worst 
 «^age of his illness, therefore we do firmly believe, thai 
 every particular (as stated in his case as above; to be 
 Btiricttjp true. 
 
 William Downe, 
 The mark ^ of Mary Downs, 
 The mark X of Robbrt Waters, 
 Charlotte Bassett, 
 Edward Wood, 
 
 nurses ;«'m«»i»"». 
 
 Uames Brissenden. 
 J. Link is now (July 1820) alive and hearty, now 
 between nine and ten years since the cure of his com- 
 plaint, effected by Hanenden's Restorative Tincture. 
 
 Remark. — The Proprietor might have had the sig- 
 natures of all the Gentlemen, Farmers, Tradesmen, and 
 other respectable Housekeepers, in the parish of Bethers- 
 den, annexed to the two foregoing cases of James Link 
 ind Jane Avery, if he had solicited them for it or had 
 thought it necessary, but that, he considered, would be 
 only giving trouble both to himself and friends, and it 
 would be filling up the book for no purpose, for he thinks 
 that those who have signed their names as witnesses to 
 the cases of cures, as before- mentioned, will be thought 
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 to be quite sufficient to satisfy the minds of every 
 unprejudiced person. 
 
 The particulars of another remarkable Case, whereby 
 it is proved beyond the least shadow of doubt, of the 
 wonderful efficacy, of the true Balsamic and Restorative 
 Tincture, in Consumptive complaints. 
 
 Joseph Clover, aged nineteen years, the eldest son of 
 Mr. John Clover, basket maker, Ashford, in Kent. — 
 About three years ago he was taken ill, attended with 
 a bad cough, and which caused him to spit up a great 
 deal of phlegm, which he continued to do, when it was 
 thought necessary to call in an apothecary to see him, 
 which was about the middle of February last, who at- 
 tended him almost everyday, and he took his medicines 
 some time, but could not find any real benefit from 
 them 3 his cough now became very violent and distressing 
 to him, and he daily coughed up matter streaked with 
 blood ; he being in this situation, it was judged prudent 
 by his friends to seek for further assistance 5 therefore a 
 physician of some note, who stands high in estimation cf 
 many, for his great skill, was called in, he ordered him 
 some pills of the tonic kind, he took three boxes of these, 
 each box containing thirty-six pills, besides other bitter 
 medicines, but from all these medicines he found no 
 relief j the doctor ordered him to ear meat and other 
 solid food, joined with port wine and porter to drink : 
 he had a purging for near a twelvemonth, which abated 
 but very little, the cough continued, and generally when 
 the cough came on, he brought up the food he had last 
 taken, although it was of a solid kind, being in this state 
 for such a length of time, and finding no benefit from 
 the doctor's prescriptions, for he daily kept getting 
 weaker and lower, at this time he was advised by his 
 friends to endeavour to get into the Canterbury Hospital, 
 but, however, it turned out he did not goj about this 
 time some friends advised him to make trial of Hqffen- 
 derCs Restorative Tincture ; accordingly, about the mid- 
 dle of April 1811, his father sent to the Proprietor J. 
 Haffendeii of Bethersdtn, for a large bottle and of which 
 he then began to take, agreeable to the directions, in 
 new milk, about half a table spoonful four times a day, 
 which afforded bim comfort and real benefit : he now 
 
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 found himself more lively, 3i d it is worthy of remark, 
 he never vomited after he began to take the Tincture, 
 but could keep that down and likewise Ins food ; 
 followed the directions meruit ned in this book entiiely, 
 he now kept from eating meat or any oiIa r 
 {See Consumption page.) In two <r three tin. • 
 taking the Tincture, his cough got better, and he kepi 
 dually improving in health and strength, until compli 
 cured, which was about Midsummer last — I S 1 1 , at which 
 time the cough tad entirely Left him although he wan 
 always much subject to one, and he now follOM 
 business again and which he has continued to do till this 
 day, October 15, 1811. He took in all rive large Lottks 
 of the Tincture, he took it only twice a day after he had 
 taken the two first bottles, and lately he took it only 
 once a day, and is now quite well and hearty, which his 
 countenance will testify. The above true statement of 
 his case was wrote down by a friend of Mr. Clover's, it 
 being faithfully related to him by the young man on 
 whom the above extraordinary cure was wrought. 
 
 The neighbours of Mr. Clover and many other people 
 in Ashford, &c. can testimony of the truth of the same, 
 and which Mr. and Mrs. Clover and their son, are ready 
 to attest on oath, if required. And further, we have a 
 great desire that the above case of the wonderful cure 
 wrought on our son, by Hqffcndtn's (truly named) 
 Restorative Tincture, may be made public for the benefit 
 of others afflicted with the like complaints; indeed we 
 feel it a duty incumbent en us, to wish the case oi 
 the cure of our son, as generally known as possible, 
 as a neglect of acknowledging the same would have 
 been deemed ungrateful on our parts, and by neglecting 
 or refusing to do it, we should not have done justice 
 either to the proprietor or his medicine, which we are 
 perfectly convinced, was (through a divine blessing) the 
 real cause of our son Joseph Clover, being restored to 
 perfect health again, to our great joy and comfort. 
 
 John Clover, 
 Joseph Clover, 
 Charlotte Clover, 
 
 Ashford, Nov. 25, 1811. 
 
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 We, who have signed our names as below, saw Joseph 
 Clover in his extreme illness, therefore, we do firmly 
 believe, that evary particular as stated in the above 
 case, to be strictly true. 
 
 William Rroatly, Ashford, 
 John lii gers, 
 William Claik, 
 John Clover, Beaver, 
 Richard Leui\, 
 Thomas Sands. 
 Elizabeth Sands 
 Joseph Clover is now [May 1820] well, nor has he had 
 any return of the complaint, now above nine years s.nce. 
 
 Another case as related by John Clover of Ash ford, to 
 a friend. — " It is about twelve months since, a particu- 
 lar acquaintance of mine, who Jives in the country, a few 
 miles from Ashford, wax, it seems, in a deep dec 
 and he was reduced so very low, that he was entirely 
 confined to his bed, and it was thought by those who 
 were about him, that he could possibly live but a very 
 •,hort time, he had been attended by his apothecary, and 
 had taken his medicines for some time, but without any 
 good effect ; afterwards a physician was called in, of 
 approved judgment and skill, who prescribed for him, 
 and what was remarkable, from the last medicines he 
 took of his prescribing, he brought up a grea'er quan- 
 tity of bloody matter than he had before, a convincing 
 proof this, that his lungs must be affected, he was now 
 got very weak and low indeed, and it was thought that 
 he could not possibly live long $ however, it was other- 
 wise ordered, for about this time he was advised to try 
 Haffenderis celebrated Tincture, which he did ; and by 
 taking it according to the directions, in a little time be 
 found great benefit, and by taking it regularly, he kept 
 gaming strength so fast, that he was able in about 
 weeks after, to walk over to Ashford, a distance of six 
 or seven miles, although before he began to take the 
 Tincture, he was entirely confined to his bed through 
 excessive weakness. 
 
 Mr. Clover forbears at present to mention the person* 
 name, as he has not sent in his case, and this is put 
 down without his knowing it, he being now at a distance 
 
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 from A-diford, not convenient to consult with, however, 
 J\Jr. Clover, from his knowledge of the man, has ven- 
 tured to state the case to the best of his knowledge, and 
 there is no doubt but he would with the greatest readi- 
 ness consent to have his case published at large, for tlu> 
 information and benefit of others, who may be afflicted 
 with similar complaints, whenever applied to for that 
 purpose. 
 
 Mr. Clover will satisfy any person of the truth of the 
 above statement, that may wish to inquire more particu- 
 larly respecting it,, by informing any one of the man's 
 name, place of abode, &c. and several others he can refer 
 them to, that are witnesses of the truth of the above c 
 
 N. B. The original papers of the three foregoing case* 
 of Mrs. Avery, James Link, and Joseph Clover, with 
 the real signatuies of the several people and witnesses to 
 the same cases, the Proprietor t as now in his possession, 
 and which he will be willing at any time, to produce and 
 shew them to any person who may wish to see and 
 read them. 
 
 J. Hapfendek. 
 
 Bethersden, Nov. 24, 1811. 
 
 gj^f 3 And there are many more cases of cures per- 
 formed and effected by the aid of this noble Restorative 
 Tincture, well known, and several cases promised the 
 Proprietor tor insertion, but not as yet sent in. 
 
 Extract of a Letr. June 9, 1811, from Silsoe, near Bedford. 
 
 " Sir, — The reason of my writing this letter is, to 
 state the rapid sale I have lately experienced of the Bal- 
 samic Tincture. The last basket I received, which was 
 considerably the largest, and which I had not occasion 
 to unpack till a few weeks ago, is all gone, and I have 
 not a bottle of any discription left; besides at this lime, 
 have five persons waiting, with the greatest anxiety 
 more. I think now there is a prospect of my selli: ig 
 more than I have hitherto done, as the pamphlets I 
 circulated are perpetually coming back with orders for 
 the Tincture. There is one person to whom the Tincture 
 
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 has rendered signal benefit, though having labored 
 under great bodily weakness for some time, seems in a 
 fair way to recover her wonted strength, and have no 
 doubt but a few more bottles will set her oft," [or effect 
 a cure] " having therefore a great demand for the Tinc- 
 ture, should be greatly obliged to you, to forward the 
 following quantity, as early as possible, having promised 
 those persons in waiting, I would procure them some 
 in a few days. 
 
 And you will, oblige, Sir, 
 Your's re pec t fully, 
 
 W. Wood, Grocer, 
 
 Silsoe, Bedfordshire. 
 
 Mem. — Accordingly, the Proprietor sent off by coach, 
 a basket, packed with an assortment of four different 
 sizes of the Tincture, agreeable to the above order. 
 
 Betherden, June 17, 1814- 
 
 Another recent case, proving the good effects of the 
 Restorative Tincture, in cases of indigestion, loss of 
 appetite, and inward weakness, &c. 
 
 Extract nf a letter, from Mr. John Winter qfStaplehurst, 
 dated March 2, 1815. 
 
 Sir,— This is to inform you, that I have no objection 
 to your inserting what 1 stated in my last, as through 
 the divine blessing, it may prove beneficial to others, 8rc. 
 
 The following is stated in the postscript to a letter, and 
 order for the Tincture, which the Proprietor received 
 from Mr. John Winter, dated Staplehurst, Feb. 0. 1815, 
 
 "Sir, — I feel myself greatly obliged to you for your 
 kind advice in your last, and can with pleasure inform 
 you, that my health is considerably better, by following 
 your kind advice, as also are several of my friends, who 
 have purchased your invaluable Tincture, and who 
 intend giving it n lair trial. 
 
 Fiom a letter, and oider for a supply of the Balsamic 
 Tincture, from Mr. John Winter, to the Proprietor, 
 dated Staplehurst, July 3rd, IS 14, Mr. Winter states 
 hit complain! as followi : 
 
Sir, — I humbly ask a little of your advice for myself; 
 being of a very weak delicate constitution, I am often 
 troubled with :i windy complaint in the stomach, as it 
 lead lay there; breaking of wind often gives temporary 
 relief, when it immediately returns, with loss ot appetite, 
 as I seldi m can say that I am hungry. It seems to be* 
 a prevalent complaint with many in our phce ; one man 
 in particular, who is quite the ro rse from mi sell as t 
 constitution, u ho is very much troubled witrj the same, 
 he also wishes for a little advice, on the same ; be says 
 it weakens him much. I have taken two botik-. of your 
 cordial Tincture, from which I have received mucfi 
 but having sold all, must wait till you please lq 
 fresh supply, which I hope you will foi ward immediate!) . 
 11 I am, Sir, 
 " Your most obedient humble Servant. 
 
 Jens Winter. 
 
 .able to the aiiove request, the Proprietor imme- 
 diately sent M ■ Winter a supply of the Tincture with 
 ■ as below : — 
 
 B tthersden, July o, 1814- 
 " Sir, — Your letter and order lor the Tincture came 
 to hand last night, Mc &c« In reu ird to your disorder, 
 it certainly is indigestion, attended with rlatulency, from 
 your weak and delicate constitution or habit ot body, 
 and I don't wonder at your want of appetite. I have 
 sent you two bottles of my Essence of Peppermint, with 
 directions, which is excellent pgainst the wind, and i> 
 likewise a good stomachic medicate. 
 
 In order to strength your stomach, and give you an 
 appetite, I cannot recommend a better medicine than 
 the Balsamic Tincture, taken at least twice a day in a 
 little bitter infusion, such as camomile and gentian tea, 
 mc I should advise your friend, as well as others, to 
 re in the same course of medicine, and I am per- 
 suaded, that all will tind benefit from this noble Resto- 
 rative medicine, and add to it when particularly troubled 
 with wind or rlatulency, from ten to fcfteen drops or 
 more, of the Essence of Pepperment, to each doss of the 
 Tincture. The demands for this very excellent Resto- 
 rative and Balsamic Tincture, have been lately very 
 
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 great. Wishing you better health and good success. 
 I remain your obedient Servant. 
 
 James Haffendex. 
 
 " P. S. I have sent yon s r x more Tincture Books. 
 There are many more cases or" cures lately happened, 
 which ere not yet in punt. 
 
 Slrned, December lfj, 1814. 
 " Dear Sir, — Knuv'i^ i he following case to be 
 true, and which is an adi'iiionable proof of the wonderful 
 efficacy of your Balsamic Ting ure, I thought it right to 
 inform you of it, for your satisfaction. Mr. George 
 Warner, whom I providentally met with one day at a 
 friend's house in Chatham, was very ill, supposed to be 
 in a decline, with a cough and shortness of breath ; he 
 had tried many things, but nothing seemed to do him 
 any good. I recommended to him your Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture, and begged him to make a trial of it ; he did so, 
 and .after taking three *Js f3d bottles of your Tincture, 
 was restored to health. I saw him again a few months 
 after, he was strong and hearty, and going to sea. He 
 also told me of another case of a person of his acquaint- 
 ance, who was very ill, to whom he strongly recom- 
 mended your Tincture, having found so much benefit 
 from it himself. He also tried it, and after taking three 
 or four 4s. 6d. bottles, was restored to health. 
 
 Mr. G. Warner gave me liberty to send these cases to 
 }ou for the good of the public 
 
 I am, Dear Sir, 
 
 Your's respectfully, 
 Thomas Drew. 
 
 Dissenting Minister, Strood, Kent. 
 
 The following letter the Proprietor of the Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture, received some time in December, 1814. 
 
 Sir, — Please to make this case public — My daughter 
 Belinda Worger, lived in Rochester, in November 1813, 
 she was then taken with a violent bowel complaint, that 
 she was confined to her chamber for several weeks, in 
 which time she was taken with a vomiting of blood, 
 whereby she was so much reduced, that she was obliged 
 to leave her place, she was attended by an apothecary 
 
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 and physician; they judged her to have a liver complaint. 
 however she found no real benefit from any medicine 
 which the physician prescribed for her; in consequence 
 of this she came home to Ashford, and then she was 
 soon advised by a friend to make trial of Haftenden's 
 Restorative Tincture, accordingly I bought two small 
 bottles, and she found benefit from taking it, and 
 through the goodness of the Rev. W. Broady and other 
 friends, she obtained a large bottle, which by taking as 
 directed (through the divine blessing), she was restored 
 to perfect health, and is better now than she has been 
 for some years past, which in justice to the Proprietor 
 and his medicine, we desire to make this case public. 
 
 K. Worger, the Mother of Belinda; 
 
 P. S. Another daughter of mine, through a bilious 
 
 fever, and nervous complaint, was reduced to a debilitated 
 
 state, was advised to make trial of the above Tincture, 
 
 and likewije found much benefit. 
 
 We who have signed our names as below well kncw 
 Belinda Worger, and saw her on her return to Ashford, 
 at her mother's house, North Street, she was then in a 
 very weak low state, and looked sadly, but was quickly 
 restored to health, by taking HatFenden's Tincture, and 
 she took but a moderate quantity indeed (considering 
 her great bod '.y weakness) and which Restorative Tinc- 
 ture we do verily and firmly believe effected the re- 
 establUhment of her health. 
 
 William Broadv, Minister. 
 E. Dodd. 
 
 Ash) \5, 1815. 
 
 Remark on the above Case.— I saw Belinda Worger 
 soon after her return to her mother's house, and she then 
 looked very sadly, and had quite the symptoms and 
 appearance of a person in a deep decline, but when I 
 saw her in about a fortnight or three weeks afterwards, 
 f was quite astonished at the alteration in her looks, for 
 she looked again quite florid, and so much improved in 
 health and strength, that she was then turning the man- 
 gle for her mother, and she soon after got in place again, 
 at Mr. Startup's, Ashford, such was the happy effects of 
 the Restorative Tincture, properly so called. I saw 
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 Belinda several times, and spoke to her, while she lived 
 at Mr. Startup's j she looked well, and complained neither 
 of weakness or of any illness whatever ; sometime after 
 this she went to live at Rochester, with a Mr. Dobson, 
 Surgeon and Apothecary, in Troy Town, but now re- 
 moved to Chatham, where she may be spoken to in 
 regard to her former illness and speedy recovery, through 
 the divine blessing on the means used, she can answer 
 for herself to any inquires any person may wish to make 
 respecting her case. 
 
 The Proprietor of the above Restorative Tincture, has 
 had since the publication of the last edition of this pam- 
 phlet, five or six other cases of cures wrought by the 
 above Tincture related to him, some of which cases were 
 promised to appear in print, but they have not as yet 
 been sent in ; one remarkable case, however, I shall 
 briefly state. It was but a short time since, a surgeon 
 and apothecary informed me in the course of conversation, 
 of a young man he attended in a decline, and who kept 
 getting weaker and lower, and was afterwards taken with 
 a vomiting of blood which reduced him to a very low 
 state indeed ; a physician was then called in for satisfaction , 
 but who told the apothecary that all medicine in his 
 case was useless, for he was in that state, there was no 
 hope ; for, he said, there would be but one more change 
 in his disorder, and then he would be gone, or to that 
 purpose ; but, however, it was otherwise ordered, con- 
 trary to all human expectation, for a friend and relation 
 of the young man's advised his father, by all means to 
 try Haffenden's Restorative Tincture, (for he knew and 
 had experienced the virtues and value of it) accordingly, 
 he sent for a second sized bottle, and by taking it a> 
 directed he found himself much better, and before he 
 had taken the second bottle, he was able to get abroad 
 again, and walk out into the fields, and by taking not 
 more than three or four bottles of the Tincture, was 
 wonderfully restored, although naturally of a weakly and 
 consumptive habit. — The apothecary who attended him. 
 was astonished at the wonderful efficacy of the Tincture, 
 
 Rkhtark. — Although neither this or any other medi- 
 cine can alw.i\ :rve and save life, (even in young 
 people) yet 1 rageraent even in the most 
 
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 hopeless cases ; for many have been restored to health 
 and strength again, when entirely given over, when they 
 have fortunately been advised to try the Restorative 
 Tincture above recommended. 
 
 Although some of the persons cured by the Tincture 
 mentioned in the first edition of the pamphlet, are since 
 dead, (which event must happen in time to all), yet it is 
 remarkable, several of them lived many years after the 
 cure wrought on them by the Tincture, and as far as I 
 can learn, the disorder which terminated their days was 
 very different from the complaint they were afflicted 
 with when cured by the Tincture, and which is farther 
 proved by iheir not taking any of the Tincture in their 
 last illness. 
 
 To the Proprietor. 
 
 Sir, — We having from time to time, experienced the 
 great efficacy of your celebrated Balsamic Tincture in our 
 family, we, therefore, wish you, for the information and 
 good of others, to have the undermentioned cases inserted 
 in the next edition of your pamphlet. 
 
 Our daughter, Maria, aged 20, was taken about last 
 autumn with, a violent pain in her bowels, and which 
 continued for some hours ; in this extremity, I, (her 
 mother) thought of trying the Tincture ; I then gave 
 her about a good pap spoonful, with coarse sugar, and 
 it soon gave her ease, and she had a very comfortable 
 night after it. 
 
 Rbmark. — About a fortnight before the above, she 
 had such a violent attack, which was attended with a 
 great inflammation, and she was thereby brought very low, 
 the doctor bled her so much that she kept her bed for 
 above a week, and her pains were so very great, that 
 (as the nurse remarked) her pains were not like common 
 pains, but most violent and excruciating. She had a 
 carbuncle on her right arm, before the first pain came 
 on ; and it was remarkable, she had another carbuncle 
 on her left arm, just before the second attack, [or violent 
 pain in her bowels] and in which case the Tincture, pre- 
 pared by you, gave her such speedy relief. 
 
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 We have, likewise, proved the great efficacy and virtues 
 of your Balsamic Tincture in a bad scald, as follows; 
 
 Jane West, (aged 1") about Christmas before las.t, in 
 the evening, from the falling of a tea kettle, had her 
 leg dreadfully scalded j we immediately applied cold 
 vinegar to the part for a short time, then recollecting 
 your invaluable Tincture, I (the mother) applied some, 
 and laid rags, wet with it over the part, repeating it seven 
 or eight times, and but only once next morning : and the 
 morning after, her leg was so well, that no further 
 application was necessary, as the Tincture soon got the 
 heat out, and she had a very comfortable night. 
 
 We likewise send you the account of the good effects 
 of your excellent Tincture, on a child of our's who had 
 a complaint on her lungs. 
 
 Emily West (now aged two years) when about three 
 or four months old, was effected with a ruttling on her 
 lungs, which came on her when but a few weeks old. 
 1 began by giving the child about a good half tea spoon- 
 ful of the Tincture, I gave it her about three times the 
 three following nights, at bed time, and it proved 
 successful in removing the complaint ; and her's was a 
 family complaint. 
 
 I, Sarah West, (the mother of thirteen children) have 
 many times proved and experienced the most comfortable 
 and happy effects of the above very valuable medicine, 
 and once in particular, about fifteen months since, I was 
 taken with a most sudden and violent pain or spasm in 
 my side, and the pain continued very severe for one 
 night and day$ at the end of which time, I thought 
 I would try Haffenden's Tincture, which I did, and from 
 taking it only once I felt it gave me relief, and after 
 taking it three times, I felt no more of the pain. I hive 
 likewise, many times experienced great relief and benefit, 
 by taking the above Tincture in a great nervous lowness 
 and debility, which I have from time to time been 
 afflicted with, and have often regretted tint I could not 
 afford to purchase more of this very valuable medicine. 
 I am sure, no person who knew the wonb and virtues ot 
 this Tincture, as well a> 1 dp, would or ought to be 
 
without it, if they can by any means afford to purchase it 
 although it be somewhat expensive, yet in the end, con- 
 sulting its great efficacy, it will be found not only the 
 hist, but the cheapest of all medicines; and I sincerely 
 and verily believe, that the worth of this very excellent 
 Tincture is not as yet fully known in many complaints 
 nt to the human frame. 
 
 Samuel West, 
 Sarah West. 
 
 Ashford, March, 10, 1815. 
 
 N. B. We are willing to attest the truth of the fore- 
 going cases, on our oaths if required- 
 
 And the undermentioned fiiends who have signed 
 their names, do know, or believe the aforesaid state- 
 ment to be true. 
 
 W. Broad v, Minister, 
 Ann Carroll, 
 K- Banks. 
 
 Mr. Haffenden, — I will thank you to send me a large 
 bottle of your Tincture, for my brother has received a 
 great benefit by this one bottle, and I will call and pay 
 you for it. 
 
 Thomas Bates, Witterham. 
 
 Good news to the Hypochondriac, or to all thos^ 
 who are troubled and afflicted with Lowness of Spii 
 Hysterics, or any Nervous Affections. 
 
 The following recent case proves the wonderm! 
 efficacy of Haffenden's Restorative Tincture, or Nervor 
 Cordial. — George Small, jun. of Bethersden, Carper 
 had been troubled with a great nervous debility, 
 several weeks, in the winter of 1812, attended wit 
 loss of appetite, had many restless nights, that he couk' 
 get but little sleep, and none that was in the le;^e 
 refreshing, and by the improper treatment of a 
 that attended him, was brought very low, by bt 
 frequently bled, and taking strung physic — he be'mi 
 in this miserable state, Mrs. Small, by advice, 
 to an eminent surgeon and apothecary, several mile- 
 distant, to whom she made known her husbanc!'- 
 complaints, who declared that Mr. Small lrad b 
 
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 very improperly treated, and if the person who had 
 before attended him, had kept bleeding, and dosing him 
 with salts, as he intended to do, he would have destroyed 
 him, for he could have done nothing worse, for he 
 wanted blood put in him; and then this gentleman said 
 (much to his credit,) « have you tried Mr. Haffenden's 
 Tincture ?" Mrs. Small said no, he had not : the gentle- 
 man then advised her, by all means to make trial of it, 
 for Mr. Small's was a nervous complaint, and he well 
 knowing the properties of this Balsamic and Nervous 
 medicine, he had no doubt but it would do him good j 
 and this doctor prescribed nothing for him but a box of 
 opening pills. On Mrs. Small's return, she came to the 
 Proprietor for a small bottle of the Tincture, from which 
 he found much benefit, after he had taken this, his sister 
 gave him a larger bottle, the second size, and which, by 
 taking it as directed, wrought a perfect cure, for he soon 
 got to work again, and he has had no occasion to take 
 any Tincture or any other medicine since. 
 
 It should be remarked, that the above most excellent 
 Tincture, had the effect to bring on a comfortable per- 
 spiration, which greatly relieved his head and body, and 
 it soon cheered his spirits, and rendered him again 
 quite comfortable. 
 
 The foregoing case as stated, or wrote down by a friend 
 as above, we do declare to be strictly true, and which we 
 are willing to attest on oath if required. 
 
 Witness our hands this l6th day of March, 1815. 
 
 George Small, | Mary Small. 
 
 We who have signed our names as below, saw George 
 Small in his illness, and were witnesses to his complaints, 
 and we do sincerely believe, that he was in a very un- 
 comfortable state of mind, from bodily illness, and low, 
 nervous depression of spirits; and we likewise do firmly 
 believe, that he was cured by taking a very moderate 
 quantity of Hafien den's Restorative and Balsamic Tinc- 
 ture, or nervous Cordial, as above. 
 
 Edward Barton, | James Avery, | Sarah Elsk, 
 Elizabeth Avery, Sister to the above G. Small. 
 
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 Extract from the Memorandums of a Gentleman, ^ho 
 js very partial to Haifeuileti » Tincture, 
 
 " August 21, 1814, — I had a sickness in my stomach 
 in the night, and in the morning a griping in my bowels, 
 uhich induced me to take two large tea spoonfuls of 
 tiie Tincture, and add to it with .sugar twelve drops of 
 the Essence of peppermint; it soon eased my bowel-,, and 
 I felt no return of the complaint, but I did not su| | 
 to have got rid of the pain until I had worked it otl, by 
 taking a brisk dose of physic, particularly at this time of 
 the year, when bowel complaints are so common ; \ have 
 known before the good effects of the Tincture, in cases 
 of violent cholic, but should in general advise taking 
 larger doses ; a good table spoonful at least when the 
 pa n and griping is severe, and repeat it if necessary." 
 
 NERVOUS COMPLAINT. 
 
 Memorandum, 15th of June, 161.1. 
 
 •• I had felt a depression and lowness of spirits for 
 re a week past, I felt myself very heavy, when I 
 lirst awoke in the morning, my eyes felt stiff and 
 uncomfortable, one afternoon I had a fancy to try 
 HarYenden's Tincture, and I soon found benefit after 
 I had taken about two good tea spoonfuls with a 
 little sugar, and I have continued to take from two 
 to three tea spoonfuls twice a day, with very good 
 effect whenever I have felt my nerves allected, and 
 J can say from real experience, that Haftenden's 
 Balsamic and Restorative Tincture is not only a rich 
 cordial, but likewise an excellent nervous medicine. 
 
 Remark. — I have found from experience that no 
 harm will ensue from any person taking an overdose 
 of this Tincture, either by mistake or inclination, as 
 would be the case by taking many kinds of quack 
 medicines, such as Ague drops, Sec. &c. ; and again, 
 although a famous styptic, both external and internal,, 
 yet, it is not a heating or binding, medicine, but on 
 \j\e contrary, rather opening to the body, particularly 
 
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 when taken in good sufficient doses- fn a low. nervous, 
 fever this Tincture is very proper, and in intermittent 
 fevers, if given when the fever is off, it is likely to 
 do good. In a. continued or burning fever from colds, 
 &c. i't has not been recommended, supposing it too 
 hot, yet I tHink it is worth the trial, for I 'think it is 
 likely to open the pores of the skin and afford relief, 
 and if token to operate by stool the better j I perfectly 
 agree with, the remarks made by a respecrable woman 
 of my acquaintance, whom I heard say, « I don't think 
 it is as yet known what complaints the Tincture is 
 not good for," or, in other words, " it is likely good 
 for more disorders than is at present known," which 
 time and more experience probably may prove. 
 
 Another proof of the wonderful efficacy of Haffendeiis 
 Restorative Tincture, in the cure of Consumption and 
 violent Bloody Flux ; which statement the Proprietor 
 received from Mr. Richard Jarvis, Cabinet Maker, 
 A'o. 4, Plum-tree Street, Bloomsbury, London) as 
 follows, he being dtsirous that his case should be in* 
 serted in my next edition of the Tincture Pamphlet. 
 
 He stated that he was taken about three years ago, 
 (now seven years) with cold shiverings and pains in 
 his breast and inside, which was in consequence as he 
 supposed, by putting on a damp shirt, he was thereby 
 confined to his bed several weeks, and continued in 
 violent pain all over, but afterwards the pain abated, 
 but he was so reduced thereby, that the doctors 
 pronounced him, to be in a deep decline, and about 
 the middle of June, 1814, he was taken with a violent 
 bloody flux, which the doctor could not step, for he 
 continued to bring away entire blood. By the advice 
 of his physician, he came into the country, for change 
 of air, in consequence of this he came to his relation's 
 house, Mr. R. Jarvis, Farmer, in Bethersden, and by 
 the advice of his cousin, he came to the Proprietor 
 for a small bottle of his Tincture (August 20, 1815), 
 whic u , by taking as directed, in two days time he 
 founa great benefit, and by the time he had taken half 
 the bottle, the flux of blood' w?.s entirely stopped, but 
 
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 be still continued to take it, as he found it did him, so 
 much good, in regard to his otherwise ill state of. 
 health, until he had finished taking three small bottles j 
 he found his appetite much better by the time he had 
 taken the first bottle, and now this 30th day of Sep- 
 tember, 1815, the day he left Bethersden to return 
 again to London, he declares himself as well as he 
 was before he was taken ill, and has been nearly as well 
 for seme weeks past. He was about twelve weeks 
 under the care of one of the most eminent physicians 
 in London, from whose medicines he found relief, but 
 afterwards his complaint gained ground, and the same 
 physician and several others he had applied to, declared 
 it would be no farther use to take any more medicine, 
 but the country air and nourishing diet were the only 
 means likely to do him good ; but, however, immedi- 
 ately on his arrival at his cousin's house, in Bethersden 
 aforesaid by being advised to try the effects of the 
 Balsamic and Restorative Tincture (properly so named) 
 he received immediate benefit, and the flux of blood 
 was stopt, which no change of air ever could effect, 
 even if he had waited for it j and likewise, from the 
 Tincture curing him in so short a space of time of a 
 very bad consumptive complaint, is another proof of 
 the wonderful effects of the aforesaid Balsamic and 
 Restorative Tincture. 
 
 Therefore, I Richard Jarvis, having received such 
 very great benefit myself, I consider it a duty incum«» 
 bent to recommend the aforesaid invaluable medicine 
 to others, and to make my case public for the benefit 
 of those afflicted with the like complaints. 
 
 Bethersden, August 22, 181 7. 
 
 Witness. — We do declare, that the statement 
 of the foregoing case is true to the best of our recollec- 
 tion, and that our cousin, Richard Jarvis, was cured 
 while at our house, in a short space of time of a very 
 desperate complaint, Consumption and Bloody Flux, 
 solely by taking Haffenden's Restorative Tincture, is 
 what we are ready at any time to attest on oath, if 
 required.. Richard Jarvis. 
 
 Mary Jarvis. 
 
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 Another young man, since the publication of the 
 last edition of the pamphlet, has been cured of a bad 
 consumptive complaint, for after taking the doctor's 
 medicines a considerable length of time, kept getting 
 worse, and was advised by his physician to leave oir 
 taking any medicine, and try change of air and a milk 
 diet j soon after, being in this hopeless state, one of 
 my Tincture Pamphlets fell into his hands, which after 
 reading, his hope revived, and immediately after applied 
 for a bottle of my Balsamic Tincture, which on taking, 
 he soon found great benefit from, and by taking another 
 large bottle, was restored to health and strength, and 
 has followed his business well up to this time. The par- 
 ticulars of this case are not yet come to hand. — Several 
 other successful cures have been wrought by the Balsa- 
 mic Tincture, and otherwise much benefit received by se- 
 veral, since the last edition of this pamphlet was printed. 
 
 12, Pump Court, Long Lane Row, Nov. 1, 1816. 
 
 Sir — Having been for a length of time afflicted with 
 what the faculty denominated a liver complaint, and 
 for four months nearly confined to my bed with a violent 
 pain in my chest, constant reaching at my stomach, and 
 frequently water discharged by my mouth, with loss of 
 appetite and debility, the most excruciating pain after 
 eating, and a flatulent cholic which at times nearly 
 deprived me of life j in this state, last August, I went 
 on business to Yalding, in Kent, where I continued to 
 get worse till the month of October, when accidentally 
 meeting an old acquaintance at Brenchley, she recom- 
 mended your Balsamic Tincture, and gave me the first 
 small bottle, which I was prevailed on to try, and im- 
 mediately found the most essential benefit ; — in the f]rst 
 place I retained my food, the water no longer flowed, 
 and the flatulency abated, a second small bottle in a 
 great degrt-e eased the violent pain in my stomach, and 
 the tlr' , which I brought to London, continued to 
 bene u me much. When it was nearly out 1 sent to 
 thje principal venders of patent medicines in London, 
 and was much surprised at not being able to procure 
 any of your medicine, nor did they know of it. 1 have 
 now been four days without, in hopes of meeting with 
 it at son»e shop, but without success, and I feel my 
 
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 disorder returning : I have therefore to request, you 
 wiil write me w hcTfi I can procure it in London, or 
 else send up by the stage coach, from your place, a 
 4s. Od. bottle, and I will call at the Inn, if it is left 
 die bar and pay for it, but if it is to be procured 
 in London, let me know by a line, as I can ill afford 
 any extra expense of carriage, neither have I the means 
 of purchasing the large bottles at one time, lor ray late 
 illness lias prevented my procuring the means. What 
 surprises me most is that a medicine so useful, and of 
 so much efficacy should be so little known in this great 
 metropolis, as among my acquaintances several would 
 procure a bottle for domestic purposes, cuts, &c. and i" 
 fi3ve an intimate acquaintance who fas tor a length of 
 time been in the sime state 3s myself, and who withes 
 lo try it also. You are at liberty to make what use of 
 this letter you choose, as I am convinced that it is to 
 vour Cordial fiestorative, called De Coetlogon's Balsamic- 
 Tine ture, kc. I am indebted under God for my present 
 ease and amended state, and which by his good pleasure, 
 I have no doubt a continuance of will effectually cure. 
 I am, Sir, your humble servant, 
 
 J. R. Lewer. 
 
 I immediately wrote to the young Man, stating where 
 the Tincture is sold in London, fee. &c; 
 
 Sold in London, by Samuel Meadows, Chemist and 
 Diuggist, 139, Fleet Street; at Brennand's Medicinal 
 Warehouse, 156, Bishopgate Street without; Ward's 
 32 4, Holbom ; and at Mr. Sanger's late Bacon and Co.' 
 1 .30, Oxford Street. 
 
 Extract of a Letter from a respectable Gentleman 
 to the Proprietor. 
 
 Dear Sir, Dec. 19, 1815. 
 
 According to my promise I give you 
 the best information respecting the cures performed by 
 the use of your TinctuTe j about five years past, a young 
 woman about nineteen years ol age, daughter of Mr. 
 Wrake, a farmer in the parish of Chartham, had every 
 symptom of a consumptive complaint, which was treated 
 as such by a medical gentleman, of great practice, she 
 
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 continued to get worse, I recommended a trial of your 
 Tincture, which after taking a few small bottles was res- 
 tored to perfect health. The other case was a daughter 
 of Mr. Curling, a labouring Man, in the parish of Chilham, 
 who appeared to be in the last stage of a consumption, I 
 believe she took six. or eight small bottles, which appeared 
 to be the means of restoring her to health, she is since 
 married, and is the mother of a very hearty child. 
 
 Another Remarkable Case. 
 
 Sir, Great Chart, Aug. 24, 18! 0. 
 
 I now take up my pen to return you 
 my thanks for the use or your Balsamic Tincture for 
 through a divine blessing, it has been the means not only 
 of preserving my life, but likewise restoring my health, 
 which blessed be God, I now enjoy well, and I can say 
 freer from pain than I have been for several years, for 
 only God and myself knows what I have suffered, I have 
 taken many different sorts of medicine, but never found 
 any to be of real benefit to me until divine providence 
 pointed out your Balsamic Tincture, which I began to 
 take about the latter end of last January, from purchasing 
 tv/o small bottles, and even then I was very loath to take 
 it, for I was at that time in a weak state indeed, for f 
 could not sit up even while my bed was made, being 
 confined to it for nearly a month, with a violent 
 vomiting and purging, and violent racking pains and con- 
 vulsions in my bowels, and being in this state, I sent for 
 a doctor,and he sent me some medicines, but 1 understood 
 he did not expect me to live the day out, but however 
 he visited rne again, and applied a blister on my bowels, 
 but all to no purpose ; then I wished for fomentations, 
 and that was tried, but from all these means I found no 
 benefit ; after this I was persuaded to try your Tincture, 
 in a very small dose, which I did in a little wine in the 
 evening [Friday], and next morning [Saturday] I thought 
 I would give it a fair trial, by taking two tea spoonfuls 
 four times that day, and I found that did me a great 
 deal of good, I found it to heal my stomach, which 
 had been like a large burden broke or a sore drawn 
 with blisters, on Sunday morning I took a pap spoonful, 
 and three more in the course of the day, and in the 
 evening I was able to sit up for two hours, which I w.t 
 
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 not able do before. I still continued the Tincture, and 
 to the great astonishment of myself and friends, I found 
 my strength so increase, that on the Thursday after, I 
 was able with help to get down stairs, and I found my 
 strength daily to increase, my appetite became good, so 
 that I could eat any thing that was wholesome, which 
 before I took the Tincture I was not able to bear, for I 
 took very little food for four months before ! therefore, 
 under all the circumstances I conclude, and I do most 
 certainly believe, that the great benefit, comfort, and 
 indeed wonderful cure which I have experienced, to be 
 attributed solely, and entirely to the use of your invalu- 
 able Tincture (which through a divine blessing) I have 
 truly found to be a healing Balm indeed. I earnestly 
 entreat others that are in a weak and ill state of health, 
 to spend their money on this very efficacious healing 
 medicine rather than on physicians', if this were the 
 case, I believe many would not suffer such a length 
 of time as they often do, nor would they have their 
 pockets so soon emptied j may God direct this noble 
 Restorative Medicine to many more, for their good as 
 he has done it to me. 
 
 I have something more yet to say in behalf of your 
 Tincture, my husband burnt his foot very bad, and 
 could get no ease from any thing we tried, until we 
 applied the Tincture, ami that soon gave ease, and took 
 the swelling down. Sometime after he had the mis- 
 fortune to run the prong of a pitchfork into his arm, 
 (about 2] or 3 inches) which took away the use of his 
 arm, (but blessed be God) by applying the Tincture, 
 and a poultice of blind nettles, he was able to work 
 again in about a week after, which is almost a miracle, 
 for you know Sir that his work is that of a blacksmith. 
 
 We are ready and willing to certify the truth of this> 
 to any one who may wish for farther information. 
 Mary Brenchley, 
 William Brenchlby, 
 Mary Brenchley, Daughter 
 Georgb Brenchley, Son, 
 Catherine Norton, 
 Elizabeth Norton. 
 B 
 
Extract of a Letter, from a Captain, dated Nov. 1614, 
 BoL'ghtori, near Faversham. 
 
 " Sir, — Having tiled your Balsamic Tine! ire in an 
 Asthmatic case, and thinking that I received relief from 
 it, I will thank you to send me six of the 2s. 9d. bottle*, 
 for I wish to have it from the * fountain head.' - 
 
 Another remarkable Case. 
 
 January 4, 1S20. 
 J, John Keeler, of the parish of Bishopsbourn, in 
 1817, being afflicted some months with a Scorbutic- 
 Humour, and having applied to the faculty without 
 success, was recommended to make trial of the Balsa- 
 mic Tincture, which I did, and to my great satisfaction 
 soon found relief. The Gentleman who attended me 
 had let blood so often that I was very weak and low, 
 and my appetite was very bad, in short, all my friends 
 thought I was in a declining state. I used to take a 
 dessert-spoonful every morning, in some tea, fasting, 
 and in the course of a very short time found myself 
 a great deal better; I continued taking it until I had 
 taken three or four small bottles, and, bless God, I 
 have since been as well as ever I was in my life. I \va> 
 before taking the Balsamic Tincture in a dreadful state, 
 and am confident that I derived so much benefit from 
 it, that J would make this case known for the. good of 
 my fellow creatures, and am willing to testify this case 
 upon oath, if required. 
 
 If'itness, M. Keeler. j - *«■*■*• 
 
 Another Recent Cuse. 
 
 To Mr. James Haffenden, Bethersden. 
 
 Sir,— Seeing in your Pamphlet many remarkable cases 
 of cures of persons in deep declines, Sec. effected by your 
 very valuable Restorative and Balsamic Tincture, I have 
 (ever since an effectual cure has been wrought on me) 
 thought it my duty to send my case to be inserted in 
 your next edition of Pamphlets which briefly is as follows. 
 
 I lived with Mrs. Taylor, Dress maker, Cranbrook, 
 '* Way ISIS, was obliged to leave my place, being for 
 
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 3omc time in a very ill state and apparent)' in a deep decline 
 I was attended by two surgeons and apothecaries and 
 one Physician, but getting worse I was obliged to return 
 Lome to my Mother's House, who keeps the first turn- 
 pike gate between Goadhurst and Lamberhurst« I 
 %JM attended by the Doctors after I came home to my 
 Mother'6 House, but received no benefit from their 
 Medicines, but was got so very weak and low, that my 
 Mother and several others thought I was going very fast, 
 I had not much cough, but at times brought up matter, 
 indeed I was got in such a weak state that I could keep 
 nothing on my stomach for I brought up daily all the 
 food as well as medicine I took, until sometime the same 
 summer, a friend met with me, and seeing me so very 
 ill inquired into my ca-e, and strongly recommended 
 HafTenden's Tincture to me, and my Mother sent to 
 Mr. Mallyon of Goudhurst for a small bottle which I 
 took according to the directions, and in a few days I 
 found benefit from it, and by taking two or three bot- 
 tles more, I kept growing better until quite restored ; 
 and in March following I got in place again and have 
 continued there until this day as housekeeper, with 
 Mr. Edward Blackman, Goudhurst, Jt is remarkable 
 I could keep neither food nor medicine but a very little 
 while on my stomach until I took the Tincture, and 
 then I could keep that down, and likewise my food, and 
 then kept gradually gaining strength, but before taking 
 the Tincture I was got so very weak and low, that I 
 could hardly crawl about, The truth of this statement 
 I am willing to attest on oath if required, as witness my 
 hand this 2 1st day of June, 1820. 
 
 Jane Crump, 
 
 „,., r Ann Crump, her Mother, 
 
 Witnesses 4 T r> • 
 
 l James Crump. 
 
 And many more in Goudhurst can attest the truth 
 of the above case, who saw Jane Crump when she was 
 in a very low and weak state, and who now know she 
 is quite recovered. — Aged about 29 years. 
 
 The following remarkable case, or the particulars of 
 a cure, the proprietor has lately received from a young 
 Farmer, who wishes it to be made public. 
 
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 To Mr. James Haffenden, Bethersden. 
 
 Sir, — Gratitude for the great benefit and comfort I 
 have received by taking your invaluable Medicine, (or 
 Balsamic Tincture,) induces me to send the particulars 
 of my case hoping others in a similar state may be en- 
 couraged to try and make use of the same invaluable 
 medicine which wrought such a wonderful cure on me. 
 The beginning of May 1819, I caught cold and kept 
 getting worse, when I applied to a surgeon and apothe- 
 cary but without any good effect, and afterwards called 
 in a physician, I took their Medicines freely but still 
 the complaint kept gaining on me, and the doctors said 
 such complaints as mine were seldom cured. 
 
 About the middle of June I was iu a most deplorable 
 state, and a physician and apothecary had attended me 
 for several weeks and they pronounced me to be in a 
 deep decline, and one declared my lungs were ulcerated, 
 I kept getting worse while under their care, (indeed my 
 complaint seemed to be a galloping consumption,) I had 
 such a violent cough that I coughed when I first awoke 
 in the morning for two or three hours at a time, and had 
 several fits in the day besides, and in the morning I 
 coughed up a great quantity of phlegm or matter streaked 
 with blood, and by violent coughing I was so very sore 
 and tender within side, that I could not bear to lie on 
 either side, but I was obliged to lie on my back bolstered 
 up j being in this state and in the opinion of all my 
 friends I was going very fast j one day about this time 
 with a view to amuse me, my wife brought me some 
 little books or pamphlets, 3nd it so happened that one 
 of your Tincture books was among them, (which I have 
 since learned came from my Father) providentially I 
 took that pamphlet up first, and by reading in it I found 
 the cases of some who appeared to be in as low a state 
 as myself who got cured by taking your Tincture, there- 
 fore hope again revived, and I had a great inclination to 
 make trial of that Medicine which had wrought such 
 wonderful effects on many, that appeared once to be 
 in such a state as I was at that time, indeed I had prior 
 to reading your pamphlet cherished some secret hope 
 that something might yet be found that would do me 
 good; therefore according to my wish my Father sent 
 
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 to your house for two of" the largest size boitles of your 
 Tincture, and when it came I immediately began to 
 take a large dessert spoonful in warm new milk which 
 afterwards I took regularly four times a day, viz. the 
 first thing I took in the morning, then again about 
 eleven o'Clock, and at four o'Clock in the afternoon, 
 and again at bed-time, and by the time I had taken 
 about half the first bottle I declared I found much relief 
 and benefit from the Tincture, and by the time I had 
 finished the bottle, the cough (ah hough before so violent) 
 had entirely left me, aid I kept daily gaining strength, 
 and soon got so much better that I was able to ride out 
 on horseback, and get about my business again j indeed 
 the amendment was wonderful considering how weak 
 and low I was a lilile time before, and the doctor de- 
 claring my lungs were ulcerated. 
 
 Another circumstance respecting the excellent uality 
 of this Tincture is worthy of remark : all the medicine 
 which I took before from the doctor (even pills) I could 
 not keep down, for my cough forced all up again, but 
 after I began to take your healing Tincture I could keep 
 that down and the food likewise which I took after it. 
 It is also necessary to state fand which ought to be kept 
 in mind J that I am now in a much better state of health 
 than I have been for four years prior to this last severe 
 attack, for I h2d been before dreadfully afflicted with a 
 nervous complaint nearly four years and had applied to 
 three different gentlemen of the faculty, but obtained 
 little or no relief, my head was full of whims and fan- 
 cies, indeed it was a complaint that rendered me very 
 unhappy, and quite unfitted me for business, but now I 
 have the satisfaction to say that I have felt very little of 
 this nervous affection ever since I have taken your excel- 
 lent nervous Tincture or restorative Balm. 
 
 Vane Farm, Biddenden, c . , f Tho. Witherden,jun. 
 August, 1820. S t Wia Witherden. 
 
 Below are witnesses of my cure (and there are several 
 others) that saw me in my worst state. 
 
 Tho. Wither den, sen. \ Edw. Honey sett, | Sam Hope. 
 
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 Another recent Case. 
 
 To Mr. James Haffenden, Bethersden. 
 
 Sir, — I wish to inform you, and that for the beneSj 
 of others, that I had a daughter of the age of seventeen, 
 who was considered to be in a deep decline, who was 
 attended by the faculty for twelve months, but with 
 very little success, only now and then a little revival, but 
 there appeared to be but little hope of recovery, and 
 her doctor said he could do no more than he had done ; 
 when Mr. Larwill who sells your Balsamic Tincture 
 was kind enough to give her a bottle if she would try it, 
 which she did but on the first trial she found herself 
 much worse so much so that she gave up taking it for 
 a week, and then tried it again, when she thought she 
 felt herself stronger ; after taking a bottle or two she 
 began to get better very fast, and after four or five 
 months was able to go into place, and has been in place 
 for nearly twelve months since. 
 
 October 3, 1820, Signed 
 
 Little East Street, Lewes. William Burfield. 
 
 The following information the Proprietor of the Bal- 
 samic Tincture received from the mouth of a very 
 worthy and respectable gentleman, George U. Leith, 
 esq. Walmer Court, near Deal. 
 
 On the 10th day of October, 1820, I left Dover and 
 travelled on to Deal, I called On my customer, Mr. 
 Piitchard, Chemist and Druggist, Lower Street, Deal, 
 who informed me that Mr. Leith wished very much to 
 see me when I came that way, as I had passed through 
 Walmer to Deal I did not much like to return again, 
 but Mr. Pritchard (who had given me a good order for 
 the Tincture) very much pressed me to call and see 
 Mr. Leith, as he h3cl promised him he would prevail on 
 me to go the next time I came to Deal, accordingly I 
 went and found him at home, who very politely asked 
 me to walk into his house, and when I was seated Mr. 
 L. very frankly told me what very great benefit he had 
 received by taking my Tincture, winch indeed was a 
 medicine he had but very lately heard of, and then he 
 
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 did not know that it was sold at Deal, therefore he had 
 sent by the newsman to my house for the first lis. 
 bottle. The account he gave me of his complaint was 
 briefly this; — A few weeks before he had a fall from 
 his horse, by which the spine of his back was v:ry much 
 injured, which affected his neck and up the hind pari: 
 ol his head, and which occasioned such u violent pain in 
 hi* head that it rendered his life quire a burden to him, 
 and he said, what is the u>;e of property, as he could get 
 no relief nor comfort ; and as he lay on the sofa he was 
 often teazed by his seivants, who wanted information 
 how to proceed in the business our of doors. After be 
 had received the first bottle of Tinctine, and was reading 
 ihe case of a person who had received benefit from it in 
 a violent head-ache, by snuffing it hard up the nos'ails 
 [see page 15 of this pamphlet] ; accordingly he lost no 
 time in making trial, and soon found wonderful benefit, 
 it relieved him of the violent head-ache from which 
 before he had suffered so much ; and from this he was 
 encouraged to try it inwardly, he took it agreeable to t he- 
 directions, and declared he soon found the greatest com- 
 fort and benefit from it, he gained strength very fast, 
 had for some time been quite free from the pain in his 
 head, and his back is quite strong ag3in ; Mr. Leith 
 declared to me he was as well as ever he was, except a 
 little stiffness on one side of his neck ■ he told me he 
 was so thankful and grateful for such a sudden and un- 
 expected relief which he received by the use of my 
 Tincture, that he had made up his mind to write to me 
 a letter of thanks, slating the particulars of his case, and 
 I dare say lie will be as good as his word, but as this 
 present edition of my pamphlet must now be finished 
 I cannot wait any longer for new cases [more having 
 been promised me not yet sent in], but as he intended 
 I should do what I pleased with what he should write, I 
 have taken the liberty to publish according to what he 
 
 told me. Another circumstance I think I have the 
 
 liberty to mention. Mr. Leith said, M 1 was attended 
 by a surgeon, an apothecary, and a physician, but all the 
 medicines and applications they ordered me I found little 
 or no benefit from, but it is worthy of remark, in a few 
 days after I began to take the Tincture, one of the doc- 
 tors called on me, and seeing me look so much better 
 was surprised, and said, ' Mr. Leith what have you been 
 
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 doing to yourself you look so much better ?' however I 
 thought proper to keep the doctor in suspense a little 
 longer. In about a week after both doctors called on 
 me together, and wished to know what I had done, that 
 my health was so rapidly restored ; now then gentlemen 
 J will tell you who has cured me, I will introduce Dr. 
 HarTenden to you, after 1 had said this I immediately 
 stepped into the next room, and took my bottle of Tinc- 
 ture hid.ng it under my coat, and on my opening the 
 door wide, they got up expecting to have seen Dr. Haf- 
 ienden enter, when I wishing not entirely to disappoint 
 them produced to their view the large bottle of your 
 Balsamic Tincture, at the same time saying (to the phy- 
 sician and apothecary) this is the doctor which has cured 
 me ! and it was curious to see how the doctors tasted 
 and examined the Tincture, and passed their judgment 
 and opinion on it j however I shall leave them to enjoy 
 their own opinions respecting it, but this I know, it has 
 been an excellent medicine to me, and for which I can- 
 not be too grateful for." 
 
 Another Remarkable Case. 
 
 Mrs. Thomas Smith of Bethersden [who has known 
 the virtues of the Balsamic Tincture for many years] 
 this day told the Proprietor of the wonderful effects it 
 had on a brother of her's, whose life was evidently saved 
 by its use. The case is as follows, which she is desirous 
 should be inserted in the new edition of the Tincture 
 Pamphlets. 
 
 Edward Bates, labourer, aged 33, of the Parish of 
 Westerfleld, near Battle Sussex, lay extremely ill for 
 sixteen Weeks, and for several weeks was entirely con- 
 fined to his bed, a Doctor from Battle attended him, and 
 declared latterly he could live but a very little while, he 
 had a most violent cough, and coughed for two or three 
 hours zx a time, and spit up a great deal of blood and 
 corruption, and he was got so very weak and low, that 
 if he attempted to speak to any one near him it was 
 with difficulty he could be heard, his Sister finding the 
 Doctor hid given him over, she persuaded him to try 
 Hafterulea'> Tincture which she had known the good 
 >ffa | jordingly a small bottle was sent for, pur* 
 
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 chased of Mr. Kennett, of Robertsbridge, and he found 
 benefit before he had finished taking the first small bottle, 
 and then a 4s. 6d. size bottle was sent for, and by 
 continuing taking it for some time, he kept getting better 
 until he was quite restored to health and strength again, 
 although so many weeks such a very poor creature, for 
 the Doctor declared that his lungs were as near gone as 
 possible ! When the Doctor was informed he had began 
 to take the Tincture he was very angry, [quite in a rage] , 
 exclaiming if that cures him, I will be bound to eal my 
 Hat ! However the favourable result proved the Doctor 
 to be wrong, for wonderful to relate the man recovered, 
 and is now [or was a short time since] alive and well, as 
 it is now above five years since the cure was effected, if 
 the Doctor did begin his arduous task, 1 should doubt 
 [even now] whether he has completed it, as I do sup- 
 pose it to be the toughest job, that ever he yet took in 
 hand. 
 
 November the 29th, 1 820. 
 
 The Proprietor received the above information from 
 the Sister of Edward Bates, and when he comes up again 
 to see her, which she expects will be about Christmas 
 next, she shall obtain from him some more particulars 
 of his case, which will be signed by him and her, &c 
 lor the next edition of the Pamphlets. — The above and 
 foregoing cases, again prove the inestimable value of the 
 Balsamic and Restorative Tincture in consumptive cases, 
 even in the very last Stage. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 The foregoing recent cases again sufficiently prove 
 the exceeding great value of the Balsamic and Restora- 
 tive Tincture, properly so named, it having in so many 
 instances effected a perfect cure, when all other means 
 and medicines had failed ; yet, although the Proprietor 
 of this Tincture has for a great length of time prepared 
 it with great care, trouble, and expense, yet wishes not 
 to take the merit of any one cure effected by it to 
 
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 himself, but to give the braise and glory to him only 
 to whom it is due, and exalt him who has particularly 
 blessed the instrument and the medicine prepared by 
 him, in so many instances, by restoring many to health 
 and strength, after the medicines given by the learned 
 and practical gentlemen of the faculty had no good 
 effect whatever, but the patients have sunk under their 
 hands, (notwithstanding the great skill of many pro- 
 fessional gentlemen) therefore there is great encourage- 
 ment to those who are inclined to make trial of this 
 Restorative Tincture, both to the afflicted and their 
 friends, for, if a worthy and beloved wife, a kind and 
 affectionate husband, or a dutiful son or daughter, or 
 any other much esteemed relative, &c. be reduced by 
 Consumption, intermittent Fever, &c. &c. to the lowest 
 state imaginable, yet do not despair, for there is still 
 hope while there is life remaining, as even some such 
 have been miraculously restored again to their former 
 health and strength quite unexpectedly, to the joy and 
 admiration of their respective friends and relations, for 
 there is nothing impossible with GOD ! ! ! 
 
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EXFJLANATiOM 
 
 OF 
 
 anoros 
 
 Made use of in this Pamphlet, being t.'ie sixth 
 Edition. 
 
 ^_BDOMEN, the lower part of the belly. 
 
 Acute, sharp, keen; 
 
 Admonition, council, gentle reproof. 
 
 Adults, those giown up, past the age of infaney. 
 
 Alimentary, nourishing, feeding. 
 
 Analyze, to resolve a compound into its first principles, &c. 
 
 Atmosphere, the surrounding air. 
 
 Balsamic, which implies healing, astringent, and refreshing medicines of 
 
 this nature, adapted to restore the debilitated constitution. 
 Brace, to bind, to strain up again, to htal and strengthen,. 
 Chemistry, the art of separating natural bodies In . 
 Chronic, of long duration. 
 Contusion, bad or severe bruise so called. 
 Convulsive, a violent motion. 
 Capillary, like hair, small, minute. 
 Debility, weakness, it may proceed frrm various causes. 
 Deterge, to purge or cleanse a sore. 
 Devise , to contrive. 
 Diaphoretic, promoting perspiration. 
 Efficacious, powerful, to produce good effect* 
 Ejfusian, a pouring out from a great iow of blood. 
 Embrocation, a fomentation, something to :ub hi. 
 Eminent, high, lofty, great. 
 Enervating, weakening. 
 Evacuatt, to make empty. 
 Excited, roused or stirred up* 
 Exhilirativg, exbilirated, to make cheerful. 
 
 Expectorated, ejected from the breast, a discharge from coughing. 
 Excruciating, pain, very violent, &c. or torturing pair., (as from the 
 
 gout, &c. 
 Exquisite, excellent. 
 Faculty, ability, &c. this word likewise implies, learned practitioners in 
 
 physic and surgery. 
 Fauces, the opening into the windpipe. 
 Fistula, an ulcer, a sore, a disease. 
 Flatulency, windiness. 
 
 Friction, the act of rubbing two bodies together. 
 ''unction, office, power. 
 
 Gargle, a liquor with which the throat is washed. 
 Glands, smooth, fleshy substance, &c. 
 Haemorrhage, a violent flux of blood, it likewise means bleeding from 
 
 cuts or wounds, &c. 
 hypochondriacal, melancholy, disordered in the imagination, low[spirits 
 
 nervous. 
 Implicit, entirely, obedient, &c. 
 Incarnate, to clothe with flesh. 
 
Incident, casual, happening. 
 
 Indicated, shewed, or marked out. 
 
 Infallible, incapable of mistake, certain^ 
 
 Inimitable, not to be equalled or imitated. 
 
 Intervals, space between, remission of a distemper. 
 
 Invigorating, animating, cheeripg, &c. 
 
 Laxity, looseness. 
 
 Lenient, assuasive, 
 
 Linctus, a medicine to be licked up by the tongue 
 
 M&ieria Medica, materials of medicine, &c. &c. 
 
 MuscUs, fleshy fibres, &c. 
 
 Nausea, sickness in the stomach. 
 
 Noslncm, a medicine not yet made public with respect to its ingredients. 
 
 Original, beginning, fountain, first copy. 
 
 Permanent, durable, lasting. 
 
 Pharmacy, the trade of an apothecary, the art of preparing medicines 
 
 Phlegm, 'he watery humour of the body. 
 
 Phthisic, one of the terms or names, given by the faculty which mean 
 
 a consumption. 
 Precipitate, hasty. 
 Prejudice, prepossession. 
 Prescribe, directed or ordered. 
 Prevalent, prevailing, victorious. 
 Proprietor, a possessor in his own right, &c. 
 Protract, to draw out, to delay, to lengthen. 
 Putrefaction, rottenness from disease, gangrene, or mortification. 
 Quack, an ignorant pretender to physic, 6cc. 
 Rancid, strong scented. 
 Rece?u, new, late,, fresh 
 Recesses, retired or secret parts. 
 Relaxed, relax, to slacken, contrary to bracing, &c- 
 Repugnant, contrary. 
 Regimen, a proper diet in time of sickness. 
 Retarded, hindered 
 Science, knowledge, skill, deep learning — art obtained by precepts, ol 
 
 on principles. 
 Scorbutic, diseased with the scurvy. 
 Spasm, convulsion; 
 
 Specific, a remedy adapted to one disease. 
 Spurious, counterfeit, forged deceit. 
 Sudorific, a medicine producing sweat. 
 Sole, single only. 
 
 Stimulating, to excite, spur, warm? 
 Styptic, to stop bleeding, staunch blood, astringent, &c. 
 Superlative, implying or expressing the highest degree. 
 Supuiate, to generate pus or matter, &c. 
 Thorax, the breast. 
 
 Tincture, a colour, extract of drugs, infusion. 
 Tone, note, sound. 
 Tonic, strengthening, bracing. 
 Vehicle, any thing proper to take medicine in '; 
 Viscera, the bowels. 
 Vital, necessary to life. 
 Vitiate, to deprave. 
 Viscid, glutinous, tenacious, ropy. 
 Vivijy, to make alive. 
 Vulnerary, means outward, or externally healing. 
 
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