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Title
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Doctor Jams’ [James] Powder how to use it
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Creator
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Dr. Robert James (1703–1776)
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Date
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1694/1795
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Description
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This entry describes how to use or administer Dr. James' Fever Powder, a known quack medicine remedy (the recipe for the powder is not given). It instructs how and when to administer the medicine to a sick patient, including diluting the powder in jelly, barley water, tea, or gruel.
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Transcript
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Take in Bed half a One of these papers mix’d in a Spoonfull of any Syrup Jelly of Currants Barley Water Gruel or any sort of Tea taking care that none of the powder be left in the spoon let the patient keep veryy Warm during the Operation & Drink now & then at pleasure a Bason of any thin diluting liquor Warm as gruel Barley Water [c]ommon milk Whey Baum tea or three parts Water & one Milk mix’t together if it is attended with any sensible operation as Sickness Purging or Sweating it is not Necessary to repeat it till the Operation is entirely over and then a nother half paper is to be given in the same Manner as the first By the time that the Opperation of the second dose is finish'd the feverish disorder generaly disappears & the patient Sleepes easyly in this Case it is not in the least Necessary to take any more great care must be taken that the patient don't take Cold
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Contributor
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Caylor, Karmen
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Le, Vincent
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Grimm, Stephanie
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Salahuddin, Shafiya
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Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
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Rights
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
