For an ague for a child, if for a man a greater proporsion [proportion]

Item

Title
For an ague for a child, if for a man a greater proporsion [proportion]
Date
1694/1795
Description
A remedy for fever (ague) using egg white mixed with spirits and peppercorns, to be consumed.
Transcript
1 houre before the fit take the white of an eg with a spoune full of aquavite. 6 pepercorns Bett all to gether take them inwardly
Contributor
Abu-Bader, Nagham
Le, Vincent
Grimm, Stephanie
Bakir, Mehtap
Source
Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
Public domain. There are no known restrictions.