Folio 2. Page 58. Verso
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Title
Folio 2. Page 58. Verso
Subject
Medicine called Vegeto Mineral water
Description
Vegeto-mineral water
1 against inflammations
2 against fluxions of the membrane
of the tympanum, & occasional deaf-
-ness- adding to the drops of the extract
double the number of camphorated bran-
-dy or common brandy-
3 for cleaning wounds & moistening
the bandage & pledget before they are
covere'd with the cerate of Saturn-
4 by way of fomentation- after any
episurgical operations, and for remo-
-ving pains in the side-
5 for washing ulcers & lesions &
for fomenting & ┌wetting ┐ compresses for occult
{Ex...ns}- & swellings in the glands
Contusions and bruises
Extravasations of the blood-
Abcesses-sprains -excoriations
1 against inflammations
2 against fluxions of the membrane
of the tympanum, & occasional deaf-
-ness- adding to the drops of the extract
double the number of camphorated bran-
-dy or common brandy-
3 for cleaning wounds & moistening
the bandage & pledget before they are
covere'd with the cerate of Saturn-
4 by way of fomentation- after any
episurgical operations, and for remo-
-ving pains in the side-
5 for washing ulcers & lesions &
for fomenting & ┌wetting ┐ compresses for occult
{Ex...ns}- & swellings in the glands
Contusions and bruises
Extravasations of the blood-
Abcesses-sprains -excoriations
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Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Rights
Site licence
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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Vegeto-mineral water
1 against inflammations2 against fluxions of the membrane of the tympanum, & occasional deafness- adding to the drops of the extract double the number of camphorated brandy or common brandy-
3 for cleaning wounds & moistening the bandage & pledget before they are cover'd with the cerate of Saturn-
4 by way of fomentation- after any episurgical operations, and for removing pains in the side-
5 for washing ulcers & lesions & for fomenting & wetting compresses for occult {Ex...ns}- & swellings in the glands Contusions and bruises
Extravasations of the blood- Abcesses-sprains- excoriations
Another recipe we have reveals what this substance is.
Vegeto Mineral 2 teaspoons of Goulard added a quart of soft water- & 4 of Brandy-
Msr.Thomas Goulard had quite powerful incentives in his promotion of lead salts as a medicine, He was charging customers what, in today’s prices, would be about £80 for a gallipot of this poisonous muck. The medical profession such as it stood at the time, were able to ask leading questions about this form of treatment and some were noticing that there were poisoning effects behind the use of lead ointments. One can assume the gullible public were unaware of such bickering behind the scenes and continued to kill themselves with it. Goulard was a quack.
A pledget is a small wad of of lint or other soft material used to stop up a wound or an opening in the body.
Msr.Thomas Goulard had quite powerful incentives in his promotion of lead salts as a medicine, He was charging customers what, in today’s prices, would be about £80 for a gallipot of this poisonous muck. The medical profession such as it stood at the time, were able to ask leading questions about this form of treatment and some were noticing that there were poisoning effects behind the use of lead ointments. One can assume the gullible public were unaware of such bickering behind the scenes and continued to kill themselves with it. Goulard was a quack.
A pledget is a small wad of of lint or other soft material used to stop up a wound or an opening in the body.
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Citation
Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 58. Verso,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/106.
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