Folio 2. Page 37. Recto
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Title
Folio 2. Page 37. Recto
Subject
Medicine recipe for Saline Julip, Burgundy Pitch Plaster and Whooping Cough
Description
Saline Julep is useful in checking Vomiting-
Saline Julep
Dissolve 2 drams of salt of Tartar
in 3 ounces of fresh Lemon juice
straine’d- when the effervescence is over
add of of mint water & common Water
each two ounces; of simple Syrup
one ounce -
It removes Sickness at the Stomach
relieves Vomiting, promotes perspi-
-ration, & is of considerable service
in fevers especially of the inflamma
-tory kind-
Burgundy Pitch Plaster
Laid on between the Shoulders re-
-lieves the most obstinate Cough-
& is useful in the Whooping Cough-
It answers best when mixe’d with a
little Wax & spread as cool as possible
-it must be taken off and wipe’d every
3 or 4 days & renewed once a fortnight-
Whooping Cough
Gentle Emetics are of the utmost
importance- a scruple or half a dram
of ˄┌ the powder of ┐ipecacuanha may be infused in a
Saline Julep
Dissolve 2 drams of salt of Tartar
in 3 ounces of fresh Lemon juice
straine’d- when the effervescence is over
add of of mint water & common Water
each two ounces; of simple Syrup
one ounce -
It removes Sickness at the Stomach
relieves Vomiting, promotes perspi-
-ration, & is of considerable service
in fevers especially of the inflamma
-tory kind-
Burgundy Pitch Plaster
Laid on between the Shoulders re-
-lieves the most obstinate Cough-
& is useful in the Whooping Cough-
It answers best when mixe’d with a
little Wax & spread as cool as possible
-it must be taken off and wipe’d every
3 or 4 days & renewed once a fortnight-
Whooping Cough
Gentle Emetics are of the utmost
importance- a scruple or half a dram
of ˄┌ the powder of ┐ipecacuanha may be infused in a
Continued on Folio 2. Page 36. Verso.
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Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Source
Continued on Folio 2. Page 36. Verso.
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
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Language
English
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Paper document
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Saline Julep is useful in checking Vomiting-
Saline Julep Dissolve 2 drams of salt of Tartar in 3 ounces of fresh Lemon juice strain’d- when the effervescence is over add of of mint water & common water each two ounces; of simple syrup one ounce - It removes sickness at the Stomach, relieves Vomiting, promotes perspiration, & is of considerable service in fevers especially of the inflammatory kind -
Burgundy Pitch Plaster Laid on between the Shoulders relieves the most obstinate Cough- & is useful in the Whooping Cough- It answers best when mix’d with a little Wax & spread as cool as possible- it must be taken off and wip’d every 3 or 4 days & renewed once a fortnight-
Whooping Cough Gentle Emetics are of the utmost importance- a scruple or half a dram of the powder of ipecacuanha may be infused in a
Burgundy Pitch is a yellowish brown or reddish brown hard viscous resin obtained as an exudation from the Norway spruce and used formerly in medicinal plasters.
A scruple is a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries.
A dram is a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one sixteenth of an ounce.
A scruple is a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries.
A dram is a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one sixteenth of an ounce.
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Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 37. Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/83.
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