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The excellent properties of BRANDY and SALT, as an eflieaeious Medicine in several dangerous diseases incident. to mankind. Published by WILLIAM LEE, Esq»; of Leeds, for the benefit a the community.— I’Vith (1 Preface by a ‘ ergyman of the Church of England. LiverpOol : Lace and Addison, Standard Office, North Crescent. ' 1840.

PREFACE.

Mr. Lee’s statements respecting the sanative properties of Brandy and Salt have already ex- citetf‘so general an interest, and the salutary effects of the medicine recommended therein have been so riumerous and extraordinary, that in presenting these statements to the public 'in the form ofa pamphlet, it appeared to me desu- able‘ to avail myself of the opportunity thus aff- orded of offering a few prefatory remarks, with a view to this singular remedy being more exten- sively adopted.

The human mind being fond of novelty in medicine as in almost everything else, medical men have done well in cautioning the public

against what are popularly called quack medi-

cines; because medical compositions are and have frequently been made by ignorant and designing men, which have often done incalcu- Iable injury to the human frame and constitution: but. I am ofopinion that this caution ought not to Ibrm‘a general .rule without an exception. It ought not, I think, to be issued against a remedy thecompositionmf which is perfectly simple and well' known, and its adoption if not efficacious yet quite harmless. This remark applies to the medicine under notice, and should be allowed the benefit of it, even if this preparation of Brandy and Salt were a quack medicine; but I have been informed that it is no such thing, but is the invention of an eminent French physician, among whose papers, which Mr. Lee was permitted to inspect. the prescription was found, together with a history ofthe various cases in which it had been successfully applied. Mr. Lee being a gentle- man of large and independent fortune, has been actuated by no sordid motive in recommending it to the public after he had acquired confidence in its virtues from along course of experience. The writer ofthese prefatory remarks, though quite unable to compete with Mr. Lee in point of fortune, will not yield to him in the purity of the'motive by which he is prompted in the present undertaking. I maintain the principle that the interest of the corqmunity is the interest ofeach individual composmg it; and that ifthis princi- ple were better understood, felt, and practiced, the amount of selfishness would daily decrease, and men would, in that golden, peculiarly happy,

' and elegant line of Goldsmith, more frequently

learn the luxury ofdoing good! One instance produced by Xenophon in testimony of the friendly disposition of Cyrus, the son of Darius and Parisatis, was the ,circumstance of his sending his friends portions of such viands as had peculiarly pleased his taste, accompanied by the observation that as he had been pleased with, he wished his friends also to taste them. Now, thoughI cannot pass any eulogium on the taste of Brandy fettled with Salt, as aYorkshire man would say, I have, in my own personal experi- ence, found such benefit from taking it, and know of the happy effects it had produced in many others to whom I have had the pleasure of recommending it, that I am actuated on this occasion siinply.by the desire of communicating to others what has been, under Providence, so serviceable to myself; and I conceive that ifI had refrained from so doing, I should have been deficient in the principle and feeling not only ofa philanthropist but also a Christian. v, Some medical gentlemen have, with all due deference, I think without proper consideration, cautioned their patients against the preparation in question, on the ground of its liability to pro- duce inflammation ; but it appears to me most sur- prising that it should be productive of internal inflammation, seeing that, when applied as an embracation, it acts as a most powerful and steady sedative. ' These gentlemen hesitate not to pre- scribe brandy and water sweetened with sugar as a tonic to very weak patients; why, therefdie, should they consider diluted brandy and salt so diingerous, the only alteration being the substi-

tution ofthe salt instead ofthe sugar? Ifthis pre-

paration has an inflammatory tendency, let them prove that it has this effect; but I believe that they would not enter the lists with me in this contest.- The diluted brandy and salt has over the‘diluted brandy and sugar. not only a medi- cal, but a moral advantage; because a too great fondness may be engendered for the latter : while there need be no apprehension whatever that such a habit for the former will ever be contracted, notwithstanding the old proverb, that habit is-second nature and the force of acquired tastes.

As I purpose taking a future opportunity, should my life be spared, of entering more fully into detail on the subject of this excellent medi- cine, I shall close these remarks by recommend- mg to those who may be induced to take it, perseverancein its use, and a total discontinuance of'that‘ mode of living which has atendency to foster the malady for the removal of which they have-recourse to this preparation.

BRANDY AND SALT. We copy the following letter on the eflicacy of " Brandy and Salt” as a family remedy for all

diseases, from a late number of the Leeds Intelli-

gencer'; the editor of which paper observes, that "Mr. Lee writes enthusiastically, but it is be- cause his experience warrants him in assuming a confident tone!" 5 ADDRESS 'ro. THE room: or THE nmrrsn EMPIRE m GENERAL, BUT PARTICULARLY TO THOSE PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN wno nave THE CARE OF HOSPITALS, THE GOVERNORS 0F COLO- Nics, Ado numerous MISSIONARIES. Perhaps an humble individual like the one who writes this address wilt be thought pre-

sumptuous in laying it before the inhabitants of

this great empire, but as he has- ,no interest of

his own to serve, and he has some years ago

made a discovery which. ‘hough Very Slmplei '5

very useful for the health of man, and therefore

the most conducive to his happiness : among

the discoveries in medicine, he believes .it to be

the greatest, perhaps it can truly be said to .be

the greatest that ever was made, of any descrip-

tion, and there are a great many by which money

may be got, yet they are nothing Without health.

as that gives the true enjoyment of life. I With

a moderate use ofthis cheap and almost universal

,remedy, sickness, sores, and lameness of various

descriptions are cured, as I have proved in in-

numerable instances, not only upon myself but

upon my friends, neighbours, servants, and

workmen, of which, ifI were to give yhe detail,

no periodical publication could insert it. It not

only cures ordinary complaints, but it cures such

as have long been considered incurable, without the use of the knife; it is ofthe greatest eflicacy

in the cure of cancers, of which it has already

cured several ; and the best ofit is, that the cures are effected without pain ; of course, a great many persons, in consequence of of its univer- sality, will be Slow to use it; but I can assure all such that they have no occasion to have the least fear of any bad effects from it, as I can truly say that I believe it never did the least harm, and I do not write without experience. I can only account for its curing complaints which

appear of an opposite character, by the suppo- sition that all complaints, of whatever description, have their commencement and are continued by inflammation, against which it is the most power- ful antidote which, I believe, is at present known. In the reduction ofinflammation of fractured limbs, I believe this remedy would be of great advantage, and for incurable sores, in our hos- pitals, where there are great numbers of miserable beings who drag on existence through sleepless nights from one day to another, this remedy would be ofgreat reliefto them ; though it might not cure the sore, it would so far relieve it (I write from facts not opinions) as to enable them to sleep at nights,and after a fortuight’s application enable them to leave the hospital and resumle their work. I have not the least doubt but of those who have long been confined and under treatment for sores of this description, one half of the beds would be at liberty in a month; though this would be the result, I am afraid that medical gentlemen will be Slow to adopt this remedy, as it is not ushered into the world in the name of some eminent man of great science; but they ought to recollect that many useful discoveries have been made by men of comparatively little learning, and science has contributed nothing to this discovery; it has all been done by the situation in which I was placed, which has enabled me to get to know manyiof its good properties, as it is generally used by my numerous servants and work people.

Ifthis address falls into the hands of any person who wishes to do good to his fellow-men, and be from situation can spread the knowledge ofit in those countries where inflammatory complaints are prevalent, such as the plague in Turkey, the black and yellow fever, in the West Indies, Sierra Leone, and other parts of Africa, the cholera in the East Indies, with all the bites and stings from noxious animals and reptiles, he will confer benefits which will be lasting on the countries in which they may be propagated, for it has only to be known and applied, and there is no danger of its ever being forgotten : and I beg of all such that they would have the goodness to cause the diffusion of the knowledge of it to be as free as this communication of its discovery.

DIFFICULTY T0 INDUCE PERSONS TO USE THIS REMEDY.-—-Tliough I can attest from actual knowledge offacts which are stated in this paper, that it has cured all these complaints of which I have given the cases, yet there are a great many persons who think it impossible, and facts are nothing against such persons’ opinions. In a neighbouring town there were three families, the children of which were afflicted with riiigworms upon their heads, to whom it was recommended; We of the ladies used it, by washing the crowns ofthe heads oftheir children, and they were soon cured ; indeed, the effects would be felt upon the first application ; the other lady would not use it, and the children suffered for a long time after.

A lady of my acquaintance was attacked with a complaint, which at the commencement would have been easily cured, but when the use of it was urged upon her, said She would not be cured by this remedy, and as she is now dead she has not been cured by any omen . THosr: 'ro WHOM I'l‘ Doss No Goon—There is a large class in society to whom it does no good —they are those who will not use it ; but I have no doubt that they are daily diminishing in num- her, f0! after any one has applied it to any com- plaint, the benefits are so manifest, that it would be to suppose them not endowed with common sense “ohm apply .it again in case of need ; it :ggyreigu‘igeinvery littlp reflection to know how to internal and theft??? amii vlhelher enema! or effects from it An no” I easrfear or any bad I _ . experience of several years ias convinced me that it has never yet done any Firm, but "8 efficacy is uiuch more certain when it is used clear. thifiL‘féiéfs‘iifi—I sa‘l ” S'a‘e" ‘“ “e‘VsPaPe' treatiseIo a gem 8min had paw-[Shed a

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, , iave no faith in it, for you say that it cures so many complaints ; if you said it only cured one, I coulduse it for that, but as yo’u s_ay_there are ’so many, I will not use it for any. This may be Wisdom, but as I. have known

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itcure the head, ear, and tooth-ache, inflamma- tion in the eyes, ague, cholic,‘ pains in the Side, chilblains, burns, and scalds, cancers, and several others,.and some ofthem scores oftimes, I should be wanting in myduty lfI’dld not recommend it for them. _ . I CANCERS.—It has been applied in SIX cases of cancer, five of which it has cured, and that With- out pain ; even the first application did not give pain but relief; three of these were very severe, and had been of long continuance ; the other two were at the commencement, and to the Sixth it was applied but once, which brought on a great bleeding, which, I believe, was necessary, as he was much better after it ; but it alarmed l'llS friends : they called in his medical adVISers (he being a wealthy man, he had the best the place could afford ;) they were very much offended by its application, and said they would not come again if he continued to use it ; he therefore pro- mised he would not use it again, and I believe he kept his promise, as he died in less than twelve months aftei ; and judging from the others, I have no doubt but he would have been cured if he had not been prevented from applying it. The-other five were all poor, and are cured and livrng at present, or were a short time ago; the rich was not cured, and is dead : I wish this last had been otherwise, as he is said to have been a worthy man. . Stamina—Many persons suffer from sprains for months, who might be cured by fomenting the part with this remedy, in a few days, and some ofthem a few hours. I have known several who have suffered for weeks, though under very able doctors, cured in a very short time witli‘it. OPEN Soars—Soon after my return from Eng— land to‘La Ferté Imbault, in France, in July

not been working for two months, from illness. When I saw him, he said he had got bled the beginning of May, and that his arm hail infla- med. On application to the doctor, he was told he must poultice his arm ; he did so, but at the end of the first month it became a frightful sore. Upon application to his doctor, he said he must continue to poultice it ; he did so, but his arm continued to get worse, and in consequence of want of sleep, he was reduced almost to a Skele- ton. I told him to send to the castle for some of the remedy, and throw his poultices into the fire, if he did not wish to lose his arm. He ap- plied the remedy that afternoon, and I saw him two days after; he was totally changed in ap- pearance , he said he had slept well both nights; and he was enabled to resume his work ten days after.

Another man, soon after, had the misfortune to have one of his hands severely bruised by a cart, and part of one of his fingers taken off. Such remedies were applied as were in general use in the country, and I did not see him for some time after this accident. When I first saw him, I thought mortification had begun. The first application caused great pain, which conti- nued for half an hour, but further applications were not so painful ; the hand got better each day, and heris now cured of that which would have cost him his life. The bone, to the joint of the finger; came away, and it is cured also.

One of my gamek‘eepers had the misfortune to have his face much burnt by the blowing up of a quantity of gunpowder ; he could only see with one eye, and that very little. The remedy was applied in the first halfliour after the accident, and though it gave pain in the commencement, he had the courage to continue it ; the result was, that after five or six applications, it gave him no pain, and he was cured in fifteen or twen- ty days, and his sight, which had been weak for many years, is now better than it ever was.

CONSUMPTION—The experience of last year has furnished a case which appears most surpri- sing of all; it is that of a young man, the only son of his mother, and she a widow. He ap- peared in the beginning oflast July to be on his death-bed ; his complaint a consumption ; he was only able to be removed to have his bed made; the application of the remedy appeared to be too late , however, it was made, and the manner and results were as follow :—First, the crown of his head was well washed with the re- medy, after which, and immediately, he took two table spoonfuls diluted with hot water, and a piece ofsoft linen was steeped in the remedy, and when doubled into several thicknesses, was laid upon his breast, in order, if possible, to allay the dreadful cough which was very distressing, and came on in paroxysms, the phlegm hard and yel- low. He was requested to take two table spoon- fuls every morning before he broke his fast, dilu- ted with hot water, which he did. I inquired every day if there was an alteration, but for six or eight days the answer was no, and I gave him up when he stated there was no alteration. He said that he coughed always, and the phlegm had become white and frothy, which continued the same for some weeks ; but in about six days after the first change, he said that he had got such an appetite (he could‘eat anything; he be-

an then togain strength and sat up, and went to visit his neighbours. Soon after a great pain began in his left Side, with much inflammation, but on application of the linen steeped in the re- medy, the pain was removed, and in a week it burst, when his cough ceased entirely, and though the discharge was great, he continued to gain a little strength,—his appetite good, and he continued to take the remedy as before. A cle- ver medical man, who happened to be in the vil- lage about this time, said he would get better, which was the general opinion in the village, if he could pass the winter, which he did, and was living when I left La Ferté Imbault; but I am afraid that the abscess in his side will be too much for him, as it was then open, and the discharge was considerable before this was form- ed. I considered him cured, and I ceased to call upon him, but I have not the smallest doubt if. he had begun to use the remedy in the early

last, I was informed that one of my cottagers had _

stage of his complaint, that he would . t

cured. Now I put it to the medical. gen

who attend upon such cases, and the frie

such as are in consumptions, if it would ‘

well to follow such treatment?

ADDRESS TO THOSE GENTLEMEN WHO a": can. or HOSPITALS.

From the foregoing cases which have all' curred since my visit to Leeds last year, I tbi it is the duty of all gentlemen who have the h of hospitals, &c., to make use of this named” and I have no doubt ifthey condescend to user: a great many may be cured, and the beds set. ‘ s liberty, and instead ofthe patients being aide weight upon the community, they wrllbe able _ get their livings and support their families, thong they are now dragging on a life of misery ; an those who are afflicted with sores which cann be cured, may be so far relieved as to be able! get their livings, also in comparative comfo. which may be exemplified by the cases of”- tw men in the village near my house in France, when are afflicted with incurable sores upon their legs; ' Before they used this remedy, their lives were; , truly lives of misery, but now they have very lit-r" ’ tle pain and they are able to work, and, in case‘9:_ of neceSSity, they can walk two miles to their‘ work. The leg of one ofthese men is little more~ * than the bone and sinews. The manner of ap--- 3‘ plying it will easily occur to those gentlemenn who are accustomed to such things. If one‘, gentleman in each hospital would adopt it, E ' have no doubt but in a short time it would bee the practice of all, the effects would then be so ' decisive and cheering,—it soon removes-all sit- fasts and other impurities from the sores.