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An Excellent Essence of Sulphur for the Breast, and for the Lungs.

TAke Sulphur one part, brown Sugar-candy two parts; pulverize them, and mix them well together, then put it into a Retort of such a bigness, that two third parts thereof may remain empty. Then distill in sand, giving very gentle fire at first; you will have a whitish Liquor, which keep for use.

Hartman.) This was given me by a Phy∣sician at Paris, who told me, that a Catarrh falling upon his Lungs, which obstructed his Lungs, causing in him a great Fever, he Cured himself with this Essence, taking this, thirty

or fourty drops of it in some Broth. He told me also, that it was of great effect in Asthma, Phthisick, old and inveterated Coughs, &c.