A physical treatise grounded, not upon tradition, nor phancy, but experience, consisting of three parts. The first, a manuduction, discovering the true foundation of the art of medicine. Second, an explanation of the general natures of diseases. Third, a proof of the former positions by practice. By William Russell, chymist in ordinary to His Majesty.

Of the Cure of Convulsions from Re∣licts of Maternal Nourishment.

These Convulsions rarely happen, where my Pouder is given to Children, so soon as they are born, and often repeated; and if they do afterwards arise, such Convulsions are soon and easily taken off, by the Use of other Medicines prenominated. But, where Convulsions happen in Children, that have not had the Benefit of such Re∣medies; there I must confess the Work to be long, and irksome, requiring Soundness of Judgment in the Physi∣cian, because of the great Variation, that happens therein; but more espe∣cially, by reason of the Dissatisfaction of Parents and Nurses, seeing the Fits more frequent, thô much shor∣ter, when under my Cure: For, I once knew a Child, so afflicted that had an hundred Fits in one Day; and this continued ten Days together, the number not lessening; yet, with this Advantage, (notwithstanding the

Fits were so numerous) that the Child became daily more lively, and each Fit shorter and shorter. After the Tenth Day, this Child had no more Fits; but was constantly attended with Breathing Sweats unto perfect Reco∣very.

Note: In Cure of this Child, I used the same Medicines as before; but not without other peculiar Auxilia∣ries, too long to be here recited: ne∣vertheless I purpose to speak of them, when I write (as I intend hereafter) of Particular Diseases, and the Reme∣dies I used in Cure of the same.