The guardian goddess of health, or, The whole art of preventing and curing diseases : and of enjoying peace and hapiness of body and of mind to the longest possible period of human existence : with precepts for the preservation and exaltation of personal beauty and loveliness : to which is added, an account of the composition, preparation, and properties of the three great medicines prepared and dispensed at the Temple of Health, Adelphi, and at the Temple of Hymen, Pall-Mall, London.

  • Graham, James, 1745-1794.
Date:
1785
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Credit: The guardian goddess of health, or, The whole art of preventing and curing diseases : and of enjoying peace and hapiness of body and of mind to the longest possible period of human existence : with precepts for the preservation and exaltation of personal beauty and loveliness : to which is added, an account of the composition, preparation, and properties of the three great medicines prepared and dispensed at the Temple of Health, Adelphi, and at the Temple of Hymen, Pall-Mall, London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    old. No; but I am aftoriifhed that many more do not happen; and that fo many rational beings fhouid fubmit to the drudgery and danger, not to mention the expcnce, of attending crouded —Jmonfenfical—public places. But as it is in vain to oppofe the ty- rannic force of fafhion, or to (hake off the mighty, influence of HABIT, which, with abfolutc .fway govern every thing that hath the breath of life, I would advife every prudent perfon before they go into fuch places to fortify their body, and harmonize their mind, with taking a tea fpoonful of the electrical jether, or nervous arihe- rial balfam on fugar, or in any thing they like bed—and even to imell now and then to the former in fuch places when they fuf- peCt clanger, or when they find themfelves languid or oppreffed. —-By thefe precautions, many hundreds of the nobility and gentry in Europe, experience daily from it the happieft effects ; and when they return home faint, relaxed and exhaufted, from oyer heated rooms, public or private ; from enervating indulgencie§ too, (injazrijicing to Vepus or Bacchus J or from violent agitations of body and of mind—they areprefently refrefhed, recruited, compofed, and invigorated by duel- ling to the eledrical aether for a'few. minutes, by taking a tea fpoonful or two of it, (or rather, of the nervous aetherial baifam) in a glafs of brandy,—of wine,—or of cold water :—or even by pouring a lit- tle of the electrical aether into a bafon or quart mug half filled with hot water, coffee, green tea, or an infulion of aromatic Bri- tifh herbs, flowers, See. and breathing over it for a few minutes. By thefe means, under God ! fvveet, found, and refrefhing fieep, and mental tranquility, are with certainty procured,—and all pailibi- lity of difeafe or . decay, effectually warded-off:—and thefe happy effects are rendered, ui'l more certain, kindly and lafting, if the perfons will wafh or bathe their face, neck, hands, feet, and pri- vate parts—especially the latter, with pure cold, water—or wi-th milk and water—-about blood warm. This fitnple and de- lightful affair of bathing the private parts and fund-ament every night arid morning, femmer and winter, in ficknefs and in health, in cold milk-or water—is of more importance to. the bodily health, youthful beauty, and fweet defireablenefs of men and women, than any thing I can polfibiy mention or inculcate. If this moll lalutary praClice of applying even partially, cold or at moft tepid water or milk, to the furface-of the body and limbs,—if Simplicity, modern, tion, regularity and; temperance, in the indulgence of every appe- tite, and in the gratification of every defire—in a word, if prudence, wifdom, delicacy, virtue, and that genuine religion which flows warm'and filent ir an everlafting and fupremely cordial circulation,, between THE I'EAFECTION Of EVERY EXCELLENCE — THE ETERNAL SOURCE OF LIFE, LOVE,--LIGHT AM) HAPPINESS! and the benevolent—the melting —the enlarged human breaff1——If this fterlin.g;—•——this all - bi'eiling religion which knows no diltindion of fed, church, age or country-