4^4 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



ways been, to take the leaves, flowers, 

 and fmall flalk*? of dried tanfy, and to 

 fill a teapot with them of fuch a fize as 

 to contain an Eiiglilh pint ; then to fill 

 up the interftices with boiling water in 

 the morning; and, after it has flood in 

 infufion all day, to drink it off cold at 

 going to bed. For thefe feven years 

 pad, he has continued conftantly taking 

 the tanfy in that manner, and has never 

 fmce had any thing of the gout, except 

 once, about five years ago, when having 

 accidentally fprained his ankle, he was 

 feized with a fit of the gout; but which 

 was fo flight, that it never prevented his 

 walking through the houfe with a flafF. 

 He did nor. intermit the ufe of the tanfy 

 .daring this fit ; but continued it as ufual. 

 He fays, that the tanfy has never opera-* 

 ted upon him, by occafioning any fenfi" 

 ble evacuation, either by fweat, ftool, or 

 urine ; lor. though he fweats every night, 

 he did fo before he began his cure : How- 

 ever, as he has two eafy ftools every day, 

 I luipecfl that mull be owing to the tan- 



