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remedy of all miseries; so in particular it effectually pre¬ 
vents all the bodily disorders the passions introduce, by 
keeping the passions themselves within due bounds. And 
by the unspeakable joy and perfect calm, serenity and 
tranquillity, it gives the mind, it becomes the most power¬ 
ful of all the means of health and long life.” The idea 
is twice repeated. “ In uncommon or complicated dis¬ 
eases, or where life is more immediately in danger, I 
again advise every man without delay to apply to a phy¬ 
sician that fears God.” In his third preface, Wesley 
used a word that has been a motto ever since throughout 
the Methodist connection; to remedies the effects of 
which he had himself observed, he added “ tried” Also 
he insists on the application of electricity as a remedial 
agent: in the Appendix, no less than 37 diseases are de¬ 
clared to yield to its influence. 
The collection of receipts are more curious than use¬ 
ful, they are not equal to the average of such compila¬ 
tions. “For an Ague . 8. Make six middling pills of 
cobwebs. Take one a little before the cold fit: two a 
little before the next fit: the other three, if need be, a 
little before the third fit. I never knew this fail. Cho¬ 
lera Morbus. 131. Drink two or three quarts of cold 
water, if strong; of warm water, if weak. 132. Or, boil 
a chicken an hour in two gallons of water, and drink of 
this till the vomiting ceases.” This would excuse the 
man, who during the outbreak of this pestilence at Paris, 
sold half-ounce bottles of distilled water at a franc a- 
piece, upon the Pont-Neuf. 
We next come to Dr. Dovers’s successful treatment of 
Consumption. “ Mr. Masters, of Eversham, was so far 
gone that he could not stand alone. He was advised to 
lose six ounces of blood every day for a fortnight, if he 
lived so long; and then every other day; then every 
third day, then every fifth day, for the same time. In 
three months he was well. Tried.” 
Wesley, however much the above may be called in 
question, describes three eye-waters, the third of which 
is prescribed occasionally now; and we wonder that in 
these days of advertisements no one has brought it out 
as a patent medicine. Moreover, it is efficacious, and to 
it we can add, tried. The first is—“ (303.) Heat half 
an oimce of Lapis Calaminaris red hot, and quench it in 
half a pint of French white wine, and as much white 
Rose Water: then pound it small and infuse it. Shake 
the bottle when you use it. It cures soreness, weakness, 
and most diseases of the eye. I have known it cure 
total blindness.” 
The form still used is —“ (305.) Boil very lightly one 
spoonful of white copperas scraped, and three spoonfuls 
of white salt, in three pints of spring water. 'When cold, 
bottle it in large vials without straining. Take up the 
vial softly, and put a drop or two in the eye morning 
and evening.” To the surprise of the writer of these 
lines, he has been in the habit of preparing an eye-lotion 
without being aware that he was indebted to Wesley’s 
pages for its origin. “ 306. An eye-water which was 
used by Sir Stephen Fox, when he was 60 years of age, 
and could hardly see with the help of spectacles; but 
hereby in some time recovered his sight, and could see to 
read the smallest print without glass or spectacles, till 
above 80. Take six ounces of rectified spirit of wine, 
dissolve it in one drachm of camphor; then add two pu- 
gils of dried elder flowers. It is used as an embrocation 
for the forehead and eyelids.” 
Powdered Assarabacca is Major's snuff. We passover 
a large quantity of receipts, expressing astonishment 
that they should have found favour. The gout is to be 
cured by the application of a raw lean beef-steak (368); 
while for the iliac passion, Sydenham orders alive puppy 
to be held constantly on the belly (431)—a singular mode 
of giving bark; while rupture in children (588) is treated 
by boiling a spoonful of egg-shells dried in an oven, and 
powdered, in a pint of milk to three quarters of a pint. 
Feed the child constantly with bread boiled in this milk . 
What shall we say when for green sickness, we are 
gravely instructed to take an ounce of quicksilver every 
morning; while for twisting of the bowels, one, two, or 
three pounds of quicksilver in water, are suggested. Our 
age has taught us better things. 
Experience and common sense are the handmaidens of 
abstract science. Wesley forgot that though a rudder 
may be a most sensible invention, it requires a skilful 
hand to guide it. Nevertheless, he can well forgive a 
passing smile, for there is no man who has lent a stronger 
impulse to religious intelligence and activity than the 
author of Primitive Physic. 
Joseph Ince. 
One hundred volumes were included in this collection: 
those only were noticed of special interest. Mr. Ince, in 
conclusion, paid a well-deserved compliment to Mr. 
Tilden for his energetic and successful aid. 
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM COLLEGE OF 
MEDICINE. 
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1870-71. 
The Winter Session commenced on Monday, Octo¬ 
ber 3, when the Very Reverend the Dean of Durham, 
Warden of the University, presented the scholarship 
and prizes to the successful candidates. The successful 
students in Pharmacy were—Henry Melhuish (silver me¬ 
dal and 1st certificate of honour), George Foggon (2nd 
certificate of honour) ; in Practical Chemistry, C. W. 
Wilson (medal and certificate of honour); in Botany, 
John Murray (medal and 1st certificate of honour), 
William Johnson (2nd certificate of honour) ; in Materia 
Medica, John Murray (medal and certificate of honour), 
William Johnson (2nd certificate of honour). 
The Warden and Senate, desirous of adding to the 
facilities of medical students, and of promoting phar¬ 
maceutical education, last year instituted a lectureship on 
pharmacy. 
The curriculum for students in pharmacy consists of 
attendance on lectures on botany, materia medica, che¬ 
mistry and pharmacy. The lectures on the two former 
of these subjects^ are delivered in the summer, and those 
on the two latter in the winter session of study. 
The Chair of Pharmacy, which was specially instituted 
for pharmacy students, is held by Barnard S. Proctor, 
Esq.; the other portions of the pharmacy curriculum 
being obtained by their attending the courses insti¬ 
tuted for the medical students, the respective lecturers 
in which are, Botany—J. Thornhill, Esq., and W. C. 
Arnison, Esq.,M.D., M.R.C.S.; Materia Medica—Thomas 
Humble, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.P.; and Chemistry— A. 
Freire-Marreco, Esq., M.A. 
The order in which students in pharmacy attend the 
several courses of lectures is optional, but as the study of 
materia medica and pharmacy involves the application 
of knowledge acquired from the courses on botany and 
chemistry, it is recommended that the following order 
be adopted as far as circumstances admit:—botany, che¬ 
mistry, materia medica and pharmacy. 
The course on practical pharmacy includes—general 
processes and physics applied to pharmacy—pharma- 
copoeial processes and the most important recent im¬ 
provements in pharmaceutical preparations—dispensing 
operations—testing and the test solutions of the Phar¬ 
macopoeia—and is illustrated with apparatus, experi¬ 
ments, and processes in operation. 
Feis - £. s. d. 
Perpetual ticket for pharmacy curriculum.... 6 6 0 
(This applies only to students at present en¬ 
gaged in pharmacy, and who enter before 
October, 1871.) 
Separate courses of lectures... each 4 4 0 
The perpetual ticket entitles the holder to attend the 
