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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The authentick narrative of the success of tar water: in curing a great number and variety of distempers; with remarks by Thomas Prior, Esq; Carefully abridged. To which are subjoined, two letters from the author of Siris: shewing the medicinal properties of tar water, and the best manner of making it |
| Reference | 75898.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1749 |
| Author | Prior, Thomas |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Rogers and Fowle |
| Place of Creation | Boston |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | General Cures; Women's Health |
| Keywords | water, cure, colic, scurvy, asthma, inflammation, fever, smallpox, vomiting, rheumatism, disease, influenza, gout, depression, ulcer, cough, cold, scrofula, jaundice, pain, weakness, worms, deafness, diabetes, venereal disease, cancer, tuberculosis, female complaints, nerves, animals, hysteria, physician, blood |
| Parts of the Body | limb, lungs, respiratory system, digestive organs, liver, throat |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |