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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1772
Page
2
Theophilus Croydon voices The Appeal to the Public arguing the sacredness of the sinking fund to reduce national debt. He estimates potential payments, savings from alienations, and the peril of diverting fund produce, warning of future bankruptcy if funds are misused.
A fragment notes a matter deemed of consequence to the kingdom though it appears trivial at first glance. The writer promises deeper inspection may reveal significance beyond initial impressions.
An aged Vicar leads a simple, peaceful life with scant income and a garden. A neighboring priest shares his wish for gentler times as a poor parishioner dies, prompting reflections on clerical duties, tithes, and the cost of faith. The coffers, bells, and quiet wanderings frame a moral meditation on religion and poverty.
A dentist to her Majesty urges care of children's teeth, claiming his Essence of Pearl prevents scurvy of gums and early decay. He recommends use from about age two, noting sales by Bayley in Cockspur Street and Price near the India House in Leadenhall Street for sixpence sixpence per bottle.
Case of Wharles Weyman of Middlesex County described as a long standing scorbutic and scrophulous disorder breaking into left thigh with abscesses and bone infection. After several physicians and hospital care failed, he used Velno Vegetable Syrup and recovered enough to walk miles and resume work. Syrup sold in Haymarket Ludgate Street Capel Court and Cambridge with a country agents network and a safety label bearing Burrows Fletcher and Hodson signatures.
A patient testifies to a medicine curing stone and gravel without lithotomy after unsuccessful prior remedies. Witnesses Ann Cameron and John Nelson corroborate, noting relief from fits and discharge of stones. The tonic is sold at Mr Adams's in Cornhill, Essex Coffee House, and Mr Shatwell in the Strand.
A patient describes a dramatic recovery from a severe scurvy like condition after using balsamic tincture. Richard Restarick credits the remedy for restoring strength after hospital treatment failed. Attests by his master Grantham to verify the account, dated January 13 1772. Sold by F Newsery with listed addresses and prices.
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