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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in excellent bright condition. Some marking due to age. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> In 1862 Dr. Duchesne-Duparc found while experimenting in cases of chronic psoriasis that weight was reduced without injuring health and used the drug with suc- cess for the latter purpose. Dr. Godfroy experimented on himself losing five and a quarter pounds in a week after taking before three meals a day an extract made into pills containing 25 grams (3.75 grains). The bromine and iodine stimulated the absorbent glands to increased activity without causing an atrophied wasting of the glands. Later experiments of Hunt and Seidell indicated that the result is brought about by stimula- tion of the thyroid gland. Sea-pod liniment is the expressed juice and decoction of fresh seaweed as dispensed by sea-side chemists for rheumatism and the extract taken continuously in pills or fluid form is reputed to relieve rheumatic pains as well as to diminish fat without harm. Sea-pod essence is good for rubbing into sprains and bruises or for applying on wet lint under oiled silk as a compress changed as often as hot or dry. It may be preceded by fomentations of the hot decoction. Embrocation for strengthening the limbs of rickety children can be made from the glutin- ous substance of the vesicles bottled in rum. Fucus or Seaweed wine. (MP)