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Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703

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Health's grand preservative: or the womens best doctor. A treatise, showing the nature and operation of brandy, rumm, rack, and other distilled spirits, and the ill consequences of mens, but especially of womens drinking such pernicious liquors and smoaking tobacco. As likewise, of the immoderate eating of flesh ... Together, with a ... discourse of the excellency of herbs ...

1682

Modest observations on the present extraordinary frost : containing I. A brief description thereof ... II. An account of the most eminent frosts that have happen'd for many hundred years past ... III. Philosophical presages of what may be feared now to ensue, viz. Scarcity of corn and victuals, general sicknesses, and pestilences ... IV. The cries of the poor; and an easy way proposed how there may be twenty thousand pounds a week, at least, raised for their relief, about London ...

1684

A new method of educating children, or, Rules and directions for the well ordering and governing them, during their younger years : shewing that they are capable, at the age of three years, to be caused to learn languages, and most arts and sciences ... also, what methods is to be used by breeding women, and what diet is most proper for them, and their children ...

1695

A pocket-companion, containing things necessary to be known by all that values their health and happiness : being a plain way of nature's own prescribing, to cure most diseases in men, women and children, by kitchen-physick only. To which is added, an account how a man may live well and plentifully for two-pence a day

1693

Wisdom's dictates: or aphorisms and rules, physical, moral and divine, for preserving the health of the body, and the peace of the mind ... To which is added a bill of fare of seventy five noble dishes of excellent food, far exceeding those made of fish or flesh ...

1696

A treatise of dreams & visions : wherein the causes natures and uses of nocturnal representations, and the communications both of good and evil angels, as also departed souls, to mankinde, are theosophically unfolded; that is, according to the word of God, and the harmony of created beeings [sic] ... To which is added, a discourse of the causes, natures and cure of phrensie, madness or distraction

1689

The way to health, long life, and happiness, or, a discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisit [sic] for the life of man, as all sorts of meats, drink, air, exercise, etc. ... Shewing ... whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... by Philotheos Physiologus [i.e. T. Tryon]

1697

A treatise of cleanness in meats and drinks, of the preparation of food, the excellency of good airs, and the benefits of clean sweet beds. Also of the generation of bugs, and their cure. To which is added a short discourse of the pain of the teeth, shewing from what cause it does chiefly proceed, and also how to prevent it

1682