Aye! I've been ridin' the high seas with me and my merry men, and as a seaman, I've been vulnerable for what ye call Scurvy. Yea, I've got the sickness. If one of ye land lubbers has got a cure for me, I would reward ye with gold talents and be grateful as long as I sail the seven seas!

"For the certain CURE of the SCURVY

Proved by a thousand instances,

E S S E N C E of W A T E R - D O C K

Spring is the season when the scurvy naturally breaks out, and is most easily cured: it's first appearance is in eruptions on the skin; when neglected, bad Symptoms follow; a sullen headache, swelled stomach, teeth lost, breath offensive, appetite gone, spirits funk, and at last, spreading sores. These all rise from one cause, and are to be cured by one medicine. The Essence of Water-Dock is perfectly effectual in all states of the disease; only the worst require more time. It should be encountered early: it is better surely, to combat a few pimples, than all this weight of misery. The medicine is innocent, and the afflicted may depend on it with the most perfect surety. It raises the spirits, strengthens the stomach, and restores appetite and digestion, while it removes gradually these external and unsightly blemishes; gives a clean skin, the most comfortable of all sensations, and prevents other illnesses arising from want of perspiration. This affords a new instance of the wisdom of the ancients; that wisdom we should copy; the philosophy of simple medicines, from plants, often most powerful, always innocent. I am happy to have relieved such numbers, and can upon the proof of it's success with them, recommend the medicine boldly and faithfully to all who are yet subjected to the torment and disgust of that disease. The Leprosy, as well as Scurvy, yield... and in both cases, the constitution is at the same time strengthened and mended in every respect; and ease and cheerfulness take the place of that faintness, wearysomeness, and sad depression of spirits, which rose from the disorder.

It is sold by R. Baldwin, bookseller in Pater-noster row, and J.Ridley, bookseller in St. James's-street with directions, in bottles, 3s. each, signed by the author; and no where else in London." (1).