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Jiftl published, and now felling by ROBERT
BELL in Third street, price Teri Shillings,
Six Sketches on the History of Man,
Containing
The Progress of M E N as Individuals.
I. The Diversity of Men and of Languages.
11 0/ Food and Population,.
111. Of Property.
IV. The Origin and Progvefs of Commerce.
V. The Origin and Progress of Arts.
VI. 1 he Progress of the Female Sex.
Wuh an APP EN D IXc jncerning the Propaga
tion of Animals, and the c ire of their Offspring.
By HENRY FI 0 JI E, Lord K A'l hi S,
Author of theE' emerits of Criticism.
N. B At laid Bell's iray be had Simes's Military
Guide for Officers, 2 vel. Also all the new
Pamphlets.
W A N T E D.
ANEGROE Lad, who underdands cooking,
or is willing to be taught to cook. Any per
son having such an one to dispose of, who can be
recommended for his honesty and sobriety, may
hear of a purchaser by applying to the Printer.
A)r. A 2 A IPs incomparable P/ORM d^ro^ng
SUGAR PLUMB^
ITcefery to be kept in all Families.
SO ey feelingly valued by all people who have had of them io
G , ^Britain and Ireland, for their transcendent excellency
i,the destroying Worms of all kinds, both in the bodies of
men, women and children, by net only breaking the knotsof the
Du/entu,, or guts next the flomach, but they pis through the
fm died pafliges of the b.>dy, and purge away those ropy and slimy
It / nou^ which are the cause of tnofe pernicious vermin, and the
leuice of many other disorders: they are ope of the bell purges in
4ne whole world for gross bodied children that aye apt to breed
worms, and have large belles; their operation is mild, fafe and
pleafan;, they wonderfully cieanie the bowels, of all Iliff -and
clammy humours, which flop tip the parts, arid prevent the juice
of food being conveyed to the liver and made blood, which is
often the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly,
finking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of flrength
in the lower parts; Likewise fettled head achs and pains in the
head, fwelhngs, old fores, scabs, tetters, or breakings out, will
be perfectly cured, and the blood and skin, restored to its origin
al purity and smoothness; they purge by urine, and bring away
the gravel, and effectually cure all obstructions of the urine, of ul
cers in the kidneys. They at once Grike at the truceaufe of the
scurvy and entirely dellroy it, and all scorbutic humours andef.
fefts, root and branch, so as never to return again; and what
makes them more commendable is, they are full as agreeable to
both talc and light as loaf sugar.
I have by theie plumbs cured a great many children of whoop
ing or chin coughs, -and agues, which diftemners are vety com
inun and troublesome to families, arid the want of these plumbs
arc the ruin of many childrens constitutions.
These plumbs enrich and sweeten the whole mass of blood,car
ry off all gross, corrupt and putrid humours, and create a freehand
-healthy complexion in such as are affected by any putrid matter.
The plumb is a great diuretick, cleaning the reins of dime;
it expels wind, and is a sovereign medicine in the cholic and
griping of the guts. It allays and carries off four vapours which
occHion many disorders in the head. It opens all obstructions in
the Stomach, lungs, liver, reins and»bladder; causes a good appe
tite and helps digestion. It hath been found wonderfully success.
ful to such persons as are going into chronicle distempers, as adh
mas, phthifics, or Shortness of breath, dropsies and yellow jaun
dice. Now 1 hope all impartial persons are fatisfied, that the me
dicine which works upon such humours, will almost reach any
distemper if not too far gone, Since corruption and putrefaction
arc tile-forerunners of all diseases; therefore no better physic can
be taken for all ages, sexes and constitutions, from infancy to old
a^e. These plumbs are highly serviceable to the female sex,
from the age of fourteen to twenty years, and from 40 to 50.
Each box contains one dozen of these plumbs, price seven (kill
ings and fix pence with printed directions. Sold by Nicholas
Brooks, Philadelphia.
Diognoftic Signs of Worms.
T^ A LENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hodownefs
t , of the eyes, grating of the teeth when aficep, dulneis, pains,
' and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, and itching in the
fundament, white and thick urine, unquiet Sleep, often flatting,
101 l appetite, fuelled belly, knawing and biting about the sto
mach frightful dreams, extreme thirds, the body decayed and
lean, fits, often vomiting, linking breath, &c.
Directions for taking them.
A child from 1 to 2 years may eat one plumb from 2 to 4 one
and a half; from 4 to 6 two; from 6 to 8 two and a half; from
8 to 12 three; from 12 to 15, and all above the age, may eat four
plumbs, one hour or two before up rising, not to drink during
that time, but afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or water gruel;
in taking them, the patient muff flay two or three days betwixt
each dole.
In agues, the fame quantity muff be taken, two, three or four
hours before the fit comes on, and be repeated three times. In
whooping or chin-coughs give the quancitv above mentioned.
°+uft published and to 'be fold, by
JAMES HUMPHREYS, junr.
The corner of Black-horse Alley, Front-Street,
Trie compleateft Edition yet published of
The WORK S of the
Rev'd. Laurence Sterne, A. M.
Prebendary of York, and Vicar of Sutton on the
Fored, and of Stillington near York;
In Five Volumes ;
containing:
The Life of the Author.
The Life and Opinions of Tridram Shandy, Gen
tleman.
Yorick's Sermons—Forty-five of the best moral
Discourses ever delivered from the Pulpit.
Yorick's Sentimental Journey through Fiance and
Italy.
The History of a Watch-coat, —a Political Ro
mance.
Yorick's Letters to Eliza, and
Sterne's Letters to his Friends, on various Occa
sions; which were never before published in any
Edition of his Works.
KEYSERS pills, Maredant's drops, worm cakes,
Anderson's Scotch pills, Hooper's female pills,
Turlington's drops, Bateman's drops, Stoughton's
bitters, blue dye, Dr. Hill's balsam of honey, Har
laem oil, cripple curing oil. Also,
Elegant paste and stone buckles for ladies, gilt and
paste Ihoe and knee buckles, stone and paste Lock
buckles, gold earrings, gold and garnet broaches,
gold and garnet rings, gold and moco-done fleece
buttons, a variety of chriftal and paste sleeve but
tons a beautiful assortment of earrings set round
with inarquifet and in pearl, silver thimbles and
broaches, a variety^of bottle stands, figured seals
mounted in gold and other forts, fine set combs,
black led pencils, a good assortment of tooth pick
cases set in silver and mounted in gold, best razor
<metal feiffors, cases of razors, a very elegant assort
ment of ladies lockets in gold and real garnet and
other forts, the celebrated jubilee knives and forks,
a few very elegant ladies pocket books, tobacco and
fnufF boxes, key rings, japan wares, a variety of
new music, good Roman fiddle firings, fifes, blank
music books, cards of history and geography, also
a journey through Europe or the play of geography
invented by Jefferies, for the inftrudive entertain
ment of young gentlemen and ladies; a few ena
meled lamps, pump lamps, and.a ball lamp for a
flair case mounted in brass, cork fkrews, decanter
corks, boot straps, tooth powder and tooth bruihes,
general atlaff s containing 36 new and correct maps,
by Pularet and others in one large book, garden
sheers, silver pinchbeck and heel watch chains, Iword
knots, cards of trinkets for watch makers windows,
watch springs, wash balls and pomatum, gentlemen
and ladies twill and silk horse whips mounted in
silver, view of the battle of Charleftown, Romans's
mhp of the feat of war, a view of the engagement
between the Row-gallies and two men of war, a
piece intitled the Comet of 74, being a political
peace done in New-England, also the very best
copper-plate writings done by the greatest masters
in Europe, also a curious collection of the molt ap
proved pictures, such as hunting, views of town's,
landfkips, sea fights, land battles, scripture pieces,
flower pieces and a great variety of japan prints,
and many other iorts in and out of glass, &c.
M A R E D A N T S's
ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
As a proof cf the superior efficacy of Maredant's drops (prepared
by Mr. Norton, Surgeon, of Golden Square. London, to any
medicine, hitherto known, for the cure of the Scurvy, Leprosy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fillula, Piles, long continued Informations
of the eyes, and every other disorder arising from a foulnefs in
the blood, the following extraordinary cures are referrsd to.
Mr/HENRY TRENCHARD GOODENOUGH, Steward
of the Magdelcn Hospital, cured of an inveterate scurvy of 22
years landing.
MARY COPSON, cf Brompton, cured ofa fee,rbutic humour
on her head and face, attended with a violent hoarienefs and
fhortnels of breath. Witnels, Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in
Whitcomb-Arce^, near Leicester Fields.
Mr. JOHN FOS TER, at the Role a: Welling, in Kent, cured
ofa Leproly, attended with violenrrheumatic pains.
Mrs. MARY RUI E, at Mr. Field's, in Cadle-Street, Leicefler
Fields, cured of the Evil, or Schrophula : her bones were greatly
enlarged, and several pieces leparated and came away. Witness,
Thomas Field. Caftle-ftrcet, and Henry Hyde. Butcher in St.
James's Market.
To Mr. N ORTON, Surgeon, in Golden Square.
S I R,
~80. BO U T two yearsand a halfago, I was seized with a
violent hoarseness and Shortness of breath. 1 font for a
' physician, who ordered me tu be bled. I also took a great
many medicines, but grew worse instead of better. My head
acoed so violently, that it prevented n>e from getting any rest ;
my face and head broke out in large blotches, which spread so
much that I wasin daily fear of losing my eye-light. The hu
mour a hich discharged from my face was so verv offenfive, that
I could hardly bear it myfelf? but by the use of your Maredant's
Drops, am effectually cured. Any person doubting of this, may
be convinced of the ti uth.by calling on Mrs. Copion,at Brompton ;
or by enquiring of Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in Whiicomb-ltreet,
near Lemciler Fields. lam, with great refpeT,
Sit, your molt humble fervanr,
Mary Copso N.
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, Golden Square.
AFTER having been afflicted with & mod violent Scorbutic
humour of 13 years Handing, which rendered me incapable
of business; 1 have the fatisfaCtion to inform ydu, 1 am
now perfectly cured, by the use of your Maredant's Drops. You
have my leave to publish this, hoping it may be the means of pro
curing benefit to others afflicted as 1 was, I am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
Gforg- eLangdon.
No. 57, the North fide of St. Paul's
Church yard, July 19th. 1775,
-Witness to the above cure, Francis Litey, No. 3, Finch
Lane, Cornhill, Sarah Raid, Trunk-maker, No. 57, St. Paul's
church yard. 1
These Drops are fold by Mi. Norton's appointment, by Mr.
Janies Rivington, and Mr Hugh Gaine, Printers, ar New York ;
and Mr. JOHN AIREY, in Market street, Philadelphia, at
12s. per bottle. Alf<,
KEYSER's GENUINE PILLS.
NICHOLAS 'BROOK S,
A/ bis Picture, Jewellery, and Dry Goods Shop, the
fourth door above Blaok-Horfe Alley, in Second
fireet, Philadelphia.
ANY Person who understands calling and fihifh
ing Cannon, by applying to Henry Howard
at the Northampton Furnace about ten miles from
Baltimore town, in the province of Maryland, will
meet with great encouragement.
Baltimore, Huguft 5, 1776,J
A choice parcel of INDIGO, to be fold By
WILLIAM SYKE S,
In Front-street, three doors below Arch-street,
Philadelphia.
To which is added, The
RURAL SOCRATES:
Being Memoirs of a Country Philosopher.
By the Author of the Farmer's Letters.
CONDITION N S.
I. It will be printed on the fame paper and type
with the SPECIMEN; will contain between
three and four hundred pages (large OCtavo) and
finifhed shortly.
11. Ihe Pri ^ to Subferibers, in blue boards, will
be ONE DOLLA,R, bound, Ten Shillings: To
Non fubferibers the Price will not be less than
Twelve Shillings, in blue boards.
111. Those who fubferibe for twelve books to
have a thirteenth gratis.
SPECIMENS may be had of the Printer.
As this work if properly circulated mus fprove of
general utility to this country, it is hoped it will not
want for proper encouragement. It is well worthy
the perusal and particular attention of every inhabi
tant on the continent, citizens as well as country
men. Gentlemen who rent out farms will find their
advantage in distributing them among their tenants.
,^ Subferiptions are gratefully received by
said J. HUMPHREYS, jun. in Front-street, the
Corner of Black-horse alley, Philadelphia.
Practical Parts of Husbandry.
Defigne^ to explain several of the most important
Methods of conducing Farms of various Kinds;
including many ufeful Hints to Gentlemen
Farmers, relative to the ceconomical Manage
ment of their Business.
Containing, among other Enquiries.
OF that proportioned Farm, which is, of all
others, the most profitable.
Of the best Method of conducting Farms that con
sist all of Grass, or all of Arable Land.
Of the Means of keeping, the Year round, the most
Cattle on a given Quantity of Land.
Considerations on the ceconomical Condu& of
Gentlemen Farmers.
Of the cheapest Way of manuring Land.
Of the Comparative Profit of Farming different
Soils.
Of the New Husbandry.
Of Experimental Agriculture.
Of the Management of Borders of arable Fields.
Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural Oeco
nomics.
Just Re-printed from the London copy, and felling
By ROBERT BE LL,
In Third-freet Philadelphia, (price half a dollar.)
AMERICAN-INDEPENDENCE the ln
tereft and Glory of Great Britain; con
taining arguments which prove that not only in
taxation but in trade, manufactures and govern
ment, the Colonies are entitled to an entire Inde
pendency on the British Legislature; and that it
can only be by a formal declaration of these rights,
and forming thereupon a friendly league with them,
that the true and lading welfare of both countries
can be promoted.
In a series of Letters to the Legislature.
It is not to be hoped, in the corrupt date of hu
man nature, that any nation will be subj & to
another, any longer than it finds its own ac
count in it, and cannot help itfelf.
No creatures fuck the teats of their dams longer
than they can draw milk from thence, or can
provide themlelves with better food; nor will
any country continue their fubjedion to another,
only because their great grand-mothers were ac
quainted. This is the course of human affairs,
and all wife dates will always have it before their
eyes. Trenchard on plantations and colonies, in
Cato's letter, N°. 106.
N. B. All the new pamphlets may be had at said
Bell's, also Simes's Military Guide for Officers,
2 vols. (price three dollars.)
Atthc Request ofa Number of Gentlemen, and
particularly some reputable FARMER S, —
is now Printing by subscription, by JAMES
HUMPHREYS,junior, for the Advantage
cf the Country in general.
RURAL (ECONOMY:
Tobacconids.
HA VE moved from the corner of Spruce and
Water-streets, to the house belonging to,
and lately occupied by Mr. John Wallace, in Se
cond-street, fix doors below Market street, where
they continue to carry on their Scotch fnuff and
tobacco Manufactory in all the several branches
as usual; they have laid in a large dock of the
very best Virginia leaf tobacco, and are confident
of giving the utmost fatisfa£ion to their former
customers and the pubfick. Orders will be punctu
ally anfwer'd with all possible dispatch; they give
cafli for good empty fnuff bottles.
HAMILTON and SON,
Genuine Keyfer's Pills,
To be had of the Printer.
Or ESSAYS on the