The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-09 00:00:00

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As-the Gout is cne of the most .ainintve disor-
ders, and has hitherio baffled all the powess-of. me-
dicine, it is a duty cflnunanity to circulate the fol-
lowing Extra& from an Account of the-velebrated,
LINNJEUS and his writings

" :LINN/ens derived great benefit, under the at-
tacks of Geut, to which he was particularly sullied,
from the use of Strawberries. It appears that about,
the end of June 1756 he experienced so violent an
-attack as to be unable to take either nourishment
or repose for, a foOnight ; band he could not keep his
feet quiet twO minutes at a time. The complaint •
passed from one foot
ito the other, into his hands,
ancralso the other joints, affeEling them with red-
ness, swelling, and all the usual appearances. A.
plate of Strawberries having been accidentally
brought to .hini 'whilst' he was in this afflicted
State, they proved to be the only article that was
at all grateful .to his palate ; and after eating them
he slept some hours, the only time during the' whole
fourteen days of his illness. When he awoke' he
ate more Strawberries ; and having again good sleep
from midnight until the, next morning, he found
himself well enoUgh-to leave his bed, and; in fast,-
experieeced no pain whatever, though the dis-
ease had, ••of course; debilitated hub extretnely.--,
Tne following year the 'Gout came on. again, about
the same period ; and -our Invalid being then at
,Drottninghohn, his pale sickly countenance,struck
the .Queen, very condescendingly enquired
what he would take. LINNXI7S replied,." Straw,
'terries," which were not to be procured. Her Ma—
jesty; however, orctred a plate of this fruit to be
brought, and having eaten that quantity, he fAted
himself- next morning well- enough to go to Court.
The Gout returned the t hird. Y ear (but in a'niuch•
slighter degree than before), and was_ again cured 'by
• Strawberries.; and on its :access the fourth - and, fift
times, at the same season in the succeeding years,
the same occufrences took place, and•they were ree
medied by the same means. • The attacks-gfadeallv
became less Violent; and by persevering in the ,use of
this fruit every summer, they did • not recur at all
for neatly twenty years ; indeed we dosuot find that
LiNINTJEUS experienced a return of the Gout even
after that period. LINNZLTS, of course, always re-
commended Strawberries to arthritic patients in ge-
neral-, as preferable to any other medicine hitherto
discovered forthe cure of their disorders. It-is pro-
per, however, to adds that ‘c two•cases are men-
tioned, shewing that wholesorrie as-Strawberries are
universally, they wilLnot withstanding a6l as a poi-
son on some persons.- They occasioned syncope,
Succeeded, b.yz'petechial efflorescence on the skin."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTTINGHAM RACES.

TUE3DAY, AUGUST S. . .
Itis Majesty's Plate of too Guineas. The best of three 4-
mile fleets.—Entrance 7s. 6d.
. .
IV/r. Andrew's bc. Fathom, 4 yrs old - r- 2 I I
]lt.. T. C. Browne's b. c. Mountaineer, 4,yrs old , .1 2 2
liajor Wilson's b. b. Vivaldi, aged - - 4 3 3
Mr. folu,sou's br. Sir Andrew, 4 yrs old . - 3dr

'The same Aar, .501, given by thc-MeMbets for The County,
added to it Sweepstakes of Five Guineas each.
fteat..

Sitwell Sitwell, Esq 's b. c. Taurus, by Sir Pet! - j -t.
Edward Acker's, Esq.'sg. colt, Atlas, by Sir Pcret - 2 2
11,1 r. i'ishet's b. f. Lady Bird, by Moorcock - %.• 3 3
rt., T. C. Brotkne's ch. c. brother to Maidstone '.- 4 (It

tiEDNESDAY.

The Noblemen and Gentlemens' Plate of 5 .)1: Two-mile
Heals. Entrance Three Guineas.
Mt. T. C. Browne's ch, c. Mountaineer - - :?
Sir W. Hunlocke's ch. t Gdlina, aister to Cockfighlet
Mr. joliewn's br. c Sir Andrew, 4 rs old 3 .3