An account of a most efficacious medicine for soreness, weakness and several other distempers of the eyes

Historical Significance: Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1773), Bart, physician to his Majesty etc was born in Ireland and died in Chelsea, London, at the age of 92. This is his only publication. He is famous for his great collections in the fields of botany and his interests in pharmacy. He bequeathed his library and collections to the British nation and they became the foundation of the British Museum. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sloane and http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/sloane-herbarium/hanssloane.htm. The first edition of this booklet was published in 1745 and the second in about 1750. The recipe of the medicine is to 'take of prepared Tutty, one ounce, of Lapis Haematites prepared, twelve grains, of prepared pearl, four grains ... mix them in a porhyry or marble mortar with a pessle of the same stone with a quantity of Viper's grease or fat to make a linament, to be used daily.'