Back in the summer of 2023, I had been pouring through the Early English Books Online database (as one does), and came across William Salmon's Polygraphice (1673)--within which I found the following: "VI. To rectifie the Breath..."
The Pearl Pomatum (at long last)
The time has come for some actual pomatum and 100% less fun with fire (as the prophecy foretold).
Fragment of a Regency-era SF story
Doing primary source research sometimes leads to spectacular finds. In an 1809 volume of The Lady's Magazine, I came across... well, a science fiction story.