Oeconomical and Medical Observations, in Two Parts: from the Year 1758 to the Year 1763, Inclusive: Tending to the Improvement of Military Hospitals, and to the Cure of Camp Diseases, Incident to Soldiers: to Which Is Subjoined, an Appendix, Containing
Oeconomical and Medical Observations, in Two Parts: from the Year 1758 to the Year 1763, Inclusive: Tending to the Improvement of Military Hospitals, and to the Cure of Camp Diseases, Incident to Soldiers: to Which Is Subjoined, an Appendix, Containing
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1764 edition. Excerpt: ... are usually commended as alteratives; for now and then this seemed to be of service, where most other remedies had sailed., After the use of all resolvent medicines whatsoever, before the cure was perfected, I found the bracing powers of the peruvian bark in some fort absolutely neceflary; except ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1764 edition. Excerpt: ... are usually commended as alteratives; for now and then this seemed to be of service, where most other remedies had sailed., After the use of all resolvent medicines whatsoever, before the cure was perfected, I found the bracing powers of the peruvian bark in some fort absolutely neceflary; except after Dover's powders, which often finally perfected the cure without bark, sal ammoniac, or any other remedy, besides water-gruel, which was given in great plenty to rinse the vessels clean in the operation. A fore throat, and want of the power of speech, were not unknown symptoms in this disease, and were occasioned by a rigidity of the uvula, and dryness of the pharynx, for want of timely bleeding in the beginning: And though bleeding removed such rigidities very soon, yet I have seen in others, for want of it, the limbs totally benumbed, and almost immoveably K 4 conWarm bathing, fomentations, &c commended. contracted with the rheumatism, for years; and nothing availed at any time but flannels and warm bathing, or the use of warm steams of tepid water, received into an oaken clofe chair, every other day, for ten days, a fortnight, or longer; and we confined the vapour about the naked body of the patient, placed therein, fifteen or twenty minutes, in order to be a substitute to the external use of dry pumping (as it is called) with Bath waters. This contrivance had some good effects in the very worst cases of all, after the internal use of the most likely remedies, administred in due order, had failed of success. Thus I generally endeavoured (having patients enough for this intention) to make proper trials, at different times, of every likely method of cure; so far that, where I was concerned, even malingerers, who too much abound in all...
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