An Account of the Life, Lectures, and Writings of William Cullen ...

Charter of Royal Society of Edinburgh, 220.

Purchase of Ormiston Hill by Dr Cullen in 1778, 220, 668.
Dr John Brown, 222.-Origin of his attacks upon Cullen, 223.
Statement of the Brunonian Theory of Medicine, 226.

I. Doctrine of Excitability, Exciting powers, and Excite-

ment, 227.-Relation to the Doctrines taught by Cul-

len, 229, 230.

II. Doctrine of Life as a forced state, 231.-Analogous
opinion expressed by Cullen, 232.-By physiologists
before Cullen, 234, 335.

III. Seat and identity of Excitability, 236.-Muscular fibres

considered as a part of the nervous system.

IV. Operations of the Exciting powers upon the Excita-

bility, 242.

V. Uniformly stimulant operation of all exciting powers, 245.

Non-existence of Sedative powers, 248.

VI. Health and Disease different degrees of Excitement, 251.

VII. Predisposition a middle degree of Excitement, 252.

VIII. Debility, as Direct and Indirect, 254.

IX. Sthenic and Asthenic, as the only two forms of Uni-

versal Diseases, 257.

Diversity as regards Sthenia and Asthenia, in the

simultaneous conditions of the different posi-

tions of the economy, 260.

Variations, in respect of Sthenia and Asthenia,

in the progress of a particular disease, 264.

Diversities in the same disease, as it affects dif-

ferent persons, 265.

Existence of other morbid conditions besides those

of Vigour and Debility, 268.

X. Scale of Health and Disease, 269–270.

XI. Twofold division of remedies into Stimulants and Debi-

litants, 277-286.

Remarks on this division,-1st, p. 280, and 2d,

284, Pretensions to novelty of Brown's theory

examined, 288, 290.

XII. The sole province of the physician is to remove any de-

viation from the natural standard of excitement,

299, under the following divisions:-

1st, Whether a disease be general or local, 300.

2d, Whether, if general, it be Sthenic or Asthe-

nic; and,

3d, What it is in degree, 305.

Brown's disbelief in the existence of spontaneous

power of restoration in the animal economy,

314.- Vis medicatrix naturæ, 318.

Dr Brown's treatment of particular diseases, 323-Compari-

son of the plans proposed by Cullen and Brown for the

treatment of various diseases; Fevers, 325-Blood-letting,

325-Use of Opium, 326.-Cullen's views of the latter

subject, 330.

Dr Brown's treatment of the Phlegmasia, 338.-Gout, 339.-

Erroneous principles in NEUROSES, 342.-Brown's errors

as to these diseases, 343, &c.

Misconceptions which have existed as to Brown's practical

knowledge and experience, 347.-His ignorance of Medi-

cal Literature, 349.-Reception which the views of Brown

met with in this country not cordial, 353.—But in Nor-

thern Italy they soon attracted great attention, 354.

History of Brunonianism in Italy, divided into three periods,

356.

Notice of Italian Works belonging to the first of these periods,

357.-Second period, 358.-Third period, 361.

History of opinions in Italy on this subject, and statement of

fourteen principal questions arising out of the Brunonian

doctrines as treated of by the Italians, 364, viz.-

1. Commendation bestowed by the Italians on the sim-

plicity of Brown's view, that there is only one single

power of Excitability, 366.

2. Whether the Fluids are primarily liable to morbid

conditions, and if so, how they influence the pro-

duction of Disease, 370.

3. Whether all agents are stimulant on the economy, or

various in their action, 385.

4. Stimulus and Contrastimulus, as compared with

Brown's Sthenic and Asthenic diathesis, 394.-Use

and meaning of the term Diathesis, 397.

5. Whether a different state of the economy from that of

Sthenia or Asthenia, under the name of Irritation,

exists, 409, 401.

6. Whether a disease can undergo a change in respect

of its Diathesis, from Sthenia to Asthenia, or the

converse, during its progress, 405, 406.

7. Whether these two Diatheses of Sthenia and Asthe-

nia may co-exist in different parts of the economy,

407.

8. What are the proper grounds of distinction be-

tween Universal and Local Diseases, 409.-Re-

marks on the LOCALES of Cullen, 410, 411-

416.

9. Whether there are other elements of variety ex-

hibited by diseases besides degrees of Sthenic and

Asthenic Diathesis, 417.

10. What are the grounds of distinction between Or-

ganic and Dynamic Diseases? and whether there

be not in all diseases some change in the organic

constitution of the subject, 420.

11. Whether such a state as Indirect Debility really

exists? 422-431.

12. Whether Inflammation be ever of an Asthenic cha-

racter, 431-439.

13. Whether Fever be in all instances symptomatic of

Inflammation, 439-443.

14. Whether the amount of particular Stimulant or Con-

trastimulant Remedies which the economy is capa-

ble of bearing, is regulated by its particular mor-

bid conditions and the degrees of these, 443-453.

-Tolerance or endurance of Tartar Emetic in

certain diseases, 446; of Opium, 447; of Mer-

cury, 450; of Sulphate of Quinine, 452.

Limited influence and small progress of the Doctrines of John

Brown in Great Britain, 453.-Causes of this, 455, 456.

-Little progress of the Doctrines of John Brown in

France, 459.-Reception of these Doctrines in Italy, 461,

and in Germany, 462.-Difference between John Peter

Frank and Joseph Frank in their respective reception of

these Doctrines, 463-468.-Reception by other German

Physicians, as Hufeland, Von Hildenbrand, Reil, Sprengel,

469, 470.-Circumstances promoting the favourable re-

ception of the Doctrines of John Brown in Italy, 470, 474,

476.-Misconceptions of Italian Physicians, 470.-Mis-

takes of Tommasini, 479-480.-Influence of these Doc-

trines on Austrian Physicians, 481.-Actual qualifications

of Mr J. Brown for becoming a useful public Teacher, 482.

Origin of New Italian Medical Doctrine, 487.-Rasori in 1799

and 1801, 488.-Fever of Genoa and Ligurian Epidemic

and its consequences, 488-494.-Guani, 495.-Tomma-

sini, 496, 501.-Opposition of Bufalini, 502.-Opposi-

tion of Speranza, 503.

Dr Cullen's sons; Robert Cullen, 506; Henry, 507; and
Archibald, 510.-Henry Cullen as Candidate for Pro-
fessorship of Natural History, 507.-The Reverend Mr
John Walker, 507.—Mr Walker appointed, 508, 731.

Inaugural Dissertation of Henry Cullen, 508.-Henry Cullen

a Candidate for the Professorship of Botany, 370.-Dr

Rutherford appointed, Ibid.-Death of Henry Cullen, 510,

682. Inaugural Dissertation of Archibald Cullen on the

Effects of Cold on the Human Body, 511.

Dr William Hunter, last illness and death of, 513, 516.-His

services and estimate of his character, 518-520.-Mrs

Cullen, death of, at Ormiston Hill on the 7th of August

1786, 521.

Dr Cullen undertakes revision and republication of his Lec-

tures on Materia Medica, 524.-Qualifications of Cullen

for writing on Materia Medica, and reforming that branch