Medical essays 1842-1882Houghton Mifflin, 1892 |
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Page xiv
... supposed father of the infinitesimal dosing system . The real inventor of that specious trickery was an Irishman by the name of Butler . The whole story is to be found in the " Ortus Medicina " of Van Helmont . I have given some account ...
... supposed father of the infinitesimal dosing system . The real inventor of that specious trickery was an Irishman by the name of Butler . The whole story is to be found in the " Ortus Medicina " of Van Helmont . I have given some account ...
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... supposed virtues of Tar Water , made public in successive edi- tions of his treatise by so illustrious an author , have not saved it from neglect and disgrace , it may be fairly assumed that they were mainly imaginary . The bishop , as ...
... supposed virtues of Tar Water , made public in successive edi- tions of his treatise by so illustrious an author , have not saved it from neglect and disgrace , it may be fairly assumed that they were mainly imaginary . The bishop , as ...
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... supposed to take an interest in scientific discoveries , or only of individuals whose claims to distinction were founded upon their position in society , or political station , or literary em- inence ; whether the judicious or excitable ...
... supposed to take an interest in scientific discoveries , or only of individuals whose claims to distinction were founded upon their position in society , or political station , or literary em- inence ; whether the judicious or excitable ...
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... supposed , by those who never read it , to be a satire upon the follies of Per- kins and his followers . It is , on the contrary , a most zealous defence of Perkinism , and a fierce attack upon its opponents , most especially upon such ...
... supposed , by those who never read it , to be a satire upon the follies of Per- kins and his followers . It is , on the contrary , a most zealous defence of Perkinism , and a fierce attack upon its opponents , most especially upon such ...
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... supposed , but is overloaded with notes of the most seriously polemical nature . Much of the history of the subject , indeed , is to be looked for in this volume . It appears from this work that the principal mem- bers of the medical ...
... supposed , but is overloaded with notes of the most seriously polemical nature . Much of the history of the subject , indeed , is to be looked for in this volume . It appears from this work that the principal mem- bers of the medical ...
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Page 381 - He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
Page 22 - why won't you listen to reason? I had them a dead bargain, or I should not have bought them. The silver rims alone will sell for double the money.
Page 410 - And she may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
Page xv - I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be all the better for mankind, — and all the worse for the fishes.
Page 103 - I ARRIVED AT THAT CERTAINTY IN THE MATTER THAT I COULD VENTURE TO FORETELL WHAT WOMEN WOULD BE AFFECTED WITH THE DISEASE, UPON HEARING BY WHAT MIDWIFE THEY WERE TO BE DELIVERED, OR BY WHAT NURSE THEY WERE TO BE ATTENDED, DURING THEIR LYING-IN: AND ALMOST IN EVERY INSTANCE MY PREDICTION WAS VERIFIED.
Page 33 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 11 - So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman...
Page 131 - The practical point to be illustrated is the following : The disease known as Puerperal Fever is so far contagious as to be frequently carried from patient to patient by physicians and nurses.
Page 437 - I remember calling the Voltaire of pelvic literature, — a sceptic as to the morality of the race in general, who would have submitted Diana to treatment with his mineral specifics, and ordered a course of blue pills for the vestal virgins.
Page 265 - The disgrace of medicine has been that colossal system of self-deception, in obedience to which mines have been emptied of their cankering minerals, the...