An essay on the preservation of the health of persons employed in agriculture : and on the cure of the diseases incident to that way of life.

  • Falconer, William, 1744-1824.
Date:
[1789?]
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Credit: An essay on the preservation of the health of persons employed in agriculture : and on the cure of the diseases incident to that way of life. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    [ «* ] l by the age of the patient and nature of the com- plaint, but principally by the feelings of the Tick [ oerfon. I have often obferved, that much of the r -eftleffnefs attending fevers, which is fo trouble- I 'ome and fatiguing a fymptom, and fo exhaufting '?f the ftrength of the patient, is owing to the quan- tity of bed-clothes. Too much heat naturally pro- duces a delire to change the heated place for one hat is cooler; but if the body were not uneafily ■ tot, no fuch impatience would take place. Quiet is another important article. Officious uriofity is apt to make many perfons intrude upon :ck people, who have very little real concern on ■heir account. This Ihould by all means be dif- ouraged, and no more perfons admitted to the hamber of the lick than are necefTary to attend im. The admiffion of others tends only to foul ae air, increafe the heat, and prevent the reft of me lick. The proper adminilfration of food is a matter of ae utmoll concern. At the beginning of inflam- matory complaints, provided the patient be young nd robuft, fome ablfinence may be proper; but in le advanced liatc of all diforders, both acute and hronical, it is nccelTary to pay great attention to ie article of food. As long as any conliderable egree of fever remains, it is proper to ufe a vege- G tabic