Strictures on the gout: with practical advice to the gouty people of Great Britain / [Samuel Wood].

  • Wood, Samuel
Date:
1775
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Credit: Strictures on the gout: with practical advice to the gouty people of Great Britain / [Samuel Wood]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    \ [ vl! ] CONTENTS, Chap. I. The Gout, a Difeafe in the firft Ages of Phyftc, particularly noticed by the moil ancient Authors. — Opinions, touching the Caules of Difeafes, were Conjedture only, be¬ fore the Diicovery of the Circulation of the Blood by Dr. Hervey - - - - Page i Chap. II. The great Advance of Medical itnowledge.—Caufes of various Difeafes now clearly underftood.—The happy Confequences attending the prefent and fucceeding Genera¬ tion, and probability that a radical Cure may be found - - - ------5 Chap. III. The great Humanity and Merit of fome late Authors who have given their Opinion and Advice to Mankind in fo clear and full a Manner as to be underftood by the Attentive of very moderate Capacity io Chap. IV. Every Man that duly regards his Health fhould endeavour to comprehend, as much as poftible, the Caufe and Nature of hisDiforder^ thereby meeting the Endeavours of his Phyfician, a comfortable Alleviation, if not a perfedt Cure, may be obtained 14 Chap. V. A Fit of the Gout defended through ail its Stages •, tending to explain many Things, which, though felt and obferved, are not perhaps at p relent well underftood by every Sufferer - - - - - - - 20 4 Chap,