A practical essay upon the tabes dorsalis, in the way of aphorism and commentary : in which the history of that distemper is laid down, the rationale of its symptoms given, and the method of cure.
- Date:
- 1848
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A practical essay upon the tabes dorsalis, in the way of aphorism and commentary : in which the history of that distemper is laid down, the rationale of its symptoms given, and the method of cure. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![[33 ] Dorfalis the Patient difcovers exceflive Grief and Melancholy. Now, it is not enough that they are mitigated by remedying the Vice of thofe cor- poreal Organs upon which they de- pend, every poffible Means of Relief is to be fought after ; and fome Af- fiftance may be had from exciting the oppofite Paflions. Thus mirthful Com- pany, and engaging Diverfions, &*c. are known to take off the Mind from gloomy Thoughts and intenfe Melan- choly. Here the eloquent vivacious Harangues of the Phyfician will do great Service. But it muft be ob- ferved here, that as the Company of the Female Sex is apt to excite li- bidinous Ideas, it ought by all Means to be avoided. Study alfo is highly prejudicial; the Patient fhould never be left to himfelf, never fuffer’d to read, nor have Time to refled: on his fevere Fortune, for all thefe op- prefs his Nerves, fink his Spirits, and obftrud: the Cure. F 10. All](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22317569_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
