Dr. Gregory's conspectus medicinae theoreticae : embracing pathology and physiology / with the original text, an ordo verborum, and literal translation. By John Steggall.
- James Gregory
- Date:
- 1855
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Dr. Gregory's conspectus medicinae theoreticae : embracing pathology and physiology / with the original text, an ordo verborum, and literal translation. By John Steggall. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![velpura, vel mixta et cor- recta infilio, et sic proclivi- tas ad suscipiendos multos morbos transeat aparentihus in pTolem,aliquando nihil im- minuta, immo, forsan facta gravior, vero scepe milior et levior, etpaulatim delenda, si tanta cur a impenderetur ge- nsrationi hominum quanta datur propagandis equis, et juvencis, et catidis. Maxima varietas quce observatur in humano genere, scilicet, inter JEthiopes et Europceos, p>ost aliquot generationes, utfer- tur quatuor, deletur penitus, et evanescit, nec unquam renascilur si mixta proles habuerit nuptias cum altera genere tantum. Autem plu- rimcB varietates,multo ?ninus notabiles, Temperamenta ut dicuntur, statura et forma corporis, lineamenta vultus, color oris, capillorum, ocu- lorum, miscentur facillime in humand genie, et scepe latent diu: sed usque vi- gent in stirpe; nunquam para renascatur in filio, vel mixta et correcta, et sic proclivitas ad multus morbos suscipiendos a pa- rentibus in prolem transeat, ali- quando nihil imminuta, immo for- san gravior facta, ssepe vero mitior et levior, et paulatim delenda, si tanta hominum generationi impen- deretur cui’a, quanta equis, et ju- vencis, et catulis propagandis datur. Maxima quse in genere h u m an o observatur varietas, scilicet inter .dEtbiopes et Europseos, post aliquot generationes, quatuor ut fertur, deletur penitus, et evanes- cit, nec unquam renascitur, si mixta proles cum altero tantum genere nuptias habuerit. Plurimas autem varietates, multo minus no- tabiles, Temperamenta ut dicuntur, statura et forma corporis, linea- meuta vultus, color oris, capillo- rum, oculorum, in geute bumana miscentur facillime, et saepe diu latent: sed vigent usque in stirpe ; more to the mother; and the peculiar constitution of the father revives, either pure, or mixed and correeted in the son, and thus a tendency to take on many diseases may pass from parents to their offspring-, sometimes nothing diminished, nay, perhaps become more severe, hut often milder and lighter, and gradually to he obliterated, if as great care were expended on the generation of men as is given in propaga- ting horses, and bullocks, and whelps. The very great difference which is observed in the human race, namely, between the .-Ethiopians and Europeans, after some generations, as it is said four, is obliterated entirely, and disappears, nor does it ever revive if the mixed offspring should contract marriage with one race only. But very many varieties, much less remarkable. Temperaments as they are called, stature and sha])e of the body, lineaments of the countenance, colour of the face, of the hair, cy-es, are mixed very easily in the human race, and often lie dormant for a long time; but constantly prevail in the progeny; never](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28149452_0472.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
