Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack.

  • Couch, Robert.
Date:
1680
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Credit: Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 137 | whereof there is no more danger in per- knows what belongs to it) then in opening | eR es may be fome profel flors of Art, that what they never faw, neither underftand, they {peak againit, and tell of danger in let- ting in Air, and letting out fpirits, and a great many more nonfenfical Stories. Pray beadvifed, that you take but lit tle notice of it: for al though they may be old practitioners, yet look on them but as young Artifts. Fluxes of Blood, without fadden help will foon flux out life; and to expect a Cure from thofe that know not a Keme- dy, nor the place where to apply it, feems very ftrange to me. And befides, without it be weil cured in the beginning, it will break out again upon certain times, which at laft will kil] him; whereof I have known many fuch examples. Wherefore get the beft advice you can from Chyrurgions. With- out it be from the Head, (as I have before told you ) the party can very well tell you himfelf where she hurt is; for he will not only perceive the Blood to flow, but he will