Some observations of the power and efficacy of a medicine against loosenesses, bloody fluxes, etc / by the late Dr. William Cockburn ... Also cases where the said medicine was administered by Mr. John Dove.
- Henry Boësnier de La Touche
- Date:
- 1764
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Some observations of the power and efficacy of a medicine against loosenesses, bloody fluxes, etc / by the late Dr. William Cockburn ... Also cases where the said medicine was administered by Mr. John Dove. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ 37 ] HISTORY III. I Was defired by Sir Hans Sloane to vifit a Gentle¬ woman in We met on IVednefday in the Evening. She had many Stools with griping^ and was fo exhaufted with the Hiarrhcea and Age^ that I told Sir Hans fhe had not Life enough left to recover ; but that He might judge of the Effi¬ cacy of the Medicine, I did not doubt of pULiing a Stop to her Loofenefs before ffie died. She took my Medicine, and her Difeafe was cured by Satur¬ day morning; but She died on Sunday. The Hiarrhcea^ that is more difficult to be cured than thefe that proceed from ftimulating Caufes, is that which proceeds from Age ; and that the Con- fliitution of the Sick is at that time worne out. It will be proper then to add a Cafe of this kind, and from thence to proceed to more difficult Cafes of a Diarrhoea. HISTORY IV, HE Honourable James Vernon had been fix 1 Weeks ill of a Diarrhoea.^ under the Care of Sir Richard Blackmore^ who not fucceeding in all that time, Mr. Vernon put himfelf under the Care of Sir Samuel Garth : but the Diarrhoea ftill conti¬ nuing too powerful for his Adminiftrations, and c 3 Mr.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30372513_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
