Volume 1

Domestic medicine : or, a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners / by William Buchan.

  • Buchan William, 1729-1805.
Date:
1791
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    Intculation of the faiall-pox, more favourably received here than in neighbouring countries, 227. Cannot prove of general utility while kept in the hands of a few, 228. No myllery in the procefs, ibid. May fafely be performed by parents or nurfes, 229. Various methods of doing it,The clergy exhorted to remove the prejudices againft the operation, 231. Arguments cited from Dr. Mackenzie in favour of inoculation, ibid, note. Ought to be rendered univerfal, 233. Means of extending the prafllce of, 234. Two obftades to the progrefs of, flated, 235. Might be performed by clergymen, or by parents themlelves, 236. The proper feafons and age for performing it, 239. Will often mend the habit of body, ibid. Necekary preparation and regimen for, ibid. InfediSy when they creep into the ear, how to force them out, 361. Poi/onous, the bites of, how to be treated, 486. Jniemperancey one great caufe of the direafes of feamen, 45. The danger of, argued from the conftru^lions of the human body, 94. The analogy in the nourilhment of plants and animals, ibid. Is the abufe of natural paflions, ibid. In diet, 95. In liquor and carnal pleafures, ibid. The b^d confequences of, involve whole families, 96. Eife<5ls of drunkennefs on the confticution, Perfons who feldom get drunk, may ne- verthelefs injure their coniHtutions by drink, 97. The habit of drinking fret]uently acquired under misfortunes, 98. Is pe* culiarly hurtful to young perfons, 99. Leads to all Ciher vices, ibid. Intermitting fe<^jer, Jgue, Intefiinesy iriflammatlon of, general caufes from whence it pro- ceeds, 291. The fymptoms, regimen, and medical treatment, 292. Cautions to guard againft it, 295, Inioxicatim produces a fever, g6. ' Fatal confequences of a daily jepeiidon of this vice, ibid. Perfons who feldom get drunk, lhay neverthelefs injure their conftitution by drinking, Getting drunk, a hazardous remedy for a cold, 277. Often produces fatal effeds, 623. Proper cautions for treating per- fons in liquor, 624. The fafeft drink after a debauch, ibid. Remarkable cafe, 625. yohn/oHy Dr. extraordinary recovery of an infant feemingly killed by a ftrong convulfjon lit, related by, 629. Jffmsy how to make them take the beft effedt, 430. Itch, the nature and fymptoms of this difeafe deferVoed, 403. Sulphur, the beft remedy againft, ibid. Great danger of the injudicious ufeof mercurial preparations for, 405. Cleanlinefs the beft prefervative againft, 406, note. JuIepSy the form of, explained, 678. Preparation of the cam- phorated julep, ibid. Cordial julep, 679. Expedorating julep, ibid. Mufk julep, ibid. Saline julep, ibid. Vomit- ing julep, ibid, 1 Kerme^r