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The history of physick; from the time of Galen, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Chiefly with regard to practice. In a discourse written to Doctor Mead / [John Freind].

John Freind

Date:: 1725-1726

Credit: The history of physick; from the time of Galen, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Chiefly with regard to practice. In a discourse written to Doctor Mead / [John Freind]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[ 45 ] AZtius is the firft, who, from Leoni¬ des, has given us any account of the Dracunculi &, a fort of worms fometimes little, fometimes large, which breed moll frequently in the legs, and now and then in the mufcular parts of the arm, and of the fides (Paulus adds!j) in chil¬ dren. The diftemper chiefly affe&s children, and is ofteneft oblerved in /Ethiopia and India. Galen never law it, only had heard there was fuch a one in Arabia *; and therefore does not pretend to give a defoription of it. Thele worms move under the skin, without giving any pain ; but in time the place fupp 11- rates about the extremity of the worm, the skin opens, and the head of the ani¬ mal appears. Care mull be taken to let the worm come out intirely of itlelf> or by the help of a ftring or incillon s for if it breaks, and part of it remains behind, it occafions exquilite pains. Pau- ,■ - ‘ 4-\ • . • , ^ „ ^ 4-* 2* 3^* ^ 59° ^ X*oc* ?ifFc£t« 6* E ;. . lm$