A view of the science of life : on the principles established in the Elements of medicine, of the late celebrated John Brown, M.D. : with an attempt to correct some important errors of that work : and cases in illustration, chiefly selected from the records of their practice, at the General Hospital, at Calcutta / by William Yates & Charles Maclean ; to which is subjoined a treatise on the action of mercury upon living bodies, and its application for the cure of diseases of indirect debility ; and a dissertation on the source of epidemic and pestilential diseases ; in which is attempted to prove, by a numerous induction of facts, that they never arise from contagion, but are always produced by certain states, or certain vicissitudes of the atmosphere / by Charles Maclean, of Calcutta.

  • Yates, William, active 1797
Date:
1801
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Credit: A view of the science of life : on the principles established in the Elements of medicine, of the late celebrated John Brown, M.D. : with an attempt to correct some important errors of that work : and cases in illustration, chiefly selected from the records of their practice, at the General Hospital, at Calcutta / by William Yates & Charles Maclean ; to which is subjoined a treatise on the action of mercury upon living bodies, and its application for the cure of diseases of indirect debility ; and a dissertation on the source of epidemic and pestilential diseases ; in which is attempted to prove, by a numerous induction of facts, that they never arise from contagion, but are always produced by certain states, or certain vicissitudes of the atmosphere / by Charles Maclean, of Calcutta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    •S, &z. the pills producer] any effect. Four grains of cipfc inn and len grains of calomel were ordered to be taken immediately, and repeated at 12 o'clock.— 525th, he was i< ized in the morning With violcn realms. Pulfe 64. He was put into the warm bath, which was ordered to be repeated according to circumftances. A'tcrwards, two grains of' opi- um and -four grains of calomel were direfted to be taken, every two hours, day and night.—26th,.. he was much better and had no cough. The pills were continued.—27th, he thought him- ftff better. His pTtffe beat only 44 ftrokes in the minute. The pills were repeated every three hours. —2 8th,his mouth w-as gently affected, Twograinsof opium and two grains of calomel were given every three Hoars.—29th, lie was in every refpecY better;1 had fome (light fpitting, and feltare- turning appetite. Pulfe 68: One grain of opi- i\ were given every four was difc harmed well. urr\4and one grain of calomel hours.—On the 30th, he w Am uncommonly fluflvcd countenance, and what is called a plethoric habit, together with an- unufual flowne'fs of pulfe. hoarfenefs, cough, and- pains, would have indicated, according to the common pracike, blood-letting and other evacua- tions, in this cafe. The powers, however, by which a cure was effected, proved, that tbefe fymptoms aed upon a flate of indirect debility ; anci depende that the ufe of debilitating powers, would have been improper. For the fame reafon, it may be inferred,that a peculiarfiownefs, as well as a quick- nefs of, the pulfe, fdrrictimes- takes place in a flate of indirect debility. Every departure of the pulfe from the healthy flandard, whether in quicknefs or uowneis, depends upon debility ; as well as every, deviation from health, many of the other functions*-