Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorious / translated into English with large explanations. Wherein is given a mechanical account of the animal oeconomy, and of the efficacy of the non-naturals, either in bringing about or removing its disorders: also with an introduction concerning mechanical knowledge, and the grounds of certainty in physick. By John Quincy.

Sanctorius

Date:: 1718

Credit: Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorious / translated into English with large explanations. Wherein is given a mechanical account of the animal oeconomy, and of the efficacy of the non-naturals, either in bringing about or removing its disorders: also with an introduction concerning mechanical knowledge, and the grounds of certainty in physick. By John Quincy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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vantage to the World, than making SanTorius, who was before fcarce, more common to be met with. deed 1 cannot make any large Acknowledgment for hts Ajjiflances in what 1 have done, although 1 hardly omitted con fulling him upon every Aphorifm, for in moft 1 found my Author more intelligible than his Commentator •, but in his Notes upon one Place, where he [peaks of Spec] ticks working by infen ft- ble P erf pi ration, and with the Bark mentions the Ipecacuanha, as one of the fame Tribe, he feems to have fallen into a AT flake as great as it Is prjfble to meet with. As to the Aphorifms, I have tr an fated them as clofe as I am able, 1 mean as to the Author's Senfe, and taken as much care as poffible therein not to tranfplant any hard phyfical Perms * and where that could not be avoided, 1 have been particularly care¬ ful to make them intelligible in the Explanations. The ftxtb Seflion of Ventry, 1 had fome 'Thoughts of leaving out but for jear fame would look upon the Colleftion maimed therebyy and not be contented with¬ out all that Sanftorius himfelf thought jit to give to the Pubhck, 1 have infer ted it in its place, and 1 hope in fuch Perms as are as chaji and inoffenfive, as our Language will bear. In the whole my Intentions have been only to make thefe Rules plain and ufeful Jo all fuch as are dtfi- rous of having Jome tolerable Notions cf themfelves, with relax ion to the Recovery or Prefervation of their Health in fuch common In fiances 1 mean , where every thing that turns up in the Courfe of a Alan's whole Life cannot but have fome Influence. In acute Difeafes indeed, and fame ob ft in ate chronick Cafes, 1 do not by any means juppofe, that it Is pojjible for a P erf on to be a Judge for himfelf, and that thc/e is not then abfolutey necefjiry the Advice of a Phy- ftcian j but in the common Affairs of Life , 1 fay, A 3 there

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