A treatise on struma or scrofula, commonly called the king's evil.

  • White, Thomas
Date:
1784
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Credit: A treatise on struma or scrofula, commonly called the king's evil. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    ' [ 9° ] its operation. A tepid bath of milk, milk whey, or milk and water, would be very proper, and confiderably adid the opera- tion of the unguent, as well as contribute to fupport the patient. The food fhould be of the lighted kind, affes, or cow’s milk, broths not fat, and thin jellies of hartfhorn, calves feet, or ifmglafs; all polhble exercife Ihould be ufed, and in a pure air. This, indeed, is fuppofed to precede every other means, at all times, where it is prafticable : a dry healthy country, defended from the North- erly and North-Ead winds, has fuperior advantages ; but above all, carefully avoid low, fwampy countries, or any fituation near to large pieces of Handing water; the pured and mod temperate air is that which comes from the fea. Codivenefs, mud be very carefully avoided, and when the difeafe is confider- t ably advanced, fo that there is a frequent purging of frothy offenfive dools, we mud have