A letter to the learned Dr. Woodward / By Dr. [J.] Byfielde [i.e. J. Freind?].

  • John Freind
Date:
1719
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Credit: A letter to the learned Dr. Woodward / By Dr. [J.] Byfielde [i.e. J. Freind?]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Quantity of the vitious matter in the Stomach; and therefore by leffening the Quantity of this matter by Eva- cuation, that is, by vomiting, the Symptoms and Danger are always in proportion lelTen’d. Thus the Flux* Fox may be turn’d at any time into the diftinff. I wifh they who have the Superintendence of the Small-Fox would carefully weigh every word of what you here deliver: for yon have, tho’ a little too concifely, laid down fuch unerring Rules for their Conduit in this Diftemper, that the fault mult intirely lye at their door, if the Small- Fox ever comes to a head. It may morefafely be difcharg’d from the Sto¬ mach at once; elpecially fince the tendency of things upwards* is always * Corif kindly and natural, whatever all Philo- p- fcphers may fay to the contrary. Na¬ ture is out of her way in throwing the matter out upon the habit; and there¬ fore if thole purging Phyficians would be confident with their own Schemes, or ait confonantly to reafon, they E 2, ought
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