A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

  • John Floyer
Date:
1726
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Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 35] ftrils, coldnefs of the Extremities, pale Urines- Other Fevers had Ulcerations and Tubercles, near the Inguina, moift Opthalmyes, Diar¬ rhea's with Gripes. Intermitting Fevers with¬ out any Cnfis, but they ended in Confumpti- on or Dropfie ^ and the Conlumptive Died in the Spring or Autumn. The Thermometer gives us fufficient no¬ tice of the inequalities of Heat and Cold 9 the Barometer of the different preffuresof Air ^ but Hippocrates advifes us not to obferve the daily changes of Air, but long States of unhealth- ful Seafons: Exoefilve Heats maxes the Pulfe mod: frequent, and the choler abounds, as in Summer, the Cold makes the Pulfe Small and Rare, and then the pituitous Lympha fills the conglomerate Glands : The Serum evaporates , in the Summer, and dry Seafons, but in Win¬ ter abounds, and is more Infipid: The increafe' of Heat fir ft produces choler, then Saltnefs, and both thefe Qualities breed in Summer • at laid acquire an Acidity towards Autumn from the fubacid Diet, and cold which abates the Perfpiration in Autumn , and then the Atribi- larian Humours are produced, and thefe Hu¬ mours Stagnating make chronical Difeafts, but if Heated and Putrified by an ebullition of Blood, they irritate a Fever, which is a tumul¬ tuous Motion of Blood, to expel the extrane¬ ous Ferment* F % A . X • «* THE