A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past : with what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague. Founded upon the experience of those who were practitioners when it raged. Laid down in such a manner, that the generality of people may be able to manage themselves / By R. Brookes.

  • Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.
Date:
1722
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Credit: A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past : with what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague. Founded upon the experience of those who were practitioners when it raged. Laid down in such a manner, that the generality of people may be able to manage themselves / By R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Spitting inertafed, the Cough and Difficulty of Breathing lefTened. In all Stages of the Dii- eale, there was Weaknefs, IVearinefs, and Want of Appetite, together with Inquietude, Faint- nefs, and Watching, by reafon of the vehement Cough 5 fome were troubled with a Loofenefs9 others with Sweating, towards the end L It raged only at one time of the Year, and feized on all alike, without diftindfion. In the Cure of this, neither Blood-letting, C#r*. nor Purging, nor Ale xiphar macks were found of any fervice ^ but Armoniac, taken in any Form, proved beneficial to appeafe the Cough, if joined to things that promote Ex* peroration : Broths, and moift Food was bet¬ ter than attenuating ^ for the former help'd their Spitting. Wierus + informs, usth at in 15:64, anEpidcmz- Epidemi¬ cal Difeafe afflicted Mankind, which was pre«- caiDifeafe^ ceded by the Small-Pox and Aleajles-, he fays it proved very fatal, depopulating Towns and Cities ^ of which Conftantitople, Alexandria, Leyden, London, Datitzick, Vienna, Cologn, and the whole Tradt of the Upper Rhine, even unto Bajil, were fufficient Teftimonies. In the Winter, in the Lower Rhine, People had Gta- dnloiis Tumours on the outfide of the Neck 5 in the Summer following, f^uivjies, dangerous, and of fhort Duration : The Contagion of its Malignity equalled the molt direful Peftilencej fome it deftroyed in one Day, others in two, three, four, fome few in feven , thofe that paffed the eighth Day, efcaped. The Sick were firft taken with a Vomiting, Symptom* then a Swelling of the Tongue, afterwards Lois * Valler in Appen. Loc.Com. cap. 2, f Lib. Obfer. Med. rar. D of