Medical remarks on natural, spontaneous and artificial evacuation ... / [John Anderson].

  • John Anderson
Date:
1788
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    tion of their native excellence, but to the place where they grew and the time they have been gathered. To obtain the intended benefit of thefe, we muft attend ^o the ope- rations of nature, and carefully avoid an abrupt obtrufion when flie means to be her own phyfician; left, inftead of aftifting, we drive her into confufion, perplexity and embarralTment. We, however, muft be equally cautious of not depending on her for too much; for, in the catalogue of human raiferies, there are fome difeafes that wfill not bear to be trifled with, or for a moment negleded; pleurify, phtyfis, lues-venerea, fcrofula, leprofy, feurvy, cancer, yaws, could never be cured by the mere efforts of nature, which the ftroke of an apoplexy would inftantly fubdue, if thefe efforts of nature were not inftantly aflifted by the efforts of art* It therefore is obvious, that great efforts of judgment are frequently wanted to feleft and apply fuch afliftance as hath been given us for the prefervation of . health ; aud,more efpecially fo in deterrrfi- ifing the proper evacuations, on which that event,of fuccefsful praftice fo exceed- ingly much depends. But, in determining B 3 on
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