Some observations on consumption, scrofula or king's evil, gout, asthma, softness and distortion of the bones, rickets, cancer, insanity, and other chronical diseases... / [William Turton].

  • William Turton
Date:
1813
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Credit: Some observations on consumption, scrofula or king's evil, gout, asthma, softness and distortion of the bones, rickets, cancer, insanity, and other chronical diseases... / [William Turton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    14] sumption, ‘We ‘supposed a predominant combina tion ‘of ‘oxygene and phosphorus in the system, which uniting with the earth and carbon, formed ‘ealcareous “stibstances in the lungs. During’ this ‘procéss ‘both earbonic ‘acid ‘and ‘phosphoric'gas ‘must “éscape in sufficient'abundance, to ‘account for the peculiar’flightiness and ‘tendency’ to insa- mity ‘in ‘this‘complaint, especially ‘in ‘the spring ‘and summer. -Atid although the materials necés- sary’ for'the formation of absolute‘calcaresus mat- ‘tér nay not exist’ in ‘their due proportions to'this ‘end, ‘corresponding effects may ‘nevertheless ‘be ‘produced in the system, This kind of flighty in- ‘sanity differs nothing from intoxication’ by wine ‘or ‘fermented ‘drinks, ‘and is‘ perhaps created by _the same cause, the gradual developement‘6f car- bonic acid. From this and the secretion of phos- phorts into’activity may arise thegreat streneth, ‘persevering obstinacy, endurance of hunger ‘and *privations, salaciousness, and ‘sudden ‘flashes -of -genius'so very remarkable in ‘the subjects of these ‘complaints: ‘for two greater powers tending ‘to ‘these ends cannot’ be named than carbonic acid ‘and phosphorus, and insanity with all its:propen- ‘sities ‘may “be “excited ‘by ‘the’ extended ‘use -of ‘them, : OB. “Drutikenness, delirium ‘and insanity ‘put'on, ‘mth ‘the’ same appearances, and may probably -all ‘Have ‘their-origin in ‘the cause you ‘suggest.
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