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Numerous cases illustrative of the efficacy of the hydrocyanic or prussic acid in affections of the stomach; with a report upon its powers in pectoral and other diseases ... and some facts respecting the necessity of varying the doses of medicines according to circumstances, and the use of opium in diabetes / by John Elliotson.
Date: 1820
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An historical and practical treatise on the internal use of the hydro-cyanic (prussic) acid, in pulmonary consumption, and other diseases of the chest; as well as in several complaints attended by great nervous irritation, or acute pain; with full directions for the preparation and administration of that medicine; and a preliminary descriptive account of the principal diseases in which it has been employed; illustrated by numerous cases. / by A. B. Granville.
Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872.Date: 1820
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Two trees being cultivated by doctors; symbolising the differences claimed by James Morison between the 'organic' and his 'hygeist' approached to health. Lithograph, c. 1835.
Reference: 18136i
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Further observations on the internal use of the hydro-cyanic (prussic) acid : in pulmonary complaints; chronic catarrhs; spasmodic coughs; asthma; hooping-cough; and some other diseases. With full directions for the preparation and administration of that medicine / by A.B. Granville.
Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872.Date: 1819
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A horse-drawn hearse pulls away from a doctor's; representing the dire state of the medical establishment according to James Morison, pill-vendor and self-styled 'Hygeian'. Lithograph, c. 1848.
Reference: 18139iPart of: Hygeian illustration