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A new method of curing all sorts of fevers without taking any thing by the mouth : discovered and presented to the King by Mr. Ad. Helvetius ... / translated out of French by P.M.
Helvétius, Jean-Adrien, 1662-1727Date: 1694- Books
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Observations on fevers; with an attempt to prove, that the dangerous symptoms and fatal effects, produced by those diseases, generally happen through a deficiency in the materia medica: and propositions for preventing those symptoms and effects, By a safe, easy and immediate Cure. By R. White.
White, Robert, active 1786-1792.Date: [1785?]- Books
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A dissertation on fevers and inflammatory distempers : wherein an expeditious method is proposed of curing those dangerous disorders / by R. James, M.D. ... ; to which is added, an account of the success with which this medicine has been given in the small pox, yellow fever, slow fever, and rheumatism.
James, R. (Robert), 1703?-1776.Date: 1755- Books
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Collections of acute diseases : The second and third part. The second part, contains all that the learn'd and experienc'd Dr. Sydenham, has written of the pestilential fever, and dreadful plague at London in the years 1665, 1666. The third part, collected from the same author, treats of the depuratory fever of the years 1661, 62, 63, 64. and of the new fever; together with an exact description of that wonderful convulsion, called chorea sancti viti, and of its cure: and of the cure of the fever that afflicts children upon breeding teeth, as also of the hectic fever that is peculiar to them.
Pechey, John, 1655-1716Date: 1688- Books
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A short essay on the virtues of Dr. Norris's antimonial drops.
Norris, Thomas, active 1780.Date: [1775]- Books
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A general bill of all the christenings and burials, In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, From the 21st of December, 1786, to the 21st of December, 1787; Presented by their obedient Servant; George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof Have Died, Under Two Years of Age - 50 Between Two and Five - 24 - Five and Ten - - 9 - Ten and Twenty - 7 - Twenty and Thirty - 17 - Thirty and Forty - 16 Between Forty and Fifty - 19 - Fifty and Sixty - 22 - Sixty and Seventy - 18 - Seventy and Eighty - 16 - Eighty and Ninety - 8 - Ninety and a Hundred - 4 In all - 210 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 20 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy - - - 2 Asthma - - - 5 Cancer - - - 1 Childbed - - - 2 Cholic - - - 4 Consumption - - 55 Convulsions - - - 18 Dropsy - - - 4 Drowned by Accident - - 2 Fever - - - 20 Fits - - - 17 Gout - - - 1 Gripes - - - 5 Hooping Cough - - 3 Inflammation - - 2 Measles - - - 5 Mortification - - - 4 Palsy - - - 3 Small Pox - - - 21 Teeth - - - 8 Thrush - - - 5 In all - 210 Abortive and Still - Born, Ten. Christened. Males - - - 90 Females - - - 77 In all - 167 Buried. Males - - - 107 Females - - - 103 In all - 210 Increased in the Baptisms, 2. - In the Burials, 30. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials, were Nine Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: [1787]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1778, to the 21st of December 1779. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 68 Between Two and Five - 28 Five and Ten - - 5 Ten and Twenty - - 6 Twenty and Thirty - - 18 Thirty and Forty - - 16 Forty and Fifty - - - 22 Fifty and Sixty - - 18 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - - 19 Eighty and Ninety - - 8 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 230 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 20 Ague - - - - - 6 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 5 Asthma - - - - - 6 Cancer - - - - 2 Cholic - - - - - 3 Consumption - - 59 Convulsions - - - - 18 Dropsy - - - 4 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 16 Fits - - - - - - 20 Gout - - - 1 Gripes - - - - - 6 Hooping Cough - - 3 Inflammation - - 3 Measles - - - - - 4 Mortification - - 3 Palsy - - - - - 6 Small Pox - - 26 Teeth - - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 8 In all 230 Abortive and Still-Born 7 Christned Males 64 Females 66 In all 130 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 13. Buried Males 140 Females 90 In all 230 Decreased in the Burials this Year 5. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 22 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1779]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1782, to the 21st of December 1783. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 52 Between Two and Five - 25 Five and Ten - - 12 Ten and Twenty - - 7 Twenty and Thirty - 12 Thirty and Forty - - 19 Forty and Fifty - - 20 Fifty and Sixty - - 19 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - 18 Eighty and Ninety - - 17 Ninety and a Hundred - 3 In all 224 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 22 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 2 Asthma - - 7 Cancer - - - 3 Childbed - - - 2 Cholic - - - 5 Consumption - - 58 Convulsions - - - 16 Dropsy - - - 4 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 14 Fits - - - 17 Found dead - - - 1 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 11 Hooping Cough - - 5 Inflammation - - 4 Measles - - - 8 Mortification - - 6 Palsy - - - - 4 Small Pox - - 12 Teeth - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 8 In all 224 Abortive and Still-Born 5. Christned Males 95 Females 102 In all 197 Increased in the Baptisms this Year 36. Buried Males 101 Females 123 In all 224 Decreased in the Burials this Year 4. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 15 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1783]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1783, to the 21st of December 1784. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 60 Between Two and Five - 27 Five and Ten - - 12 Ten and Twenty - - 7 Twenty and Thirty - 19 Thirty and Forty - - 16 Forty and Fifty - - 21 Fifty and Sixty - - 19 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - 18 Eighty and Ninety - - 3 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 230 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 24 Ague - - - 4 Apoplexy - - - 4 Asthma - - 7 Cancer - - - 2 Childbed - - - 1 Cholic - - - 3 Consumption - - 60 Convulsions - - - 20 Dropsy - - - 2 Drowned by Accident - 2 Fever - - - 20 Fits - - - 18 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 6 Hooping Cough - - 4 Inflammation - - 2 Measles - - - 6 Mortification - - 3 Palsy - - - - 4 Small Pox - - 20 Teeth - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 7 In all 230 Abortive and Still-Born 4 Christned Males 86 Females 73 In all 159 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 38. Buried Males 104 Females 126 In all 230 Increased in the Burials this Year 6. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 7 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1784]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1784, to the 21st of December 1785. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 53 Between Two and Five - 24 Five and Ten - - 9 Ten and Twenty - - 5 Twenty and Thirty - 17 Thirty and Forty - - 13 Forty and Fifty - - 19 Fifty and Sixty - - 21 Sixty and Seventy - - 18 Seventy and Eighty - 16 Eighty and Ninety - - 7 Ninety and a Hundred - 3 In all 205 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 21 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy - - - 2 Asthma - - 5 Cancer - - - 1 Childbed - - - 2 Cholic - - - 4 Consumption - - 55 Convulsions - - - 18 Dropsy - - - 2 Drowned by Accident - 3 Fever - - - 18 Fits - - - 17 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 5 Hooping Cough - - 3 Inflammation - - 2 Measles - - - 5 Mortification - - 4 Palsy - - - - 3 Small Pox - - 18 Teeth - - - - 8 Thrush - - - 5 In all 205 Abortive and Still-Born 6 Christned Males 66 Females 83 In all 149 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 10. Buried Males 100 Females 105 In all 205 Decreased in the Burials this Year 25. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 9 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1785]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1785, to the 21st of December 1786. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 48 Between Two and Five - 20 Five and Ten - - 8 Ten and Twenty - - 5 Twenty and Thirty - 15 Thirty and Forty - - 12 Forty and Fifty - - 14 Fifty and Sixty - - 20 Sixty and Seventy - - 16 Seventy and Eighty - 14 Eighty and Ninety - - 6 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 180 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 18 Ague - - - 2 Apoplexy - - - 2 Asthma - - 4 Cancer - - - 1 Childbed - - - 1 Cholic - - - 4 Consumption - - 50 Convulsions - - - 14 Dropsy - - - 2 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 14 Fits - - - 16 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 5 Hooping Cough - - 4 Inflammation - - 1 Measles - - - 5 Mortification - - 4 Palsy - - - - 3 Small Pox - - 15 Teeth - - - - 8 Thrush - - - 5 In all 180 Abortive and Still-Born 5 Christned Males 85 Females 80 In all 165 Increased in the Baptisms this Year 16. Buried Males 86 Females 94 In all 180 Decreased in the Burials this Year 25. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 7 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1786]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1777, to the 21st of December 1778. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 70 Between Two and Five - 26 Five and Ten - - 6 Ten and Twenty - - 8 Twenty and Thirty - - 16 Thirty and Forty - - 18 Forty and Fifty - - - 26 Fifty and Sixty - - 12 Sixty and Seventy - - 25 Seventy and Eighty - - 16 Eighty and Ninety - - 9 Ninety and a Hundred 3 In all 235 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 26 Ague - - - - - 3 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 3 Asthma - - - - - 8 Cancer - - - - 3 Childbed - - - 1 Cholic - - - - - 2 Consumption - - 60 Convulsions - - - - 20 Dropsy - - - 8 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 18 Fits - - - - - - 26 Gout - - - 2 Gripes - - - - - 10 Hooping Cough - - 2 Inflammation - - 4 Killed by a Fall - - - 1 Measles - - - - - 3 Mortification - - 3 Palsy - - - - - 6 Small Pox - - 14 Teeth - - - - - 5 Thrush - - - 6 In all 235 Abortive and Still-Born 6 Christned Males 69 Females 74 In all 143 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 7. Buried Males 116 Females 119 In all 235 Decreased in the Burials this Year 45. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 22 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1778]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1787, to the 21st of December 1788, presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died Years of Age Under Two Years of Age 50 Between Two and Five - 30 Five and Ten - 11 Ten and Twenty - 9 Twenty and Thirty - 19 Thirty and Forty - 15 Forty and Fifty - 24 Fifty and Sixty - 21 Sixty and Seventy - 18 Seventy and Eighty - 21 Eighty and Ninety - - 11 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 230 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - - 22 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 3 Asthma - - 4 Cancer - - 3 Childbed - - 1 Cholic - - 3 Consumption - 60 Convulsions - 19 Dropsy - - 4 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - 14 Fits - - 20 Gout - - 1 Gripes - - 9 Hooping Cough - 6 Inflamation - - 6 Killed by a Fall - 1 Measles - - 9 Mortification - 5 Palsy - - 3 Small Pox - - 20 Teeth - - 8 Thrush - - 4 In all 230 Abortive and Still-Born 7. Christened Males 82 Females 71 In all 153 Buried Males 97 Females 133 In all 230 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 14. Increased in the Burials this Year 20. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 10 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1788]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December, 1788, to the 21st of December, 1789. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 66 Between Two and Five - 27 Five and Ten - 12 Ten and Twenty - 7 Twenty and Thirty - 19 Thirty and Forty - 16 Forty and Fifty - 21 Fifty and Sixty - 19 Sixty and Seventy - 20 Seventy and Eighty - 18 Eighty and Ninety - 3 Ninty and a Hundred - 2 In all 236 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - 24 Ague - 4 Apoplexy - 4 Asthma - - 7 Cancer - 2 Childbed - 1 Cholic - 3 Consumption - 60 Convulsions - 20 Dropsy - - 2 Drowned by Accident 3 Fever - 20 Fits - - 18 Gout - 1 Gripes - 6 Hooping Cough - 4 Inflamation - 5 Measles - - 6 Mortification - 3 Palsy - - 4 Small Pox - 20 Teeth - 10 Thrush - 7 In all 236 Abortive and Still-Born - 4 Christned Males 80 Females 69 In all 149 Buried Males 134 Females 102 In all 236 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 4 Increased in the Burials this Year 6. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 8 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1789]- Books
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The practical scheme in seven parts. Part I. How Any Person may rightly know whether they have Received a Secret Injury or Not: If Received, In what Degree of Infection: And if Well after Former Cures. - Also How to obtain a Cure without Suspicion, Confinement, or Discovering their case to Others. - Page 3. Part 2. Of the True Method of Cure of Gleets & other such Weaknesses (tho of Ancient Date) without the harrassing Fatigue of Loads of Physick. With a Particular Chapter of Weaknesses, &c. in Women. --- Page 17. Part 3. Of a Broken Constitution by Secret Injuries; Fast Living, Former Cures, Salivations, Mercury, Self Abuses, &c. With a Particular Chapter of Self-Abuses, the Ruin & Bane of the more Flourishing Part of Mankind. - Page 23. Part. 4. The Gout & Rheumatism (now) no longer a Reproach to Physick. - ---Page 33. Part 5. Agues and Intermitting Fevers, much Better & more Certainly Cured without Bleeding, Blistering, Plasters, the Bark, or taking any thing at the Mouth. - -Page 37. Part 6. Of the Ancient and Modern Use of Physical Necklaces for Children. As also of that Celebrated Anodyne. Necklace Recommended by Dr Chamberlen for Childrens Teeth. Page 41. Part 7. Of the Reducing of Physick into a small Compass, & easy & convenient Form & Dose for taking. - Page 47. With a Proposal to Shopkeepers & Others. - Page 48. Dedicated to Dr. Chamberlen. Entered in the Hall-Book. This Book is given gratis up One Pair of Stairs at the Sign of This Anodyne Necklace without Temple-Bar. At Mrs. Garway's the Sign of This Scheme at the R. Exchange Gate. And at Mr. Coopers the Corner of Charles Court in the Strand.
Date: 1720- Books
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A new way of breeding canary birds. Without the trouble, that is in the common way of breeding. And, Will Breed As Many Canary Birds Again, as the Common Way of Breeding does. And, How Presently to Cure a Sick Bird. - Also, How to Keep a Canary (or Any Other) Bird in a Gage, for Singing Only, that they may not Die, as they Do. By a person, who has bred canary birds, several years, With Far Greater Success by this New Way, than Ever He Had Before, in the Common Old Troublesome Way of Breeding. Adorned With One, and Twenty Beautyful Neat Prints, Relating to the Breeding, and Keeping Canary (or Other) Birds, Finely Engraved.
Person, who has bred canary birds, several years.Date: [1742]- Books
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Virtues of British herbs. With the history, description, and figures of the several kinds; An Account of the Diseases they will cure; The Method of giving them; and Management of the Patients in each Disease: Containing Cures of Head-Achs by Feverfew Tea, with Two Singular Instances. Cures of Consumptions by Coltsfoot Tea, Hectic Fevers by the Daisy, Colics by Leaves of Chamomile, And Agues by its Flowers. A Recommendation of the Bidens Cernua to supply the Place of the Ceylon Acmella, so celebrated in the Gravel; but not to be had with us. And a Case, with all its Circumstances and Symptoms, of the Hooping - Cough, cured by a Tea of the fresh Root of Elecampane. The Whole illustrating that important Truth, That the Plants of our own Country will cure all its Diseases. To which are added, Cautions against the Two Othonnas, destructive of Sheep. A Work intended to be useful to the Sick, and to their Friends; to private Families; and to the Charitable, who would help their Neighbours. No.1. - To be continued occasionally, as new Virtues are discovered in Plants; or neglected, or doubtful ones ascertained by Experience. By John Hill, M. D. Member of the Imperial Academy.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- Books
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Of persons on a journey cureing themselves of the secret disease, Or a gleet, whilst they bait, or set up at their inn, without the knowledge of any one, In above a Fourth Part of the Time, and with far less Trouble, than they ever possibly Can, by taking Physick at Home. Dr, Cockburn speaking of this Method of Cure of this Distemper and A Gleet, expresly says, This Book is Given Gratis, Up One Pair of Stairs at the Sign of Dr. Chamberlen's famous Anodyne Necklace For Children's Teeth, Fits, Fevers, Convulsions, &c. over against Devreuz-Court without Temple - Bar. And by the Authors Servant R. Bradshaw, Whose Business is Purposely to Furnish Persons at a Distance Off, with any of the Things in this Book they shall Send Letters to him for, -To his House, The Golden Key in Bell-Ally Lombard Street. Which is the Great Continual Thorough-Fare from Lombard street into George Yard, Birchin Lane, and Cornhill, Over against the Royal Exchange.
Date: 1733- Books
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The complete cow-doctor, or, farmer's companion. Treating of the most common disorders of black-cattle - their causes, symptons and cures. By Joshua Rowlin, of Hollins, Parish of Lamplugh, Cumberland. To which is prefixed, the natural history of that animal, from the most eminent Natural Historians-a Disquisition on Rumination and Digestion-on the Circulation of the Animal Fluids; from Dr. Munro, Fourcroy, and others. There is also a particular description given of an elastic tube, invented by Dr. Munro, with the method of using it for the immediate relief of swellings occasioned by eating Wet Clover-by Fogsickness, or Poisons. To the whole is added, an appendix, Containing many remarks and observations, on the Murrain, Gargle, or Pestilential Fever, made by eminent Physicians, at different times, when that Disorder raged in England, &c.
Rowlin, Joshua.Date: 1794- Books
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The compleat family physician; or, universal medical repository. Containing the Causes, Symptoms, Preventions, And Cures, Of all the various Maladies to which Human Nature is subject, from the Birth to the Grave. Including The Diseases peculiar to Seamen, as well as those of particular Climates; such as the East and West Indies, Coast of Guinea, Greenland, Newfoundland, &c. with the proper Methods of treating Lunaticks, and Persons who are subject to Fits of any Kind. - And the best and most approved Preservatives against Epidemick and Contagious Diseases; such as the Plague, Putrid Fevers, Gaol Distemper, and other Infections. Together with An Account of all the celebrated Spas-Not only of this Country, but such others also, as are of great Repute in other Parts of the World, and the Waters of which are usually imported into these Kingdoms; with some Observations on the Virtues and Efficacy of Sea Water and Bathing. Likewise, Strictures on Quackery in general; and a candid Examination of the respective Merits of James's Powder, Norton's Drops, Ormskirk Powder, Ward's Drops, And Other Popular Medicines. With a full Account of the various Kinds of Poisons, both Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral; and the best Methods of counteracting their respective Effects. - Also, the Means to be made use of for restoring Drowned or Strangled Persons, as published by the Humane Society; and the Plan of Dr. Hawes, Secretary to that benevolent Institution, for preventing Persons being buried Alive. To which is added, The family surgery. Containing Directions for treating Green and Old Wounds; proper Stypticks for immediately stopping the Blood in all Cases; and infallible Applications for the Cure of the Bite of Mad Animals, as well as the Bite or Sting of venomous Animals and Insects. With some approved Receipts for the Cure of Ringworms, Warts, Corns, Bruises, Carbuncles, &c. and Directions for managing the Eyes, Ears, Teeth, Nails, &c. so as to prevent Blindness, Deasness, and Lameness in the Feet. Also, The proper Methods of making and using Salves, Ointments, Pills, Cataplasms, Poultices, Fomentations, Embrocations, &c. &c. Together with The compleat British herbal. And A List of all such Drugs, Chymicals, &c. as are directed to be used in the different Preparations, with their Prices at Apothecaries Hall, London. The Whole Forming A Compleat Body Of AtDomestick Medicine, Calculated As well to assist Gentlemen of the Faculty, as for the Use of private Families; and in which the utmost Care is taken to recommend such Remedies as are most plain and simple, and of Course the least expensive, and readiest to be procured. By Hugh Smythson, M.D. Late Student at the University of Leyden. When, on the Bed of loath'd Disease, With streaming Eyes, Affection sees A Child, a Husband, Wife, or Friend, And fears the much-lov'd Victim's End; How sighs the sympathetick Heart, For Knowledge in the Healing Art! How fears, lest Want of Skill prevent The kind Assistance fondly meant! No more, by anxious Dread possess'd, Shall Terror fill the friendly Breast; Whilst in our Labours are combin'd The healing Arts of all Mankind.
Smythson, Hugh.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
The Andean wonder drug : cinchona bark and imperial science in the Spanish Atlantic, 1630-1800 / Matthew James Crawford.
Crawford, Matthew JamesDate: [2016]- Books
A singular remedy : cinchona across the Atlantic World, 1751-1820 / Stefanie Gänger.
Gänger, StefanieDate: 2021- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera : Pre-1850. Box 1.
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[Box of medical historical papers by E. Ashworth Underwood].
Underwood, E. Ashworth, 1899-1980.Date: 1930-1978- Archives and manuscripts
Monthly Memoranda (points for propaganda)
Date: 1922-1923Reference: WF/M/GB/30/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd