A letter to Erasmus Darwin, M.D. on a new method of treating pulmonary consumption, and some other diseases hitherto found incurable / by Thomas Beddoes, M.D.

  • Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808.
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[1793]
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Credit: A letter to Erasmus Darwin, M.D. on a new method of treating pulmonary consumption, and some other diseases hitherto found incurable / by Thomas Beddoes, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    If I mould add that the greater fummer heats even of the North of France may poflibly contribute fomething to the greater freedom of the inhabitants from Confumption, you will perhaps think that I carry my principles to an extravagant length—and yet may not the effect of the temperature be to occafion the oxygene to enter, not only more rapidly but in larger proportion,into the faline combinations, formed in animal bodies, particularly the perfpirable matter ? And does not this hypothefis afford a better folution- than has hitherto been given of the different effe&s of animal and vegetable diet in very hot countries ? It feems to me well eftablifhed that the latter in fuch countries is much more wholefome than the former; and as the natives—thofe of Egypt for example— do not think themfelves in health unlefs they are perfpiring profufely, may not more oxy- gene be wanting for the various purpofes of the animal ceconomy than refpiration can fupply ? efpecially as the atmofphere both from