Essays on the origin, progress and treatment of dysentery and erysipelas : to which is added an enquiry into the nature, causes and treatment of pseudo buboes / by James Bankier.

  • Bankier James.
Date:
1835
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Credit: Essays on the origin, progress and treatment of dysentery and erysipelas : to which is added an enquiry into the nature, causes and treatment of pseudo buboes / by James Bankier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. In presenting this volume of Essays to the judgment of the Medical World, it may be superfluous to state that the grand object has been a clear, apd comprehensive elucidation of the nature and treatment of the diseases to w hich they relate. In addition to the tenable opinions of the piost celebrated authors, I have added many of my own, and trust they will be found worthy the notice of the judicious, candid, and reflecting. In particular I would direct the reader's attention to the modus operandi of the several medicines generally used in the treatment of Dysentery ; none have hitherto so fully entered into these difficult points : such too of the highest importance to be known, for from negligence in this respect we will find ourselves not unfrequently foiled. It is fondly hoped that on practical application, the best test of an au- thor's experience and abilities, they will not only be found good, but what may be depeiided on, either for the ame- lioration, or successful issue of the cgses entrusted to our care, where, under the circumstance of climate, me- dicine and diet, can be expected to prove of any utility. The Essay on Erysipelas, perhaps, contains opinions of that malady entirely new, and differing from almost all, if not all, who have favoured the profession with their views on this interesting subject—these will form its value, or prove its condemnation. During the period this volume has been in the press, an enquiry has been added into the character of Pseudo Buboes of warm climates, which may prove of some ad-