Observations on the causes and cure of remitting or bilious fevers : to which is annexed, an abstract of the opinions and practice of different authors ; and an appendix, exhibiting facts and reflections relative to the synochus icteroides, or yellow fever / by William Currie, Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, &c.

  • Currie, William, 1754-1828.
Date:
1798
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the causes and cure of remitting or bilious fevers : to which is annexed, an abstract of the opinions and practice of different authors ; and an appendix, exhibiting facts and reflections relative to the synochus icteroides, or yellow fever / by William Currie, Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

    8/240
    tatiOi]5 of uncharitable, and diftorting party fpirit- He therefore expeds that this part of the fubjed at !ca'>; will afford the difccrning and judicious reader, both pleafure and profit. The experienced Lind,* was of opinion, that a judicious fynopfis, or abftrad of the writings on fevers, in a chronological feries, would be a valua- ble work, as it would contain trcafures of uieful knowledge in a fniall compafs, provided fads and naked truths difengaged from conjedure, or hypo- thefis V ere only ret ined. In fuch a vvork we might contemplate under one view, the principal advances which have been made towards a more complete knowledge ot fevers, and a more fucccfsful method of treating them, from the full records of the liealing art, to the prefent period. Such a work would alfo afhft us, in judging how far hypothefes and pre-conceived opinions, (which teach by rule to llray) have retarded its progrefs, and < dv. ncement. It would alfo enable us to dif- tinguiih the dedudions, and conclufions drawn from experience and obfervation, thofe pillars of certainty and truth, from thofe derived from con- jedure, or m.iflaken fads. An appendix is alfo added, exhibiting fads and refledions relative to the fynochus ideroides or yellow fever. How the Author has executed his defign, muft be determined by thofe who are competent judges of the fubjed, but he flatters himfelf, that the im- partiality and fidelity with which he has endea- voured to execute it, will have the efi'ed of foftcn- ing the cenfure,^ which its defeds may merit. * 2nd. Paper on Infcclion at page 79. Pui:.ADEi.PiijA, January 13th 179B.