The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / [George Cheyne].

  • Cheyne, George, 1671 or 1672-1743
Date:
1742
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Credit: The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / [George Cheyne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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