The simple treatment of disease deduced from the methods of expectancy and revulsion / [James Manby Gully].

  • Gully, James Manby, 1808-1883
Date:
1842
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Credit: The simple treatment of disease deduced from the methods of expectancy and revulsion / [James Manby Gully]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    id INTRODUCTION. od towards hypothesis, which, has been the be- setting evil of medical science in all periods of its history. In this respect the Empirical Sect of old are amenable to the same remark as the Dogmatists: each had their speculations on the causes of disease, though the Dogmatistsalone attempted to theorize on the modus operandi of their remedies. This obtains equally among those in modern times who profess to be guided by theory, and those who arrogate to them- selves the title of “ practical men.” To determine on the relative merits of the nu- merous doctrines that have been held con- cerning these causes would be a wasteful ex- penditure of time and space. But to give a sketch of the most prominent pathological theories that have brought about revolutions of medical opinion may be useful, if only to con- trast them with the few and simple notions that now guide many judicious practitioners in their treatment, and which it is the object of these pages to enforce. Moreover, in perusing the brief account that will be given in the body of this treatise, of the diverse modes of practice, reference may be made to the theoretical notions of those who adopted them, and the whole