An historical and practical treatise on the internal use of the hydro-cyanic (prussic) acid : in pulmonary consumption, and other diseases of the chest; as well as in several complaints attended by great nervous irritation, or acute pain.

  • Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872.
Date:
1820
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Credit: An historical and practical treatise on the internal use of the hydro-cyanic (prussic) acid : in pulmonary consumption, and other diseases of the chest; as well as in several complaints attended by great nervous irritation, or acute pain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    rendering it incumbent upon him to new-model the work, and extend it to its present size. He trusts that in so doing, lie shall not be taxed with having unnecessarily swelled his pamphlet into a volume; and that when reference shall have been made to the additional matter of practical utility contained in the pre- sent edition, the scope he had in view in publishing it, will not be mistaken. On the subject of the Hydro-cyanic Acid, much is now known; for much has lately been written respecting it, in various countries in Europe; but the author is not aware of the existence of any work, either English or Foreign, which com- pared with the present, or even with his former volume, offers an equally compre-