An answer to Doctor Kinglake showing the danger of his cooling treatment in the gout / by John Ring.

  • Ring, John, 1752-1821.
Date:
1816
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Credit: An answer to Doctor Kinglake showing the danger of his cooling treatment in the gout / by John Ring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    accuses the Doctor of arrogance and pre- sumption, for announcing this remedy as a novelty originating with himself; and for so hastily claiming the applause due to a public benefactor. In the same Journal for April, 1803, the Doctor repels the charge of Constant Rea- der with great indignation, and declares it never had been his ohjecty to assume credit either for originality or peculiarityy by the adoption of this plan; that it is impossible the principle of it should have escaped the earliest reasoning on the subject; and that it may, thereforCy rather be considered as com- moil to human intelligence. He farther adds, that a similar doctrine pervades and constitutes the most intelligent and instructive parts of the writings of Hip- pocrates; and that the medical principles and practice of Sydenham also formed a tran- scendent epoch in the history of curative me- dicine. He even goes so far as to tell us, that, “ happily for manhindy they finally overthrew the fatal delusions of humoural pa- thology y and alexipharmic jargon. Ex ore tuo tejudicabo. Conducted then by analogyy says the 4