Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs / by Thomas Fowler, M. D. physician to the General Infirmary of the County of Stafford. Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold, of Leicester, and another from Dr. Withering, describing their experience of the effects of arsenic in the cure of intermittents.

  • Fowler, Thomas, 1736-1801.
Date:
1786
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Credit: Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs / by Thomas Fowler, M. D. physician to the General Infirmary of the County of Stafford. Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold, of Leicester, and another from Dr. Withering, describing their experience of the effects of arsenic in the cure of intermittents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    p R. B F A C I. believe it bids fair to hold a Place, among the beft and moft valuable Medicines ; and to rank with the peruvian Bark in the Cure of Agues, remitting Fevers, and periodic Headachs. Efficacious Medicines are certainly of the utmoft Importance in Practice, the Invefti- gation of which, has been frequently recom- mended by many celebrated Philofophers and Phyficians, who have done Honour to Science amongft the Ancients ; and by fome Authors of the higheft Reputation amongft the Mo- derns, particularly Bacon, Boyle, Baglivi, and Boerhaave. The prefent Materia Medica, however, notwithftanding the many Volumes that have been written upon the Subjecl, makes but a very humble Appearance, with Regard to Medicines of real Efficacy and Importance ; and therefore, if by an experimental Enquiry, another efficacious Medicine is likely to be added to the Number of the few valuable Ones already eftablifhed, it is to be hoped, that fuch an Attempt will not be deemed unworthy of Attention. Perhaps