An inaugural essay, submitted to the examination of Charles Alexander Warfield, M.D. president, and the medical faculty of the College of Medicine of Maryland ; for the degree of physic / by Charles L. Snyder.

  • Snyder, Charles L.
Date:
1812
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    no other inconvenience, than what would result from temporary debility. In the course of the day the catam- enial discharge commenced and instead of being even di- minished, was more copious, than was customary. Many similar instances will occur, to every medical gentleman who will observe; though this I consider particularly worthy notice, being an instance, in which larger evac- cuations were made than usual in the course of a few hours, and from a young lady of a very delicate habit. I am aware, here, that I am coming into conflict, with the opinions, taught by Doctor Cullen and others, men, who have acquired the highest rank in the medi- cal world. But as I conceive it, by no means improper, for a man, who has a reputation to establish, to borrow from those, who have much to spare, when it can be tak- en from that portion, to which they are not entitled by merit; I may take the liberty of deriving a little from such sources. We are informed by the writings of Doctor Cullen, that there must necessarily exist a general plethora in the system, before the catamenial discharge, can occur. This idea, however, was consequent, to his unacquaint- ance with the real nature of catamenial discharge, for he considered it blood. We need not be surprised, at the absurdities, taught a few years ago, when we find that time makes very little change, as to the advancement of science. For at this time, we are taught by the kc-