Miscellaneous remarks on Mr. Clare's new method of applying mercury, in the ways of prevention and cure; with letters from several gentlemen of the Faculty, recommending this practice, and assigning their reasons for preferring this to any other mode of administration.

Date:
1782
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Credit: Miscellaneous remarks on Mr. Clare's new method of applying mercury, in the ways of prevention and cure; with letters from several gentlemen of the Faculty, recommending this practice, and assigning their reasons for preferring this to any other mode of administration. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    becaufe it is lefs apt to irritate the flo- mach and inteftines, and, by purging, to deftroy its proper effedt, than it would be if its firfl adtion was to be immediately on thefe parts. There are fome preparations of mercury which may be taken into the flomach without irritating too much, provided opium is exhibited along with them; but there are many conflitutions which will not bear opium ; and if mer- cury cannot be exhibited properly with- out it, patients poffeffed of fuch conflitu- tions muft be extremely unfortunate, efpecially if to the former peculiarity of habit is joined another viz. an antipathy in the fkin to every thing oily. How many, originally vigorous, deduce their prefent weak bowels, and crazy conflitu- tions, from the mifchief occafioned by the adtion of mercury on the prim® viae! Now, whether the calomel is here abforbed from the mouth, or not, fup- pofing it adtually goes into the flomach, but