A dissertation on the salutary effects of mercury, in malignant fevers / by James Stuart, a native of Virginia, and resident member of the Academy of Medicine of Philadelphia.

  • Stuart, James, 1771 or 1772-1809.
Date:
1798
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Credit: A dissertation on the salutary effects of mercury, in malignant fevers / by James Stuart, a native of Virginia, and resident member of the Academy of Medicine of Philadelphia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( >7 ) when by a perfeverance in proper remedies, life may be preferred* I now come to mention in a fummary view, the feveral goodeffecls of mercury in evacuating the different humours,which havebeen noticed to be prefent in the nrft palfages in this (late of fever. i« By evacuating them early in the difeafe, any farther encreafe or acrimony is prevented. 2. The generation or concentration of conta- gion is prevented by the fame means. 3. The Itimulus from the mechanical p^effure of hardened fceces is removed, the capacity of the veins of the larger inteflines isincreafed, and a revulfion from vital parts effected. 4. An accumulation of bile is prevented and its regurgitation into the ftomach. his took place in a cafe which I have mentioned in another part cf this Eflay. A gentleman of refpedlability in his profeffion was callcJ on at the firft appearance of this difcharge, in confutation with me. Upon feeing the ma:t£*, he pronounced her irrecoverable, I told him, I fuppof- ed it confided of blood, and was sot the refuk of diforganizstion, he an- fwered, that if I thought fo,he fliould leave her in my care, as he did not think it worth while to take her cafe into confideration, and went away without any other propofals. As the patieat recovered; the truth of my fufpiciona was confij