An essay on the causes and effects of the gout; together with an examination of the particular methods of treating it: at the same time, offering, to the inspection of the public, a preparation, full as safe, as it is efficacious. To which are added some short reflections upon patents. The abuses of that noble privilege, and a method proposed to remedy them ... / [David D'Escherny].

  • D'Escherny, David, approximately 1730-
Date:
1760
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Credit: An essay on the causes and effects of the gout; together with an examination of the particular methods of treating it: at the same time, offering, to the inspection of the public, a preparation, full as safe, as it is efficacious. To which are added some short reflections upon patents. The abuses of that noble privilege, and a method proposed to remedy them ... / [David D'Escherny]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Plethora and bad Habit of Body or Ca~ i v diexy 3 for they muft alter the Quality of the Blood, and render it either too thin, or too vifcid in fome particular Parts. And fecondly, when the moft fubtle nervous Fluid, as in immoderate Venery, or pro- fufe Sweat, is too much wafted, the Nerves are injured in every Refped, and efpecially, becaufe they cannot be fupplied, afterwards with a proper Recruit to maintain them in due Tendon. 6thly. The Passions of the Mind. Thus Perfons, who lead a ftudious , fedentary Life are often fubjed to this Complaint. Grief is equally detrimental and principally prevents a regular Way of perfpiring * for moft of the Secretions are not performed, as they fhould be, and a Sufficiency of animal Spirits cannot be gene¬ rated. This is only an impeded Sketch of what is meant by the n eg led of rightly or¬ dering the Non»naturals9 Before I proceed further, it will be pro¬ per to acquaint the Reader, that the Mat¬ ter, which caufeth the Obftrudion and In¬ flammation in the Place, where the Gout reffdes, is nothing e!fe, as I apprehend, but Part of the perfpirable Subftance, that is retained, inftead of being thrown out, by the continual Motion of the Heart; which propelleth fucceffivdy the Fluids, not ex¬ cluding