An essay concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Devonshire, which was read in the theatre of the College of Physicians, in London, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1767 / by George Baker.

  • Baker, George, 1722-1809.
Date:
1814
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Credit: An essay concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Devonshire, which was read in the theatre of the College of Physicians, in London, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1767 / by George Baker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    tions the case of a gentleman, who “ aetatis flore, colica, quam Pictoni- “ cam appellant, aliquamdiu vexa- “ tus, ex more et progressu istius “ mali ordinario, incidit in para- “ lysin; artus exinde marcidos, “ graciles, olkiv^xovq habens; per “ reliquum vitae clinicus. Paralysi “ sub ejus initium aecesserunt <e dolores erratici, incerti, horum, cc illorum artuum internodia cru- <£ ciantes, autumno et tempestate £C pluvia maximopere saevientes, et “ ad amussim rheumatismum si- £t mulantes.” It is indeed possible, that Dr. Musgrave might not often have seen the colic, which he mentions as peculiar to the drinkers of cyder;