Letters and essays on the small-pox and inoculation, the measles, the dry belly-ache, the yellow, and remitting, and intermitting fevers of the West Indies. To which are added, thoughts on the hydrocephalus internus, and observations on hydatides in the heads of cattle / By different practioners [John Quier, Thomas Fraser, John Hume, George Monro, Ambrose Dawson, Dr. Dowdeswell. Addressed (except Hume's essay) to D. Monro and editied by him].

Date:
1778
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Credit: Letters and essays on the small-pox and inoculation, the measles, the dry belly-ache, the yellow, and remitting, and intermitting fevers of the West Indies. To which are added, thoughts on the hydrocephalus internus, and observations on hydatides in the heads of cattle / By different practioners [John Quier, Thomas Fraser, John Hume, George Monro, Ambrose Dawson, Dr. Dowdeswell. Addressed (except Hume's essay) to D. Monro and editied by him]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the prefervation of health. The beft drinL is water mixed with a little wine, or very weak punch made with ripe fruit. Formerly the idand was more covered with wood, and the in¬ habitants ufed to live more on animal food, and to indulge in the ufe of ilrong liquors; the lower clafs drank freely of new rum, and the better fort indulged in debaucheries, both of eating and drinking ; the confe- quences of which were, that numbers or new-comers died foon after their arrival; and the Tellow, and the Btii- ous Intermitting Fevery the JDry Bel¬ ly-achy and DropJieSy were very fre¬ quent amongd all clafies of people, and hurried many to their graves; where¬ as now’ that the ifland is more cleared of wood, and more cultivated, and the inhabitants have become more tem¬ perate, ufe lefs fpirits, and more ve¬ getable food, they enjoy better health, and live in general to a greater age. 3. Early