The connexion of life with respiration; or, an experimental inquiry into the effects of submersion, strangulation, and several kinds of noxious airs, on living animals: with an account of the nature of the disease they produce; its distinction from death itself; and the most effectual means of cure / By Edmund Goodwyn.

  • Goodwyn, Edmund, 1756-1829.
Date:
1788
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Credit: The connexion of life with respiration; or, an experimental inquiry into the effects of submersion, strangulation, and several kinds of noxious airs, on living animals: with an account of the nature of the disease they produce; its distinction from death itself; and the most effectual means of cure / By Edmund Goodwyn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    X until we are acquainted with fome of its eflential qualities, we cannot expedt to di- Itinguilh it from death. The ancient phy- ficians feern to have been aware of this; but they did not labour to fupply the defedt. • About the middle of this century two writers of diftinguiihed character entered upon the inquiry (a), and purfued it with ' great ardour and enthufiafm for a confide- rable length of time: in this purfuit they difplayed much learning and ingenuity, and collected many valuable fadts from the writings of others; but ftill their conclu- lions were unfatisfadtory, and their opinions are now fallen into negledt. This indeed will not be wondered at by fuch as have examined their works j for it is generally obferved (a) Whytt and Haller*