Plain and familiar instructions for persons afflicted with ruptures : in which are given distinct notions of these maladies, and the most proper means of curing them. With rules and directions for the use and application of trusses. To which is added a dissertation upon the disorders of the urethra / by George Arnaud.

  • Arnaud de Ronsil, Georges, 1698-1774.
Date:
1754
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Credit: Plain and familiar instructions for persons afflicted with ruptures : in which are given distinct notions of these maladies, and the most proper means of curing them. With rules and directions for the use and application of trusses. To which is added a dissertation upon the disorders of the urethra / by George Arnaud. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    think they have a right to criticife on the mo ft abftrufe medicinal productions. These things are far ixom being inconfiftent with the general welfare of the human fpecies, when they do not tend to obftrudt and fruftrate phyficians and furgeons in the rational and methodical treat¬ ments of difeafes. If phyfic and furgery were made an eafy and amufing ftudy, it would be in the power of every one to reafon with exadnefs, to judge with difcernment of the capacity of phyficians and furgeons, and to read their works with fufficient knowledge. Every man has, no doubt, an uncontroverted right to be his own phyfician. But no one can have any privilege to prabtife in that capacity on others, with¬ out having acquired a competent knowledge of dif¬ eafes. Why, then, do not people take more pains ? Men, from fome caufe or other, often give themfelves a great deal of labour to acquire particular branches of knowledge, intirely foreign to their ftate and con¬ dition in life •, but every one pretends to be a phyfi¬ cian, without taking the fmalleft care to obtain a due acquaintance with difeafes. Nothing, however, ought to be thought of more importance than the ftudy of medicine, ftnee all men are, more or lefs, fubjed to difeafes. Befides, no branch of knowledge affords a more noble and exalted pleafure to the human mind, than the ftudy of the animal ceconomy, without which no acquaintance with difeafes can poffibly be obtained. This, among all other parts of literature, is at once the moft curious and the moft neceffary Man, wh@ is the principal objed of its refearches and difeoveries, is bleffed with a degree of excellency fuperior to that of the other works of nature, how perfect foever in their refpedive kinds. Why, therefore, do not peo¬ ple make it their bulinefs to know the ftrudure, order,1 and the ufes of the feveral parts of which the human machine is compofed ? Some perhaps will remon- ftratr that the ftudy of anatpmy is 'difguftingj but, on i