Volume 1

A treatise of the disease called a cold : shewing its general nature, and causes; its various species and different events. Together with some cautionary rules of conduct, proper to be observed, in order to avoid taking this disease, or to get safely rid of it when taken. Also a short description of the genuine nature and seat of the putrid sore throat / By John Chandler.

  • Chandler, John, 1700-1780.
Date:
1761
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of the disease called a cold : shewing its general nature, and causes; its various species and different events. Together with some cautionary rules of conduct, proper to be observed, in order to avoid taking this disease, or to get safely rid of it when taken. Also a short description of the genuine nature and seat of the putrid sore throat / By John Chandler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [50 piratlon, (fometimes at the diredtion of the will, oftentimes whether we will it or not) which becomes neceffary to diflodge, pump up, and throw out, this vifcid obftrudling mucus. It is of no fmall confequence to inquire, hovv^ deep in the Trachea, or Bron¬ chia, the affedlion is lodged : But as a far^^ ther purfuit of this would lead me into the confideration of difeafes^ not immediately refultiirg from, nor properly falling under, Bie denomination of a Cold ; and as I lhall be obliged to take fome notice of them hereafter, I fliall drop it for the prefent. The falutary event of this fpecies of Cold, is brought about, by eafing the loaded parts; appealing the irritation j by a refo- lution of any obftruCtions which may be occalioned in the capillaries ; by a gentle and eafy expedloration of the vifcid pituita, from the dudts and glands ; and, finally, by a recovered llrength of all the folid parts concerned, by which they may be enabled to refill: againft any farther preternatural influx : To anfwer which falutary pur- pofes, great caution Ihould be ufed, in moll: recent cafes, not to be too bufy with provocative expedorants, which, inftead of appeafing, aggravate the irritation ; force a preternatural fecretion, fometimes fpotte-d, or Ifreaked^ with blood, load and llretch, H z more