The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / By Geo. Cheyne, M.D.R.C.Ed. and R.S.S.

  • Cheyne, George, 1671 or 1672-1743.
Date:
1742
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Credit: The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / By Geo. Cheyne, M.D.R.C.Ed. and R.S.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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