Volume 1

The presages of life and death in diseases. In seven books. In which the whole Hippocratic method of predicting the various terminations and events of diseases, is in a new and accurate manner illustrated and confirm'd / ... By Prosper Alpinus ... Translated from the last Leyden edition, revised and published by Gaubius, at the request of Dr. Boerhaave, by R. James.

  • Alpini, Prosper, 1553-1617
Date:
1746
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Credit: The presages of life and death in diseases. In seven books. In which the whole Hippocratic method of predicting the various terminations and events of diseases, is in a new and accurate manner illustrated and confirm'd / ... By Prosper Alpinus ... Translated from the last Leyden edition, revised and published by Gaubius, at the request of Dr. Boerhaave, by R. James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAP. I, From what Things^ Phyjicians may frognojli^ cate the Death or Recovery of Patients, They who are dehrous of forming right Pfognoftics, ought previoiiily to underftand from what Things they are to be deducced. Progno» ftics are therefore to be drawn from two Things, the firft of which is the Difeafe itfelf, which like an hoftile and unfriendly Agent endeavours to de~ ftroy the Body, and the fecond Nature which like a valiant and undaunted General refiding in the Body endeavours to defend it againft the Strata¬ gems and Attacks of the Enemy. But as a Com¬ mander employs many Soldiers, fome to attack one and fojne another Part of a Fort, before a Surrender can be obtained, fo a primitive Difeafe employs m^ny Symptoms, apd even other con¬ comitant Diforders to attack and foil different Parts of the Body at one and the fame Time. Nature on the contrary, like a ftrenuous Defender of the Body, endeavours with all her Power to preferve it frona the Symptoms and Paroxyfms, left it Ihould fuccumb to the Difeafe, for according to QaUn in Com, 5. Feiit. 2. Lib, 6. Epidem. Hippo¬ crates affirms that Nature is a fldlful Artificer in confuking and preferving the Welfare of Animals ; fince fne furniffiesallthe Parts of the Body with par¬ ticular Powers, by which as by fo many Soldiers they are guarded againft various Symptom^ and Dif- eafeS| fo that it' is Efficiently obvious that, the B ^ ftronger