A treatise on the incubus, or night-mare, disturbed sleep, terrific dreams, and nocturnal visions : With the means of removing these distressing complaints / By John Waller, surgeon the the Royal Navy.

  • Waller, John Augustine.
Date:
1816
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the incubus, or night-mare, disturbed sleep, terrific dreams, and nocturnal visions : With the means of removing these distressing complaints / By John Waller, surgeon the the Royal Navy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Acida, which was found to be generated in great abundance in the stomachs and intestines of all patients subject to Night- Mare : this was supposed to enter into the circulation, and to cause some de- rangement in the functions of the nerves and animal spirits, by obstructing the free motion of the latter, and rendering the former bad conductors. They had various opinions respecting the manner in which this obstruction was effected, and also as to the part where it took place; some making the brain the seat of this affection, others the lungs and diaphragm. But without entering into the merits of their respective theories, we shall pass on to their ideas of the in- dication of cure. I cannot however pass over this part of the subject without noticing Willis's opinion of it, and the ingenious hypothesis by which he at- tempts to explain this difficult subject. There are few physicians who have left so splendid a monument of talents, learn-