An inquiry into the rot in sheep; and other animals; in which a connection is pointed out between it, and some obscure and important disorders, in the human constitution / by Edward Harrison.

Date:
1804
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Credit: An inquiry into the rot in sheep; and other animals; in which a connection is pointed out between it, and some obscure and important disorders, in the human constitution / by Edward Harrison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Dr. Cullen obferves in his Nofology, Hepatitis (by whicli we are to underftand hepatitis phLegmonodea, acuta vel mem- branaeea per charadlerem datum evidens et faspe acuta;.eft; fed alias, videlicet hepatitis parenchymatofa) obfcura et chro-i nica; nam in feclione cadaverum, fcepe reperitur apoftema hepatis, quando nulla fere, faltem obfcura tantum, inflamma- tionis fymptomata prasceflerint. Refte igitur hepatitidem ob> fcuram indicavit Sauvagefius, et omnino optandum eft, vi di- Ugentius inquirant medici, quomodo hujufmodi morbus dignofci. queat.” When fuch a writer delivers his fentiments with freedom, they are entitled to the utmoft attention. I am of opinion, that parenchymous inflammation is commonly atfociated witit recurrent fever—cholera morbus—dyfentery—the yellow fever, &c. and that its ufual termination in an enlarged fchirrous liver, is the more to be regretted, becaufe it lays the founda- tion of invalid health of long continuance. The frequency of fuch maladies among our adveirturous countrymen, entitles the fubjedi to a full inveftigation ; and fince happily this inflam- mation is incidental to brute creatures, as well as to human beings, we have an opportunity, by trials upon the former, to elucidate the nature of a diforder, which is extremely preju- dicial to the cultivators of land; to the manufadlures * of Bri- tain, as well as fo generally injurious to animal life. To con- dudt a feries of experiments, for this purpofej upon a large fcale, would be too expenfive for a private individual; but I hope, through the liberality of fir Jofeph Banks, to be enabled, next fuminer, to make a progrets in the inquiry ; as he has given me permiflion to fearch for fomeland upon his extenfive property, which will admit of being inundated at pleafure. * “ De routes les maladies qul affedlent le mouton nulle ne ports plus de pre;udice a la lalnr qud la pourriture, clle en detruit radhercncc et le reffort;. «n forte que la toifon reftc feche et calTante quclque foit d’ailleurs Cai beaute et fa finefle. Jnjl, et ObJ^ &c, Anno 1791,.” Note.
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