A treatise on febrile diseases: intermitting, remitting, and continued fevers ; eruptive fevers ; inflammations ; hemorrhagies ; and the profluvia ; in which an attempt is made to present ... whatever ... it is requisite for the physician to know, respecting the symptoms, causes, and cure of those diseases ; with experimental essays, on certain febrile symptoms, on the nature of inflammation, and on the manner on [sic] which opium and tobacco act on the living animal body (Volume 2).

  • Philip, Alexander Philip Wilson, 1770-1847.
Date:
1809
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Credit: A treatise on febrile diseases: intermitting, remitting, and continued fevers ; eruptive fevers ; inflammations ; hemorrhagies ; and the profluvia ; in which an attempt is made to present ... whatever ... it is requisite for the physician to know, respecting the symptoms, causes, and cure of those diseases ; with experimental essays, on certain febrile symptoms, on the nature of inflammation, and on the manner on [sic] which opium and tobacco act on the living animal body (Volume 2). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    %nt in stating this opinion, arterias inflammatas, quam in statu <l sano debiliores esse, he commits an inaccuracy which runs through many parts of his reasoning. According to the late theory of inflammation, it is not neces- sary that the vessels should be in a state of greater debility than in health ; for their action may be more powerful ; it is only maintained that the proportion which their action bears to the Visa tergo is less than in health. The vis a tergo remaining the same, the vessels before inflammation can take place according to this doctrine, must be in a state of debility ; but if the vis a tergo is increased, as in Synocha, inflammation may take place al- though the vessels of the part act as powerfully as in health or more so. But after the inflammation has taken place, as they are supposed to be preternaturally distended, we must suppose them debilitated. To take Dr. Fowler's observations in the order in which he gives them. Ii, quibus altera opinio maxime placet, contendunt, auctam actionem arteriarum partis inflamrnatac demonstrari calore im- modico, quinunquam nisi ex cursu sanguinis incitatiori nasci- tur,* Etc. Calet praeter mod urn, quia (ut omnia quae exhibet animal, phenomena demonstrant) caloris evolutio fere semper in ratione est arteriarum actionis.f To what phenomena does Dr. Folwer allude ? It is true that the temperature of the animal is increased when the circulation becomes more rapid, in consequence of exercise for example, so that the blood is sent more frequently through the lungs; but where are the phenomena which prove that an increased acion of the vessels of any part, increases the temperature of that part ? The only case to which Dr. Fowler can allude is that of inflammation, for in no other is there a local increase of tempera- ture, so that he is here begging the question, the very subject of dispute is whether or not the vessels of an inflamed part are in a state of increased action. I may refer to the observations and experiments of Dr. Craw- ford, Lavoisier, Girtanner, Hassenfratz, and almost every other having separated it from the remains of the old hypothesis. Neither of these gentlemen have, as far as I know, published any thine on the sub- ject, nor made experiments to ascertain thi truth of their opinion. With the particular■ sentmients of Dr. Lubbock on the subject I am unacauaint- e,l In the Medical Society of Edinburgh I have often heard Mr Al en w,th much perspicuity, defend his opinion of the proximate cause™' flan.nauon, resting his defence on this ground alone, that it is the o. lV hypothesis on winch we can explain the increased redness of an inflame? part It w,» appear, as far as 1 can judge, from the experiment 1 am uoout to relate, that we may go farther, 'that it is the only doSrine of Z Phenomena!37 -^ ™ *** * factory W^SSffiS rf 5 * Pj» t Page 24.