The practice of physick, reduced to the ancient way of observations containing a just parallel between the wisdom and experience of the ancients and the hypothesis's of modern physicians : intermix'd with many practical remarks upon most distempers. Together with several new and curious dissertations; particularly of the tarantula, and the nature of its poison: of the use and abuse of blistering-plaisters: of epidemical apoplexies, &c / Written in Latine by Geo. Baglivi.

  • Baglivi, Giorgio, 1668-1707.
Date:
1704
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Credit: The practice of physick, reduced to the ancient way of observations containing a just parallel between the wisdom and experience of the ancients and the hypothesis's of modern physicians : intermix'd with many practical remarks upon most distempers. Together with several new and curious dissertations; particularly of the tarantula, and the nature of its poison: of the use and abuse of blistering-plaisters: of epidemical apoplexies, &c / Written in Latine by Geo. Baglivi. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A DifTertation of the Anatomy, Bi- tings, and other Effects of the Ve¬ nomous Spider, call’d, Tarantula. THE Preface to the Reader. P- 3 45 Chap. I. The Etymology of the Name*, andthe feveral Sorts ^TarantulaV. p.347 Chap. 2. Of the Nature and Situation of thofi Countries in which the Tarantula is hreda P-349 Chap. 3. The Anatomy of the Tarantula. p. «52 Chap. 4. A Defcription of the Seed-Feffels, . the Egg, and the Generation of the Taran* tula : With fome occafwnal Remarks on the Eggs of Oyfters, and on Seed in general. P*35jT Chap. 5. Of the Sitings of the Tarantula, P* 359 Chap. 6. A Defcription of the Difeafes and Symptoms that enfue upon the Bite of the Tarantula. , p. 362 Chap. 7. A farther Explication of the other Symptoms, and their Analogy with other Difeafes. p.365 Chap. 8. Of the Cure of the Sting of the Ta* rantula; and of the evil Effects it produ* ceth. P 373 Chap. 9.