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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    deeply rooted in our Minds, that their Impref* fion can never be defac’d^ unlefs we be dire&ed by the belt Teachers or by Experience it felf to the right way of Truth, and fo unlearn all fuch things as have been the firfi and chiefeft fburce of our Errors. IL Our innate temperaments do oftentimes 0» blige us to embrace Error, and make falfe Judgments of things. Belides the Authority of Galen in his Book, Quod animi mora corporis temperiem fecjuantur , daily experience vouches for this Truth: Many Men otherwife Sagaci¬ ous and Learned are inflav d to fome Opinions, thefalfity of which is obvious to the moll ig~ norant: Being drawn upon ’em by a Natural byafs of their Mind, they not only take ‘em to be certain, but even cannot be took off from ■'em by the moft evident Reafons. This is manifeft in the practice of fome Phyficians 1 One that is naturally Timorous and Melanco- lick, or Poffefs’d, as the faying is, of a Frigid and humid Temperament, do s by the natural Habit of his Mind avoid Spirituous Volatile Med’cines, or fuch as operate with a forcible Motion ^ and attempts to Cure all Difeafes by fuch Remedies as are Moiftening, Refrigerate- ing, apt to pacific the humours, and in a word, that are lefs A&ive. On the other hand, a Phyfician of a hot bilious, fierce or impatient Temperament, neglefts the gentler and cooling Med’cines, and infills upon Volatile Spirituous Remedies, Aroma tick Alcalfs, Iron, Fire, Vdicatorics, violent Purgatives, find fuch things G