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From The Notes Of A Journey Made In The Year 1836.
And Also To Cure Of Disease In Horses And Cattle.Due to the very
old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to
read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing
pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.
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called " Primitive Physic, or an Easy and Natural Method of Curing
most Diseases." After deprecating the manner in which drugs were
imposed upon mankind, the mysteries with which the science of
medicine is surrounded, and the interested conduct of medical men,
the Rev. gentleman proceeds to shew, that he was fully aware of the
healing powers of water; and from the long list which he has given,
and which follows, it will be evident that he thought water capable
of curing almost every disease to which human nature is exposed. He
writes:? " The common method of compounding and decompounding
medicines, can never be reconciled to common sense. Experience
shews, that one thing will cure most disorders, at least as well as
twenty put together. Then why do you add the other nineteen ? Only
to swell the apothecary's bill! nay, possibly on purpose to prolong
the distemper, that the doctor and he may divide the spoil. " How
often, by thus compounding medicines of opposite qualities, is the
virtue of both utterly destroyed? " Nay, how often do those joined
together destroy life, which, singly they might have preserved? "
This occasioned that caution of the great Boerhaave, against mixing
things without evident necessity, and without full proof of the
effect they will produce when joined together, as well as of that
they produce when asunder; seeing (as he observes) that several
things which taken separately are safe and powerful medicines, when
compounded not only lose their former power, but compose a strong
and deadly poison." In recommending to his followers the use of
water, Mr. Wesley proceeds to state, " that cold bathing cures
young children of the following complaints:? Convulsions, coughs,
gravel Inflammations of ears, navel and mouth Rickets Cutaneous
inflam...
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And Also To Cure Of Disease In Horses And Cattle.Due to the very
old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to
read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing
pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control.
From The Notes Of A Journey Made In The Year 1836.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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