A vindicatory schedule concerning the cure of fevers containing a disquisition theoretical and practical, of the new and most effectual method of curing continual fevers, first invented and delivered by the sagacious Dr. Tho. Sydenham : also shewing by way of preliminary, the indispensible charge lying on physicians to improve themselves and the art ... : with an appendix of Sanctorius his Medicina statica ... / by Andrew Broun, M.D.
- Title
- A vindicatory schedule concerning the cure of fevers containing a disquisition theoretical and practical, of the new and most effectual method of curing continual fevers, first invented and delivered by the sagacious Dr. Tho. Sydenham : also shewing by way of preliminary, the indispensible charge lying on physicians to improve themselves and the art ... : with an appendix of Sanctorius his Medicina statica ... / by Andrew Broun, M.D.
- Author
- Brown, Andrew.
- Publication
- Edinburgh :: Printed by John Reid ... to be sold be [sic] John Mathis ...,
- 1691.
- Rights/Permissions
-
To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.
- Subject terms
- Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689. -- Methodus curandi febres, propriis observationibus superstructa.
- Santorio, Santorio, 1561-1636. -- De statica medicina.
- Fever therapy.
- Link to this Item
-
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29738.0001.001
- Cite this Item
-
"A vindicatory schedule concerning the cure of fevers containing a disquisition theoretical and practical, of the new and most effectual method of curing continual fevers, first invented and delivered by the sagacious Dr. Tho. Sydenham : also shewing by way of preliminary, the indispensible charge lying on physicians to improve themselves and the art ... : with an appendix of Sanctorius his Medicina statica ... / by Andrew Broun, M.D." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29738.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
Contents
- title page
-
TO The Right Honourable JAMES LORD VISCOUNT of STAIR Lord
GLENLVCE andSTRANRAVER, LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEDGE of JUSTICE. - TO ALL INGENIOUS AND FAITHFUL Physicians.
- AN ATTESTATION Of the Mr. of FORBES His Case.
- THE PREFACE
- The Contents.
- ERRATA
- Act of Council.
- A TABLE For explaining the hard words of this Book to the Vulgar.
-
A VINDICATORY SCHEDULE, CONTAINING
A Disquisition Theoretical, andPractical, of theNew, but most Effectual Method ofCuring Continual Fevers, Invented, &c.-
SECT. I. Clearing, that the infallible Principles of
Law, Equity, andReason, and the necessary con∣sequences thereof, applicable to thePhysician ▪ does both oblige and direct him to get light in this subject, and in the other means of his Im∣provement. -
SECT. II. Containing a Model of the
Phisicians diligene by which it will be plain, that Industry alone furnishes the Motives, Opportunities, and Means of Improvement. -
SECT. III. Shewing that too great throng of Practice, hin∣ders both Improvement, and faithful Discharge of the
Physicians Imployment; And that Re∣putation the occasion of that hindrance is ra∣ther the effect of Artifice; and popular Errors then of true Industry. -
SECT. IV. That the great advantage and import of the Im∣provement of the Cure of
Continual Fevers, making it highly thePhysicians concern, to advance it, makes also what is already said, as aPraeliminary; not improper: where also is shown that the commonIndications andDiaphoretick Method, Comonly used inFevers, being considered, ought to be disapro∣ved; and that theAuthors Method proposed being also considered, ought to be embraced. - SECT. V. Motives to this Method from the Authors Ingen∣uity Ability, and the prodigious Hazards he escaped, and also from his Reputation both at Home and Abroad.
-
SECT VI. Containing the Opinion of some Authors concern∣ing the Nature of
Continual Fevers, and the same from Reason rejected, which makes it necessary to inquire for a more probable one, in relation to the clearing their nature, and this Method of their Cure. -
SECT. VII. Containing a New and Mechanical
Hypothesis of the Essence ofFevers, with the cause effici∣ent and occasional of the frequency of thePulse, and that matterial or occasional cause also far∣ther Mechanically traced. -
SECT. VIII. Shewing that the Heat in Fevers is the
ffect of the slow Motion of the Blood: And how Heat is made, & may be consistent with that slowness. -
SECT. IX. Shewing that
Fevers being treaced up to their Fountain.viz. The outward causes, in that quest this grossness of the Blood and Humors presents it self. Whereinsensible Perspira∣tion is touched, and how much the same lesed contributes the generation ofFevers. And how indigestion of theStomach is also accessory thereto, with a newHypothesis of digestion proposed. -
SECT. X. The Natural
Phaenomena inFevers made to confirm thisHipothesis, such asThrist, Pains, Inquietudes, Anxieties, Deliri∣um, andSpots. -
SECT. XI. That the
Phaenomena ofHelpers andHurt∣ers, inFevers confirm thisHypothesis: And first howBleeding aHelper confirmes the same: And several otherPhaenomena concerningBleeding, leared according to this Hypothesis. - SECT. XII. Purging in Fevers considered from Reason and Authority.
-
SECT. XIII. The benefit and season of using
Paregoricques inFevers: and thereDiaphoretique vertue comended, and the danger of otherDia∣phoretiques : with a doubt from theAuthor Sydenham 'sConstitutions of years answe∣red, and thisMethod shown to be common to allConstitutions. -
SECT. XIV. The further
Helpers inFevers considered, and how they work and confirm theHypothesis ; such asfixed andvolatile Salts, Alcaline andTestaceous Concrets; and alsoCup∣pings, Leeches, andFrictions. Where∣also somePhoenomena ofHurters are consi∣dered; as the continualSweats inFevers: And the continual lying in bed: And lying with the head muchDepressed : For all which, Reasons are given confirming the Hypothesis. -
SECT. XV. Some Difficulties concerning the
Hypothesis Answered.
-
SECT. I. Clearing, that the infallible Principles of
-
An APPENDIX concerning The Statical Doctrine of Sanctorius.
- The Description and Vse of the WEIGHING CHAIR.
- SECT. I. Of the Weight, Measure, and Nature of Insensible Perspiration.
- SECT. II. Concerning Air and Water.
- SECT. III. Of Aliments, Meat and Drink.
- SECT. IIII. Of Sleeping and Waking.
- SECT. V. Of Exercise and Rest.
- SECT. VI. Of VENERY.
- SECT. VII. Of the Affections of the Mind.