Of Diseases.
CHAP. XII.
Of the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases 135
CHAP. XIII.
Fevers in general 140
CHAP. XIV.
Of intermitting Fevers or Agues 147
CHAP. XV.
Of an Acute Continual Fever 157
CHAP. XVI.
Of the Pleurisy 163
—— Bastard ditto 169
—— Paraphrenitis 170
CHAP. XVII.
Inflammation of the Lungs 171
CHAP. XVIII.
Of Consumptions 174
CHAP. XIX.
Of the Slow or Nervous Fever 188
CHAP. XX.
Malignant, Putrid, or Spotted Fever 195
CHAP. XXI.
Miliary Fever 205
CHAP. XXII.
Remitting Fever 210
CHAP. XXIII.
The Small-pox 214
Inoculation 227
CHAP. XXIV.
The Measles 240
— Scarlet Fever 245
— Bilious Fever 247
CHAP. XXV.
St. Anthony’s Fire 248
CHAP. XXVI.
Inflammation of the Brain 254
CHAP. XXVII.
Inflammation of the Eyes 258
CHAP. XXVIII.
The Quinsey 264
— Malignant ditto 271
CHAP. XXIX.
Colds and Coughs 276
A Common Cough 280
Hooping-Cough 284
CHAP. XXX.
Inflammation of the Stomach 289
—— of the Intestines 291
Of the Colic 295
Inflammation of the Kidnies 301
—— of the Bladder 304
—— of the Liver 305
CHAP. XXXI.
Of the Cholera Morbus, and other excessive Discharges from the
Stomach and Bowels 309
— a Diarrhœa, or Looseness 312
— Vomiting 315
CHAP. XXXII.
Disorders of the Kidnies and Bladder 319
Of the Diabetes, or excessive Discharge of Urine ib.
— Suppression of ditto 322
— the Gravel and Stone 324
CHAP. XXXIII.
Involuntary Discharges of Blood 328
Bleeding at the Nose 331
Bleeding and Blind Piles 334
Spitting of Blood 337
Vomiting of ditto 341
Bloody Urine 342
—— Flux 345
Cœliac Passion 351
CHAP. XXXIV.
Of the Head-ach 352
—— Tooth-ach 357
—— Ear-ach 360
Pain of the Stomach, &c. 362
CHAP. XXXV.
Of Worms 365
CHAP. XXXVI.
Of the Jaundice 370
CHAP. XXXVII.
Of the Dropsy 374
CHAP. XXXVIII.
Of the Gout 380
—— Rheumatism 388
CHAP. XXXIX.
Of the Scurvy 393
—— Scrophula 398
—— Itch 403
CHAP. XL.
Of the Asthma 406
CHAP. XLI.
Of the Apoplexy 410
CHAP. XLII.
Of Costiveness 414
— Want of Appetite 416
— Heart-burn 418
CHAP. XLIII.
Of Nervous Diseases 420
— Melancholy 426
— the Palsy 430
— the Epilepsy, or Falling Sickness 432
— the Hiccup 436
— Cramp of the Stomach 438
— the Night-mare 439
— Swoonings 440
— Flatulencies, or Wind 443
— Low Spirits 446
— Hysteric Affections 447
— Hypochondriac Affections 451
CHAP. XLIV.
Disorders of the Senses 456
—— of the Eye ib.
A Gutta Serena 458
A Cataract 458
Short Sightedness 459
Seeing only at too great a Distance ib.
Squinting ib.
Spots or Specks ib.
Bloodshot Eye ib.
Watery or Weeping Eye 460
Of the Ear ib.
—— Taste and Smell 463
—— Touch 465
CHAP. XLV.
Of a Scirrhus and Cancer 466
CHAP. XLVI.
Of Poisons 472
— Mineral Poisons 474
— Vegetable ditto 475
Bites of poisonous Animals 477
—— of the Mad Dog ib.
—— of the Viper 485
—— of poisonous Infects 486
—— of the Rattle-Snake 488
CHAP. XLVII.
Of the Venereal Disease 489
—— Virulent Gonorrhœa 490
— Gleets 500
— Swelled Testicle 503
— Buboes 504
— Chancres 506
— A Confirmed Lues or Pox 510
General Observations 515
CHAP. XLVIII.
Diseases of Women 521
Of the Menstrual Discharge 522
— Pregnancy 530
— Childbirth 533
— Barrenness 542
CHAP. XLIX.
Diseases of Children 544
Of the Meconium 546
— the Apthæ or Thrush 547
— Acidities 548
— Galling and Excoriation 550
— Stoppage of the Nose ib.
— Vomiting 551
— a Looseness 552
— Eruptions 554
— the Croup 557
— Teething 559
— the Rickets 562
— Convulsions 565
— Water in the Head 567
CHAP. L.
Of Surgery 569
— Bleeding 570
— Inflammations and Abscesses 573
— Wounds 575
— Burns 580
— Bruises 582
Ulcers 583
CHAP. LI.
Of Dislocations 586
Dislocation of the Jaw 588
—— of the Neck 589
—— of the Ribs 590
—— of the Shoulder ib.
—— of the Elbow 591
—— of the Wrist and Fingers 592
—— of the Thigh ib.
—— of the Knees ib.
—— of the Ancles ib.
—— of the Toes ib.
CHAP. LII.
Of broken Bones, &c. 593
— Strains 597
— Ruptures 598
CHAP. LIII.
Of Casualties 600
— Substances stopt between the Mouth and Stomach 602
— Drowned Persons 608
— Noxious Vapours 613
Effects of Extreme Cold 616
—— Heat 618
CHAP. LIV.
Of Fainting Fits, and other Cases which require immediate
Assistance 618
— Intoxication 623
— Suffocation and Strangling 626
— Persons who expire in Convulsion Fits 629
CHAP. LV.
Cautions concerning Cold Bathing, and drinking the Mineral
Waters 633
CONTENTS of the APPENDIX.
Introduction Page 649
List of Simples 654
Medical Preparations.
Balsams 657
Boluses 658
Cataplasms and Sinapisms 659
Clysters 660
Collyria, or Eye-waters 662
Confections 663
Conserves and Preserves 664
Decoctions 665
Draughts 668
Electuaries 669
Emulsions 672
Extracts 673
Fomentations ib.
Gargles 674
Infusions 676
Juleps 678
Mixtures 680
Ointments, Liniments, and Cerates 681
Pills 684
Plasters 688
Powders 690
Syrups 694
Tinctures, Elixirs, &c. ib.
Vinegars 699
Waters by Infusion, &c. 701
Simple distilled Waters 703
Spirituous distilled Waters 704
Wheys ib.
Wines 705
A GLOSSARY 708
INDEX 713