Fruits, summer, useful in destroying worms, i. 229
Fever, bilious, history of it in 1780, i. 117
----, outlines of a theory of, iii. 3
----, its unity asserted, iii. 17
----, unity of its exciting causes, iii. 16
----, objections to a nosological arrangement of its different
forms, iii. 33
----, effects of, iii. 39
----, different states of, enumerated, iii. 41
----, objections to putrefaction in, iii. 43
----, bilious yellow, history of, in 1793, iii. 69
----, ----, its exciting causes, iii. 88
----, ----, its premonitory signs, iii. 93
----, ----, its first symptoms, iii. 95
----, ----, symptoms of it in the blood-vessels, iii. 97
----, ----, ----, in the liver, lungs, and brain, iii. 104
----, ----, ----, in the stomach and bowels, iii. 108
----, ----, ----, in the secretions and excretions, iii. 110
Fever, bilious yellow, symptoms of it, in the nervous system, iii. 116
----, ----, ----, in the senses and appetites, iii. 122
----, ----, ----, in the lymphatic and glandular system, iii. 124
----, ----, ----, on the skin, iii. 125
----, ----, ----, in the blood, iii. 128
----, ----, nature of the black vomit, iii. 111
----, ----, types of the, iii. 135
----, ----, the empire of, over all other diseases, iii. 139
----, ----, who most subject to it, iii. 148
----, ----, negroes affected by it in common with white people,
iii. 151
----, ----, state of the atmosphere during the prevalence of, iii. 158
----, ----, signs of the presence of miasmata in the body,
universal, iii. 157
----, ----, cases of re-infection, iii. 164
----, ----, external appearances of the body after death in, iii. 165
----, ----, appearances of the body by dissection, iii. 167
----, ----, account of the distress of the city, iii. 175
----, ----, its moral effects upon the inhabitants, iii. 179
----, ----, number of deaths from it, iii. 181
----, ----, is checked and destroyed by rain, iii. 184
----, ----, inquiry into its origin by the governor of the
state, iii. 196
----, ----, said to be imported by the college of physicians, iii. 197
----, ----, objections to their opinion, and proofs of its domestic
origin, iii. 198
----, the sameness of its origin with the plague, iii. 211
----, state of the weather in 1793, iii. 215
----, method of cure, iii. 223
----, dissentions of the physicians, iii. 235
----, of purging, iii. 239
----, its salutary effects, iii. 241
----, objections to it answered, iii. 243
----, blood-letting, its utility, iii. 253
----, salivation, its utility, iii. 284
----, convalescence, iii. 289
----, remarks on the use of stimulating remedies in this fever,
iii. 292
----, comparative view of the success of all the modes of practice
employed in the fever, iii. 298
Fever, yellow, of 1794, history of, iii. 357
----, its exciting causes, iii. 367
----, symptoms in the different systems of the body, iii. 369
----, in the blood-vessels, iii. ibid.
----, in the viscera, iii. 371
----, in the alimentary canal, iii. 373
----, in the secretions and excretions, iii. 375
----, in the nervous system, iii. 379
----, in the senses and appetites, iii. 383
----, in the lymphatic system, iii. ibid.
----, in the blood, iii. 387
----, different forms of the fever, iii. 388
----, its origin, iii. 397
----, method of cure, iii. 401
----, bleeding, iii. 402
Fever, yellow, of 1794, good effects of cool air and cold water in,
iii. 409
----, of a salivation, iii. 411
----, of blisters, iii. 413
----, of tonic remedies, iii. 415
----, of the inefficacy of bark, iii. ibid.
----, of the effects of wine, iii. 418
----, ----, of opium, iii. 419
----, ----, of nitre, iii. 421
----, ----, of antimonials, iii. ibid.
Fever, yellow, sporadic cases of, in the years 1795 and 1796, iii. 437
Fever, yellow, of 1797, iv. 3
----, symptoms of, iv. 13
----, type of, iv. 20
----, different forms of, iv. 21
----, influence of the moon upon it, iv. 27
----, number of deaths, particularly of physicians, iv. 30
----, origin of it, iv. 33
----, its remedies, iv. ibid.
----, of bleeding, iv. ibid.
----, of purging medicines, iv. 37
----, of a salivation, iv. 39
----, different ways in which mercury acted upon the mouth and throat,
iv. 40
----, of emetics, iv. 44
----, of diet and drinks, iv. 45
----, of tonic remedies, iv. 49
----, of blisters, iv. ibid.
----, of sweet oil, iv. 51
Fever, yellow, of 1797, relative success of different modes of
practice, iv. 53
----, signs of a favourable and unfavourable issue of the fever,
iv. 55
Fever, yellow, of 1798, account of, iv. 67
----, symptoms of, iv. 68
----, in the blood-vessels, iv. ibid.
----, alimentary canal, iv. ibid.
----, on the tongue, iv. 69
----, in the nervous system, iv. ibid.
----, in the eyes, lymphatics, and blood, iv. 71
----, different modes in which it terminated in death, iv. 74
----, state of the weather in 1798, iv. 77
----, origin of the fever, iv. 78
----, remedies for it, iv. ibid.
----, bleeding, iv. ibid.
----, emetics, iv. 79
----, purges, iv. 81
----, of a salivation, iv. ibid.
----, of sweats, iv. 82
----, of bark, iv. 83
----, of blisters, iv. ibid.
----, symptoms which indicated a favourable and unfavourable issue of
the disease, iv. 84
----, different modes of practice in this fever, and their different
success, iv. 85
Fever, bilious, of 1799, iv. 91
----, sickliness among certain animals, iv. 94
----, its symptoms, iv. 95
----, its remedies, iv. 97
Fever, yellow, of 1799, signs of a favourable and unfavourable issue of
it, iv. 99
----, its origin, iv. 100
Fever, yellow, sporadic cases of, in 1800, iv. 103
----, ----, in 1801, iv. 111
Fever, yellow, of 1802, account of, iv. 123
----, its origin, iv. 123
----, its types, iv. 127
Fever, yellow, as it appeared in 1803, iv. 133
----, symptoms of, iv. 136
----, remedies for, iv. 139
Fever, yellow, sporadic cases in 1804, iv. 147
Fever, yellow, as it appeared in 1805, iv. 153
----, its origin, iv. 155
----, its remedies, iv. 156
----, not contagious, iv. 223
G.
Gout, peculiarities belonging to it, ii. 227
----, its remote causes, ii. 230
----, women most subject to it, ii. 232
----, its exciting causes, ii. ibid.
----, its symptoms, ii. 234
----, method of cure, ii. 251
----, remedies in its forming state, ii. 253
----, in a paroxysm, when attended with great morbid or inflammatory
action in the blood-vessels, ii. 252
----, when attended with weak morbid action in the blood-vessels,
ii. 269
----, remedies for its symptoms, ii. 275
----, means for preventing the return of inflammatory, ii. 285
----, with weak morbid action, ii. 293
H.
Hospitals, their origin, i. 55
----, military, their evils, i. 276
----, constructed with ground floors, to be preferred in fevers, i. 275
Heat, greatest in Philadelphia, i. 87
Habit, its effects upon morals, ii. 43
Hæmoptysis, observations on, i. 191
Hydrophobia, observations on, ii. 301
----, its causes, ii. 302
----, its symptoms in rabid animals, ii. 306
----, ----, in the human species, ii. 308
----, supposed to be a malignant fever, ii. ibid.
----, remedies to prevent it, ii. 315
----, ----, to cure it in its malignant or inflammatory state, ii. 317
----, ----, to cure it when attended with weak morbid action in the
blood-vessels, ii. 323
----, death from it, supposed to be from suffocation, ii. 326
----, laryngotomy suggested to prevent it, ii. 332
I.
Indians, oration on their diseases and remedies, i. 3
----, peculiar customs of their women, i. 9
----, ----, of their men, i. 11
----, ----, of both sexes, i. 12
Indians, their diseases, i. 16
----, their remedies, i. 20
----, comparative view of their diseases and remedies with those of
civilized nations, i. 39
Iron, its preparations useful in destroying worms, i. 232
Imitation, its effects upon morals, ii. 42
Influenza, account of it, as it appeared in Philadelphia in 1789, 1790,
and 1791, ii. 353
----, history of its symptoms, ii. 354
----, mode of treatment, ii. 360
Jaw-fall, or trismus, in infants, i. 254
L.
Laudanum, its efficacy in the disease brought on by drinking cold water
in hot weather, i. 185
Legs, sore, observations on, i. 411
----, classes of people most subject to them, i. 412
----, their remedies, i. 416
Longevity, circumstances which favour it, i. 428
Life, animal, inquiry into its causes, ii. 371
----, a forced state, or the effects of impressions, ii. 377
----, enumeration of those impressions, ii. 378
----, how supported in sleep, ii. 397
----, in the f[oe]tus in utero, ii. 404
----, in infancy, ii. 405
----, in youth, ii. 409
----, in middle life, ii. 410
----, in old age, ii. ibid.
----, in persons blind, or deaf and dumb from their birth, ii. 414
----, in idiots, ii. 416
----, after long abstinence, ii. 417
----, in asphyxia, ii. 419
----, in the Indians of North-America, ii. 427
----, in the Africans, ii. 428
----, in the Turkish empire, ii. 429
----, in China and the East-Indies, ii. 431
----, in the poor inhabitants of Europe, ii. 432
----, stimuli which act alike in promoting it upon all nations, ii. 434
----, how supported in sundry animals, ii. 441
----, its extinction in death, how effected, ii. 447
M.
Midwifery, the practice of it more successful by men than by women,
i. 53
Manufactures, sedentary, unfriendly to the health of men, i. 65
Measles, history of, in 1789, ii. 338
----, their symptoms, ii. 339
----, a spurious, or external form of them described, ii. 342
----, remedies used in them, ii. 346
----, history of them, as they appeared in 1801, iv. 117
Medicine, an inquiry into its comparative state, in Philadelphia,
between 1760 and 1766, and 1805, iv. 365
Diet of the inhabitants between 1760 and 1766, iv. 366
Dresses, iv. 368
Customs which had an influence on health, iv. 369
Diseases, iv. 370
N.
Nature, meaning of the term, i. 35
----, the extent of her powers in curing diseases, i. 20
Nosology, objections to it, iii. 33
Negroes subject to the yellow fever in common with the white people,
iii. 366
O.
Opium, useful in the bilious fever of 1780, i. 130
----, the disease induced by it cured by blood-letting, iv. 357
Onion juice, useful in destroying worms, i. 231
P.
Philadelphia, its situation, i. 74
----, population, i. 76
----, diseases between 1760 and 1766, and 1805, iv. 365
Purges, useful in the bilious fever of 1780, i. 127
----, ----, in the yellow fever of 1793, iii. 231
----, objections to them answered, iii. 243
Pulse, state of, in old people, i. 439
----, in the yellow fever of 1793, in persons not confined with it,
iii. 157
----, in fevers, when it indicates blood-letting, iv. 316
Putrefaction, does not take place in the blood, iii. 43
Pregnancy, a morbid state of the system, iv. 349
----, effects of blood-letting in relieving its diseases, iv. ibid.
Parturition, a disease, iv. 353
----, effects of blood-letting in lessening its pains, iv. ibid.
Q.
Quarantine laws, their inefficacy to prevent a yellow fever, iv. 218
----, their evils, iv. ibid.
R.
Rain, usual quantity in Pennsylvania, i. 72
Revolution, American, its influence upon the human body and mind,
i. 279
S.
Snow, common depth in Pennsylvania, i. 91
Sweating described among the Indians of North-America, i. 22
Scarlatina anginosa of 1783 and 1784 described, i. 138
----, additional observations on, i. 147
----, prevented by gentle purges, i. 151
----, cured by emetics in its forming state, i. 150
Salt, common, useful in the hæmoptysis, i. 192
----, in destroying worms, i. 230
Sugar, useful in destroying worms, i. ibid.
Spirits, ardent, their effects upon the human body and mind, i. 337
----, diseases produced by them, i. 343
----, their effects on property, i. 347
----, substitutes for them, i. 353
----, persons predisposed to their use, i. 360
----, their influence upon the population of the United States, i. 364
Sweats, useful in the yellow fever of 1803, iv. 140
Salivation, its usefulness in the yellow fever of 1793, iii. 284
----, ----, of 1794, iii. 411
----, ----, of 1797, iv. 49
----, ----, of 1798, iv. 81
Small-pox, new mode of inoculating for, i. 311
T.
Tetanus, its causes, i. 248
----, its remedies when from wounds, i. 256
----, ----, when from other causes, i. 259
W.
Winters, cold, in Pennsylvania, i. 76, 77, 79
Winds, common, in Pennsylvania, i. 90
Water, cold, disease from drinking it when the body is preternaturally
heated, i. 184
Worms, natural to young children, and to young animals, i. 218
----, intended, probably, to prevent disease, i. 219
----, destroyed by medicines that act mechanically and chemically upon
them, i. 128
Wounds, gun-shot, in joints, followed by death, i. 274
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