| Description Of Item | The volume is divided into short chapters including the headings: of the laws of the animal body (p131); tenesmus; phrenitis, paraphrenitis and delirium; bath waters; vomiting; milks and milk diet; atrophia, weakness; aconitum; hyoscyamus; arnica; electricity; diseases of the lymphatic veins and lymphatic glands; guajacum; colchicum; pathological notes concerning the causes of diseases; aphtho and other diseases of the mouth; mundisicantia sanguinem; nervina cephalica; scabius, pruritus, itch; procordiorum, sive hypochondriacum and dolor; chronic obstructions of the viscera deobstruents or aperients; ruta; fragaria; cydonia malus; chorea; viscosa et acria; salvia dulcamara; ebulus portulaca; sambucus; balsams; aerial antiscorbutics; mastic, iris; native and expressed oils, emollients, mucilages; veronica; verbuscum; materia medica (with its own index); and common water and iced water.
Inserted at p8 is a case note by Dr Wollaston on small pox dated 1763. Inserted at p46 is a letter by John Wibbersley on worms dated 1763. Inserted at p48 is a copy of The Gentleman's Magazine on Dr Chittick's cure for stones dated 1763. Inserted at p216 is a letter from Robert Gusthart on bath water dated 1765. Inserted at p409 a letter on Dr Whytt's case of gout dated 1765. Inserted at p492 is a letter from Robert Knox on treatments for diarrhoea dated 1765. Inserted at p514 is Dr Russel's account of Mr Kettle's last illness. Inserted at p525 are two case notes on dropsy dated 1765 and 1769. Attached at p550 a letter from Richard Kirwan with observations on mineral waters dated 1762. Pages 145-59 have been cut out. The volume is a draft copy with numerous amendments. The index of names and places is at the rear. Dated from an entry on p216. |