On the antidotal treatment of the epidemic cholera, with a sketch of the physiology of this disease, as deduced from that of intermittent fever / by John Parkin.

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1835
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Credit: On the antidotal treatment of the epidemic cholera, with a sketch of the physiology of this disease, as deduced from that of intermittent fever / by John Parkin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I NT RO DUCT I ON. In presenting myself to the notice of rny professional brethren, it would seem necessary to state shortly the motives which induce me, at this late jHTitxl, to - d another work to the number of tho.se already published on this most prolific subject; and at a time, t(K>, when the reign of terror of the Epidemic C’holera has nearly or entirely cease<l. If, however, we ghince at the history' of all other Plagues and Epidemics, and if we observe the laws which this ]>articular disease has olK'yed in India since its first commencement, a period of 18 years, we shall be convinmi that it is right to be prc]>ared for the casual, if not periodical, retuni of the enemy, though we are not waiting in expectation of his appearance. It cannot, therefore, be superfluous on my part, to endeavour to make known to the profession in general the result of a plan of treatment, which has claims on their attention, higher, in ray opinion, than any other which has yet lx?en employed in the euro of this most rebellious disease ; for, although many remedies have l>een projjoscd as specifics, I am not aware that anv evidence has vet lx*en ad- duced which tends to show that, independent of the u