A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

  • Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734.
Date:
1726
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Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11* ] I n Peftilential Fevers, the poyfonous Ef¬ fluvia affeft the whole Mafs of Blood in its Veffels, and the coagulate Blood is thrown on particular Parts j in thefe Celfus advifes to Vo¬ mits, (and thefe very much help the oppreffed Circulation) and he advifes Bleeding for Pains, and warm Baths to procure Sweats, and Wine and Broths to fupport the Strength, and for¬ bids Abftinence and Purging. This is Mercu¬ rialise Obfervation, ejl ufu compertum in pejle acerbius vexari illos, cpiti bibaces funt et vina gmercfa potant: Poyfons mod affect the Heart by the coagulated Blood, and that is the focus Futredinig and thence ’tis tranfmitted to the Glandules. I N Rheumatifffis, the Chyle or Serum is made Sizey by cold Air, and this flops in the Mufcles, and there is the Focus of a rheuma¬ tic Fever j and for pains in the Limbs, bleeding frequently in the Arms or Legs near to the Pain, or Cupping with Scarification, warm Baths, and Salt Baths, much Friction, Burning to make running Ulcers in a Sciatica, are Com¬ mended by Celfus, who fays, That fix t Pains in the Knees and Shoulders, are not to be Cu¬ red without Uftion, by Linnen. As to the con¬ tinued Fevers with Paroxyfms, they depand on fome of the Secretions obflruffed, the Bile, the fplenetic Humour, the Pituita, and Serum : All the Epidemics, Hippocrates fays, depend on the Air ] in the Spring pure Blood is produced, (and then the Body is mod heavy, and the Pulfe mod moderate) in the Summer,