Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs / by Thomas Fowler, M. D. physician to the General Infirmary of the County of Stafford. Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold, of Leicester, and another from Dr. Withering, describing their experience of the effects of arsenic in the cure of intermittents.

  • Fowler, Thomas, 1736-1801.
Date:
1786
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Credit: Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs / by Thomas Fowler, M. D. physician to the General Infirmary of the County of Stafford. Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold, of Leicester, and another from Dr. Withering, describing their experience of the effects of arsenic in the cure of intermittents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. THE Medical Reports, which the Author A lately publifhed, relative to the Effects of Tobacco, in the Cure of Dropfies and Dyfuries, having been favourably received by the Public ; and the general diuretic Property of that Me- dicine, confirmed by further Experience ; he is encouraged to purfue the fame Plan, with Regard to another powerful Article of the Ma- teria Medica. Arfenic is a Mineral which has long been reputed one of the moft violent Poifons hitherto known ; and accordingly has been re- probated in'the ftrongeft Terms by almoft every medical Writer, that has ever deigned to notice it ; and yet there is g00d Reafon to a believe