Volume 3

Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs [sic] ... Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold ... and another from Dr. Withering / [Thomas Fowler].

  • 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 [sic] ... Together with a letter from Dr. Arnold ... and another from Dr. Withering / [Thomas Fowler]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For the Sake of a more accurate Variation of the Dofes, for Children under five Years old, it may be advifable to add an Ounce of com- mon diftilled Water, to an ounce of the Mine- ral Solution, in orderto form a Solutio Mineralis Mitior, of which ten Drops (being equivalent to five of the former) will be a Dofe for a Boy of five Years old, and fo on in Proportion. Every Rule and Precaution, that has been given relative to Adults, is equally applicable to Children under the fame Circumftances ; but with additional Care, that the Necefiity for any medicinal ‘Treatment, of the operative Eitects of the Solution, may not be frequent. Thus I have endeavoured to give fome gene- ral and particular Directions relative to the ‘Treatment of Agues by the Solution ; and | be- lieve it may be laid down as a Maxim, that a regular Courfe of exght Days Adminiftration of the Medicine, at a Medium, will be found fuf- ficient for a radical Cure. _ As toirregular Cafes, efpecially when attend- ed with Relapfes, there is no faying what Number of additional Dofes, or Variations may be found neceffary. On the other Hand, in very favourable Cafes, a confiderable Number of Cures have been obtained, by the Ufe of the Solution for fix Days; and many Inftances have occurred, wherein it has proved fuccefsful, when exhibited only three, four, or five Days.