Observations on the superior efficacy of the red Peruvian bark in the cure of agues and other fevers : interspersed with occasional remarks on the treatment of other diseases by the same remedy / by William Saunders.

  • Saunders, William, 1743-1817.
Date:
1782
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Credit: Observations on the superior efficacy of the red Peruvian bark in the cure of agues and other fevers : interspersed with occasional remarks on the treatment of other diseases by the same remedy / by William Saunders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t *5S ] Be careful in the choice of it, by atr tending to the chara£ters which diftin- ^uifli it from the large Bark, hitherto fejefted by our Druggifts. I (h^ll continue to be diligent in my enquiries on the fubjedl, and I moft earneftl^ requefl the favour of my friends, that they will perfevere in fupplying me with accurate obfervations, fo as to de- V _ ■ % termine, vyith precifion, in what other difeafes this valuable remedy may be ufed with fafety and advantage. The ooerations and effeds of reme- 1 \ dies can only be afeertained by the united induftry and experience of intel- ligent men; who, by being aware of the difficulty of making obfervations, are fiifficiently guarded againft the fal- lacy to which they are unavoidably exr pofed. FINIS.