Observations on the functional disorders of the kidneys, which give rise to the formation of urinary calculi : with remarks on their frequency in the county of Norfolk / by William England.

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[1830]
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Credit: Observations on the functional disorders of the kidneys, which give rise to the formation of urinary calculi : with remarks on their frequency in the county of Norfolk / by William England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    £3 spirits, British Gin and Brandj, which are, be- yond all calculation, more accessory to the destruction of the health of our manufacturing- population, than any liquid which ingenuity or the love of gain has invented for the annihilation of the physical and moral character of man. One great difference between the modus ope- randi of alkohol in the form of whiskey and in that of brandy or gin, is that the former always appears to have rather a tendency to relax the bowels than constipate them, which is, 1 conceive, one of the most unfortunate properties of the latter. The reason of this decided distinction between those spirits I cannot pretend to explain with any degree of certainty ; but I think it most probable that whiskey, being derived by a purer distillation from grain, is not vitiated by certain essential oils which afford noxious qualities to the other. The potatoe may be considered the staple article of food among the great mass of the Irish population. The introduction of this valuable root, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, by Sir Walter Raleigh, has by many been considered one of the greatest blessings, and by others one of the greatest curses, which could have befallen this hitherto unfortunate country. The peculiar adaptation of the rich and fertile soil of Ireland