Anecdota Sydenhamiana : medical notes and observations of T.S. hitherto unpublished.

  • Thomas Sydenham
Date:
1845
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Credit: Anecdota Sydenhamiana : medical notes and observations of T.S. hitherto unpublished. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    a great Tumour resembling ye Scrophula to happen in their Neck when they have been recovered, wch sometimes hath come to suppuration, & voided a great Quantity of purulent Matter, which Tu- mor (I suppose) hath proceded from some vi- cious Particles in ye Blood wch Nature could not totally master, but hath been by ye exercise of riding enable [sic] to discharge it upon this part as most fitt to receive it. I am sure y* iff any Physician had a Remedy for ye curing of a Phthisis of equall force wth this of riding he might easily gett what wealth he pleased : In a word I have put very many upon this Exercise in order to ye Cure, of Consumptions, & I can truly say I have miss’d ye cure of very few ; in soe much yl I think how fatall soever this Disease be above all others, & how common soever; (for almost two thirds that dye of Chronical Diseases dye of a Phthisis) yett it is this way more certainly cured than most Diseases of less Moment: Provided allways yl this travelling be long persisted in according to ye age of ye Patient, & length of ye Disease. For a man, yl is more ancient, & hath had ye Disease a great while, cannot expect to be cured soe soon as he that is vouncr & hath had it a little while. And provided also y* besides his persisting in riding he goe into new Places, for yc change of air & diet doe as considerably add to ye cure as ye exercise
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