Exposition of elementary principles specially concerned in the preservation of healthiness, and production of distempers amongst mariners, travellers and adventives in tropical, variable, and unkindly climates, with miscellaneous illustrations of prophylactical administration / by Andrew Simpson.

  • Simpson Andrew.
Date:
1820
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Credit: Exposition of elementary principles specially concerned in the preservation of healthiness, and production of distempers amongst mariners, travellers and adventives in tropical, variable, and unkindly climates, with miscellaneous illustrations of prophylactical administration / by Andrew Simpson. 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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    ticularly applicable for the prolongation of the capa- bility of these elderly, or somewhat debilitated men, is, that they most conscientiously maintain incor- rupted regularity. Their acquaintance with the peculiarities and circumstances of a sea life, unless they are lamentably improvident and inconsistent, should teach them the most appropriate manage- ment of their exposure, diet and clothing. And it is here charitably supposed that the industrious and attentive seaman, hath accumulated a competent quantity and variety of garments adapted to his in- cidental necessities, so that when needed, he can change his clothes, and thus employ a precaution for obtaining some comfort, and diminishing the likeli- hood of the unfortunate occurrence of indisposition. A judiciously apportioned management of these men, a knowledge of which is deriveable from ob- servation and experience, and the distributive su- perintendance of professional knowledge, would surely be indisputably commendable, and to the public service might be considerably and unexpect- edly advantageous. Liii. For the benefit also of the public service, those who are appointed for the examination or in- spection of seamen intended for dismission, should be extremely inquisitive and ckcumspect in their proceedings. And here an accomplished professional knowledge, an extensive acquaintance with the par- ticular department, and the deceitful and diabolical contrivances of seamen, will be w^onderfuUy condu- cive to a satisfactory understanding of their circum- stances. A regulation steadfast and unalterable it should be, never to discharge any who are capable of performing even a moderate share of employment.