Observations on the use and abuse of mercurial medicines in various diseases / by James Hamilton.

  • Hamilton, James, 1767-1839.
Date:
1819
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Credit: Observations on the use and abuse of mercurial medicines in various diseases / by James Hamilton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cur infinitely less frequently than in coun- tries where there are considerable alternations of heat and cold, cannot be denied, and ought to be especially noticed. But that they sometimes do take place even within the tro- pics, can be proved by the most conclusive evidence. SECTION IL On the Powers of Mercury in subduing the Syphilitic Vims. Notwithstanding all the hazards resulting from the use of mercury, there can be no doubt that it has certain medicinal virtues, the most remarkable of which is the power of curing the diseases occasioned by the Sy- philitic virus. It is inconsistent with the object of this work, to enter into any minute details re- specting those diseases ; and therefore a very brief notice of the influence of mercury