The Practice of Physick, Reduc'd to the Ancient Way of Observations Containing a Just Parallel Between the Wisdom and Experience of the Ancients, and ... Practical Remarks Upon Most Distempers; T - Hardcover

Baglivi, Giorgio

9780332791630: The Practice of Physick, Reduc'd to the Ancient Way of Observations Containing a Just Parallel Between the Wisdom and Experience of the Ancients, and ... Practical Remarks Upon Most Distempers; T

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ISBN 10: 0332791637 ISBN 13: 9780332791630

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Excerpt from The Practice of Physick, Reduc'd to the Ancient Way of Observations Containing a Just Parallel Between the Wisdom and Experience of the Ancients, and the Hypothesis's of Modern Physicians: Intermix'd With Many Practical Remarks Upon Most Distempers; Together With Several New and Curious Dissertations; Particularly of the Tarantula, and the Nature of Its Poison

Being thus furrounded with an infinite variety of Opinions, I was at a lofs to make a jult choice; but at laft I came to a firm Refolution of fiding with none, and of put fuing the Truth with Vigour and Diligence, without anyothcr Guide but Reafonand Experience. In purfuance of this Refolye, I fpent no fmall time in taking exact and minute Obfervations of Difeafes; and was quickly fenfible that by this means I made a greater Progrefs in Phyfick in a few Months, than I had done before in lo many Years; and that nothing is truer than that old Saying of Manilz'ws Artem Experientz'a fecit, Example moa/lrante viam. Thefe Re~ marks of mine were firfl: carelefly commit ted to Writing, only for the fake of my own Memory afterwards I drew 'em out into Claffes and Heads, and in that Condition they came into the Hands of my Friends.

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