Of my ever growing collection of antiquarian books, I have just started reading 'The State Of Physick And Of Diseases' by John Woodward MD, written and published in 1718.
It's all pustules, puss and phlegm with much 'biliose salts' and 'purges' thrown in for good measure! I'm not so much interested in medicine but am very interested in the language of the time and the thinking of that time.
This was a period in history where serious advances were being made in methods of curing diseases and such, it is actually quite a good read.....sort of
That all said, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of some of the remedies mentioned in the book!
Regards,
Jay.
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It's all pustules, puss and phlegm with much 'biliose salts' and 'purges' thrown in for good measure! I'm not so much interested in medicine but am very interested in the language of the time and the thinking of that time.
This was a period in history where serious advances were being made in methods of curing diseases and such, it is actually quite a good read.....sort of
That all said, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of some of the remedies mentioned in the book!
Regards,
Jay.
![Book 1.jpg Book 1.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/115/115743-ad978729d841e96bee0cea7e82e5fa2f.jpg)
![Book 40.jpg Book 40.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/115/115744-07be838135f15136fd38083c0d8a5a87.jpg)