The History and heroes of the art of medicineJ. Murray, 1861 - 491 pages |
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... Appearance - His Life in Gloucestershire - John Hunter on Hedgehogs and Love - sickness - His Marriage - His Patience - Difficul- ties of the Investigation - The Profession discourages him - He visits London - Declines London and ...
... Appearance - His Life in Gloucestershire - John Hunter on Hedgehogs and Love - sickness - His Marriage - His Patience - Difficul- ties of the Investigation - The Profession discourages him - He visits London - Declines London and ...
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... should file past him . When Strato- 1 Smith's Class . Dict . , Art . " De- mocritus . " 2 Apologie des Hippocrates , von . K. Sprengel , p . 58 . nike appeared , the heart of Antiochus throbbed so violently 22 [ CHAP . II . 22 HIPPOCRATES .
... should file past him . When Strato- 1 Smith's Class . Dict . , Art . " De- mocritus . " 2 Apologie des Hippocrates , von . K. Sprengel , p . 58 . nike appeared , the heart of Antiochus throbbed so violently 22 [ CHAP . II . 22 HIPPOCRATES .
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John Rutherfurd Russell. nike appeared , the heart of Antiochus throbbed so violently as to reveal the cause of all his illness.1 Avicenna , the Arabian , is reported to have gained great repute , when he himself was quite a youth , by ...
John Rutherfurd Russell. nike appeared , the heart of Antiochus throbbed so violently as to reveal the cause of all his illness.1 Avicenna , the Arabian , is reported to have gained great repute , when he himself was quite a youth , by ...
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... appeared to me to be just such persons as the conjurors , mountebanks , and charlatans now are , who give themselves out for being excessively religious , and as know- ing more than other people . Such persons , then , using the ...
... appeared to me to be just such persons as the conjurors , mountebanks , and charlatans now are , who give themselves out for being excessively religious , and as know- ing more than other people . Such persons , then , using the ...
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... appeared to be in a hopeless state after an attack of spitting of blood . The god , by means of the oracle , ordered him to come and take a pine - cone from the altar , and to eat this mixed with honey for three days . He was cured ...
... appeared to be in a hopeless state after an attack of spitting of blood . The god , by means of the oracle , ordered him to come and take a pine - cone from the altar , and to eat this mixed with honey for three days . He was cured ...
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Page 54 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
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Page 25 - Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret.
Page 25 - I will follow that system of regimen which according to my ability and judgment I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel ; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.