Excerpt from A View of the Mercurial Practice in Febrile DiseasesIN the first part of the following treatise, it is pro, posed to give a short account of the introduction of mercury into use, in the treatment of fevers in New England, and other parts of the United States, and at length, in Europe and the West Indies.The early Opinions advanced with respect to its merits in general, the diseases which gave occasion to its adoption, and the analogies on which it was founded, particularly in America, and the strong prejudices entertained by many against it, will be particularly noticed.AN examination of some of the preparations of this medicine, will be necessary, for explaining their effects on the body, and the different degrees of activity which they possess, and, consequently, the several theories founded upon them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.