The Epidemic of 1847

Download or read book The Epidemic of 1847 written by E. D. Fenner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Epidemic of 1847: Or Brief Accounts of the Yellow Fever, That Prevailed at New-Orleans, Vicksburg, Rodney, Natchez, Houston and Covington French and American physicians of this city at the time. Of course many differ from these gentlemen; but the difference is in minor matters. I deem it altogether useless to give the treatment which I pursued, but perhaps a brief allusion to a few of the most prominent methods pursued by our physicians would be acceptable to the reader. In reflecting on the various remedies and plans of treatment in yel low fever presented to my view in the course of a pretty extensive and careful observation at the Charity Hospital, in the walks of private practice, and in conversation with my medical brethren, I think the whole may be designated under the following two general plans of the ory and practice, viz., the abortive and the rational or eclectic plan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.