Title: Essays on fevers, and other medical subjects.
Authors: Miner, Thomas, 1777-1841.; Tully, William, 1785-1859.; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894,
Publisher: Printed and published by E. & H. Clark,
Year: 1823
Subjects: Miller, John L.; Miller, John L.; Fever; Yellow fever; Epidemics Virginia.; Medicine; Yellow fever Connecticut Middletown, 1820.; Yellow fever Connecticut Chatham, 1796.; Fever; Yellow Fever
Contents: pt. I. By T. Miner: The resolution and treatment of fevers -- Medical authors are rarely practical physicians -- Diseases on the river Connecticut -- Fallacy of popular reports on medical subjects -- Medical facts -- Spotted-fever (phrenitis-typhodes) -- Experience -- Indications of cure depend on certain and fixed principles -- Pulse -- Stage of fevers -- Type of fevers -- Crisis and critical periods -- Diathesis -- Counteracting and coinciding agents -- Conclusion -- pt. II. By W. Tully: History of the yellow-fever of Middletown, Connecticut, 1820 -- Yellow-fever in Chatham, 1796 -- Cases of yellow-fever in Middletown, 1820 -- Analysis of Dr. Miller's account of an epidemic, &c. (pneumonia-typhodes).