A treatise of the rickets being a diseas common to children. Wherin (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas. Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter; doctors in physick, and fellows of the Colledg of Physitians at London. Translated into English by Phil. Armin.

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A treatise of the rickets being a diseas common to children. Wherin (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas. Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter; doctors in physick, and fellows of the Colledg of Physitians at London. Translated into English by Phil. Armin.

Author

Glisson, Francis, 1597-1677.

Publication

London :: Printed by Peter Cole, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange,

1651.

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Subject terms

Rickets -- Early works to 1800.

Bones -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.

Medicine -- Early works to 1800.

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"A treatise of the rickets being a diseas common to children. Wherin (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas. Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter; doctors in physick, and fellows of the Colledg of Physitians at London. Translated into English by Phil. Armin." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A86032.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• The Preface to the Reader.
• list of contributors
• The Names of several Books printed by Peter Cole, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, by the Exchange, LONDON.
• CHAP. I. The Antiquity and first Origine of this Disease, the Name of it, and the Derivation of the Name.
• CHAP. II. Anotomical Observations collected from the Dis∣section and Inspection of Bodies subdued and killed by this Disease.
• CHAP. III. Certain Suppositions are proposed for the easier finding out of the Essence of the Disease. First of the Essence of Health. Secondly of the Essence of a Disease. Thirdly of a threefold Division of Health and Diseases. The Explication of the third Division, and the Ʋse of the same. The Description of a natural Constitution, and the exaltation of it. The Fourth Supposition of the Combination of three Constitutions in the same parts.
• CHAP. IV. That the Essence of this Disease consists not in the Animal or Vital, but in the Natural Consti∣tution; not as Organical, but as Similar: Three Limitations are Propounded.
• CHAP. V. The preposed Opinion is examined by Parts. First, That this Disease is a cold Distemper. An Objection, and the Answer thereunto; That it is moist: That it consisteth in the pe∣nury or paucity of the Spirits. An Objection, with the Answer. Finally, That this Dis∣ease consisteth in the stupefaction of the Spi∣rits.
• CHAP. VI. Of the Part first affected in this Disease.
• CHAP. VII. Of the Secondary Essence of this Diseas.
• CHAP. VIII. The Secondary Essence of this Disease in the Vital constitution.
• CHAP. IX. The vitiated Generation of the Vital Spirits in this Affect, and whether that fault be a Part of that Secondary Essence?
• CHAP. X. The vitiated Distribution of the Vital Spirits in this Affect, and whether it be a Part of the Secondary Essence therof?
• CHAP. XI. The Inequality of the Distribution of the Blood in this Affect.
• CHAP. XII. The faults of the Vital participative Consti∣tution in this Affect.
• CHAP. XIII. The Organical Faults of the Natural Consti∣tution in this Affect.
• CHAP. XIV. The Secondary Essence of this Diseas in the A∣nimal Constitution.
• CHAP. XV. The Causes of the Rachites. And first those things which concern the Parents.
• CHAP. XVI. The Causes of this Diseas incident to Children after their birth.
  • Of the Air and such things, as happen outwardly.
  • Secondly, Of Meat and Drink, and things inwardly taken.
  • Thirdly, Of Motion, Rest, Exercises, and Acti∣ons.
  • Fourthly, Of Sleeping and Watching.
  • Fiftly. Of things preternaturally cast out and retained.
• CHAP. XVII. Precedent Diseases which may be the Cause of this Disease.
  • Of the First Kind.
  • Of the second kind.
  • Of the third kind.
• CHAP. XVIII. The Former Question.
• CHAP. XIX. The latter Question. Why this Diseas happeneth more frequently in England, then in other Countreys? And whether it be Natural to Englishmen?
• CHAP. XX. The differences of the Diseas, called the Ra∣chites.
• CHAP. XXI. The Signs of the Rachites, and first the Diag∣nostical Signs.
  • The Signs which belong to the disproportioned Nourish∣ment of the Parts.
  • The Signs which belong to Respiration.
  • Signs belonging to the Vital Influx.
  • Centain vagabond and wandring Signs.
• CHAP. XXII. The Signs of the differences of the Rachites, or the Diacritical Signs therof.
  • The Signs of the present Diseas of the Rachites newly begun.
  • The Signs of a Natural Diseas improperly so called.
• CHAP. XXIII. The Prognostical Signs in the Diseas of the Rachites.
• CHAP. XXV. The Method to practice and Indications in ge∣neral.
• CHAP. XXV. Indications Curative.
• CHAP. XXVI. Indications preservative.
• CHAP. XXVII. Indications Conservative, or Vital.
• CHAP. XXVIII. The use and right administrations of the Indi∣cations aforesaid.
• CHAP. XXIX. The Medical Matter answering to the In∣dications proposed, and first the Chy∣rurgical.
• CHAP. XXX. Of the Pharmacentical matter, and first of such things as clense the first Passages.
  • The use of Clysters, and some forms of them.
  • The use of vomiting remedies, and some examples of them.
  • Lenitive Catharticks.
• CHAP. XXXI. Remedies Preparatory, and their Ʋse.
• CHAP. XXXII. Remedies Electively evacuant.
  • Simple and Compound purging Medicines which are sold in the shops.
  • Som Examples of extemporary Compounds.
• CHAP. XXXIII. Specifical alterant Medicines.
  • Decoctions, and Physical Drinks.
  • Broaths and Panadaes.
  • Pouders and Electuaries.
• CHAP. XXXIV. Remedies that correct the Symptoms.
• CHAP. XXXV. External Remedies.
  • The Manner, or Kinds of Exercise.
• CHAP. XXXVI. Things to be Externally Applied.
• A Table of the Chapters contained in this Treatise.