An essay on the nerves, illustrating their efficient, formal, material, and final causes; with a copper-plate, Descriptive Of their Anatomy, and a Plate of Figures displaying the Manner of the Liquids being corrupted by corrosive Acids and stagnated by obtuse Alkalies. To which is added an essay on foreign teas; in which Their Nature, Preparation, Manner of Using, and Effects, are investigated, so as to demonstrate their pernicious consequences on the nerves, and, therefore, on the Health of the Human Body. With observations on mineral waters, coffee, chocolate, &c. and the Author's Remarks arising from his Analysis of such Preparations as may be most beneficially substituted for India Tea. The Whole Being designed to enable all Persons in Health or Disease, to instruct Themselves in the first Principles of knowing systematically the Construction of their Bodies, with the Causes and Cures of most Disorders incident to Nervous Affections. Interspersed With select Illustrations from the most scientific and respectable Authorities in the Theory and Practice of Physic. By H. Smith, M. D

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Smith, H.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed by P. Norman, (no. 1,) St. Dunstan's Hill, Tower Street; for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row. Entered at Stationers' Hall 1795, [1795?]
Subjects:	Nervous System / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0162001100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa