Excerpt from An Inaugural Dissertation on the Use of the Digitalis Purpurea in the Cure of Certain Diseases: Submitted to the Public Examination of Samuel Bard, M.D. President, the Vice-President and Professors of the College of Physicians Under the Authority of the University of the State of New-York, for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, on 14 May, 1811 I would. Observe further, that the aphthous state of fever requires also in the United States a me thod of treatment different from that which it re ceives in great-britain. Instead of depending on an undue share of alkalescency in the blood, or other humours of the system, it is generally marked by the predominance of an acid, at least in the ali mentary canal, and particularly in the alimentary canal of children. Hence the good effects derived from the exhibition of salt of tartar, magnesia, and other absorbents, considered in the light of mere local remedies. 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.