The catechism of health; selected and translated from the German of Dr. Faust. For the use of the inhabitants of Scotland, by the recommendation of Dr. Gregory / edited by James Gregory.

  • Faust Bernhard Christoph, 1755-1842.
Date:
1828
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Credit: The catechism of health; selected and translated from the German of Dr. Faust. For the use of the inhabitants of Scotland, by the recommendation of Dr. Gregory / edited by James Gregory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    [ ”5 ] phyfician has prefcribed, faithfully, regularly, in due time, and in the dofe prefcribed. <2. 305. Is it to be expe&ed that a ferious in- difpofition fhould be cured by one prefcription ? A. No. As well may we expert a large tree to be cut down by one ftroke of an axe, as a difeafe of any confequence to be cured by the firft prefcribed phyftc. J^. 306. If, then, the ftrft prefcribed medi- cine does not give relief, muft the patient per- fevere in the ufe of it, or employ another doc- tor ? A. The patient muft continue to take me- dicine till the difeafe be cured ; but he muft not go from one dodfor to another. Q 307. Is it fufficient that the patient take the medicine prefcribed, in order to obtain a cure ? A. No ; it is not fufficient: he muft obferve a proper diet, without which medicines become of little ufe. Dileafes are often cured by the healing powers of nature, affifted only by pro- per regimen. XXIII.