| RefNo | EL/D1/90 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, four physiological case studies by Paul Dudley, dated at Roxbury, New England |
| Date | 21 January 1726 |
| Description | Four case-studies are:
- a woman who was cured of her illness by sweating in a hogshead of barley malt
- a woman who was cured of rheumatism by being raised above mugs of rum which had been set alight
- an account of a horse which had a large stone taken out of its stomach
- various methods used to relieve a man who had maggots in his ear after a fly had been there
The account about the horse is printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 34, no 398, p 261
Read to the Royal Society on 18 June 1727 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1726.0054 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7811 | Dudley; Paul (1675 - 1751) | 1675 - 1751 |