The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering; to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings

Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 2 volumes Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, 207-210) Vol. 1. Dedication -- A memoir of the life, character, and writings -- An enumeration of works published -- Correspondence between Dr. Withering and James Norris respecting Stonehenge -- Floræ Ulyssipponensis specimen, with some characteristic remarks, and an index -- Statistical and miscellaneous notices -- Letter from Dr. Withering to Dr. Beddoes on consumption of the lungs -- Observations on temperature, climate, & c. -- The Portuguese law respecting consumptives -- Register of consumptives -- Correspondence with Mr. Patrick Goold -- Meteorological and thermometrical observations -- Comparisons of phases of the moon -- Method of treating the bite of a mad dog Vol. 2. Outlines of minerology -- An account of foxglove, and some of its medical uses, with practical remarks on dropsy -- An account of scarlet fever, or Scarlatina Anginosa -- A chymical analysis of water at Caldas da Rainha, or the Queen's Baths, in Portugal -- Experiments upon different kinds of marle found in Strattfordshire -- An analysis of the Rowley rag-stone, and the toad-stone -- Experiments and observations on the Terra Ponderosa -- On the principle of acidity, the decomposition of water, &c. -- An account of some extraordinary effects of lightning -- A new method of preserving fungi -- A letter on the effects of arsenic -- An account of a convenient method of inhaling the vapour of volatile substances -- A letter on calculous complaints, with directions for treating the case -- Remarks, medical, on intermittent fevers ..