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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

BUTTER, William (1726 – 1805)

1726 – 1805

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1773

#14117

A treatise on the kinkcough. With an appendix. Containing an account of hemlock, and its preparation.

BUTTER, William (1726 – 1805)

Probably the first book on whooping cough, proceeding Watt's book by 40 years. Butter proposed hemlock as a treatment for whooping cough. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link. (Thanks to Webb Dordick for t…