t6, BENEFIT OF 



might daily become more diligent, gain expe^ 

 rience, without which there can be no fkill in 

 phyfic, and bring the art which he profefies 

 to fome degree of perfeftion. For it happens 

 amongft us, and perhaps no where fo fre- 

 quently, that our common people have confi- 

 dence in their phyficians, and run in crouds 

 to confult any one, that is known to have taken 

 & do6tor's degree •, in other countries they will 

 fcarcely truft a young phyfician with a favo- 

 rite dog. 



By following this courfe, and entering into 

 pra6tice, the young phyfician will perceive, 

 whether medicines, oftentimes celebrated be- 

 yond all bounds of moderation, have that ef- 

 fe6b upon the patient, which we find mentionr 

 cd in practical books. He will hear of many 

 domeflic remedies, unknown elfewhere, in ufe 

 among the countrey people, that are looked 

 upon as fpecifics, and preferred to the mod 

 cofUy prefcriptions ; for during the confulta- 

 tion, the patient may reveal the fecret, if the 

 phyfician is prudent, and makes ufe of a 

 little art. 



What are thofe famous exotic remedies 

 brought from either Indies, and purchafed 

 at fo great a price, v. g. farfdparilla^ ^ 



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