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Parts of America, whereof till now, we had but imper- 
fed Accounts. 
2 . Traitc du Cancer^ ou ton explique fa nat4ire. & ou Pon 
propofs Us rnoyetts les plus furs pour le guerirMethodique- 
ment. Avec un examen du fyfieme & de la pratique de 
iMr.Helvetius. far Mr, ]. B. AlJiot, Confeiller du Roy^ 
Medecin ordinaire de fa Majejle^ © de la Baftille, 
Paris, 1698. in 8 vo. 
THE Father of the Author of this Treatife, Pe^ 
trus AHiot^ who lived in Lorrain, and was Phy- 
fitian to the Dukes of that Name in that Country, had 
made a particular inquiry into the Nature and Cure of 
Cancers and Cancerous Tumours. The King of France 
hearing of his Reputation at the Time when the Queen- 
Mother was troubled with this Difeafe, fent for him to 
Parisy whither the Author came with his Father, and 
profited under him in the Management of this Difeafe». 
The Author, after fome general Preliminaries, diftin- 
guifhes Cancers into fuch as are apparent or occult. He 
thinks the Cancer to come from Acids, and to be beft 
cured by Alkalies, and abforbing Medicines. He finds 
Fault with Monfieur HelvetiuSy for not underftanding 
the Ancients, Moderns, or his own Syftem of this Di- 
feafe, and at laft propofes his Father's Method (which 
Ettmuller had Ibme Notice of, as appears by Quotations 
in this Book) which is by a Medicine made of red Arfe- 
nick, or Realgar Powdered, and put into a very flrong 
Lixivial, the Diflblution is power'd off by Inclina- 
tion, it is filtrated, and to this Liquor is put Vinegar of 
Lead, till nothing precipitates. This Ponder precipita- 
ted is fweetned by Twelve or Fifteen Times powring 
warm Water on it. The laft Water ought to come off 
infipid, then burn either pure Spirit of Wine^ Five or 
