Medicine, that is, such books as treat of the oeconomy and contrivance

of nature in adapting the parts to their several uses. The books purely physiological, are, Keil's Tentamina. Sanctorii aphorismi. Bellini de pulsibus et urina. Borellus de motu animalium. Harvey de motu cordis: —And de generation animalium. (two admirable pieces.) Friend's Emmenologia. Simpson's System of the Womb. And Pitcairne's Tracts. These are the best things relating to physiology, which may be called the first part of the Institutions of Physic.
The 2d part of the Institutes is the Art of preserving such a system as the body, in an order fit for the exercise of its functions as long as possible. The 3d part is pathology, which teaches the different manners in which diseases happen; and the various causes of these disorders, with their attendants and consequences: The 4th part is the doctrine of signs, by which a judgment is formed of the sound or bad state of the animal: And the 5th is Therapentica, that is, the means and method of restoring sanity to a distempered body. Treatises on all these matters, are what we call institutions of physic, and in relation, to the four last mentioned, the best books are, Hoffman's Systema medicinoe rationalis, and Boerhaave's Institutions, with his lectures upon them. These books I read with great attention, and found them sufficient.

Being instituted in this manner, I turned next to the practical writers, and read the history of diseases and their cure from observations of nature. This is called pathologia particularis, and is the great business of a physician. All that has been said is only preparatory to this study. Here then I first very carefully read the authors who have written a system of all diseases; and then, such writers as have considered particular cases. The best system writers are Boerhaave's aphorisms and comment. Hoffman's pathologia particularis; being the last part of his Systema medicinae. Jumher's cospectus medicinae. Allen's Synopsis. Shaw's Practice of physic; and Lomnii opusculum aureum.
The writers on a few and particular distempers are, Sydenham opera. Moreton's Puretologia. Bellini de morbis capitis et pectoris. Ramazzini de morbis artificium. Wepsemus de apoplexia. Floyer on the asthma. Astruc de lue venerea. Turner's synopsis: And of the skin. Musgrave de arthritide. Highmore de passione hysterica et hypocondria. Glisson de rachitide. Clericus de lumbrico lato. Daventer ars obstetricandi. Mauriceau des femmes grosses. Harris de morbis infantium.