An Essay on the the common west-india diseases and the remedies which that country itself produces. To which are added, some hints on the management, &c. of Negroes. With Practical Notess & a Linnean Index

Grainger, James (Author)
Wright, William (Author)

Second Edition - London, England : Printed for Mundell & Son, and Longman & Rees, 1802

English

James Grainger, a Scottish born doctor, poet, and translator, published "An Essay on the Common west-India Diseases; and the remedies which that country itself produces. To which are added, some hints on the management, &c. of Negroes" in 1764 in London. In the four-part essay, Grainger offers his own insight into the treatment of slaves on the islands, practices of slave owners and the medical illnesses and treatments of slaves. Parts one and two examine the nearly "scientific" methods taken by slave owners in the of choosing and treating new slaves. Part three discusses less common diseases such leprosy, elephantiasis, "the Joint-Evil," yaws, and ulcers, along with their respective cures. The final section outlines general observations regarding some best practices regarding slaves' food, clothing, housing, and includes a list of medicine that "no plantations ought ever to be without." The text was popular among physicians and slave-owners alike, and widely circulated both in Europe and the West Indies. This is the second edition of the essay, published with the additional "Practical Notes & a Linnean Index" in London in 1802.

Essays
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Wright, William
Jamaica
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Kings College, London, England

[ca. 1802]

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Grainger, James, and William Wright. An Essay on the More Common West India Diseases. Edinburgh, 1802.