1788 CURE FOR TETANUS HANDWRITTEN 2 FAMED DOCTOR AUTOGR Start Price USD 1,299.99 Current Price USD 1,299.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Location Toronto Cananda See more about '1788 CURE FOR TETANUS HANDWRITTEN 2 FAMED DOCTOR AUTOGR' Description Note: this is an original handwritten medical treatise dated 1788 and as such this is guaranteed to be authentic and not a copy, replica or facsimile. SUPERB 1788 HANDWRITTEN TREATISE BY FAMED DOCTOR OF TROPICAL DISEASES ON THE CURE AND TREATMENT OF TETANUS ADDRESSED TO EDME-CLAUDE BOURRU ESTEEMED FRENCH DOCTOR, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN PARIS AND ORATOR AT THE FUNERAL OF GUILLOTIN  On offer is a superb 20 page manuscript treatise on tetanus and its treatment. Written in 1788 by Jean Barthélemy Dazille, (1732-1812), famed doctor of tropical medicine whose 'Observations générales sur les maladies des climats chauds', being his distinguished work while doctor of the King in Saint-Domingue, Port-au-Prince, Haïti. He is also the author of a treatise on the 'Observations of Negroes diseases'. Dazille 'was a pioneer in the study of the health conditions and diseases of black slaves in the Americas, perhaps the first of its kind' (Garrison et Morton 1601.1). Also J.B. Blake p.110 and the Wellcome Library p. 438. Further reference see: Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. Pyle Book, pages 941-1030). This document has been addressed to the Faculty of Medicine of Paris and its Dean the esteemed Edme-Claude Bourru (1737-1823), famed 18th century French doctor, [a coin with his likeness was minted], author of numerous treatises on venereal disease and presenter of the funeral oration of Guillotin, [another famed physician more noted for his facilitating the death of humans than of the health of his fellow man.] Bourru shows his appreciation by way of a lengthy handwritten signed note at the very end of the treatise congratulating Dazille on this work. Four other members of the Faculty autographed other comments. Chapters to the treatise include; Observations, Causes, Children and Tetanus, How to Prevent Tetanus, How to Prevent Tetanus in Children, Pregnancy and Labor and what follows, +++ In very good condition with hardly a fault though a small closed puncture that started in the rear runs through but hardly affect the text at all. Otherwise clean and fresh. Folio-sized, rough-edged rag paper with cord to bind. Superb collectible associating two significant doctors and a major disease on the cusp of the French Revolution. What follows is an abstract for further reference of Dazille's observation of slaves that presents part of his contribution to the study of tropical disease; "Population growth among slaves depended both on the policies of the masters and the reactions of the slaves. The policies varied considerably between periods, places and different types of production. While the early French settlers encouraged reproduction in slave families, the development of sugar cane cultivation resulted in changing priorities from reproduction to production, as the price of slaves fell. From the 18th century onwards, a policy based on a combination of "humanism and self-interest" developed, which was influenced by the slavers themselves. Although reproduction was again encouraged, it was no longer based on marriage and the family, even after the abolition of slavery: the target of this policy was in fact the woman herself, not the couple or the family grouping. Confronted with this policy, the slaves often resisted; they refused to marry, have children, or tolerate the domination by male slaves or by masters who practised infanticide. To put an end to this resistance, the settlers resorted to penal sanctions and physical torture." Provenance: The Sir Thomas Phillipps Collection MS 28473.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi there and welcome to my auctions! My name is Ben and I am a one-man operation based in the Toronto area and have been successfully buying and selling on ebay for several years now, but recently took the plunge and have decided to work at this full-time. 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