LIND JAMES 1757 A Treatise on the Scurvy Second Edition

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LIND, JAMES. A Treatise on the Scurvy . . . Second Edition corrected, with Additions and Improvements. xvi, [4], 476 pages. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn, front cover detached; contents toned, foxed mainly at beginning and end, early stamp of Ferd. DeJean on title. Early 19th-century bookplate of Jean Henry Crevelt. London: A. Millar, 1757

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"Lind, founder of naval hygiene in England, wrote a classic treatise on scurvy, in which he described many important experiments he made on the disease. These experiments have been called 'the first deliberately planned controlled therapeutic trial ever undertaken.' Lind showed that in preserved form citrus juices could be carried for long periods on board ship, and that, if administered properly, they would prevent the disease. The application of this knowledge . . . led to the eventual elimination of the disease from the British Navy"--Garrison-Morton 3713 (1753 original edition).