Project Gutenberg 2015-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 130 Willis, Thomas 1621 1675 Willisius, Thomas 85665029 A Plain and Easie Method for Preserving (by God's Blessing) Those That Are Well from the Infection of the Plague, or Any Contagious Distemper, in City, Camp, Fleet, Etc., and for Curing Such as Are Infected with It. Produced by Cindy Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Plain and Easie Method for Preserving (by God's Blessing) Those That Are Well from the Infection of the PLAGUE" by Tho. Willis, M.D., is a historical medical treatise written in the late 17th century. This publication provides guidance on how to prevent and cure the plague, reflecting the urgent concerns of public health during times of epidemic. It combines both practical advice and medicinal recipes, showcasing the medical knowledge and beliefs of that period. The book is structured into two main sections: prevention methods and cures for those already infected. In the prevention segment, Willis emphasizes the importance of purifying the air, maintaining cleanliness in living environments, and using various herbal remedies and concoctions to fortify the body's defenses against contagion. For those who fall ill, the text outlines immediate steps to take upon recognizing symptoms, such as inducing sweating and employing specific antidotes and dietary recommendations to combat the pestilence. The treatise illustrates the folk remedies and early scientific approaches of the time, blending practical artistry in medicine with a spiritual reliance on God’s blessing for health preservation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Plague -- Early works to 1800 RC Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine 83178 2025-09-19T15:48:57.808900 text/html 59439 2024-10-24T17:37:02 text/html 295691 2025-09-19T15:49:01.006887 application/epub+zip 294928 2025-09-19T15:48:58.598896 application/epub+zip 93079 2025-09-19T15:48:58.105887 application/epub+zip 363245 2025-09-19T15:49:02.800935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349865 2025-09-19T15:49:00.530856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123631 2022-09-22T10:44:00.101587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61205 2025-09-19T15:48:57.555903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40823 2024-10-24T17:37:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16456 2025-09-19T15:49:02.948849 application/rdf+xml 14540 2025-09-19T15:48:58.193886 image/jpeg 1829 2025-09-19T15:48:58.151886 image/jpeg 298032 2025-09-19T15:48:57.824917 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia