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kind, who have endeavoured (even con trary to their own intereft ) to reduce phyfic to its antient ftandard : Who have laboured to explode out of it all hypotheses , and fine-spun theories, and to make it a plain intelligible thing, as it was in the beginning : Having no more mystery in it than this, " Such a medicine removes fuch a pain." These have demonftrably shewn , That neither the knowledge of aftrology, astronomy, natural philofophy, nor even anatomy itself, is abfolutely neceffary to the quick and effectual cure of moft diseases incident to human bodies : Nor yet any chymical, or exotick, or compound medicine, but a single plant or fruit duly applied . So that every man of common fense (unless in some rare cafes) may prefcribe either to himself or his neighbour ; and may be very fecure from doing harm , even where he can do no good. 12. Even in the laft age there was fomething of this kind done, particularly by the great and good Dr. Sydenham : And in the present, by his pupil Dr. Dover, who hás pointed out fimple medicines for many diseases. And fome fuch may be found in the writings of the learned and ingenious Dr. Cheyne : Who doubtless would have communicated