It was amply sufficient against him that he had a glimmering of the truth as to the existence of a considerable run of cases of organic disease, for which the so-called practice of remedial cure by drugs, bloodlettings and other heroic plans, could do no good but was likely to do grievous harm.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
A story is told of the miraculous nature of the grotto stone, to wit: it seems that, although it is constantly cut away to supply the demand for it as a remedial agent, yet it never becomes less, but is always replaced by unknown means.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
His native Donegal could show the traces of his influence in applying remedial measures to what was once its terrible poverty.
"John Redmond's Last Years"
Stephen Gwynn