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About The Book: The Arabian physicians, in describing the quality or power of medicines, make use of four degrees. The first degree, that whole quality makes imperceptible impression ; such as those that are hot, or those that are cold, &c. but which are not sel, unless they are leiterated. The second degree, is that which is more powerful than the former, but not so much as to occasion any visible injury. The third degree is that whole impression is essentially hurtful, but not so as to Dearloe. The fourth degree, is that whole nature is such that it either kills or materially injures ; and this is the property of poisonous medicines. About The Translator: Francis Gladwin (d. ca. 1813), lexicographer and prolific translator of Persian literature into English. He served in the Bengal Army and later, owing to his remarkable linguistic ability, became one of the three professors of Persian at Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800, the year of its establishment. He was a founding member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and carried out his scholarly works and translations under the patronage of Warren Hastings. Gladwin published several dictionaries, including The Persian Guide, Exhibiting the Arabic Derivatives (Calcutta, 1800) and A Dictionary, Persian, Hindoostanee and English, including Synonyma (Calcutta, 1809), which was based on John Richardson’s Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, English … (2 vols, Oxford, 1777) but omitted the Arabic synonyms. Gladwin was an able translator with an elegant and precise diction. His translations were accompanied by the original Persian text.