Of a Distemper we commonly say, To know the Cause, is Half the Cure. But, alas, how little Progress is there yett made in that Knowledge! Physicians talk about the Causes of Diseases. But their Talk is very Conjectural, very Uncertain, very Ambiguous; and often times a meer Jargon; and in it, they are full of Contradiction to One another.
The Angel of Bethesda, Capsila VII (p. 43)