Morbus anglicanus sanatus, or, A remarkable cure of an inveterate scurvy ... / in a letter from a country clergyman to his son in London. Concluding with a contrivance or two, for saving the lives of those, who shall happen to be in the upper rooms of a house, when the lower are on fire.

Date:
1766
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Credit: Morbus anglicanus sanatus, or, A remarkable cure of an inveterate scurvy ... / in a letter from a country clergyman to his son in London. Concluding with a contrivance or two, for saving the lives of those, who shall happen to be in the upper rooms of a house, when the lower are on fire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Light and Air, and of Courfe make the Dd'cent lefs difagreeable. ) To a Perfon of Fortune, or the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. the Expence of making a Trial of this Expe¬ dient would be but trifling j and this might be done, by tying the Feet of a large Maftiff-Dog, previoufly muzzled, and tolling him down the Fire-Bag. If this ProjeCt, thus reprefented, or with any Im¬ provements from others, fhould prove in- ilrumental in faving the Lives of any, threatened with the Fury of a devouring and mercilefs Element; imagine if you can, for defcribe I cannot, the Pleafure it would give me. I am aware, that feveral Objections may be made to this Contrivance. It will be faid, perhaps, to be unfeafible, if not quite impracticable ■, but this I can by no Means allow. Little or no Danger can, I think, be apprehended, if the Men at the Bottom aCt but their Part well; and that they will, may be eafdy taken for granted, either .from the Motive of common Humanity, or the Hopes of a Reward. For my own. Part,