The philosophy of sleep / by Robert Macnish.

  • Macnish, Robert, 1802-1837.
Date:
1834
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Credit: The philosophy of sleep / by Robert Macnish. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    whip, put on his one spur, and went thence to the stable ; not finding his own saddle in the proper place, he returned to the house and asked for it. Being asked what he wanted with it, he replied, to go his rounds. He returned to the stable, got on the horse without the saddle, and was proceeding to leave the stable: it was with much difficulty and force that Mr. Hewson, junior, assisted by the other lad, could remove him from the horse; his strength was great, and it was with difficulty he was brought in doors. Mr. Hewson, senior, com- ing home at this time, sent for Mr. Benjamin Ridge, an eminent practitioner, in Bridge-Road, who stood by him for a quarter of an hour, during which time the lad considered himself as stopped at the turnpike-gate, and took sixpence out of his pocket to be changed; and holding out his hand for the change, the sixpence was returned to him. He immediately observed, ' None of your nonsense —that is the sixpence again ; give me my change-/ when two pence halfpenny was given to him, he counted it over, and said, 'None of your gammon ; that is not right; I want a penny more;' making the three pence halfpenny, which was his proper change. He then said, 'Give me my castor, (meaning his hat,) which slang term he had been in the habit of using, and then began to whip and spur to get his horse on. His pulse at this time was 136, full and hard; no change of countenance could be observed, nor any spasmodic affection of the muscles, the eyes remaining close the whole of