An exposition of quackery and imposture in medicine : being a popular treatise on medical philosophy / With notes by W. Wright.

  • Ticknor, Caleb, 1804-1840.
Date:
1839
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Credit: An exposition of quackery and imposture in medicine : being a popular treatise on medical philosophy / With notes by W. Wright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    vagabond was not unfrequently, bad as he was, greatly abused. At one time he was thrust into the streets, in the midst of a dark and tempestuous night, at a distance from his own miserable hut; and at another he was refused a drink of water from the well, or a mouthful of food, and threatened with personal chastisement. No one claimed this poor creature as his kinsman; he had not a solitary friend. He was buried like a dog, and totally uncared for. The fact of his death was carried, net much less than twenty miles, by a young physician to others of his acquaintance; and arrange- ments were immediately entered upon and completed to procure the body. A pair of horses and sleigh were in readiness, the necessary implements procured,, and at ten o'clock, when all was quiet, and all fear of being recognized on the road prevented by the lateness of the hour, these three young doctors started on their errand. The wind having blown from a southerly direction for some hours it soon commenced raining ; and the snow being thin upon the ground, the issue of their expe- dition began to appear somewhat doubtful. The rain poured—the sleigh shoes grated harshly upon the gravel—the night was extremely dark ; and the faster the rain fell and the snow melted, the more was their speed increased as far as was consistent with safety over a bad road, writh which they were but little ac- quainted. Thus they contended with adverse circum- stances till they had accomplished nearly the whole distance; and, now, on looking at what was before them—considering the time necessary to accomplish their work, and to make the journey home over a road, now almost cleared of snow, it was found impossible to proceed further. So with no little vexation from