A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson : containing an account of his system of practice, and the manner of curing disease with vegetable medicine, upon a plan entirely new / written by himself.

  • Thomson, Samuel, 1769-1843.
Date:
1835
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Credit: A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson : containing an account of his system of practice, and the manner of curing disease with vegetable medicine, upon a plan entirely new / written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PUBLIC. Tire preparing the following work for the press, has been a task of much difficulty and labor. To comprise in a short compass anil convey a correct understanding of the subject, from such a mass ol JI have been enabled to collect, by thirty years' practice, is a business of no small magnitude. The plan that lias been adopted, I thought the best, to give a correct knowledge of my system of practice; and am confident that the descriptions and directions arc sufficiently explained, to be understood by all there who take an interest in this important subject. Much more might have been written ; but the main object has been to confine it to the practice, and nothing mortis stated of the theory, than what was necessary to give a general knowledge of the system. If any errors should be discovered, it is hoped they will be viewed with candor; for in first publishing a work, such things are to be expected ; but much care has been taken that there should be no error which u ould cause any mistake in the practice or preparing the medicine. Many persons are practising by my system, who are in the habit of pretending that they have made great improvements, and in some instances, it is well known that poisonous drugs have been made use of under the name of my medicine, which has counteracted its operation, and thereby tended to destroy the confidence of the publk in my system of practice; this has never been authorised by me.— The public arc therefore cautioned against such conduct, and all those who are well disposed towards my system, are desired to lend their aid in exposing all such dishonest practices, in order that jus- tice may be done. Those who possess this work, may, by examin big it, be able to detect any improper deviations therefrom; and they arc assured that any practice which is not conformable to the direc- tions given, and docs not agree with the principles herein laid down, is unauthorised by inc.* ^This advertisement, and the preface which follows, were witten for the work as originally published by Ce Thomson, that is to say £rk«n both the Narrative and NcwGuia were bound in one volume