Considerations on the medicinal use, and on the production of factitious airs / by Thomas Beddoes. Part II / by James Watt.

  • Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808.
Date:
1796
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Credit: Considerations on the medicinal use, and on the production of factitious airs / by Thomas Beddoes. Part II / by James Watt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    (21*) lity of Mr. William Reynolds, of Mr. Jofeph Reynolds, and Mr. Yong, furgeon, of Shifnal, Shropfhire. In 1792, when I pointed out the principles on which I imagined beneficial con- fequences might refult from the free ufe of elaftic fluids as medicines, thefe perfons agreed with me to rifque a fum not exceeding two hundred pounds each, in order to bring my conjeftures to a proper trial. An apparatus was accordingly erecied; an operator en- gaged, and in 1793 ^ made many of the follow-, ing experiments. At the fame time it was afcertained that the practice might very fafely be purfued: and a profpeft of advantage offered itfelf. Upon this firft effay was ex- pended no inconfiderable part of the fum we had determined not to exceed. I have obferved of late certain expreffions in print, from which ftrangers to the real circum- flances might fuppofe that feveral other perfons- had co-operated with me in attemping to im- prove Medicine, in confequence of previous connexions in private life. But there has been in this proceeding nothing of narrow partiality towards an individual, nothing of collufion or cabal. The real motives of thofe who have ftepped forward are fo much more honourable to themfelves, and to the caufe in which they engaged, that fuch mifapprchcnfion ought to be1'