Practical illustrations of the scarlet fever, measles, and pulmonary consumption : with observations on the efficacy of sulphureous waters in chronic complaints / by John Armstrong.

  • Armstrong, John, 1784-1829.
Date:
1818
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Credit: Practical illustrations of the scarlet fever, measles, and pulmonary consumption : with observations on the efficacy of sulphureous waters in chronic complaints / by John Armstrong. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tory of my own mind, I have found, that one of tlie first steps *in the progress of practical know- ledge is to unlearn. But in having freed myself from many erroneous associations of education, I am exceedingly desirous not to be entangled in those strong partialities which men are apt to en- tertain for their own productions; and therefore I shall studiously attend to the suggestions of candid criticism, whether publicly or privately conveyed, as I trust that my sole object is the advancement of that Art, to which so large a portion of my life has been devoted. Once our libraries were crowded with Commen. taries on the opinions of others, a state of litera- ture which, when general, always marks the de- clining genius of a country ; but now, instead of such servile employment, the press daily teems with the productions of those who possess that independence which prompts-them to observe and to think for themselves. Many of these pro- ductions, it is true, may bear the evidences of too precipitate an ardour, but still they are the earnests of better times and things; and where such num- bers continue to present their offerings, the trea-