Observations on antimony / read before the Medical Society of London. And published at their request. By John Millar, M.D.

  • Millar, John, 1733-1805.
Date:
MDCCLXXIV [1774]
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Credit: Observations on antimony / read before the Medical Society of London. And published at their request. By John Millar, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But though the ftrong proofs of the poifon of antimony, drawn from its na¬ tural my hands, Tome of whom might have been faved by the knife. How did I intreat thofe to whom it belonged to ufe more precaution, or at lead: to fuf- pend publilhing in praife of poifons, till repeated trials had been made by feveral hands, left the pub¬ lic faith lhould be abufed, and the author rendered ridiculous in the face of the univerfe. But my re- monftrances were fruitlefs, and, to my great con¬ cern, my beft friend abruptly fell out with me, and I have incurred the diigrace cf the beft of fove- reigns. Since I have fpoke my fentiments freely, I am looked upon as the chief of heretics, as an enemy of the public and of the author’s reputation ; and for this reafon I have been unhappily difgraced, and defamatory libels, of the moft virulent kind, have been printed againft me. I expedt yet more terrible ftorms; however, I adore that Providence which, directs all for his glory and my good, from whom I fhould deferve a difgrace infinitely more fearful than that which I now fuffer, if for the fake of tran- fitory glory, perilhable treafures, or tranquillity of life, that may be taken from me in this world, I Jhould become a confederate with thofe who have thus infa-