The accidents of human life; with hints for their prevention, or the removal of their consequences / By Newton Bosworth.

  • Bosworth, Newton, -1848.
Date:
1813
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Credit: The accidents of human life; with hints for their prevention, or the removal of their consequences / By Newton Bosworth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. Much has been said, in jest, about the u Miseries of Human Life;” why may not something be said, in earnest, about its Accidents-—those frequent sources of deep and lasting Misery ? By accidents I mean simply those sudden and unexpected events, generally of a calami- tous kind, to which we are all more or less exposed. Though they are often said to be casual in their occurrence, they are all pro- duced by their proper causes, as much so as the most regular and uniform appearances in na- ture. They are only called accidents, because previous circumstances did not appear to iqdi-