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REPORT OF DISEASES, In the public and private Practice of one of the Physicians of the City Dis pensary, from the 20th July, to the 20th August, 1807. 1 wants either of them, is but little the bet 2 ter for any thing else." 4 2 7 1 Asthma.... 3 Phthisis Pulmonalis. 4 2 1 7 ...... Epistaxis Diarrhoea... Hydrops.. ...... .... ... LOCKE. To be preserved or acquired? There is nothing, perhaps, of which "Consumption may be regarded as a vast pitfall situated on the high road of life." "Empiricism is the treacherous hand which, under false 3 pretences, conducts to its margin, and precipitates the fatal descent." But, unfortunately, it does not stop here: it extends its influence to almost every disease. In the language of empiri cism and quackery, each has its specific or infallible remedy. Believe the pretensions for such remedies, and see death disarmed of its powers. 3 4 5 4 1 2 Icterus. 6 8 15 a "A sound mind in a sound body is short, but full description of a happy state in this world. He that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that "When the danger is general, admonitory writings cannot be too much multiplied and varied." We would therefore admonish against this gene ral danger against the empiricism and quackery under which this coun * Dr. Beddoes. These reflections have been brought forward, in consequence of the case of a woman who lately made application at the Dispensary. She had been previ ously seized with complaints in her stomach and bowels, and had applied to a notorious quack, who told her that she possessed in her bowels a beast with six legs!!!-which his medicine, of course, would certainly kill. She took it accordingly; but getting worse she was then told that she must swallow nothing except the medicine, and that as the beast would be thus starved try so grievously groans. A man's thought we perceived upon it spots life is not safe for a moment. His cre- of negro's blood! For the same readulity may prove his ruin. He pur- son, ought we not to turn with equal chases the boasted specific. It either aversion from drugs in hands, not rushes him headlong into destruction, taught their use? They may in such or lulls him into a fatal security. He hands be regarded, without exaggera trusts in it till all hope concerning tion, as swords having two edges of him is lost." For the defect of the ar- unequal sharpness, but both most certisan, who leaves his work imperfect, tainly stained with European blood." can be afterwards supplied. But an anending hand may be vainly applied, in case of omission during sickness, where it is often just as fatal to leave undone what is right, as to do what is wrong. What then shall we think of the defence, which conscious incapacity is so apt to set up by anticipation. Very simple my advice is; but you may be sure, if it does no good, it can do no harm. Oh! yes, but if it does no good, it can do barm all possible harm, provided in killing there be barm. It can arrest the rescuing hand, till the silent, but progressive it would be forced to swallow the finger of fate move from TIME IS, TO TIME IS NO MORE. There are plenty of occasions on which water-gruel, upon the harmless principle, will do a man's business just as effectually as laurel-water. And what, I pray, does it signify to the killed, whether they come to their end by the saucepan or the still. To the killer, the differ- her stomach rejecting every thing ence, we know, is all in all. Yet he as a consequence of its deranged or who simply thrusts his ignorance be- weakened condition. In short, she tween the sick and the means of re- had almost fallen a victim to the covery, will really have done more scourges of quackery. ' mischief, inasmuch as he will have In seeking after health, then, how more largely accumulated pain upon often do mankind pursue courses death. And surely where law cannot which tend directly to destroy it? interfere, the call is so much louder Thus, we see that a sound or an enfor public censure. It is by far too lightened mind is ever necessary to unequal a game to be allowed in so- take care of the body. ciety, where one party stakes empty professions of good-will against the other's existence. 46 Some dozen years ago, how many of us were seized with an invincible loathing against sugar,-because we remedy, which would certainly prove its destruction. Be this as it may, the infatuated woman was almost starved herself. She was found stretched upon a bed, pale, wan, and emaciated-re. duced to the utmost pitch of poverty of fluids, and leanness of flesh, compatible with the bare existence of life Old Broad Street, J. HERDMAN. * Beddoes. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. London. SALE of the KING SPANISH SHEEP, at Kew, with Observations, by a Gentleman Farmer.-For the precious Sales, see Vol. VI. p. 172. T E last year's sale was distinguished by a considerable e duction of price, for which various con curring reasons were assigned, but it was then most clear, and the present sale has confirmed it, that its decline in the quality or reputation of the article, was not among those reasons. In fact, the reputation of Merino shee, and of the Spanish cross, is Lot. 1. Mr. Hunt, guineas ... Sir [AUGUST now making its progress throughout improved qualities of the stock then the island, with rapid strides; it is no offered to sale. The company began longer a matter of speculation; yet to assemble at eleven o'clock, and the the Merino breed is not so far multi- sale began between one and two. plied, as for plenty to produce cheap- Joseph Banks, as usual, honoured the ness, and the reduced prices of last sale with his presence; the company year have most probably acted as a were not very numerous, but it may stimulus to the increase of purchasers he supposed, they held commissions in the present. The superior size and for most parts of the country. quality, too, of the stock exposed to Prices and Buyers Names — Foursale this year, must have had its effect. toothed Rams. The wool also holds its original quality, and perhaps has advanced in fineness, notwithstanding the quantity has encreased, as it must necessarily from the annually increasing size of the sheep. We hear no more now, of the impossibility of growing Spanish wool in this climate, whether in our southern or northern latitudes; nor of the necessity of an annual walk of four hundred miles, to make sheep grow fine wool! Prejudice has grown weary of uttering her fooleries, and commercial interest has taken another and a better turn. Spanish wool has always been hitherto washed, after shearing; in the present instance, it was washed in the English fashion, upon the sheep's backs, nor is it presumed as an improvement, but by way of trial for the Spanish sheep; for this practice, by which, in cold springs, many sheep are injured, is losing ground. The rams selected for sale, were fourteen four-toothed, and two, six-toothed, in all, sixteen. Ewes, seventeen, fullmouthed, four of which were sixtoothed, and four broken-mouthed, or aged. The rams had sheared ten pounds of wool each, on the average. The usual convenience was allowed to the buyers, of leaving their bargains three or four days, if desired, under the same care which had been previously taken of them. Mr. Farnham, the former auctioneer, and in a considerable degree, a favourite of the company at these sales, being dead since last year, Mr. Smith had obtained the appointment, it is said, by the personal choice of his Majesty. The new auctioneer made his opening speech on the usual topics; the established national advantages of the Merino breed, the permanent genuine quality of their wool, their ability to endure the cliinate, in any part of Britain, and the 2. 8. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. -- - Beard Sumner Allen Kid ... ... 10. Rev. Dr. Beck 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. - ... Sir-toothed Rams. Richwood 13 104 18 ... 132 25 22 15 25 28 18 25 25 Richwood 203 |