What killed mr. [E.] Drummond, the lead or the lancet? By an old army surgeon [S. Dickson. With] Fallacies of the faculty. Lecture iv1843 |
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Σελίδα 21 - And all things weigh'd in custom's falsest scale; Opinion an omnipotence, whose veil Mantles the earth with darkness, until right And wrong are accidents, and men grow pale Lest their own judgments should become too bright, And their free thoughts be crimes, and earth have too much light.
Σελίδα 10 - For words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them ; but they are the money of fools, that value them by the authority of an Aristotle, a Cicero, or a Thomas, or any other doctor whatsoever, if but a man.
Σελίδα 21 - The imputation of novelty is a terrible charge amongst those who judge of men's heads, as they do of their perukes, by the fashion, and can allow none to be right but the received doctrines.
Σελίδα 32 - I said, caused most precious time to be lost ; — but few hours of hope now remained, and, unless he submitted immediately to be bled, we could not answer for the consequences. It was true, he cared not for life ; but who could assure him that, unless he changed his resolution, the uncontrolled disease might not...
Σελίδα 32 - On revisiting his patient early next morning, Mr. Millingen learned from him, that having passed, as he thought, on the whole, a better night, he had not considered it necessary to ask Dr. Bruno to bleed him. What followed, I shall, in justice to Mr. Millingen, give in his own words.* " I thought it my duty now to put aside all consideration of his feelings, and to declare solemnly to him, how deeply I lamented to see him trifle thus with his life, and show so little resolution. His pertinacious...
Σελίδα 33 - We seized the moment (adds Mr. Millingen), and drew about twenty ounces. On coagulating, the blood presented a strong buffy coat ; yet the relief obtained did not correspond to the hopes we had formed, and during the night the fever became stronger than it had been hitherto. The restlessness and agitation increased, and the patient spoke several times in an incoherent manner.
Σελίδα 33 - I had now hit at last on the sensible chord; and, partly annoyed by our importunities, partly persuaded, he cast at us both the fiercest glance of vexation, and throwing out his arm, said, in the angriest tone, ' There, — you are, I see, ad — d set of butchers, — take away as much blood as you like, but have done with it.
Σελίδα 31 - Of all his prejudices, he declared, the strongest was that against bleeding. His mother had obtained from him a promise never to consent to being bled; and whatever argument might be produced, his aversion, he said, was stronger than reason. "Besides, is it not,
Σελίδα 22 - balms,' ' balsams,' ' baths,' ' charms,' ' physics,' — ' poultices ' even — but loss of blood, never ! Had it been practised by the Jews, why this omission ? Will the men who now so lavishly pour out the blood, dispute its importance in the animal economy ? Will they deny that it forms the basis of the solids ? that when the body has been wasted by long disease, it is by the blood only it can recover its healthy volume and appearance?
Σελίδα 40 - An ox's head, which weighed eight pounds, was made into soup for one hundred people; which allows one ounce and a quarter of meat to each person. After they had been living on this food for some time, they lost their colour, flesh, and strength, and could not do as much work as formerly.