Essays on the venereal disease and its concomitant affections / illustrated by a variety of cases.

  • Blair, William, 1766-1822.
Date:
1798-1800
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Credit: Essays on the venereal disease and its concomitant affections / illustrated by a variety of cases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    precipitancy (d) of its advocates 3 while, on the other hand, there is cause to apprehend that its real merits may be denied, by supercilious and prejudiced practitioners: In either case, it must fall into un- deserved discredit, Although I will not say, with Dr. Beddoes, s¢ I rejoice that a controversy is likely to arise,” I have no hesitation in agreeing with him, ‘ that the s¢ interest of the public requires the evidence s¢ should be rigorously scrutinized (c}iz? oe The necessity of the case must, therefore, be my apology for the freedom of this investigation, .. In prosecuting so important an enquiry, I hope full credit will be given me when I declare that I do 5 . not SEPA DY NEED veri Wrnaie arene? Sates wees Sees ene ee (b) ** Si Ja médecine en effet est si peu avancée, ou si la pratique ‘est en général si dangereuse, c’est par - l’inexactitude qu’on porte presque toujours dans l’ob- servation des faits; c’est par la légéreté avec laquelle on se décide en faveur d’un reméde qu’on veut mettre &6¢ en vogue, et dont on est toujours disposé a exagérer. “t des vertus.”—La Médecine Eclairée, Tom. 4. p. 102. (c) See a letter from Dr. Beddoes in the Monthly ‘Magazine for November 1797.