Memoir of the late John Osgood Stone / by John C. Peters ... Read before the New York Academy of Medicine on Thursday evening, Dec. 21st, 1876.

  • John Charles Peters
Date:
1877
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Credit: Memoir of the late John Osgood Stone / by John C. Peters ... Read before the New York Academy of Medicine on Thursday evening, Dec. 21st, 1876. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    3T being trampled under the feet of horses or being crushed by heavy vehicles. His death was a surprise and shock to all, both relatives and friends, from the nearest and dearest down to those who had the least knowledge of him. It is true that twenty-eight years ago he told his dearest friend that he had some trouble with his heart, and that his life would probably not be a long one. In those times he had a gfeat deal of palpitation, and the action of his heart would be so loud and strong that it could be heard at some little dis- tance. He was then thin and pale, but some years afterwards he became stout, and his face had a rich, high color ; he ceased to complain of his heart, and his palpitations left him. He convinced himself and his wife that his heart- disease would be like that of his father, who lived to a very advanced age. He could climb high hills, which he was very fond of doing, and go quickly from the bottom to the top of a house without the least inconvenience or short- ness of breath. He often spoke to his friends
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