Das Lachgas, eine chemisch-kultur-historische Studie / von Dr. Ernst Cohen ; mit 32 Autotypien im Text und einer farbigen Karikatur.

  • Ernst Cohen
Date:
1907
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    may still exhibit talents for investigation, and entitle himself to public confidence more effectually than by any other mode. He must be maintained, but the fund will not furnish a salary from which a man can lay up any thing. He must also devote his time for two or three years to the investigation. I wish you would con- verse with him upon the subject. No doubt he has received my two last letters. I am sorry I cannot at this moment specify a yearly sum, nor can I say with certainty whether all the subscribers will accede to my plan; most of them will, I doubt not. I have written to the principal ones, and will lose no time in sounding them all.“ Am 18. Juli desselben Jahres schreibt Beddoes an Gilbert: „I have received a letter from Mr. Davy since I wrote to you. He has oftener than once mentioned a genteel maintenance, as a preliminary to his being employed to superintend the Pneumatical Hospital. I fear the funds will not allow an ample salary; he must, however be maintained. I can attach no idea to the epithet genteel, but perhaps all difficulties would vanish in conversation; at least, I think your conversing with Mr. Davy will be a more likely way of smoothing difficulties, than our correspondence. It appears to me, that his ap- pointment will bear to be considered as a part of Mr. Davy’s medical education1), and that it will be a great saving of expense to him. It may also be the foundation of a lucrative reputation; and certainly nothing on my part shall be wanting to secure him the credit he may deserve. He does not undertake to discover eures for this or that disease; he may acquire just applause by bringing out clear, though negative results. Düring my yourneys into the country, I have picked up a variety of important and curious facts from dif- ferent practitioners. This has suggested to me the idea of collecting and Publishing such facts as this part of the country will, from time to time, afford. If I could procure Chemical experiments, that bore any relation to organised nature, I would insert them. If Mr. Davy does not dislike this method of Publishing his experiments, I would gladly place them at the head of my first volume2), but I wish not that he should make any sacrifice of judgment or inclination.“ ]) Davy lebte zu dieser Zeit noch in seiner Vaterstadt Penzance, wo er unter der Leitung des Chirurgen u. Apothekers Bo rla s e für den ärztlichen Beruf ausgebildet wurde. 2) Vgl. Fussnote 3, S. 4.
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