An account of the late Dr. Goldsmith's illness, so far as it relates to the exhibition of Dr. James's powders / [William Hawes].

  • William Hawes
Date:
1774
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Credit: An account of the late Dr. Goldsmith's illness, so far as it relates to the exhibition of Dr. James's powders / [William Hawes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    \ gj;||L 1 7 ] Friday night, the twenty-fifth of March): and this was all he faid during this vifit; for whatever other quefiions I thought proper to afk him, he appeared fo much exhaufted as not to be able to make any reply to them; and I clearly per¬ ceived he was fo very weak and low, from the large and co¬ pious evacuation, that he feemed to have neither firength nor fpirits to fpeak. As Di. Fordyce had vifited him a little before my attend¬ ance on him at this time, I thought it unnecelfarv to trouble him to make a reply to many enquiries : accordingly I took my leave; at the fame time being firmly convinced in my own mind, that every bad confequence was to beexoedted from the violent operation of this medicine. I was very foon too well confirmed in my opinion by Dr. Fordyce’s calling upon me at my houfe, and acquainting me with much regret, that Dr. Goldsmith by taking Dr. james s Powders had done himfelf fo much injury, that he thought it right to propofe calling in another Phyfician, as he would not follow his advice ; in hopes that by fo doing, the patient would be convinced of the danger of his fitua- tion, and ccnfequently be more inclined to conform to the mode
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