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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    I *3 ] Dbthad the pleafttre of knowing, have been fo thoroughly convinced of the neceffity of this caution, that they have applied to me to have Dr. James’s Fever-Powders properly divided; which I always performed with the utmoft willingnefs, and do not in the leaft doubt, but that my Brother- Apothecaries, in a matter of fo much importance as the ufe of this very powerful medicine, will be equally ready, wherv application is made to them, to comply with a requeft of this kind. *. • • # m Secondly, Irt a cafe of fo much inportance as the reco¬ very of health, no perfon fhould depend too much upon their own judgment} or, what is hill worfe, implicitly rely on the judgment of fuch of his acquaintance who may acci¬ dentally drop in to vifit him and who, from being engaged in purfuitsof a different nature,cannot be fuppofed to be pofTeffed of medical knowledge. I have frequently, after reafon* ing with my patient, perhaps my friend, upon a fubjed fo important as the ufe or abufe of Dr. James’s Fever-Pow¬ ders, been filenced by the arrival of an acquaintance, who finding his friend’s indifpofition to be a feverifh complaint, has immediately advifed the taking of thefe adive powders, without a Iking any previous queftion whatever, which might E lead
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