Life of Dr. John Reid : late Chandos professor of Anatomy and Medicine in the University of St. Andrews / by George Wilson.

Date:
1852
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Credit: Life of Dr. John Reid : late Chandos professor of Anatomy and Medicine in the University of St. Andrews / by George Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    cially kind. When the candidates for graduation at St. Andrews all passed with honour, he rejoiced greatly; if any were rejected, he would set off early next morning on a distant visit, or it that in ere im- possible, remain in bed, rather than encounter them. Towards the poor he was very considerate. He would sit up all night with the most wretched when they were ill; nor were the claims of wealthy patients allowed to interfere with the demands of the poor on his attention. To sick children he was singulurly tender and gentle, and the people in St. Andrews, who perceived and appreciated this, greatly loved and hououred him.* One so kind to strangers was not likely to fail towards relatives and friends. Even when busiest in Edinburgh, the least rumour of illness at Bathgate 6ent him to the] spot, although ho could reach it only in the evening, after a long day’s work, and had to return to Edinburgh early next morning. IIis dying brother-in-law expressed the feelings of all his relatives, when he welcomed him with the words, * A lady of his family has informed me of the following circumstance: “When at St. Andrews, there was a poor woman whose child Dr. lteid attended night and day. At last, hope of recovery was abandoned, and he left, after tell- ing her that she must now trust in God. This was before the advent of his illness. The poor mother was a godly per- son, and stated, that when she engaged in prayer, Dr. lteid was presented before her ; and filled with gratefulness for his kindness to her child, she frequently and earnestly besought God to bless him.” I do not know whether this good woman is living or not, but sooner or later she will learn how amply her prayer has been answered.