Remarks on Mr. Brand's chirurgical essays : on the causes and symptoms of ruptures, their natural consequences, if neglected, and the various dangers in applying trusses; with a short but true history of the invention of Mr. Brand's patent elastic trusses ... / By T. Sheldrake, Junior.

  • Sheldrake, Timothy, -1770
Date:
1782
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Credit: Remarks on Mr. Brand's chirurgical essays : on the causes and symptoms of ruptures, their natural consequences, if neglected, and the various dangers in applying trusses; with a short but true history of the invention of Mr. Brand's patent elastic trusses ... / By T. Sheldrake, Junior. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and modefty than any of them, (for diffidence ia generally a proof of learning) and that he is better qualified to perform the radical cure of ruptures- than thofe furgeons who do not take patients with that view. There are, I believe, in all profeffions, men who do not underhand what they pra&ife. The trufs-makers may be divided into two daffies: the firft are ignorant mechanics, who fell truffies, and fcarcely know their ufe, or the confequences of mifapplying them ; we (hall eafily allow Mr. Brand to be fuperior to thefe. Mr. Brand’s infinuations are levelled at the whole .profeflion ; but if any can think ignorance and prefumption are their general charaderiflics, they will, upon enquiry, find themfelves miftaken, I believe there is no man o reputation in this bufi- nefs, who is not well acquainted w-ith the diforder, and has not ftudied anatomy fo far as it relates to the profeflion, which they are at leaf! as well qua- lified for as Mr. Brand, although they may not affume greater confequence than they are entitled to, by calling themfelves Surgeons Extraordi- nary, &c. Therefore, if Mr. Brand will continue his infinuations to the prejudice of all the profef- fion,
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