A letter to the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S., on the causes and removal of the prevailing discontents, imperfections, and abuses, in medicine / from Thomas Beddoes, M.D.

  • Thomas Beddoes
Date:
1808
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Credit: A letter to the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S., on the causes and removal of the prevailing discontents, imperfections, and abuses, in medicine / from Thomas Beddoes, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the mercy of physicians, than of publicans and postilions. Why, therefore, should they not con- sider whether the one be not as capable of amend- ment as the other t We do not perhaps abound in public men of Lord Bacon's discernment, but we may have those amongst us, who are capable of judging, probably much better than numbers belonging to the profession, of the due relation of piedicine to society. It must, therefore, have gratified all those who have carefully considered this relation to find other persons of distinction, and some of them high in office, fixing their attention at the same time upon the same object. The permission of a post-free correspondence, by the late ministry, deserves honourable mention: nor is it easy to believe, that any ministry will hesitate to indulge their humane feelings, and to do themselves cre- dit by exerting their whole influence in correctr ing abuses in medicine, if a case and a remedy can be made out. After the general defence, no- thing surely can have a claim upon the power- ful superior to the security of individuals. If the country be really infested by deceivers going about to assassinate his majesty 's sick liege sub- jects, under pretence of making them well, would not indifference to the extermination of these wolves in sheep's clothing be also ifm 'com muni deesse saluti ?
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