A full and clear reply to Doct. Thomas Dale : wherein the real impropriety of blistering with cantharides in the first fever of the small-pox is plainly demonstrated ; with some diverting remarks on the doctors great consistence, and exquisite attainments in physick and philology / by Ja: Killpatrick.

  • Kirkpatrick, J. (James), approximately 1696-1770.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: A full and clear reply to Doct. Thomas Dale : wherein the real impropriety of blistering with cantharides in the first fever of the small-pox is plainly demonstrated ; with some diverting remarks on the doctors great consistence, and exquisite attainments in physick and philology / by Ja: Killpatrick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [7] in upon his moral Charalier \ for tho’ Scribbling, /imply confidcr’d, may be thought a Folly, it has never been cftcem’d a Crime, The Truth is, a good Author, or cv'n a very good Tranflator, are far from being ridi¬ culous, as liich; and a Man that (hould pretend to flick them up, in that View, for laughing Marks, would find his Ridicule, that was dil- charg'd with Impotence, to recoil with Force, ^ut Men that know no¬ thing of themfelvcs, that aim at Charafters for which they are utterly unqualified; and affe£l to ad Parts they do not cv’n underftand, are cer¬ tain to become confpicuous Objeds of Ridicule; the proper Office of which is not, CKpofing Men for what they are, or cannot help; but for what they arc not, and will affed to be; or for making an iinrcafonable Efti- niate of every little Pretcnlion they may have feme Claim to. As to our prefent Author, 'tis very plain he's not alham'd of being ^ one; and has taken no little Pains to prove himfelf the great Mot-^ totiijl he once affirm'd he was, however he affeds to quarrel with the A- pcllation now. BwX. I am fenfiblcthat my afpiring to divide the Honciu of a Grubean with him, is the true Foundation of that Spleen, with which he rejeds the other Diftindions, his Labours have equally merited. Like the great Tcfnpey he cannot admit of a Competitor; and to cGnfcfj my Anibition on this Occafion, I Icorn to brook him as a Superior in the pemains oi Grub/reet in Carolina^ till he produces a formal Proof of his Delegation from that exalted Fraternity. Let him bring forth his Cre¬ dentials I fay. ^ut inftead of this, he beats up for Volunteers ; and crurting Auxiliaries to foil this Combatant^ left his own Ten-Chtvalry (hould be infufficient, he endeavours to mifreprefent me to * Calvififjis^ fhyjictans and other good People, I had never either Ability or Difpofitioii toinjtire; for I iciioufly declare, I intended no other Perfons by the Defig- nation of old Women, but himlclf, and thofe who were fimple enough to credit his Mifreprelcntation of my Pradicc. And I do hereby further permit all fuch old Women, to a(Tjfl; his Labours, to fupervifc and amend bis Wo)ks; and to furnifh him, from Time to Time, with all fuch old ^ Proverbs, old Ballads and old Jefts, as conftitute the moll inllrudivc and -Ihining Part of his Diflertations; and give him Lciftire, when he has loam'd him.felf dry, to paufe for a further Acceflion of Froth. But after all, methinks, 1 could forgive his Refledions on my phyfical Capacity, fine? 4 Setithi ih fitk Pagi ani tlftivUre, h P. ^ iq c See tic Vflmf.lit P. I'j*