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.

  • James Kirkpatrick
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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    t C4>] Phyfick and Argument, let us fee if his Gindud or Sentiments, his Wit or Philology are likely to oblige us with it. SvcH a DilquiOtion, ’tis confels'd, has no other Pertinence, than wiut ariles from bis Want of itj and the ferious Reader who is attentive to the Argument only, may confider the Sequel as a Poftfeript on a foreign Matter. Indeed, as the low Nature of this Subjed wiU properly oblige roe, in Ibme Meaiure, to write down to the Dodor’s little Trifles and mean Tafte, 1 am left conduded by my Choice and Difpofltion in fueha Fcifuit, than by a common Regard to local Circum(lances. As 1 feel no* thing ot bis intended Satyr, 1 can only contemplate his generous Deflgns ami pity his Impotence. And having taken (bme Pains, in Compaflicn to his Patients, to fornilh him with a jufler Notion of tljc Small-Pov and of Blifteiing in it, than he has hitherto difcovei'dj I thought my Chd* rity would be imperfed, if I fuffer’d him to abule himfelf with an Inia* ation, that he bad gain’d as much by bis Wit, as he has loft in his rgnroent; In one Place I am acquainted with nothing (a) kut the Title Tage and Judex ef an Antbofy iu another Ibave a great Facility at mijquetint and tmfaff lying them to ftrve my Turn. Here 1 (^) am a Beetle-headtd Scriklery but before that (</) 1 bad a great Art in dt/guifing Matters^ tc U^brnw a Mtfi before my Readers Eyes., and lead them where 1 ^leaCe. Nay,I if) drivo them before me^6 thendg) 2 have nO Credit with them,, fb) 1 am fnxzUd Me an Afs, yet fi) I have produc’d a learned elaborate Haranguedk) I have much low Sophiftry ^ Cunumg^tk (1) an Appearance of Rtmm bejidos, However, this is not the Cafe of every Als. I ibrtherly n good-mat nr'd, indolent, eafy Man, of great Candor and Fera~ with his Wor(hip,but here I’m a (m)mad Mongrel that bite at Ran¬ dom: And yet I'm a(») Man of boafled Candor audGood-nature again however I have departed from that Cbarader in not explaining privately iuithhim, But^re/f^ this fecond Fawks converts me into a (o)ibifnmifjj ton, a fatU Creature, a diverting farcalitcal IVag with a Altmory, A propot' Sir, 1 altvays allow'd you as much Memory as any of your Neighbours} and yet you have convinc’d- roc that a little raore might help you to more Coogruity. OuK Auldior is drove to the Necellity of alluring bis Readers of his Gentility t. I Id, r € $ Of 6» g ilitL ^ -11. /il. «i/ * : d y 4. Vfrnc: ad Caktm^