A discourse, before the Humane Society in Boston: delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 ... / [John Lathrop].

  • John Lathrop
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1787
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Credit: A discourse, before the Humane Society in Boston: delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 ... / [John Lathrop]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    E28 7} wholly extinguifhed, encouraged feveral form themfelves into a Society for like benevolent purpofes: But from the time in which the Society was inftituted, hi- therto, no perfon has been drowned in experiments could be made. As the great object of the Society is to fave life, they not only promife a re- ward to fuch as firft difcdver, and bring intelligence to one of the Phy- ficians of the Society of any accidents pro- ducing apparent death, but they alfo pro- mifea reward to any, who, bya fignal exertion, fhall fave another from death. One cafe of this fort has happened, fon in this Town, for exerting himfelf, and hazarding his own life, to fave a Lad who was in danger of perithing under thes ice. * * Young Mr. SLOANE faw a Lad fall through the iee, into the Mill-Pond ; and haftening to the place, without waiting to pull off his clothes, he plunged into the water, and brought the Lad to the thore, after he had funk fevera] times to the bottom. e ¥ es, . eee