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Excerpt from On the Internal Use of Water for the Sick, and on Thirst: A Clinical Lecture
Oh, Liberty! Liberty! How many crimes are committed in thy name When I think of the many errors which have had their day in the past, in the history of Medicine the sanguinary bleedings, the furious purgings, the over use of mercury, the dangerous administrations of antimony, and the strange refusal to the sick and even dying of water to quench a burning thirst, I am tempted to crv, Oh, Medicine! Medicine! How many errors are committed in thy name! As I have passed on through a busy life in the sick-room, this simple matter has become more and more important in my estimation, and I propose, therefore, to devote the lec ture of to-day to its consideration. I hope to fix in your minds, thus early in your career, some clear and distinct principles of action in regard to this seemingly simple subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
