A guide to health, or, Advice to both sexes, in nervous and consumptive complaints, scurvy, leprosy, and scrofula, also, on a certain disease and sexual debility : to which is added an address to boys, young men, parents, tutors, and guardians of youth, with observations on watering places, hot and cold bathing, &c / by S. Soloman.

  • Solomon, Samuel, -approximately 1818.
Date:
[1814?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to health, or, Advice to both sexes, in nervous and consumptive complaints, scurvy, leprosy, and scrofula, also, on a certain disease and sexual debility : to which is added an address to boys, young men, parents, tutors, and guardians of youth, with observations on watering places, hot and cold bathing, &c / by S. Soloman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in order upon blocks between the bed-posts. “ What is the meaning of this ?” exclaimed the friends. “ Why, this is the consultation of physicians,” answered Mr. Thornton, u which you made me promise to have, and you see I have kept my word.” “ It is astonishing that you can be so merry,” cried one of the company, “ on an occasion in which your life is in danger!” “ I beg you will excuse me,” returned Thornton, “ for I know what I am about. It is allowed to be more than an even chance against a patient w'hen he calls in a consultation of the perriwigpated fraternity; I am willing to lessen the hazard, by taking the assistance of so much of the doctor as may do me good, and avoiding that which alone occa- sions the danger.” “ I do not understand you,” answered the friend; “ the sight of the doctor,” replied Thornton, “ has I am persuaded, cured many a patient; this I have completed in the figures before me ; the danger lies in the doctors’ physic ; this I have avoided, by the present con- sultation. Be at ease, my friends; Nature is the best physician, and she employs few medicines ; the assistance she wants I shall give, and save my money, and my life.” The friends were far from being satisfied; yet Bonnel Thornton soon recovered, and for many a year joined them in laughing at the consultation of physicians.