Medical inquiries and observations [vol. 2] / by Benjamin Rush.

Date:
1812
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Credit: Medical inquiries and observations [vol. 2] / by Benjamin Rush. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    4. The fear from speaking in public was ah ways obviated by Mr. John Hunter, by taking a a dose of laudanum before he met his class every day. 5. The fear from sailing, riding, and from cer- tain animals and insects, may all be cured by re- solution. It should be counteracted in early life. The existence of it always shews a defective edu- cation. Peter the Great, of Muscovy, was born with a dread ofwater. He cured it, by throwing himself head long into a boat when obliged to cross a river. The horror he felt in doing this often induced syncope. He finally conquered his dread of water, so as to cross seas in pursuit of the great objects which characterised his life and reign. In cases of sudden fear from any cause, hold- ing the breath, coughing, or hawking, often give immediate relief. They impart tone to the brain, by promoting a determination of blood to it, and thus infuse vigour into the mind. To obviate fear from all its causes, great ad- vantages will arise from creating counter motives in the mind. The fear of death in a battle is overcome by the powerful sense of glory, or