Observations illustrative of the history and treatment of chronic debility; the prolific source of indigestion, spasmodic diseases, and various nervous affections / By William Shearman.

  • Shearman, William, 1767-1861.
Date:
1824
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Credit: Observations illustrative of the history and treatment of chronic debility; the prolific source of indigestion, spasmodic diseases, and various nervous affections / By William Shearman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the present day, when the medical profession in general are more than half suspected of holding tenets unfavourable to the belief of a future state, and of attributing even the highest intellectual powers to bodily organization, it seems to be almost incumbent upon every individual member of it, when he has opportunity, to exculpate himself from the charge. The author trusts, there-. fore, he shall be excused if he quotes, on the present occasion, a paragraph or two written by him several years ago, in reviewing Dr. Ramsey’s work on the ‘‘ Anatomy of the Brain, &c.” as containing the sentiments he then entertained, and still retains, on this important subject. - ‘‘It.is unnecessary to follow the author further in his remarks on the connexion between matter and mind, and their mutual influence upon each other. It is a vain