Remarks on the impositions of quacks : so much practiced in this Kingdom. Wherein is exposed to the public themeans of distinguishing them from able physicians and surgeons. And how much it is to be wished that the laws would appoint some effectual means to suppress these vile ways of practicing, so prejudicial to his Majesty's subjects / By Vint. B-t.

  • Brest, Vincent.
Date:
[1728?]
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Credit: Remarks on the impositions of quacks : so much practiced in this Kingdom. Wherein is exposed to the public themeans of distinguishing them from able physicians and surgeons. And how much it is to be wished that the laws would appoint some effectual means to suppress these vile ways of practicing, so prejudicial to his Majesty's subjects / By Vint. B-t. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3d. These Bodies of Phyficians ar Surgeons have not a Right to oblige ar Perfon who takes upon himfelf the Tit. of a Phylician or Surgeon to appear befb) them, nor cannot oblige them to pay an pecuniary Penalty; for if they had th; Power, I am perfuaded they would fuppre: the daily Impofitions of thole Impoftor fo deftrubtive- to Mankind. S o m e will fay that if every one was t take dire&ly the Idea I give of them w call Quacks, that it would undoubted! caufe their Ruin, and that thofe Peopl having no other fupport for the Mainta nance of their Families, neceflity oblige them to put in Practice that way of Ir duftry. There is means enough to get a honeft Livelihood when People are wiilin to take Pains, tho’ not fo profitable. But Idlenefs taking Place with the! fort of People, they could not well fi themfelves upon any thing better, by whic they get, with little Pains, Sums of Mone extorted from People, which after ware caufe them to be burthenfome to Work Houfes and Hofpitals, arid dreadful Objeb about the Streets, fo offenfive to every Be dy, and in particular to Women with Chib by which the Embryo is too often pr< judiced. T h u s it is, without any regard to the Cor