Reply to Dr. Hosack's inaugural address delivered before the Medical Society of the County of New York on the 12th day of July, 1824 / by Charles Whitlaw.

  • Whitlaw, Charles.
Date:
1825
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Credit: Reply to Dr. Hosack's inaugural address delivered before the Medical Society of the County of New York on the 12th day of July, 1824 / by Charles Whitlaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wontl «-irl V,?Ual f° be found' who' if h« had the power, would wish to impede the progress of the proposed Asylum lief ThWlhLS fiCted fellow-creaiures </*.? portion of £ near Jt Committee are now, after the experience of Si yTS' tomPetent to assure a benevolent public the medicines and treatment in question are able to produce ? J,,/,6 are two ci^umstances which the Committee have who Z»Tr m11statinS:-fir^, that the patients themselves, T' nl be allowed to be tolerably capable of judging whether they have received benefit or not, give their almost* universal voice in favour of Mr. Whitlaw's treatment, and most ot them entertain for him a personal regard and esteem, seldom produced but by a sense of benefit received. And secondly that the prejudices of the public, in themselves na- tural, and at the same time, in many instances, justifiable, are so tar subsiding—the impression produced by the numerous cures Mr. Whitlaw has effected, being so considerable—that the cases which have latterly been submitted to his treatment have been of a less desperate character than heretofore ; and whereas formerly the most diseased member of a family, af- flicted with these complaints, was alone sent to him as a sort of hopeless experiment—now all the afflicted members place themselves under his care, and their confidence and superi- ority to vulgar and habitual prejudices have been amply re- warded. The Committee have already noticed the painful feelings which have been continually excited by the numerous objects afflicted with disease, and yet destitute of every assistance and comfort which their deplorable condition requires, who daily present themselves at Mr. Whitlaw's house, claiming his and their attention, and calling forth the deepest commis- eration and sympathy. In order that the public may judge of the means furnished towards carrying the proposed plan into effect, the Committee annex a list of the subscriptions already received. £. s. d. The amount Subscribed already, is - 564 7 0 Paid for Printing, and expense of Public Meetings - £.96 17 0 For Furniture, Bedding, &c. for the Asylum - - 132 19 0 239 16 0 Balance remaining - £324 11 O * Two or three patients, but not more, have certainly expressed them- selves hostilely and adversely; where is the public hospital, or private