A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson : containing an account of his system of practice, and the manner of curing disease with vegetable medicine, upon a plan entirely new ; to which is added an introduction to his New guide to health, or Botanic family physician ... / written by himself.

  • Thomson, Samuel, 1769-1843.
Date:
1829
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Credit: A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson : containing an account of his system of practice, and the manner of curing disease with vegetable medicine, upon a plan entirely new ; to which is added an introduction to his New guide to health, or Botanic family physician ... / written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE, &c. OF SAMUEL TH02- THERE is nothing, perhaps, more unpleasant than to write ones own life; lor in doing it we are obliged to pass ovcragain, as it were, many scene9,which we might wish to have forgotten and relate many particulars, which, though they may seem very important to ourselves, yet would be very uninteresting to the der. It is no< my intention to attempt to write a history of my life, nor would it be in my power to do it if I had such a wish; but. as 1 have been the greater part of my life engaged in one of the most important pursuits, and which is of more consequence to the great human family, than any other ■ could be undertaken by man; that of alleviati i misery, by curing til cases of disease by the most simple, safe and cer- tain method of practice, I think the public will b< eted to Jcnow something of me, and the cause of my having taken upon i.' self so important a calling, without being regularly educated to tii<? profession, which is thought by the world to be indispensi- bly necessary; but I shall take the liberty to disagree a little with them in this particular; for although learning may bi o in acquiring a profession, yet that alone will , make a great man where there is no natural gift. fiving a short sketch of the early part of i and ralating those accidental circumstances that I rred during my life, and which were principally the my engaging in the healing art, will enable the - idge more correctly, whether I have taken that course, in fulfill my duty in this life, which Ihe God of nature hath out forme. Tn doing this, f shall endeavor to give a'plain and rrativeof facts as they took place, an.! inly those particulars of my life, with such of the cases that have- come under my care, as will convey to the reader t be most correct information of my svstem of practice in curing disease A2