Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . time when the firstphysic shop in Edinburgh was Provost Manderstons snuglittle abode in Thistle Street; whilst now, in every partof that town, brilliant chemical depots invite the public toopen their mouths and shut their eyes. In proof of theextent of modern amelioration, I may mention, that we getbetter food, better bread, better butcher-meat, which isbetter cooked ; better clothes, far better houses, immeasure-ably better means of locomotion, and more comfortableinns. It would be tedious to attempt to re
Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . time when the firstphysic shop in Edinburgh was Provost Manderstons snuglittle abode in Thistle Street; whilst now, in every partof that town, brilliant chemical depots invite the public toopen their mouths and shut their eyes. In proof of theextent of modern amelioration, I may mention, that we getbetter food, better bread, better butcher-meat, which isbetter cooked ; better clothes, far better houses, immeasure-ably better means of locomotion, and more comfortableinns. It would be tedious to attempt to recapitulate theadvantages we have gained. It is to be observed in everything. I may mention a few of the instances in whichthe modern discoveries in science have been applied to ourcomfort and convenience: such as gas-light, at first in thestreet, now in our houses; lucifer matches, copper caps, com-position candles, waterproof cloaks, which began by theinvention of my brother Scot, Mackintosh. He was, how- LAME, AND LAZY. 3 ever, an out and outer, nothing could penetrate his dread-. noughts. But now, more discriminating inventors, offergarments which set a Scottish mist, or a pelting storm, atdefiance, but admit the air, and the subtle element has freepassage, or as it is expressed in the affiches, percolates. Mean-while, there are no medical Mackintoshes. Ah ! no; herewe look in vain for improvement. So long as the Britisheris in good health, he is well cared for; but let him only fallsick, and he is subjected to the same treatment as was em-ployed a century ago, with, indeed, the addition of a ghastlyarray of drugs, then unknown. The faculty of Great Britainis said to be well educated. I am acquainted with manyintelligent doctors, who are most superior and excellent men, 4 HINTS TO THE SICK, nay, many of them are liberal men, but then, keep yourliberality in its right place ; do not attempt to extend it tothe practice of medicine. No ; if a Briton be sick, he mustbe treated i
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