History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . d. From all that can be learned the description 916 HISTORY OF CONCORD. here given of the buildings and grounds is in the same extravagantstyle as his notice of his introduction of a new theory of medicalpractice. The Concord infirmary was fitted up with steam baths; and if thepatients presented a more cleanly appearance after being washed inthe infirmary, and wondered at the whiteness and delicacy of theirskin, they were informed by Thompson that it was du
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . d. From all that can be learned the description 916 HISTORY OF CONCORD. here given of the buildings and grounds is in the same extravagantstyle as his notice of his introduction of a new theory of medicalpractice. The Concord infirmary was fitted up with steam baths; and if thepatients presented a more cleanly appearance after being washed inthe infirmary, and wondered at the whiteness and delicacy of theirskin, they were informed by Thompson that it was due to gettingthe mercury out of them which the poison doctors had for years beenputting into their systems. One good old orthodox minister, whoresided in an adjoining town and who had made an exchange withone of his Concord brethren, arrived at the infirmary late one Satur-day night, suffering from a severe cold. He asked Thompson if hecould steam the cold out of him so that he would be able to preachthe next day, and was somewhat shocked when Thompson, in hisprofane way, informed him that he could steam hell and damnationout of Thompsonian Infirmary, with House of Mr. Kimball on Right. Benjamin Thompson was born about 1790. He was a man ofrather prepossessing appearance, and though he had few school ad-vantages he was apt in observation, quick to absorb information,and entirely self-reliant. Possessing a heavy voice and clear articula-tion, he was an impressive personage, especially among the had a passion for gambling, and was throughout life a profes-sional gambler, who frequently won large sums of money which hedispensed with a lavish hand. At other times he passed a somewhatprecarious existence, migrating from place to place with no settledoccupation. The papers of that period contain advertisements of several Thom-sonian infirmaries established in various towns of the state: but the THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. 917 Concord infirmary appears to have been the ce
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