. Annals of medical history. d titleto destroy himself; the worst of which is thestone in the bladder, when the urine is sup-pressed. . Fora desperate disease a desperatecure. . The stoicks say, that it is living ac-cording to nature in a wise man to take his leaveof life even in the height of prosperity, if he do itopportunely, and in a fool to prolong it, thoughhe be miserable, provided he be indigent ofthose things, which are reputed the necessariesof human life. As I do not offend the law pro-vided against thieves, when I embezzle my ownmoney, and cut my own purse, nor that againstincendia
. Annals of medical history. d titleto destroy himself; the worst of which is thestone in the bladder, when the urine is sup-pressed. . Fora desperate disease a desperatecure. . The stoicks say, that it is living ac-cording to nature in a wise man to take his leaveof life even in the height of prosperity, if he do itopportunely, and in a fool to prolong it, thoughhe be miserable, provided he be indigent ofthose things, which are reputed the necessariesof human life. As I do not offend the law pro-vided against thieves, when I embezzle my ownmoney, and cut my own purse, nor that againstincendiaries, when I burn my own wood; so amI not under the lash of those made against 120 Annals oj Medical History murderers, for having deprived myself of myown life. Hegesius said, that as the conditionof life did, so the condition of death oughtto depend upon our own choice; and Diogenesmeeting the philosopher Speusippus, so blownup with an inveterate dropsy that he was fainto be carried in a litter, and by him saluted with. Mademoiselle de Gournav, one of Montaignes ardentadmirers whom he called his adopted daughter. Sheacted as one of the editors of an edition of his Essays published after his death. (From the painting by Matheus, a copy of which appears in Montaigne, LHomme ef VOeucre, by P. Bonnefon, Paris, 1893.) the compliment of, I wish you good health;no health to thee, replied the other, who artcontent to live in such a condition. And intruth, not long after, Speusippus weary of solanguishing an estate of life, found a means todie. But this does not pass without admittinga dispute: for many are of opinion, that wecannot quit this garrison of the world, withoutthe express command of him, who has placed usin it: and that it appertains to God, who hasplaced us here, not for ourselves only, but forhis glory, and the service of others, to dismiss us when it shall best please him, and not for usto depart without his license: but we are notborn for ourselves only, but for our co
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