. Annals of medical history. An impressive liistoiic iarulniai k— ■,,, i .,,, ,m v ..ujh m used early, be of some value in limiting theentrance of poisons into the blood. Poly-thcrapy was in its heyday as is witnessedby his medical armamentarium; strongvinegar as a local application, inhalationsof vinegar, wormwood, centaury, Virginiasnake root, galangal, myrrh and honey, infusion of the i:)urk acidulated with elixirvitrioli to prevent relapses, cold baths as aprophylactic and to hasten convalescence,black currant jelly to clear up tonsillarulcers. In his criticism ol the common practice. !fcs
. Annals of medical history. An impressive liistoiic iarulniai k— ■,,, i .,,, ,m v ..ujh m used early, be of some value in limiting theentrance of poisons into the blood. Poly-thcrapy was in its heyday as is witnessedby his medical armamentarium; strongvinegar as a local application, inhalationsof vinegar, wormwood, centaury, Virginiasnake root, galangal, myrrh and honey, infusion of the i:)urk acidulated with elixirvitrioli to prevent relapses, cold baths as aprophylactic and to hasten convalescence,black currant jelly to clear up tonsillarulcers. In his criticism ol the common practice. !fcs^ Where patriot and traitor worshipped in adjoining pews. of blood letting, Kearsley quotes almostprophetically from Dryden:Great wits to madness nearly are allyed,A thin partition does their bounds divide. War clouds were settling over the rebel-lious colonies as England sought to imposeher will on her offspring. The lines betweenpatriots and supporters of the Crown werebeing more sharply drawn. Dr. John Kears-ley, Junior, was staunch Tory nor was hereticent in his expressions of sympathy forKing George. It was but natural that aman of his positive personality and strongconvictions should early become embroiled;and the episode from Hugh Wynne relatedin the introduction to this sketch wouldindicate that the occasion was not longdeferred. In 1775 a prominent lawyer, Isaac Hunt,who had married a sister of BenjaminWests wife, defended a man accused ofviolating the resolves against the importa-tion of British goods. His superciliousattitude toward the Committee led theassociators to m
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