Discoveries in the Science and Art of Healing. with Remarks on the Evidence in the Case of Miss Cashin (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831. Excerpt: ... heartfelt thanks for the skill which you have exhibited in the cure of my only son, in a case of consumption; and that, too, when the most eminent of the faculty here had considered his recovery hopeless. Permit me to add, that I shall, at any time, be most happy to give my testimony to the ability which has proved so successful in the recovery of my son; and again requesting your acceptance of a father's best acknowledgments, I am, dear Sir, Yours, very sincerely, Samuel Oughton. To John St. John Long, Esq. Bath Place, Fitzroy Square, 17th January, 1828. My Dear Sir: I consider myself bound by every sentiment of gratitude and justice, to acknowledge the extraordinary cure which you have performed on me. I trust the time is not far distant, when the world will no longer remain in ignorance of This gentleman continues in good health, and was at my trial at the Old Bailey. your invaluable remedies. The cough, to which I have been subject for the last fifteen or sixteen years, invariably increased towards the winter months; but, a twelvemonth back, I found myself attacked by a severe cold, which aggravated the cough to an alarming degree, so that in April last it was attended with frequent hemorrhage, purulent expectoration, together with restless nights, lassitude, and debility. Under these desperate circumstances, I had the good fortune to be made acquainted with the astonishing cures which have been effected by your new discovery; in consequence of which, I placed myself under your care, and am truly thankful to be thus able to state, that, in the short space of seven weeks, the cough and every bad symptom have subsided, and that my health is perfectly re-established. In congratulating you on your success, allow me to add, you have my free permission to ...