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The Case Of A Distressed Citizen.
drinkables , and was always with my family . My medical knowledge is not to be boasted of , but from what little I had read , this p henomenon appeared to me very singular . Secondly , —There was another circums ' ance which appeared to me more wonderful than the former , and that was , that all the symptoms of disorders in my family were exasperated on my appearance . Not a single hem nor cough was heard until I came into the roomnor
, did ever any of my neighbours remark that any thing was the matter with my wife and children . This appeared to me very strange—the moment I entered the room , I was saluted with a full chorus of coughing , accompanied , or rather followed by such wheezing , deep sighs and groans , as are only to be heard in an hospital- —whereas the moment 1 left the room , health and quiet were restored . This , I <
confess , made me look upon myself as a pestiferous fellow , a walking Pandora ' s box , diffusing disease around me , although ( which made the miracle the greater ) 1 could perceive no such infection pass from me in any place but where my own family were . On remarking this to my wife , she assured me that'I must be mistaken ; but I have reason , as you shall soon hear , to believe what 1 have told you was
strictly true . Thirdly , —I remarked that the disorders my family were afflicted with came on suddenly—in one evening , indeed , after their being in company with a neighbouring family , where , as 1 well remember , the conversation turned upon watering-places , and what a sweet place Margate was . To make as short of my story as possible , the complaint increased ,
and I thought it prudent to send for my fami . ' y physician , who , af ' ter being closeted with Mrs . Dripping for about a quarter of an hour , gave it as his opinion , that a month or six weeks residence at one of the watering-places was the only thing likely to be of service co my family . 1 chearfully acquiesced ; for what would not a tender father do in such a case , to procure relief to the wife ancl children of his best affections ? Had I been obliged to sell all , I would have chearfully done it to save the lives of those so dear to me . I was the more
anxious to comply with the Doctor ' s advice , as , from what I inform you above , I had reason'to believe that I was the cause of their ailments , and for that reason would have declined accompanying my family , had not my wife , upon a second consultation with the Doctor , persuaded me that there was no danger . . Well , away we went to Margate ; my family bore the journey wonderfully—and before we had been four-and-twenty hours at Benson ' s , not a single complaint
remained ; the cough , and all other symptoms vanished—wonderful proof of the salutary power of the sea air , and for which 1 hope I shall always entertain a proper respect for watering-places , particularly Margate . The month being expired , and no appearance of complaint remaining , I proposed to return home ; but my wife and daughters represented the dangers of a relapse in such frightful colours , that I was
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The Case Of A Distressed Citizen.
drinkables , and was always with my family . My medical knowledge is not to be boasted of , but from what little I had read , this p henomenon appeared to me very singular . Secondly , —There was another circums ' ance which appeared to me more wonderful than the former , and that was , that all the symptoms of disorders in my family were exasperated on my appearance . Not a single hem nor cough was heard until I came into the roomnor
, did ever any of my neighbours remark that any thing was the matter with my wife and children . This appeared to me very strange—the moment I entered the room , I was saluted with a full chorus of coughing , accompanied , or rather followed by such wheezing , deep sighs and groans , as are only to be heard in an hospital- —whereas the moment 1 left the room , health and quiet were restored . This , I <
confess , made me look upon myself as a pestiferous fellow , a walking Pandora ' s box , diffusing disease around me , although ( which made the miracle the greater ) 1 could perceive no such infection pass from me in any place but where my own family were . On remarking this to my wife , she assured me that'I must be mistaken ; but I have reason , as you shall soon hear , to believe what 1 have told you was
strictly true . Thirdly , —I remarked that the disorders my family were afflicted with came on suddenly—in one evening , indeed , after their being in company with a neighbouring family , where , as 1 well remember , the conversation turned upon watering-places , and what a sweet place Margate was . To make as short of my story as possible , the complaint increased ,
and I thought it prudent to send for my fami . ' y physician , who , af ' ter being closeted with Mrs . Dripping for about a quarter of an hour , gave it as his opinion , that a month or six weeks residence at one of the watering-places was the only thing likely to be of service co my family . 1 chearfully acquiesced ; for what would not a tender father do in such a case , to procure relief to the wife ancl children of his best affections ? Had I been obliged to sell all , I would have chearfully done it to save the lives of those so dear to me . I was the more
anxious to comply with the Doctor ' s advice , as , from what I inform you above , I had reason'to believe that I was the cause of their ailments , and for that reason would have declined accompanying my family , had not my wife , upon a second consultation with the Doctor , persuaded me that there was no danger . . Well , away we went to Margate ; my family bore the journey wonderfully—and before we had been four-and-twenty hours at Benson ' s , not a single complaint
remained ; the cough , and all other symptoms vanished—wonderful proof of the salutary power of the sea air , and for which 1 hope I shall always entertain a proper respect for watering-places , particularly Margate . The month being expired , and no appearance of complaint remaining , I proposed to return home ; but my wife and daughters represented the dangers of a relapse in such frightful colours , that I was