z wae 
> - 
152 FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 
OBSERVATIONS 
ON THE MEDIC: EATMENT OF GENERAL 
Sioadiecs. eon ILLNESS, BY JOHN REID, 
M.D. PHYSICIAN TO THE FINSBURY DISPENS- 
ARY, AND PROFESSOR OF THE THEORY aNb 
PHYSIC. 
In readin official report of the death of 
General BD hicgion: as stated in the newspa- 
pers, Sag T should imagine there were few med- 
who did not feel astonishment at the 
aordinary manner -in which that great man 
treat his gee during his last 
. 
night of 13th of we! 
aid, the General a seized by a dis- 
ease called the cynanche trachealis, (croup). 
“gy During the same night he sen t for a bleeder, 
who took from him twelve or SS ee ounces of 
Nex i magrning a phySician was sent for, who 
arrived at Mo ae Vernon, at 11 o’clock, when 
in the case, Be advised the 
calling of two ceuuottthe physician 
nterval, however, he sic Tr to 
employ, in spite of t . twelve ounces that had 
y expe 13 
i ies, at other is not noticed as such, and 
at fie siete with which a future most copi- 
sb g is afterwards mentioned, ial may 
Se 
