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acknowledges, however, with the 

 greatest candour, that much good 

 has arisen from the proper and 

 skilful exhibition of Dr. James's 

 powder, in many cases of fever ; 

 but declares that he has also seen 

 several cases in which it has proved 

 highly injurious. 



In an advertisement to a fourth 

 edition of this account, he remarks, 

 " It is not my disposition to be un- 

 candid, nor my wish to injure the 

 circumstances of any man ; but 

 whatsoever, in the form of medi- 

 cine, appears likely to produce a 

 public injury, I am determined to 

 expose. I have made quacks of 

 all denominations my sworn ene- 

 mies; but what medical man of ho- 

 nour and reputation would wish to 

 be upon tolerable terms with the 

 murderers of the human race?" In 

 the summer of this year (1774) an 

 association of thirty gentlemen, one 

 half of whom were the friends of 

 Dr. Cogan, and the other of Mr. 

 Hawes, formed themselves into a 

 society, whose object, like that of 

 Amsterdam, was to promote the re- 

 covery of persons who were appa- 

 rently dead by drowning; and like 

 that society also, their views were at 

 first confined to the recovery of the 

 drowned. Other respectable names 

 were soon added to the list; and 

 successful cases began to increase its 

 numbers and reputation. Dr. Co- 

 gan, during his continuance in Eng- 

 land, prepared the reports of the 

 society from year to year; that he 

 did it with judgment, would be un- 

 necessary to say, as he can do no- 

 thing but with the hand of a mas- 

 ter. During this time, Mr. Hawes 

 was most zealously active in pro- 

 moting the views of the infant in- 

 stitution : but his wish to promote 

 the welfare and happiness of others 



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was not limited or confined to one 

 point. Early in the year 1776, he 

 published an examination of Wes- 

 ley's primitive physic, a work full 

 of the grossest absurdities, and the 

 most dangerous remedies; and 

 which were likely to be destructive 

 of the lives of many of those over 

 whom the name of Wesley had in- 

 fluence. This examination, which 

 passed through three large editions, 

 it is believed, has been very ser- 

 viceable in promoting the humane 

 and disinterested views of its au- 

 thor. About this time he received 

 his diploma of M. D. In the au- 

 tumn of this year he gave his first 

 course of lectures on suspended 

 animation. The doctor's object in 

 delivering these lectures was, to ex- 

 cite an investigation of the subject 

 in all its branches, and particularly 

 to lead the minds of medical stu- 

 dents to it, and to induce them to 

 examine into, and pay the most 

 minute attention to, all the received 

 signs of life, in cases of suspended 

 animation, whether from drowning, 

 suffocation by the cord, syncope, 

 inebriation, or trance ; from noxious 

 vapours, intense cold, and even 

 lightning. These lectures were 

 continued for several years, and an- 

 swered the very valuable purpose 

 of turning the attention of many of 

 his hearers to this benevolent, no- 

 vel, and interesting subject. In 

 1777, the doctor first published his 

 " Address to the Public on prema- 

 ture Death and premature Inter- 

 ment." At a considerable expense 

 he distributed seven thousand of 

 this address in the course of a few 

 months. He also offered the re- 

 ward of one guinea to any nurse, 

 or other attendant, on any child or 

 grown person returning to life by 

 their humane attention, provided 

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