158 Intelligence. 
In the course of the period above mentioned, I had an 
opportunity of attending to, and watching, nearly all the 
cases chirurgical as well as medical which occurred, amount- 
ing to upwards of nineteen thousand patients; making a 
journal occasionally, which I have by me, consisting of 
brief remarks respecting the progress and event of the various 
diseases which presented, and the effects of the different 
medicines and applications administered in those diseases. 
I have adopted this method of communicating what I 
may wish to say on this subject, the whole of which will . 
be comprised in a small compass, in consequence of my 
present occupations allowing me scarcely any leisure, even 
for the purpose of epitomizing the result of my experience. 
My chiet object therefore will be, to point out, under the | 
form of a compendious classification, the diseases which are 
curable, and the most appropriate or efficacious remedies 
for that purpose; and likewise the means of palliating the 
effects of such diseases as J consider from experience to 
be incurable. 
It must be obvious, that out of such a great number of 
. patients, almost every species of disease, as well as a very 
frequent recurrence of each, must have passed under my 
notice: hence the discrimination of diseases, and the re- 
spective merits of all the medicines and applications thea 
in use, cannot but be extremely familiar to me. ; + 
I am, sir, 5: 
Oxford, Feb. 18, 1811. Your obedient servant, 
. Rp. WALKER. 
P. S.—In the course of my papers, I shall have occasion: 
to mention some small improvements, as I hope, in the 
practice,of surgery, &c. made by myself. 
To Mr. Tilloch. . : 
Sirn,—Mkr. Farey’s observation on affixing new and 
separate ideas to established marks or words, is perfectly 
correct; and had it not been for an error of the printer, he 
would not have had occasion for the remark ; as, by refer- 
ring to the letter I had the honour of addressing you, it 
will be seen that the grave accent (*) and not the acute 
accent (’) was intended, as the same objection occurred 
to me at the time. As the form of the character is of no 
consequence if the idea is approved, the printers can have 
recourse to any mew one which may suit them, only ob- 
serving not to alter it when once adupted. 
I remain with great respect, sir, 
Your obliged humble servant, 
Spitalfields, Feb, 11, 1811. A. REIRTALP. . 
