The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-20
QUACKERY.

Extract Of n letter from Doct Sgl0Gnus W1ater-
man Of Luc4ieid 10 a friend IN HqAo7yeil.
dated Litc4feid, Oct IS, 1921. TDr. ia
Fermdm as an intelligent Physician, IN 7shose
0eracity The most implicit confidence may be
placed
DEAR aiR-Permit me to cal your atten-
ton TO q shocking case Of mortality which &C.
cured in this town, on the 9Th instant
JOHN RoBINIoN, Jr. aged Is years and 10
months, large, strong and fesby, bad from bis
infancy enjoyed state of health above med
ocfity. three or four days prior TO bis death,
be complained Of slight lndsposition sup
posed from taking cold. On the morning OF
The day I.4 diaA, he tod BIS father re va bet
Ter. 10 short he had never been confined
but was able to 10 some business every day.
! he family Judging him attended with symp
toms Of ieyer, advised the giving him I'D emeic
OF Lobelia, Onjian Tobscco.) His father
though opposed 70 quac kerry, thought it expe-
dent, II lie took puke OF LUbeIia, 10 call in
one John MoTgIidge, near Ieighbor, cousin
OF lie deceased, and patent quack suppo
sing hlm 70 kpow what quantity ought TO be
gwen. M0rgridge soon arrived to administer
HE emetc. The father not considering his
son dangerously sick, was about bis necessary
concerns AT hall past eleven, A. NJ Nor
gHdge began his course 10 the patent form
sIeamlnS the patient with heated stones ID q
hot bed and hot room frequently weuing bis
head with cold water pouring down Cayenne
pepper, LobeIIa and perhaps other thing,
equdily deIeierious Two stones placed al
The Ions being better than the patien' could
enuuTe were removed little. After admin
IsteFng three Putions OF Lobehs, and perhaps
Is many q Cayenne pepper, and producing
Out very little pukIng, be administered anoth
er powder, as he SAID of different nd
ne patient was now attacked with what Nor
gHdse called cramp fiji though doubtless
me struggles Of death. Upon tins alarm the
falher was called IN ; and surprised at finding
his son couLned close 10 bed, surrounded with
mol stones, IN room unusually heated. ex.
claimed, you are killing my son-Morgrdae
SAID no lie IS IN ht. The father then cane
Tor me. | went immediately, and found the
poor, helpless, innocent victim gaspng tur
breath. Placing my hand upon b.. stomach.
! observed ne bad been swested excessively
Morgndge SAID no, he had frequently sweat
more largely That The wet felt, was vine
gar which bad been poured on bis stomach
passed my hand down to The hjp and found
bIs shirt aud The sheet equally wet with his
stomach. lie expired in fifteen minutes after
my arrival, about six O'Clock, p NJ. and six
AID al hall hours from the commencement OF
The process. Intercepted Morgrdye. wish
lng 10 know the last powder gwen. lie SAID
Il vas bis cough powder. demanded The
composition. lie reluctantly SAID It was part
ly Wake Robin, IArum). | demanded the
other ingredients but lie would not name
them.
The number Of stones il The bed when The
body was laid out, were three and were
considerably warm, two hours after death.
here were about three pecss OF stones IN aud
under the bee, which undoubtedly had been
heated and applied 10 The patient.
/ Thus terminated the mortal career Of an
amia5ie young man distinguished for inelli-
gence, Industry anil morality and iur heuev-
oent aud duiIiu affections 70 an people, AMI
particularly towards bis parents, without
7 rival. Iosrs aiA sentiments " rcspef,
s. Wal ERRiAN.