The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25
,a,.x SSNDOE.Isi's CASE.
n..,s.s,.. Deposition.

,r. PARRISH. Opposition.
1,s.ob Parrish. OF the city of Phladel
,h;a Doctor Of Medicine, aged 50 years OF
s.s,bou,s beng produced, affirmed, and
aa;ped on behalf Of William Meade,
No. IN the annexed commission, de-
bse,h as follows.
ma being legally required to make a
's;,ioo. relative 10 John Randolph OF
.noke | do hereby state my recollections
IN incidents. as consider calculated
show the state of bis mind during the
Sod Of ny medical attendance.
Iobo Randolph died under my medical
,,e on The morning of fifth month May
|os,b 1898. at one quarter before twelve
o,cIock He breathed his last in cham
her Of the CITY Hotel. No. II North Third
Street.
was present at his departure, closed his
eve, and placed his limbs in decent pc
s;,ion was called to visit him on the 10Th
ip>, by Edmund Badger, one Of the pro.
nr;e,ors of the Civ Hotel. 1t was a stor.
nv night. The patient had arrived that at.
,emoon in the steamboat from Baltimore.
He wa, bound lor Europe, and had been
disappointed in getting on board the packet.
Hes1ea informed me that he was acquainted
with nv character. Il know Won thro'
Gles. abiding presume to VIM. b. Giles,
late Governor Of Virginia, respecting whose
case | was repeatedly consulted. The pa
t;sUt apoearad much disturbed on account
Of s-ne difficulties he had encountered at
fer leaving the steamboat. Ii was evident
be- vas extremely i'll; his debility was such,
that /. was with great difficulty he could ex-
pec,orate. which caused much distress in
respiration III. appeared fully aware OF
IL danger told me he had attended several
courses OF lectures on Anatomy, described his
SYMPTOMS with medical accuracy. declaring
he mus. de. If he could not discharge the
purio-m matter. On enguiring how long
lie had been s.ck, he replied 'dont ask me
that question. have been sick all my
lie. lie soon told ne however, that he
Lad been affected for three years with his
plrseu, disease, which had been greatly az
sraya,ed by his voyage to Russia. This
had killed hun. On feeling his pulse ne
sad. "you can form 10 Judgment oy my
pul,r, !, j. 50 peculiar" soon perceived
Ina, 10 manage the case before me, would
he Ike steering between Scylla and Cnarvb-
de-, and concluded TO proceed by cautious
>lund.ug>. rather than advance under full
SAL told him be had been 50 long an
invalid. lie must have acquired an accurate
knowledge Of the general course Of prac-
,er adapted TO his case he replied seer
,a.uIy. a, To, a fool or physician, YOU
know remarked there were Idi-
0>ynGaces in MANY constitutions, and wish
I'd 70 ascertain what was peculiar about him
He SAID Il have been an IdioSyncracy all
av ile Tn, appeared truly a most trite
and c5uec, view OF the subject, although
,ae Guer,' did no; think It Necessary TO give
a concuu.ny reply. He informed me that
oil DE preparations Of camphor, invariably
injured h.n. and a to Eiher-''it would
blow me CP. Not 50 Of opium and its
plepaTalions-lor soon discovered he was
aoru,oned 10 free Use Of this drug in some
,JA O, other
On one occasion he told NE that he ei-
lner did or could q am not clear as to the
SordS DID or coUid) take opium like Turk,
but certainly received from him the i'm
preston. lIat he was in the habitual use of
OPIUM IN some shape or other.
HS conversation was curiously divers fed.
and ar complained with no small asperity
Of tie difficulties he encountered after leav
ing the Steamboat.
lie was put into a wretched hack, the
glass oi The carriage was broken--he had
been obliged to go from one hotel to anoth-
ef, m search Of lodgings, exposed TO the
pe.ings Of the storm, and every thing was
N a state Of discomfort. He soon intro
duced the subject Of the Quakers, compli-
neniing rs in his peculiar manner for "neat-
hess. economy, order, comfort in everything,
Hgh IN everything. except politics--there,
always twistical. Before departed, he
repeated portion of the Litany of the
Episcopal Church with apparent lervor.
i De following morning he sent for me early.
was called from bed, he apologized hand
Someiy Tor disturbing me, and from this
Penod, We appeared mutually to enter into
oaI new acquaintance in the capacity of
patent and physician.
Alter considerable experience in sick
chambers and at dea,h-beds. may say. |
never met with character 50 perfectly orr
ghaI and unique. He might be sometimes
compared to a spoiled and fractions child,
Dut Little observation convinced me. that
IN The midst Of his extreme, constitutional
ilI'aolity, petulence, impotence, and sar-
o'slii' There We're some noble traits of char
ac'er among these was a keen sense of
PI,opne'y, and when this was gently appeal
e 70 there was disposition to be convinc-
81 and acknowledge indiscretions. On
niofe Than one occasion, il seemed proper
iCf tile patient to understand, that while his
pays can ielt every disposition to treat him
WIN hIndness and respect, he was not in
sensible to what was due to himself.
=, oa one occasion, when / proposed some
..ln9 Tor ms relief he petulantly and posi-
uTeiy refused compliance. | paused and
addressed a few words to him: his good
Srliso pTedomlnated-hc apologized, and
"dS as submissive as an infant. One even
ing ! proposed medical consultation, leav-
ing he choice to himself. With an assur-
ahce oil entire confidence in his medical at
@I'aan'; he promptly objected to the propo-
SAL WIN The remark-"In a multitude OF
counsel there is confnsion,-it leads to
EeaAneS' and indecision,-the patient may
ue' While the doctors are staring at each