A narrative of incidents in the eventful life of a physician / by John Singleton.

  • Singleton, John, 1808-
Date:
1891
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Credit: A narrative of incidents in the eventful life of a physician / by John Singleton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A NAKRA'riVE OF INCl DFN'l'S IN THE LIFE OF A PHYSICIAN. EARLY LIFE. I WAS born in Dublin on the 2nd of January, 1808. My parents were strictly moral, and with tenderness and wisdom brought up a large family of nine children—six sons (of whom I was third) and three daughters. Home was made as happy and comfortable as possible. The recollection of a mother’s never failing love, and of a father’s thoughtful consideration and self-denial for our home enjoyment and welfare, as well as for our education and general moral training, has to this hour specially endeared their memories to my heart. One of the earliest things I remember was the feu de joie in proclamation of peace after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. An event which made a deep impression on my young mind occurred not long after, when I saw from a window a number of dead and wounded men carried by the house to their families or to the hospitals. Great crowds had climbed on the stone balustrades in front of the Royal Exchange, Dublin, to witness the public flogging of a master sweep, from Newgate to the Exchange, as part of the punishment awarded to him for his cruelty in burning straw beneath the feet of his apprentice, in order B