A Short treatise of the virtues of Dr. Bateman's pectoral drops: the nature of the distemperr [sic] they cure, and the manner of their operation.... (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

"AS the Universal Good of Mankind is, or, at least, ought to be, as well the particular End of every private Member of that large Community, as the more general Aim and Ambition of all publick Societies; it consequently follows. That all Actions, Designs, and Inventions, tending mediately, or immediately to the promoting that great and glorious Design, must, in themselves, be essentially good, and therefore Praiseworthy; and to be encourag'd and supported by all those who, partaking of that Nature, are in a Capacity to receive the Benefit and Advantage of such Undertakings: And if so, as there is no Blessing in the Treasure of Providence of so true and inestimable a Value as HEALTH, which (as a good Ground in a Consort of Musick, modulates and forms the Variety of Sounds, into a most agreable and delightful Harmony) is the very Basis and Foundation of all other subordinate Pleasures, Delights and Satisfactions, so, on Course, the promoting, preserving, or, if lost, restoring so precious a Jewel, must necessarily be one of the principal and most acceptable Designs in the Latitude of humane Application; and, as such, worthy the Encouragement and Approbation of every one, who is desirous of advancing the Good of his Country, without this Consideration, (which, nevertheless, may be an accidental, additional Motive) That himself may, at one time or other probably stand in need of so great and useful a Benefit." This is an edition of a classical book first published in the eighteenth century.