Humane Society. For the recovery of persons apparently dead by drowning. : Instituted in the year 1774.

  • Royal Humane Society (London, England)
Date:
[1787?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Humane Society. For the recovery of persons apparently dead by drowning. : Instituted in the year 1774. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    they confidered as loft for ever. They know the extafies they themfelves would fee!, and they furely would wifh to make others par¬ take in fuch exquiftte enjoyments. The R.ejlorations^ within the lajl Year were as follow. Perfons rejiored to Life 49 Lives preferved, 55 Urfuccefful cafes^ 167 The number of lives reflored and prejerved in the laft year, conftderably exceeds that of any preceding one, fince the eftablifhment of this Inftitution. Mr. Wells, in a letter to Dr. Hawes,,. obferves as follows —“ To you the pub- lie are greatly indebted for the eda- blilhment of the Humane Society ; “ and I have now the pleafure to write, “ that cur Society extends its benefits and “ premiums through the counties of Wor~ cefter^ Gloucefter^ and Shropjhire ; which has in a few months been produdllve of SIX PERSONS BEING RESTORED ALIVE, to their friends and the community.” *Ihe truly benevolent, philanthropic, and im* mortal Jonas Hanv/ay countenanced the Humane Society for feveral years ; and, in one of his publications, obferves—“ If in “ fifty families the plan of refufeiiation faved “ but a fingle life to the community, the “ nation would be a gainer in a pecuniary view, and ftili more in point of reputa- tion, and the cultivation of humanity.” The