Hicky's Bengal gazette, or The original Calcutta general advertiser (41.1781)

j -can'a'Hvp^'aKl-ei^'e 'tvhen 1 iiftrument
'arc-going fto 'be '-uitd^and'cari prevent
>?r. tn* 'following Tranfcripc prows
'the 'contrary.

Vol. I, Phge ^'S^.***^** Tne Woman
*** being laid in a right Position for the
application of the Forceps, 'the Blade;
fo be PRWAd ELY tanvcyed
*** try.?stn we leather-Bed and th
"Cloaths -at -a fmail Difrsnee from
*" one *nomeis or on 'each fide of tlv
Patient: that this Conveyance jfnay be
r" the more eafily effeclec:, the fag&f
th-e hftrWueit't Wgbl fo 'be 'kept in the
J* OperaTd** ;f.ik Pecxets, TwS pravid-
**• cd., when he fits'd«'wn- to deliver, lei
H< him fp'fead -the'Sheet .that hangs even
**. five Bed, upoti his Lap, and tinder

Calcutta 8th Sept. 1781.

^ritjrJued Ytm (iurla-e. ^-ut'tVtr-P^ih. h ?s to this Ignorance, a lettermentioning the Icwefl Pi io^, and

TJTInriay be fa«i 'that tW Friends that '{ in a great Meal'iire attribute 'the ii approved of they will be treated with

Ea-ie ^'ith -which' iptt-frJafried ,_Wornen :
reconcile their Minds to the Idea of
Mring* M an-Mid w i fe - -a n d _ t h e I ad in-
ference with Hviiich their Hufoands ac-
qtdelce -in their Choice. It 1? therefore
iH-ctOary that both -flioultJ be unde-
ccived.

* Ib'ilieve that "Defter Hunter never lifts
Injlrttments-fcr I have'heatd ihdfhe Jirongly
condcnmslheUfe cf the Forceps, in particular'^
and that he inculcates, that Labour is Natu-
re's. U*cfk. Vhis ts'greatly to his Honour,
and he ca'dnot be too fyucb praifed for it.
thave fo high an Opinion of his Knowledge—
Skill—Humanity—and 7'crJcrncfs—fhat
I cannot declare 'my Cc'nvipion that Mcn-
MidKivtts are not Jofafc a's TFombi—'without
particularly exeeptirg Debtor Hunter frets

that'Cover-, take mft and difpoftf thej )hs Q^a\ ' \i0ki no Doubt but

%t *Ms* 'on each .Side of the Patient V| thnt tler'may %e ferae few 'others vWofc

** by which Means he will okc'ti be able] jfyfaffe js eqitdlly 'fafe.

V to deliver yitb the Foreeps-, wki

** their Wing perceived, by the V/o

* '""hout-l 5r0 be Continued

omar,

f* herfelf, ser-any of the •Aiiidants.'

if it be laid, that though intlrurnents
(Cati thus be concealed,, yet there are a
.few Who have entirely laid them an de—
and that, therefore, their Practice is not
31 able to theft; Objections—I anifwer,
that thofe who never life Initruments,
fcear a very fmaH Proportion to the
"Numbers who do. Befidesj if the-y do
not ufe InftrumentSi: ycfthey ail digitate,

Mr. J o N E 3.

Tl E'GS U-ave to inform the Ladies and
§3 Gentlemen of the Pre fidelity that the
Europe invekmenr which he lately purch-
afed of Captain Walker, is nbw at his
H-uife nearly oppofi'te the pod Office and
are ready for fale.

To be S"6 L l57"
p\ Spot of GarcLn ground, Confiding
Jn. of one Biguah four Cottahs

tiy W^y of d'j-ilatina; the PalTace—and the 1 near Coficy-pore pleafantly fituated on
hanger sf cxroriai-ikg, i>r 'bifamttg ile\ the Banks of the Ganges, with a good
Paris* ly ukng-ct'fidry, ■ unnatural .FriSthn, \ Carriage Koa'd-,

is of itfelf lufficienc to render their | for particulars- pl'eafe to enquire of
Practice not ft fofe as that tf experienced \ Mr. HICKY, at his Printing Office in
Wmen* 1 [!-c ^a^4» B-ip^ar, at Calcutta

But fupp'ofe we were even to grant'
that there may be fome few Men, who
iieilhW Agitate, nor ajfe Inftfuments :i—
•what follows ..W hy all that tan be
drawn fcpm it4 is^ that there are fomt

fe<& Met; who are AS SAFE as Women!

*--ir, Cafes vSe'e there is no Danger,
the-if ESfellcnce confifts* in acliug like
*n experienced Woman< May I not,
then, beg leave to sfk» why a model!
'Woman tfiight not as well employ her
6*0 Sex, h firft, I till her Cafe has
fcsrn fotind to be Cm in many Thou-
fa«ds 5 at vjdtttcnly pre-fefotve to have a
jvfttZi whether nccejjkry, or net—though
that Man is to be applMded, and- deemed
jafa tmly in Prcpcrtion as he is known to
nil like a Woman of Eminence;

C h a P. IV.

Ji/'Ien-Midwives violate Modify- "- cxd
endanger Virtue*
"E have found, that except in ve-
ry extraordinary Cales, the ma-
«tuaJ Aifiuance of a Man-Midwife is un-
jfieceiiary—and that his Digitation and
Jnp:m.c;}.tsf vender his Practice fre-
quently productiv-e or MifchieL We
Are now to examine whether his Famili-
*i-j-ties are confident wirh ModcCy—-De-
licacy—Decency---and wheiher Con

^L-q,«enccS are hot- likely to relult frcmi
the&ji deflruftive of the Peace of P"ami-
5ics-—and fatal to Yirtne.-

There are miny Peo>)le who igr.ora.nt-
•in-iagiEey that when- Women are in

To TWS P U B L I C.
/■ |v be R a Bed for by SUpfcripti-
& ' or a Garden bel rising;to Mrs;
Cvtazlis Dc S.lva me:-f.in-..g as Per,
Potta Seven Biggahs and 15' Ccjttahs^
Situated in Dee Eafilly which is at
I reier.t Lett out to J Am Bdje Eiq for
taj'JCompnr.y's iile;

'i h'.s Cjirden -s now to b? Rara^d
fot, and valued at tJSa Sum of Six
Tiiotifand Sicca Rupees^ divided unto
Eighty Changes at 75 Rupees each
chance, Any Lady, or Gentleman
willing to fbblcr be are reqii ftcd to
fend their Names to Mr. HiCKY at
his Printing Office.

N. B. Timely Notice will be given
in this paper Specifying the day of the

Raffle;- 1 ' ' _' ,

' Mrs'.- " M A ' N * Nf

AT THE ACADEMY !
ItS. Grrflith's'Garden Licufe near
tlhe Bytaconnah) youi g Gentle-
ii.en are ptntcely Boarded, tenderly
treated'arid txpeditiouQy tatight by the
.moil improved methods, The Engliflr,
French. Latin, and Italian Lancuapes
giamtWtkaliy. Alio Vv riring, Aca'tt$ts;
Gecgrapbv &c. S- ch Gtink-men and
Ladies who thii.lt pn-j er to honour hini
\vith the Tuition of their Children, may
'depend upon his molt llienous Endeav-
ours to n:eri'r their Countenance and
futme '{Iccomme-ndation, by a Religious,
difcharge cf 'the important Tr'u'ft r'epol'ed
in bfip', both with Rcfpcct to their
Learning and Morals. Fof particulars
Air. Cow-sn begs leave to refer'to Mcflrs.
Tkornki'i.l & KiliicaK*. The teroiij
for Board and Education are 40 ficca
Rupees per. Month for all under Ten
years cf Age, and 50 for all above.

w a n ~~¥~E~~V.

ABOUT 40 Gallons, of pure old
Jamaica Rum.
And alio about fix Dozgi pf the btft
Byon Wine.

■ PJeafc to direct a L'ne to B. w. at
the printing Ofiice mtntioidng the Agi
of the Rtt'm and the price and the party
fhall be treated ivithi,.

aTxTlrsons *

AVI Mi any clahns, or demands
on the Ella'te of James Dumoulin
i.tccafcd are defired to frd in their ?c-
counts to Mh George Arnold \ootc"o"f
•'.ak-utra, or Mr. Edward Ephraim Ppf?
of Runppcrc, the Exf( titers of the faid
jamts Diiitculin dtce'afe'd, and Rich per-
fons as are i.i denied to the faid Eftafe
ate Rcqtudied 10 pay what they fo owe to
cither cl the laid Executors as focn as
they poiubly can.

w~*a""n T E D.

fttffli and cohvenitnt Budgerow
bi^_ "l^^H

wifhVuilf?
Owner o -

EG3 leave to inform the Ladies,
and gen tlemen of the PrefieLncy
that tile has moved to the Radda
Baazar at No.-139 Oppofite the Houfe
kit ly occupied- by Mellrs. Guthrie
and Wordie.

MB.- Carpeiitcrs work as5 uftf.il
Ca-ri-ied on by Mr. Mann.

A BivE -
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bhrewibi =_r

bout two E_

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or to Mr=-

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Very Elegant Diamond Bread Buc-
kle the 1-lones EuropS cuty and
Europe Sitt-—Any perlbh' having Rich
abour, thai-- Equation is Rich, as t ' to dil'poie of -are requeiLd to fend it byf that hat

dRsnder them infenflble to every Thinff0 their Sircar to the rkhth-f O Sice with Coin-try
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