The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-23 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF THE BRITISH
COLLEGE OF HEALTH, NEW-ROAD, LONDON,
AS REGARDS POISQNS.
Unless Parliament prevents the use and sale altogether
of the deady poisons wnich now disgrace the chemists' shops
of the country, the whole social system is placed in con-
stant jeopardy. Mr. Morison, the Ilygeist, proved by
facts that such poisons are totally unnecessary in
the cure of diseases ; nay, that so far from such
poisons tending to cure any disease, the very reverse is
fact. The admission by doctors themselves that these poisons
are eufficient to kill infractions of a groin, one would have sup-
Foßdwould have opened the eyes tf the world on such a pal-
prhble question, and nothing but the complete state of
Ignorance in which the people have been kept as regard the
cause of diseases can account for the evil having been allowed
to continue so long. Poisons, the public should bear in mind,
are the means by which doctors keep the people under their
thumbs. The guinea trade depends ulna- such poisons.
Take them away and there is immediately an end to the
mystery and confusion which at present enshroud the science
of medicine. All the cases of poisoning which bare lately
occurred proceed from the parties having taken a lesson
from the doctors. The doctors, as the patrons and intro.
ducers of such poisons, are responsible for such poisonings ;
and bear in mind that when such poisoning occurs under
the doctor, it is not then called poisoning, but when a mis-
creant commits the deed, it is then called murder, and the
doctors then appear as witnesses against the parties, although
they themselves are the patrons and introducers of those very
poisons which have been used by the poisoner, Can any
thing be moreJesuitical? The fraul Cannot last much longer.
The reason that doctors have abused Mr. Morison is because,
by his theory (known as the Hygeian system, in the carry-
ing out of which he only empkiys innocuous vegetables
purgatives), he has exposed these poisons of the doctors as
totally useless, and that they are in short brought before the
public to support the " guinea trade." If proof were further
required that these poisons are all humbug as regards the
cure of diseases, it might be foiled in the fact that doctors
are every six months bringing out some new poison, only
more subtle and deadly than the last t this the
aid of chemistry, and they call it science. -0h! oh 1 tee
now beg to call the attention of your readers to the following
petition, signed by nearly 20,000 persons, presented in 1847,
by Sir Benjamin Hall, the Member for this borough. It is
as follows: do by the
latelya?ieoiud,r.
arsenic,
Copy of the people's petition against the medicinal use of
poisons, presented to the House of Commons on Tuesday,
the 15th June, 1847, by Sir Beejamin Hall, Bart-, M.P. :
"To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. The
occurred
petitionersor other
humbly throughoutdea
sub-
mit tdhl
ye
humble petition of the undereigaed showetb, that your peti-
tioners have observed with great alarm the numerous cases of
that so long as such dead y poisons are held out' medi-
cinally' country,he secretiic poisonings
preparations.effected
by a certain portion of the Medical profession, great
facility will always exist in effecting such secret poi-
sonings, because the only difference between the felonious
poisoner and the licensed practitioner • in medicine with
respect to the quantity of poison necessary to produce death.
is only a question of a few grains or drops. That your peti-
tioners humbly submit that no man, however educated he
may be, is capable of determining the quantity of such rank
poisons that would not be fatally injurious. That your
petitioners are informed, and- verily believe, that many hon-
est and eminent medical men altogether dissent from the ad-
ministration of the before-mentioned rank poisons,_ such as
the bydropathic doctors, &c.: That your petitioners beg to re-
mind your Honourable House that the question now agitated
by the temperance people throughout the world, in regard to
the propriety o ' f checking, by legislative enactment, the manu-
facture and sale of alcoholic poison, so destructive to the lives of
'thousands, is in point of facethe very same in princi-
ple as that
now contend. yeti, . .
for which your petitioners
thereforeonest humbly pray 'your Honourable House that a
Commission may be appointed, consisting or scientific per-
sons having no interest whatever, either directly or indirectly
in the issue, to inquire whether tie before-mentioned rank
poisons are really and truly necessary in the practice of medi-
cine; and that if it be found that they are not necessary,
then that your Honourable House may be
.pleased to enact
that the 'sale and manufacture of suck cherorcal poisons may
be put under proper restrictions, in so far as the lives of the
d such other Lcourse
people are concerned, or adopt as to your
Honourable House may seem fit. And your petitioners will
ever pray; &c.—[N.B.—Signed by 19,950 persons.]
'
One would have supposed, after this expression of public
opinion, doctor., would have deemed themselves bound to
give some public explanation about • these poisons. No—
they say nothing. The day has gone by when such an ap-
peal might have been treated
with contempt, and we frankly
tell them that there are thousands and, thousands, not only in
this country, but throughout the
world, who look with horror
and detestation at the terrible poisons which now disgrace
, medicine, but which are still upheld that the guinea
trade
may thrive. (Signed) TnE IllEaSEits OF THE BRITISH
• COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New-road, Leiden. May 12, 1849.

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Liverpool,, C
il
an interview with o
-A deputation irouuthieia:lV° L
consisting of the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Aikin, and
Mnrr.. Aclaairndt,wacc•nc,omArpn.i,ed by Mr. IV. Brown, M P., and
Chancellor or the Exchi quer yederday, at his official
residence in Downing street; on the subject of postal
communication at Liverpool. Piipatches from the
Governors of the Norzh American Colonies were received
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
A deputation, including Mr. W. Evans and Mr.
Mundy (Members for Derbyshire) Dr. Teach, and Mr.
W. Le Newton, had yesterday as interview pith Sir
George Grey.
Mr. Rice, M.P., trarsacted beefless yesterday at the
Office of the Commissioners of Rtilwaye in the Board of
Trade.. _ - • -

Lord Cremorne and Captain Dayson had an interview
with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial•office.
Mr. Duff, M.P., bad an intertieW With Sir George
Grey yetaLerday.