The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-25
COMMUNICATIONS.


COMMUNICATION
The Taft number OF the &C EnGuirer'' con-
tanned f@me remarks Of DIR. Meaf-, of Phladel-
Ph'a, on the Snake-Stone, which has been con.
iidered IN Virginia, for fome years pat, as a re-
medy aimot infallible asant Hydrophobia.
have never feen the Stone nor am better IN
formed, than DR.. Meafe, of any of sue pecn-
iarlties It Poheifes. | will, therefore, not con-
tsnu that Its qualities equal TO the report of
the proPrletors, but will merely fugpet that the
reatons aligned bv DIR. M-aie are fnch as orgb,
not to induce belief of ,ts inetficacy. Tn f,a
the hngutar mode of reafoning adopted bv Or. )
Nea'e, ieems only to prove that he is deternin
ca not 10 believe IN the virtues of this remedy
and to remind the world that he has more than
once before favored it with his obferyato,,s ON s
this iuhje6i. Are we to take it for granted tb,t
" the merit OF this Stone is founded unon de-
iuuoh, becauie various remedies have been for
d t'he IN nigh repute, and have then been laid
Aide as totally notifications! B.cauie the
Ionqun Remedy, DR.. Mead's powder, the
Orm.kirk medicine, &c. &c. have failed, does
IL follow that nature has furnilhed no remedy
agalnit TINS direful difeafe +? The celebrated
Cullen, at leaf, thought differently he was Of
OPINION that every diieafe had its correfpondept
remedy. Numberlefs drugs were in high re-
pute for the cure of a di/eaE which, in truth.
baifled the XIII of the whole medical world, un-
TIL Mercury was tried and proved fuccefsful.
and might not DR.. Meafe, had he lived in thoE.
days. with equal propriety have determined that
" the merit" of this precious metal was " found.
ed upon deluhon," becaufe other medicines
were not found equal to their reputation
Inns certainly cannot be medical phlofophy!
L nc icePtc' VINO believes nothing, is as much
in error as he, who is credulous enough 20 be.
lieve every thing.
The reputation of this pebble may pofIibly
be owing entirely to one or all of the four cauf
es aligned by DIR. Meafe, yet it does appear to
one not " we'll acquainted with the anatomy of
the human body" that this Zone nav pofTafs the
quality of Z" fucking out" the potion depof,ed
by the tooth of rabid animal. 1t is not rufii-
Gent for The Doctor to .zgirt that this theory
is soitrd is incumbent on him to thew the
abfurdlty. This is the age of reafop. NOT re
authority. ihould, perhaps, be too credr,loua
to iuppoie that there exits any G,eeiGc attraeti-
on between the potion and the ftone. vet ann
unacqualnted with any law of nature which for
BIDS iuch an attraction. 1t is admitted that ths
potion lies dormant in the bitten part 0ome-
times for many years. until uft before the an
peaIance OF the confequent diieafe. When the
iuouances can, therefore, be brought 70 cIoIe.
" together, why may not this attraction az
iuc" eH'it' as the attractions Of magn.fi6u, gya-
de
partnent of chemitry abound with ottrojg;on,
eledi7e attractions, and double elrtfi4e affroa;'
oH5 but granting that there is no 6ecifc ar
tractive power in the Stone, everv man rnua
DC FAMILIAR with the Gbjor6ing quality of yari-
Gus Porous fubtanCes. An ordinary fnonee ar
phed to any motif furfdce will quickly imbibe
me mofture. frefh burnt tobacco pipe will
adhere powerfully to the lips until its CAPILLARY
.uo DC MED with aliva. Why then may not
tne onake stone In the fame way, by the power
or ITS capillary tubes, "fuck out" the Eov;a
potion depoiited near the furface?
FOTHERGILL.
~ Any Gentleman having " The TraveIsn rs
MIR. Burke, the nephew of Edmund Burke ,yiI
confer an obligation on the Editor, by lending Cor
low days Mr.. B. has defcribed Zone, Which IL
'"" To DC aPPheo IN the e. Indies to fimar purpofe.
We underfand from member Of cororsc. II
arrived in town laf evening" that Congrefs adorreJ
late on Monday night. Dispatches had inn been
received from Mr. Monroe, Eating that he had has
an interview with MIR. Fox, who expreTed the great
cit anxiety to adult all our differences In Conf
fuence OF thele dipatches, Mr.. William Pinelusv
OF maryland had been nominated n.niCler IN ondos
night. -'-Oi'"I
Dflfg@fHJ to the eg/ioiag General AGsa6ly.
Dh"qViddfe--T Thomas Goodwin, Thomas B. Ro-
bertfon.
BHckiggbam-EGeorge Miller, Edward Iones.
Po7cbafa1-Thomas Miller, *Wiliam Archer
Na1lemond-Lemuel Riddiek, *Fiiber DaC,iell.
Bafb--Jobn Brown, sApdrew Warwick.
Bofefomrt-*Martin M'Ferran, Charles Beale
Reeki1gbam-*A. Rutherford, kEdw. Nirbo,
Sbe7aHdoab- John Gatewood, Samuel Strict.
Ter.
London7-$S. G. Ro(zeI, b. Powell.
HaHoyfr-J John Bowie, Batburf Jones.
kfng . Q@eea--*Jobn III. Smith. Harry Gaines.
FT'"fF Ea9oard-Peter Johnfon, *Jobn pu-vej.
Ns7O MemLsys.
MILES SELpEN, Efq. is elected Senator for
tne dIitrIei competed of the counties OF Henri
co, CoochIand and Loufa.