Litchfield enquirer., 1830-11-25
FOR TIRE ENQUIRER.

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
 Ma. ADAMS,-
 The article signed \. A. i" your paper of the 28th appears to have been written merely to satssfy public curiosity. Nothing seems intended hut bare sate- ment Of facts. If these were correct. reply was needct-if not, their ncorreciness should be pointed out with fairness and candOr. No, so, your cores pondent Medicus!' He makes spor,ive matter of what the sufferers believe serious one Has he in- deed seen of the disease in question? and did he call "Jack O lantern," ("Ignis Fatuus'') and was his l.a,ient satisfied Of the delusion7 But the fact is well known that singular dseaae has appear ed among us and many haze witnessed it's painful ef eeis. What opinion, then, has been formed the ar-
 cle of Medicus !-tha, it is g antous, ibernl, and unjus,;hat its object is information but abuse that his rldiculc, the weapon of the black guard indicates plainly the absence of reason and gumen,-,ha. he solics worthless contest ot words, and therefore vulgar exci,ement-hat by such means, in short, hc dcgradcs himself and dsgraces the pro- fcssion of which he claims to be a member.
 It is not my intention to give undue importance 10 the article of Medicus or by this notice elevate him in his esmation-far bc it from me. only wish give what believe be the public opinion of SuGn N IfOOuCVOns n6 community kAtHcre nO lnlOTe mation-,he sick derive no beneGt-whiie the medical profession alone reaps abundant harves. of dshon or and contempt ClvIs. 7 MR. ADAMs,-
 From the last Enquirer we learn that your ponden, "A. A." has been "not little amused" at the "malicc and ignorance" which his sagachy has enabled him to discover in the communication of kk NHoI IT,. ~mCO onek kG O | swer that my sole motive in making that communica. ton was 10 guard the public against imposi,iOn. IT this cons,itu,es " maice," call me ""aalicioMs." To the charge Of "ignorance," willing to submi. to the verdict of the public.
 "k A." complains that " Medcus" wi,hholds his name but will ask in return, who is "A. Al" IL has indeed been suggested to me, that these the initials of my learned brother in West-sreet, but cannot for nl do him the injustice to believe him the perpetraior of such communications.
 The disease in question is then, afer all, but hum buzz slight matter; for your correspondent gravcly asserts that " if Aiedicus had the knowledge Of any yro in medicine, his would have been quieted respecting it." Again, "were he compelled to submit to its operation, (w,h its trea,ment,) he would he compelled to change his opinion respecting its simple and Rashy naiure!"
 "A. A." obsna,cy persists in his error, and claims that he has quoted correctly from Celsus, although he took i; rer6atin from Goods description of Gansrcn. ous Erythcma. Every medical man knows this, hut to lay it fairly before the public here give Celsus description of this disease translated by Dr. Good: " The Ot,er species consists tn an alteration of the cu,ire, without depth. broad, sublvd, but unequaly eo and the middle heals while the boundary lines advance; yet not unGequeniIy the part that seemed healed again becomes exuIcerated; while the nei igh- boring parts winch about to receive ihe disease grow ,umd, and hard. md change from a blackish hue the dsease auncsiug tle iegs.'
 here add sufficient from the original of Celsius to show thu: the translation is faithfu one: "AIterum au,em est in summ cu,is cxuIcera,ione, sed sine aIi tudine, lab,m. sul,vidun, inequaitcr tamcn medi- umqne sanescit, exrenis procedentibus; ac sepe id quod jam sanum viaebater. ierum exuIccra,er, &c.," Thus as :" it does no. belong io" "A. A ",O rob Cc!sus of what justly bcongs so him." trust he will longer rob Dr. Good 10 pay his lavore author that 10 which he never had ca;m.
 Yosr correspondent must have been coiIal'orator with Webster. or nt least 9f his private Secreta- ries. Whr how much labor has he tried to discover 1 some hidden meaning 10 "Ignis Fa'uus" Why, Doctor, every child tell you it means "WiIl O the wisp," or |" Jack with Ian'hern."- 'sAn 'Tgnis Faiuus' that bewiichcs, | "And leads mea into pools and diches'-
 they are be found in sWanps and gyaUe-yards-did 1 you never discover one i0 your travelsf
 The assertion of "A. A." that ! " "dssaiiate Ol common liberaliiy and poIhepess" hardly deserves a passing remark As well might assert chat he is a qnack aud desliluie of the common principles Ol honesty, without offering any thing Co subsiastiaie inc charge. 1T any such inference might "atorally bs drawn from either ihe matter " manner'' oi my commpnieaiiOn your readers would Dc at DO loss iO dscOscr it. '-+ tv
 Hoping your correspondent will keep the public du- ly informed Of every "peeuar disease which appear. among us," now take leave of tue subject. | MEDIcUs.