Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-07-12

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8{,.,l|s ls......|s j. 1 dangerous thing
:. .=.,I.zl observed ia relation TO 81
3 1900 isw aud medicine. a lisie
q, s, sslher &C these Is apt 20 lead rs
-. RIO much greater difficulties than
s.,s..e ignorance. Such apeFson, imagin- !
- b;Sssalfto be almost, if not quite law
!. ~ s, ! doctor. has none of that whole
: sos,e fear about meddling with things dam
s.soerous. by which man, having no. such
shsnrd uretensions, is naturally actuated. /
Let a man read a medical book or two,
such IS Buchan or some other conpend for
the use Of families, and the probability .
that he will presently be troubled with. q
great variety Of dis hses. the .synspto of
which he has gal red from ID readlng
With this smattering of diagn licss ne also
tapcies that he understands the method OF
o,.re. He forthwith prescribes for him-
self: and as ho. belle IS himself TO be af-
flictcd with niisl nude III complaints, so
he very indiciously ewaiI0wsa great diver
sitv OF remedies. The consequence is,
that, from faucying himself sick, he actn-
ally becomes 10 !; and is.6nally obliged to
call iii a physician TO save him from the
laws Of death. Hence those popular works
i ON medicine, which are professediy de-
signed to save people the expense OF doc
Tors, turn out on the whole to be very IA
vorable,to the interests Of The medical fac
j ulty. They help individuals and families
| into difficulty but afford them no aid In
getting ont again. al d ssss,s. n.
Asa smattering Of medicine is apt 10
have a perniciouss effect upon the body J;
so il a little learning In ne science sof law
ant 10 prove injurious The estate. It has
atendency TO make men litigious. Their
fancied knowledge leads them into expen-
sivelawsuits; where the sal0tary ignorance
Of others preserves them from litigation,
and makes them cautious how they med
die with an instrument, which, though ii
may wound others, will not leave their own
fingers unhprt. sez
Instead ofattending steadily to his BUSH
ness or calling, whatever it may be, the
law-snatterer win be running away on
every sriHing occasion for writor 9 war
rant against Ills neighbors. He will keep
himself in q perpetual broil; he will spend
both time and money and finally be ruin
ed by his fancied knowledge Of the law
Having got into difficulty from which be
cannot exiricate HIMSELF men Of the legal
profession are. called in to help him out;
and attorneys and catchpolls have the final
picking Of his bones, r
III Illustration 81 he efoCt Of UNDER.
slzHdisiz |ilila law. Vi will relate an an
Z ecd0le ] B 3rie al tho southern counties
~ state II il ID q settled i Considerable
kotv oE Sc0tch emigrants.. They are from
dillSfenf clans, and having brought with |
them sptlss u Their ancient fouds, are apt
to get into qnarrels and disputes which fire.
queniIy result 10 personal violence. With
the knock-down argument the matter
would generally end, if Left to take its nat
ural course. But with the help Of little |
legal advice, ard little law information,
seasonably diliused among them BY pro-
fessioAai gentleman who are interested,
tIsese Draw Scotchmen have become the
most litigions people in the county. The
McGreggNE the McCrackers, and the
\ McFlails have aye some suit for damage, |
or some case Of trespass. standing on the
A docket.
One Of he most litiginus ofthese Macs,
and one who never lets court pass with
out being engaged in some matter Of legal
dispute, was asked one day how ithappen-
cd that he was always in a lawsuit.
Because, be replied, know the law.
You know. the law 7
Az, mon, Ma stoodied it:,'
Indeed I thought you were farmer =
So Isana-hut ken the law too.2 |
IN drive the plough in my ain field and
drlya law into the fields o. my neebors.
Hl.e whsre did you become acquainted
! With the law y III
7|airned il o. Square Stirrumup here,
p0inting tea lawyer who ssood by
.s did'nt feR that yon had beona stu
dent OF bis "
Twas aa y ssocaent, Is they ca stoo-
dents who eang threugss i regular coorse o.
9he Law; nHV BE- tseas Dr three wears, or,
maif. HI ozin an anep bfielt scholar, T.
Mifned Il u feadin u singte beuk.a
Fa,l Refs 4 bright scholar indeed,
= sslawe soaensily.s
Onco BRIGHT.
What book was II you studied r ~
] dinna mind the name moo but the
Square here made me q present o. it,