Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-09

sorted to In very large proportion of mild and is
not fair to infer that has obtained the credit the cure
very often in which so very mild as would have
resulted iayourably il LEFT to nature?
Sthy Is he prepared to maintain from multiplied OBJ
servations and very considerable experience from many
trials, and from the observation many under the direc
ton OF other physicians 10y careful comparative observa-
ton OF this with other methods at the place
anu IN me same epidemic, aud much more a thorough
trdl oil this with others by the practitioner that his
method is superior 10 all others
only While il il admitted TO be undouhted fact that
the fatal cases will unqUcSioaby be found be less
heons IN this in all acute Diseases under plans
treatment than under others should the advocates of this
method not beware OF doing such injustice themselves
as 10 make any 9reensions to its curing all cases, that
1t is TO be relied with much certainly as mercury
~ yp,s lpr' Is II no. equally certain that certain
proportion OF all acute diseases, under ordinary crcum
stances, will always be found ncurable and that too un
der any aud every method OF management
7tbly Whether by his mode OF treatment the patient il
relieved from the dangers OF terrible Fictitious dis
ease, and is in danger of being subjected TO sub
sequent exhaustion excessive morbid irritabity and
'ne necessity OF struggling both against exhaustion aud
ri0tent Jdet0us mafddy otenimes The disease Of
the two?
roga'ory, and clearly sustained here imagine will be
iounl to reside the virtues OF the Doctors specific in the
present form oil Scarlet Fever for, although tho disease
may be fammaiory, maintain that this state or condi-
ton is not always the same and that Tart Emet and the
lancet are not always the sures means Of subdung il.
evidences TO This fact are not wanting from numerous
sources and may be obtained from almost daily observa-
on and here permit me TO remark by the way without
designing condemn use but simply its abuse that
the lancet in this disease is sword put into the hands
oi ioo; AN agent OF destruction and devastation, ra-
er IMAM an auxiliary in the of disease;
tins any argument against its efficacy its ant of sue
cess owing to any inetciency in the operation ITSELF but
10 The manner and the circumstances under hch il too
frequently performed No argument with me, however,
like matter oil dct is in science which does rest
upon abstract reasoning alone than which nothing
IMPUTED more TO retard its progress lead its
wide from the truth.
My maxim is, that every mans motives should be held
sacred IN matters OF science; and should be
OF imputng unidrness any one il will be found 10 DO
more In appearance only than reality My only wish and
soc hoVe Is that The high claims set for the remedy
in question may be fdyly and horoughiv tested and il
It's claims TO superior merit shall be sustained, that the
present epidemic may find ga local habi,aion and name,
ana may at once bG shorn OF its every where.
have the highest respect for the Doctors skill address,
as physician, and him seriously, that the
foregoing enquiries submitted in the spirit of
science, ana he is aveIse 10 suffer himself be
chised through the columns OF public newspaper he is
respectfully invited to pay his respects them through
inc medium OF some extensively circulated medical jour
nal Truth, humanity ITSELF aud the honor of the profess
sion demand this OF him. MEDICUS
Charlotte, March Odd, 1888