Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

imPurity OF blood and. Of eourSe, q pu-
tncsuoo OF the blood can alone eject rrl.ef:
h other words. To remove disease, we must
PurVs and rsaersfs the STREAM Of life A
thing rendered impure BY the addition Of
some extraneous or foreign matter, now
What is the addition which render, the blood
impure How does this additional mat
Ter Coz imPurity Of the blood produce
disease Aud how does the lIygeian Meds-
cine act on the blood, in order Co remove the
imPurty. OF, m other words, disease The
gentleman entirely forgot \ solution u these
Important points OF his immaculate theor,
in the midst Of The mystIie alton. eoufu.,os
and Nonsense, that form the substance Of has
pamphlet. How - . pur,fcalion Of the
blood 10 remove such injurie, or affection. II
me human body - require the ,urgeon's
knife, sud mechanical mesns foe theu relief
To solve the question hos impuray of blood
can produce hstula, piles, structures rupture
or hernia, &c - . task too great for the mos,
expanded imagination, aud equally al puz
King To divine how publication Of the blood
- 10 DC made \ substitute for the mechaui-
cal means necessarily res rtcd 10 m these. n.
wen - in many other cases. But the gen
ueman must admit no surgery, since he IN
ssc that knowledge Of anatomy - by no
means necessary Co the perfect qualificstion
U.
pare the geatiesnsn in question, when acting
a. phy'ioi1a, without a knowledge Of aa.to-
my and his Patient, 60 q bLnf ksrse and A..
Iider, travelling over . rough road IN the
uArk ~ The horse strikes by chance and keeps
the smoothest track, all may end veil, but II
the horse stumoles over the obstacle. hs-et-
uns ms unxuided feet, and breaks his rider.
neek' All the misfortune Is charged to the
SIDE OF PrsaesiiHsiiOu, and excused On the
plea that his fi@> 10 Sis had come.
mo gentleman argues 6ercely against
olood-ietting IN any way n Q me ans Of cure
. hen ue are told that blood 10 the lIfe. -
now can ~e reconcile tie idea Of . surgeon
eNHaehng sixteen or eighteen ounces Of our
very existence and thereby create . job
TOT himself oy bleeding Us on every triS al
To Withdraw the vital princ ipie,
inc blood, - erroneous en- tseif. rtdpcu!ol,
40 theory, and dangerous in praet,ee' Tn.
practice Of the faculty, according 90 their
erroneous system. il, TO bleed IN infiamma-
uons, aPople1ies,' &c, while the I,yrei.t
pfesenoes PuFgaiioo, which is humaneI,
Ptooueed oy mere simple vegetable com
Pouhis. They cOpiously Hithdraw the
blood, (Which - the life, i" aud the unfortu-
nate being, whose bowels and ehannei. wers
alone out OF order, finds himself ,erx,nx on
the brink OF the grave BY the treatment he
has undergone Permit me here 20 ram.rk
what appear to me some~ hat paradonicai-
u patient, no matter with What disease he
uia! 90 aneeted, be debilitsttd and weak.
"oaid DOT bleeding increase that weakness.
snu renoer MN less able TO bear the torturing
remedies which ignorance resort. to-, a.
70 cap The climax, the rortAy gentleman thu,
proceeds: The lily geian prsctiiioner proceed.
70 remove the disorder, without, a. q uere
nnhfyin ing his remedy by bleeding; be ADM
oi''ers Medicine which, in . very short
une, searches every part, and acts upon the
impure and dtsorganized fupctions, ke.-I
hnd you viii be surprised on being told that
nose very enemies (of Mr. Morrison. the
'ySenD are considered n gentissasn, and
that, too, Of profession which some are
weak enough to have named enliGhtened ana
hoers' The Hygeist considers that. n,
blood - the life, q ought never 20 be drawn
IRON The System; be Afirms that all chat /.
oeees'ary -, To purify the corrupt Juices. 90
eeense the channels and Seins. and 90 insure
the blood free, unpoIluted eireulat;oa. :
This very judseious end rational trra,ra.o,
he most saectuaIIy secures By mean, a ~,
universal Medicine: thus he renovatea H.
Ginning health aid decay. without having re-
course 70 the lancet and poisoo. The facaI-
y' on tbs contrary. ay froa one extreme 70
snotner, 1e- And listen 60 the Hygeiss him
ssIi' Who boasts that the humoraI nsthols-
~ uAs not productive of the beoefits Of
nesNh and Of curing disease, because thew
oIa nos know the universal Medicine oor 4.
enscts, and we're ignorant Of the na,nr. -
the o'ood, &e o. What moastrous efE,..,oos
OF ignorance and nonsense, 20 come from tn
Psn Of ore calling himself wise Hov r.D
me hJgeht OF any Of his followers. re leetine
. knowledge Of anatomy. - useless 10 =
a 4 II
blood They know not the names Of the
component ingredients Of The blood. much
less any thing Of the innate properties Of
those ingredients; how, thea, cen tk,y >,
acquainted With the nature Of the blood M
the PIIneiPte Of life Well night tho Hyre-
isf call hts medicine usiveFsaI, - appl,~sbl,
70 eVery disease, IN every condition, 20 con
eeai as ignorance; for he Possesses net hat
knowledge Of the causes and patbolorv az
d,sease, noe Of the modus opersndi oI Ted,-
eIse. that eOuId sloDs enable bin 90 dire,
tis particular APpiiestioa whsn Indicated. ard
70 withheld q wbea The circumstance. Of al,
eass forbid. Or, Il he does posssss thu,
hno~ledgs, q vas certainly The duty q hs.
eo@@eotstor Go declare end prove Il. - the
ground WoTk Of his theory. Hs MedirF ~
suppose, carries Uith u ~ sppaFatvs fOr
by Uhich 10 purify che blood
80" W weep ctfan OF ell tfnp~dt-
meots TIE 'ehsnBels abd VEINS We wot,ld
maeh rather zee than hear talk q the sntsrs
sn'eaey Of the Iiygsiss Msd,eios. - md.
pendent q the lancet and other suxfIiare.
20 The reduction % inaansstions. and r.is,t
~ sPoPletss There = much time. . shere
nos iof the SLOW process q hunane .y,irss-
iion. IN an attack sf - violent aud suSdss :
disease 81 spoPleEy, Wkieh oftsn hsrrsss ths
Paiisnt out 81 existence IN tssntr minute.
after q teizss hin' { sould Ike 10 80 a..
'oeesss u The bygs,aB system 90 ths rrI..f
Of sepie droPsy - the BRAN. pnsun,on,s
&c sc. without recourse 10 The Isnrst rye.
blister, snd s9eh deplsiory sod rrvul.,,s
"eans' VIII the author Be- 80 rood =, A.
ten what BE- means BY sn i.-yurs funet.ors -
bui ghy sbould dwell. 10 Fefstat,o., "A "a.
vague and weak sHpressirns, q,r,ssd shs.,.
from the autlsoFs pamphlet 4 mere gisprs
81 them BY the eye q Tie world - suif.e,ent
70 satisfy q Of Their sbsufdiy.
The gentleman y most uofaiIy mis,sl,e
shea be ssys that the snciont pAy..e,.os
beng ignorant % the ereulatson Of a..
blood. d not prsctiee biood-lstiiaE Or