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

rs setou IRON PrtsrPk sd knorfedgs, J"
Thai enables the thoroughbred physician to
nrniy withstand and esst under the crushing
tread Of irresistible truth and intssrt, the
mountains Of impositioo snd fai.ehood. .bicL
are 80 srtfully paimed OF by cunning and up-
Charitable men on the supc rstitious and un-
vary s'enms OF their ignorance aud folly
sy the last two quotatioss from the author.
ne has cast the gloom Of eoode ton upon
the mighty production Of his own gifted ana
gtaatioo, and sunk the noontide of IN, ..b,:xkf
Sens.s" IN the midnight Of sssuayfso.; Tor he
speaks much of the ssde-fy Of sssrif, but IN
ms pamphlet there Is every thing but ssoissf,,
and nothing but sv..ptiS.- What, for io-
saeee, s more assumptive than To vsunt
win graeeless ponPosIty the praises Of .
reeedy, before q has stood the test OF uni
.er'Ai trial, or struggled for long time un-
DER The oPPositoa of sver-vsr,in ing eircum-
but. sir. this 10 not the ~or,, OF the mai.
ter We could look with eompo.ure and
grafihesf'oa upon hooorsbis and faIr effort,
10 introduce into use any system Of Medicine.
ever wtiiing 20 concede TO IL that support To
shieh safbcient trial would eutitIs Il. nj
inc hands Of AZ enlightened public. II the
lovers Of reform would condeseend 4, deet
those efforts With the laureIs Of generos,t,
and boerality. Vet who. that has q heart
unfettered BY the shaekles OF eowardiee and
prejudice, can fold hrs arms and hear Useful
profession, that has stood the test of ages.
epeiied the heaviest torrents of indignant
opposition by the buiwark Of truth and vir-
tue, gained :or itsaif as its reward. the re-
sPeei and gratituds Of the world. and been
proud To oUn, n its members, many of the
iairest samples Of Intelligence. honor. and
virtue ibe world ever produced-uho. lr,-
peat can hear this professsOa branded With
the infamous libel Of 'fools- aud murder.
ers'-Ssy, the b4sest description of murder
ers' Tor far more honorable 10 the de ed of him
who shoots. under the broad canopy Of day.
bis fauiiiess ne ighbor, than his, who. Tor the
sake Of sordid lucre. would damn hin eternal
salvation By extending the poisonous potion
10 the unsuspeciing object OF his care Now.
therefore, will sheS, by extracts from, and
reference. To, pages Of the pamphlet, that
ca! profession.
! IN has introduction, il IL written. UI have
entered" &C sc. by assisting in the INTRO
eueuon OF 4 new. simple, and efficacious
system OF Medicine" ito the exclusion Of
the erroneous and POi5ea0uS practice Of the
nemoers OF the medical profession Ava
nee, "a cloak TO disgraceful Ignorance.
Pr1ctised on the eredulous," &c. 'TLs scr
enee OF Medicine, As il nov exists, engenders
disease and pain by the introduction Of poi
SON but, uere I the liygeist, n Tor the
faculty, would spura them from me with
contempt, a. 50 many loeusts, beneath the
aotiee oil philosopher and an able practi-
honer." 81 trust he (the HySeist) possess
e.," sc "thsn to be pu, down by An ,ntere,,-
ed faction Of hypoerits. "Wh, lei a man
make job for himself By bleeding you,''-
ITO remove Q certain portion Of our .tr,nx,h
y means OF Phlebotony, 10 the mere chimera
OF some exPerimentalist, who, in order 20
rNh"aze, hrst reduced the strength, and then
KEPT low for the base purpose Of pseuis-
hHa. which would you prefer - a medi-
cal attendant, the man who will ereafs dis
ease b. his poisonous .Nedieins. and continue
ms attendance for . month, or ak weeks. or
year, Al an enormous expense; or" ke -
they (Pays'eians) reserve these sxpsrimeats.
70 De Praetised on Asspiisi patients, !" &c. &c.
head, aiso, pages 8. 10, II. ~, II, Is, IL,
Se' OF the pamphlet After ell this, the au-
thor inPodentIy comes out and rrouod, n,
utility Of his system on the rerv srtsns;r, OBJ
ser' Aiioa OF fire years. Such abuse add IN
consistency require no comment from Us; and
iof tne injustice Of such an attack upon the
ineoeeot, as - contained IN the publication
before Us, ] appeal most fsariessly TO the i'm.
partial tribunal Of an enlightened public. and
me Judgment seat q Almighty God. Who. Of
hls Infinite mercy and goodness, gave. for tha
ret'ef OF the niserios accident to fraiI nature
moss articles whose curative agencies have
eeea too we'll tried 20 bs overturned and Io.,
y ne t@beeie invoetiVs Of intruders upoa
TOE eo1odoess Of seIeaeo, lot tAose articles
% called petSsAs, o. What they may. Ire
quHe OF the gehtIemsa the purpoasa for
which the articles which be condemn, vsrs
created, u, - he says. they we're never M
tended for Medicinal purposes. The author
hes, indeed, N bis introduction, very nptIy
cut out With the shears of soVy, seue1 tore
ther With the thread u "avariee.r and
trimmed With the buttons Of Ignorance.
cloak for the back Of others that BY fer
oettsr hts hs oTa, fog h ~ he that would
impose On the 'ersduIOas' and 'unthinkisS.'
he lays, also, much stress, in bis third rrs-
co., zee his istroduetion,) on every ose
moving What - administered 10 hin This
eeny 70 Be the case With his Medicine =
Zoe peasant kDoSs 10 more OF the meaa-
ING Of HygeIan, nor Of the Medieins 90
called, - 10 Its IngTedisnts, than he does Of
tie cause of The sttrsctiOa Of xravtgatioa.-
Add are there not rs masy. sad, for aagAt
ne know. more Pois0as IN the VsgsIabls king
do@ than % coy other This, sir, y TIE era
% 'ehimsfE.' and q 'wayuard' snd 'pedaD-
iie' eAtssfriosi mes; but they happen 90 the
SftfNa efNo " Ahc 03esAOn. I auppDaE The
people sFo 10 take foS granted ell that ., sad
% gio~ing advertisements. and thus become
the dupes % dounFigh, deception. the Nsd,-
enc being therein hsld forth e. = sp,ei6e. or
nsVeF-fsiliuE remedy foe each Of The many
diseases enumerated, separately Considered.
While Two o. more q the nanses made u.s
o. ~ The advertisement ere Oaly applseabls
20 and refer only o. ore and the ssrns dt...se.
a., Tor instance, q = offered 90 . ssrfsis cure
Tor dysPepsis and Indigestion, e. distinct A.
isciioas, while they are namss foF one snd
the sane disease, sad 20 q paFalvss sod
palsy, end of rheumatism and iumbaxo. The
VOID iumbaZo being q term % name. used
merely 10 sesignats the locaiiiy of Fheams-
ufm ~ osrtsin set Of muse ~ How are
Hs 70 rely on The recommendation q one
"ho FnoWs "a more about drssase thaa 10
naAe MS Ne u syoohymous terms. snd a.
aet''e We sAhibii'oa u Msdicias Tor ~
ahset'on u the human system. vhicb DO.
20, EXIST bot 10 hs fsncifol brain Far tbs
seaueiion - PLAIN one thst 4 the medicine
hhs been hsisri - = remedy fof psrsI,s,s
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