The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-31

"i'h uie hiBhest uegTee OIL uncertainty.
il le SAID that, il disease were unit, and,the
general remedy so universally attainabie and ca.
silly applied, as DIR Thomson pretends, some one
OF the faculty, in diligeBt search Of nearly four
thousand years, with all the advantages Under
which they have investigated the subject, would
certainly have discovered u. answer, these in.
vesiigatlOns were lde under the influence OF false
theories. with The expectation Of fnd the result
where u did not and could not exist; and there.
fore, The nights Of previous experience, which the
obJecior suppOses 10 be advantageous, we're, in
fact, grea, Disadvantages For example, physi.
clans searched. and do still search, for cure tor
fever 10 the light OF the false theory that feye,
Is disease, and ought 10 be met with a specific
remedy, calculated directly to subdue IT, Such a
remedy they can never find, because fever is mol
disease and BECAUSE TO subdue 1t BY direct means
as bleeding, freezing and starving, it perseveTed
IN TIL the reduction - complete, viii surely de-
sroy the life OF the patient 1t Is said, il the 1hom
sonlan practice Is far superior 10 the old practice
physicians would be the FIRST 10 discover tie fact
and to adopt II as the object OF their long aud ca
ger pursuit. answer one reason why they are
SLOW 10 perceive The excellence Of this new system
Is, they have seen so many systems of medicine
rise, rpert their day, and sink 10 rise more that
they Imagine this will soon share the same fate
and that, 10 stand out against this awhile, will
screen them from the folly OF catching at bubbles,
aud save them from disappointment, modification
aud lfDitless experiments. Another reason il, it
humbles all their pride OF learning destroys all the
honor and profit OF Their profession ana reduces
them 10 a level wlh their fellow men Of every
rank and calling. But, Notwithstanding al these
dlssdvan ages some have had the curiosity TO try,
and the ma gnanimlty to express their cordial ap-
probation. Among these, y ould name Dr. Samu.
q Robinson OF Clnclnnati. Dr.. ii rsey aud Sauu.
GERS, late surgeons IN the United Stats Army, pfs.
Gurus and Caldwell, Of ono; DIS. Lyeleigh and
Nuntg ouery, Of South Carolina DR.. Ripley OF
New Orleans; yes and the yene able ana learned
". b atefhouse, late Professor OF tie Theory
aud Practice Of PhysIc IN the University OF Cam
hfIdge, Massachusetts and many others have
uieG and afproyed. bot have DOL had tile resoiu-
too 10 meet the Ildlcui,, caDlempt aud scorn that
Aould be ueaped upon lhtln, should they publish
their convictions.
As to regular piy,icans being bcs, qualified to
perceive and appreciate Tie excellence OF lie tom.
sonan ; stem and P,octce, their prejudice makes
them tear 10 trust u IA cases which illustrate H.
vast superiority. They suppose lis strange etfecls
luxurious 10 the human system, and therefore stop
tie process and return 10 tier own iclly, before
the healthy teoc,Iou Is effected. The action OF
our Remedies being Citerent from that Of thuse
@ith which they are acquainted. II is not strange
taai they n3Ist4ke 1t tor the oeadly operation Ui
disease. They nei,her unct rstand according to
Dr. Abercroabic already quoltu) tue nature OF
disease. nor are they SHE To counterAct Il. A te-
yer rises; they commence their warfare against IT,
1t RACES via redoubIed Jury, aud viii run It's
course 10 spige OF Their opposition. Sometimes
that course IS terminated happily -souietiiues ia,
tally; more frequently the terulnatIon Is more
speedy and favorable, when nothing is done 10
hinder ITS progress. Al they CO, is calculated
to check lis progress and put off the day OF lis cr.
IS, TIL the constitution SINKS under the fatigue,
and The prlyatlon Of uouiIshmeHt, which always
accompany tiieir antlphloglstc, dlete,c and depict
lns pfaclice.
Better lar better, le, the fever rage and run its
course, while the constitution has the strength
that vii probably tatn At favorable, and then, II
Tie patient escape death al all, he viii escape that
which Is scarcely more desirable, the lncurabie
chronic that IA sure To render hlln miserable the
rest OF life.
Thus physicians treat acute disease, I'LL BY
breaking down the constitution, they laslen 1t on
the patent, ana render II chronic IN most cases
where II does 40, destroy ITS victim outright But,
when the chronic stage has set 10, as d dyspepsia,
rheumatism, liver complaint consumption, &c.
they excuse themselves Tor not curing, il by pro-
nouncing 1t incurable
Take the reverse form Of disease, The cholera
or cold plague. While some have been cured b.
running away from all medical practice, and mul
uludes more by using the Simplest stimulating
means few that have been sut Jet 10 the energetic
mineral treatment have come Oft II they survived
al all with ans thing better than chronic aching
OF the bones, d ciammy GOODNESS and torpoF OF the
aesA-Iu short, physical and mental misery Whch
wlll cease only With their lives. Nhle these
things continue a disgrace to the medical faculty,
aud the boosted WISDOM OF the schools, let them
not say there is no room for improvement, that
none but themselves know the nature OF disease,
or the character and effect OF medical means,
Is 1t possible that in this age Of free Inquiry,
when the thoughts is buoyant and the mind Is ira
vcrsiug all nature, 10 explore all her mysteries, that
perfection IN medicine should be sought IN one
faith only and that faith confined to few indi-
sduals, dealing in all manner OF poisonS, sporting
with the hives ofthe community as they would with
so many reptiles, and calling upon the legislatures
to aid aud assist them IN Furnishing all persons
that do not think upon all points precisely with
themselves Why not establish one faith Of reli-
gion by law as well as one faith OF medicine? 1t
would be equally constitutional
/ Why, ~e would respectfully demand is preju.
dice So obstinate and unreasonable against the DO
tanic System While the Bible and its divine
I Author, observe a profound silence with regard
10 mineral remedies, the tree OF life, the balm OF
Gilead and the leaves for the hesng otthe notions,
are frequently mentioned. Should It be objected
that those expressions are hguratlve, our Obvious
reply is, that metaphors are happy only in Illus
tratng truth so TAT as they are founded on nature,
and secondly that God, IN using these and like
simi,udes, has placed high honor On the Botan-
ic System.
Poiiticians need not object to this practice, be-
cause tetc hare adopted il, OF all the wise Icgls-
lators upon earth, how few have adopted your ia.