The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-31
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Il NAV he safely affirmed that ingenious innova.
lion quo, e,traorclnar, success IN prdciICt} Is al
most The only thing that ever gave erlat 10 any
scientific ph, sician." Hippocrates, Galen, Gel.
sns :, derham, Cullen, Graham, Durwin, Brown,
P,sh Good. Hanncman, Br usals, LIeutaud, sc.
are striking examples. Some OF these Teinode.d
the opinions Of others, adding only few Of their
own BAT many OF them struck out entirely neN
theories thus by .hclr labors well as their as
srriions declaring that all that had preceded Their
day we're radically defective, II not positively per.
nic,pus, D. Iieutaud saws IN substance, page
srsi OF his :. nopsis Fl Medical Practice" there
was 20 much error in The practice OF medicine M
his ime that he thought il best 10 reject the whole,
and to conhne his exertions, IN the exercise o.
the healing art and the formation OF sounder
theory to the principles developed by his oHn thur
ty wears experience inpraciice! ii Dr. Leuiauds
experience of thirty years IS worth more than that
OF al The physicians who had preceded, HIM ION
which very account his translator says, am
moi worthy TO hold candle 10 him., on which
principles can you reject the forty years expert
ence Of Samuel Thomson, who had the advantage
OF exercising an observation and judgment M
trammeled By the false theories OF the schools
Shall our laws preserve &, US equal tights and
privileges in governmt Mt, religion, The choice OF ha
bltation and the pursuit OF haPpiness-yea, Of eve.
~ thing but that OF securing our health, the only
thing that renders even life desirable Shall We
spurn from US a religious establishment, which
would require Us 10 commit the keeping OF our
conscience TO q privileged order OF men and pay
them a high premium for tn, trust, and yet lame
" submit TO a yoAe not much less CALLING IN The
suhiec,,on of the treatment OF diseased bodies
to an order Of men whose skill in curing them
seems 10 as at least 10 consist IN Try ing how much
they can inlure the power OF HE, and how much
poison they can in.use lnlo the system, without
lhrusiing The vital spark entirely from Its clay
lenementl
We do not wish the new system OF praeilce
placed on the ground now occupied BY the old.
Far from IL We wish no MEDICAL practice pro-
tecled exclusively By law. We would secure 10
all physicians a reasonable reward tor their seru.
cts voluntarily solicited and faithfully rendered.
Thus the people would have an opportunity OF &c.
termiuing, by lhoir fruits, whCa Is best aud TIER
own safety the bss, guaranty that they would
make the proper choice
But, il may be said, we have proof that the
regular practice is good. and that yours IS perm
c,ous. What evidence We ask, have you that ihe
regular practice Is goodi The testimony OF some
oti's own advocates, Interested "i,aesscsl whom
sou would hot receive l. common courts o. justice
while mOlutudes OF others. the most honest aal
harmed among them, declare that, 80 ar rom b.
ing good, more human lives have been sacrihced I.
is successive theories than % the sword, pcsiencG
and famine. What mischief have VI done eI
Chains Dr. RlsH, under the erroneous impulse o
talse thgGries) AAd Dot icW VI these have de-
cIarCJ our practice safe ana ettlcacI1us, see The
letters OF De-. Montgomery, E'eleigh, Saunders
Hersey Bip!ev, Curtis ard Natefhouse ~ %,
Tnomsoulan Recorded You have also the ,esll
mOny Urt Inc Ihom.oul.As, aho are as able to tel
the Truth In favor oil t.or system, VI D's ar,
ia favor VI htus, hat system = al~ays "a Z
and til aci1us 10 the removal VI all diseases prop
erly 20 called. But We have TINS advantage, lh4
you loo& ii vain among Che advocates OF this y :
ten lor testimony that II kiis even tie yefy few
that die under It's application.
Ofthe scientific system, Dr. Abcrcrombie sey'
:" they tilat have had the most extensive nppOytu
nifty OF observation, the first to acknOe led g
that our pretended experience must " genera
sink into analogy, and even ioo often into cofl &C
ture.n Oflbe Botanic system it il exactly the &c
verse. Whenever Il gets too,hOld, It surprises
the attentive observer by curing, almost as b,
mage, variety 0: diseases winch the medical .ae
ulty have long considered incurable. Thousand,
anu leu bl LEV4thHu- ~ OLf thl4tt WHOM Nit SUI
Of medical science had long considered beyond
the roach Of all remedial means have been perfect
Ii restored ~ this practice; and not a ew hun
dfel' have been suatched. as il we're from The We
~ Jaws Of the grim monster, Sh1 sas apparently
fast hnrtyIng them oil to AIS dark and dream
mansions
Bal aha,e are the cares By the regular praclic,
Of persons whom skilul TaomsontAns have beet
90 q u her u.s.nI.4.s7
They that have the most experience in this prac
icr, have the slion zesl fifth 10 IT. theory and To,
most i#p.iatt confidence 10 its remedies. IL ysi,
all sou look among item Tor The man who, liz,
+ Gaalm, Boom, Lieutaud, Waterhou,e, A5et
cron5ie, ) .anIefs, Montgomery, Ripley, Caldwell
and bundled others, after practising from ten Il
forty years on THIS new plan, VIII tnin about an,
dcuounce IT a. more ratnous 10 human ii taai
the sword. Peslience, and famine The siaaph
iact that the Thomsourans Of eyers grade Of iatyl
Iect, habit and education, all agree IN their tesli
mouy respecting tie value " til. system AID Il
remedies, and that too, olan to tie sacrifice 0
their reputation aud estate, amount, 10 moral Dc
m0nsiralion that Il is based on everlasting truth
and worthy Of all the commentator they have b
slowed unon it,
Whether this be deemed 80 or not. let not %
legislators fear that We sha! long cafess in our bos
on. the reptile whose fugs are once known Il
administer Inc deadly poison. No II /. iis fail
10 relieve IN every attack Of disease that would
aot have been repslled without IL cid and it, vel
angwn tendency 10 plaat in the system the serd
Of some chronic misery, and premature death
that lave destroyed much Of our colhd nee n
the regular practice, and given rise 10 al thnz,
experiments, paielt aud concealed remedies, &c
: which iae faculty have been pleased to stigmatlz
ai,h the utle OF "quqrk,ry," aud whose effects
instead OF their own sci ntlic poisoning, starving
and other savage cfucties, they SO much affect /
!. depiore. We @e!! know that scarlet fever, mea
.is-, the poisons Of sefpents the cholera all IN con
: 4u3ned sores &c Nc. are far less dangerous i
ia the hands Of old women. the untulored Indlan q
nKcn dane nainte hefselr linn m ih.se nI :. n