Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-29

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unregulated philosophy" made up of ~absurd-
ny, contrsdictioa md faisehoodn7
But let US bos despair Of finding medical
science, in some Of the institutions. devoted
to teach and illustrate this important subject
whose Professors rank among the most in
teiiigent and scientific men on the globe
Let us VISIT the oldest institution in the Uni
ted States, Harvard College, and see If the
Professor Of the Ma,eria Medica in that in
sfiiution can tell us what medical science is.
and help us out Of this dark cave in which
we were left by the medical Professor Of
Philadelphia. In the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal. vol. IL, page 4i6, DIR Big
Glow, Professor of Maleria Medica in Har-
yard College, SAYS: "The death Of medical
men brings with It the humiliaiing conclu.
sion that while the other sciences have been
carried forward, within our own time and
almost under our own eyes. 10 degree OF
unprecedented advancement, medicine, 10 re-
gard to some Of lis professed and most i'm
portani objects 1.-THE cure OF disease) is still an
inefecfsqi speculation" How beauiifull-
how admirnble is this sciencel
Mr. Editor, from the above quotations, and
they are but a small specimen from its most
approved writers and best text books, we see
that the medical science is a science sHi gen.
eris; science Of speculation and conjec-
inre, fslsrhood and absuFdiiy" Admirable
sciencel built upon the immoreable founda-
lion Of guessing! Can we be blamed for
renouncing this childish course Of conjectur-
ing. and for striving 10 understand the caus-
es Of the various phenomina manifested in
diseased
Ny second reason for rejecting the system
OF the faculty is. their system (ior they have
no sciencs) is opposed to life and if carried
out. would in every case totally destroy it,
ProeC-Bleeding is opposed to life The
blood of an animal is the life thereof As
the wilful abstraction of the whole eonsli-
tu.cs the crime OF murder. SO such an abb
straction Of any part is murdcrous ACT
So far from blood-leiting being beneficial. ii is
productive ofihe most serious and fatal effects;
cruel practice. and . scourge To humanity
Without blood there is no heat, no motion Of the
system; in that blood is life He who takes
away blood from patient, not only takes an
organ Of life, but part Of life ITSELF Lad
mire consistency. When principles are c.
tablished. let them be carried out In cases
Of fever where venesection is invariably re-
sorted to- If they would carry out their scion
fife principles and bleed until they had en-
tirely destroyed the fever. death would in
variably follow. But this they dare not do.
They check the excessive action, but they
dare not reduce it to healthy standard and
keep il there. But often. very often indeed
they do thus reduce IL and death. with a
friendly stroke, terminates the scene.
My Sd reason for rejecting j, is: Their
system is illogical and inconsistent. as shall
attempt 10 Prove not so much by argument
as from their own writings; and rs the Doc
tor wants references. be shall have them
To his plea Of not guilty: physicians will
be found in the morning ordering large
bleeding. and in the evening a Stimulus
Such practice is often had recourse to. from
a dread Of the recurrence Of typhoid symp-
toms; and sufficient confidence is not placed
in The powers OF the constitution 10 repair in
juries which have been sustained.-( Mack
iafoshs Pathology, rOi. 1. page l5.) Again
(page l9) he says: persons OF delicate con-
sliiuiions frequently sink while laboring un-
der internal inflammation; not because the
diseased action has any peculiar tendency TO
terminate badly but because the patients arefoo
toeak to bear the necessary remedies" Is
this consistent. No peculiar tendency to
terminate badly. but the remedies kill them
But (page 1851 he says, The convalescence
in all severe fevers is very slow. which is at
iribuied to the extremely debiliiated state in
which the patient is left" What drbililates
him so much as the lancet and calomelf In
the simple branch Of midwifery. the Edn-
burgh Practice says: The rash and pre-
posterous use OF instruments has proved the
bane Of thousands" Mackintosh's Patholo-
gy. volume /, page los. says: in. 1896. the
deaths in the West Indies. under DIR CHS
holmes mercurial plan. we're never exceed
ed.-amouniing to nearly one half OF the
whole number OF troops" These were all
murdered by the physicians mercury, in
stead Of being slain by the enemy, on the field
of battle Again the same author says.
(page 2O2) speaking Of pieperal peritoniiis.
.the celebrated DR. William Hunter saved
one patient only out of thirty-two." DR.
Hullne, who considered the disease partly
of putrid nature. and who employed bleed
ing in small quantities, and only as sec
ondary remedy. lost almost every patient =
DR. Leak. who also recommended bleed
ing in small quantities. lost thirteen out OF
nineteen patients. in one season. DIR Cor
don lost twenty-three out OF twenty seven ca
SEES. DIR Key. Of Leeds, saved only three
out Of thirteen patients. These woful effects
are charged by the faculty on themselves. as
the result OF improper treatment, BY the ply
sicians; and if they think their own system
so murderous. shall not we think so too2 L
e.. 49, o., az. ~, NTH snu moro anofaiions