Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-26

hands oi me ignorant, ana H"H"'n",
perhaps, in the aggregate, would he
benefucd by their expulsion from med'-
cal practice
DR. Reece il member Of the Royal
College OF Surgeons, Iopd"n and be
thus remarks on The chatter oi that 'nsii-
,n,ion. "Ihe charter Of the Royal Col
llepe of Physicians, is found 10 con'ain
this singular license which ~, "A per-
mission To any one, and every one tn
practice the healing art by herbs onfy.
Now we do consider this is az ample a
commission as any man would require
for poor must be the resources OF that
physicians mind, aud narrow his know
! ledge of medical botany, who could not,
from the vegetable kingdom alone, cure
most of the diseases of the human frame.
| Even the specific of mercury, were we
driven to the necessity of n substitute,
might probably be rivalled in some OF the
produ, tons Of nature"
' Thrse confessions and remarks, fron
n man high in his profession, and e l.
nent IN the literary world, speak volumes
on his important subject. 1t is certainly
! time to draw upon these resources Of the
/ vegetable king dom, and abandon forever
! the mineral poisons. The argument is
ropious, and clear, and strong, from DR..
/ R-ece's own statement, 10 expcl them
! forever Why should the use of danger
| Gus medicines then, be still adhered TO,
while it is confessed the medicines Of the
| vegetable ing dom are So abundant, 50
| safe, and so superior There must be n
strong prrversity in our nature, as DR..
|, Harvey sa, =, to resist the force "f facts,
! and evidence 40 abundant, and accumu
lating, and irresistible.
In 1916 and ~, the spotted fever
ragged at Eastman, Cape { cd Of those
who used the system Of DR.. Thomson,
Thirty three out of thnv.iour lived and
| eleven out oc twelve died, OF those who
used ,bc old practice. DIR. Cyrus Thorn
son, n son of DIR. Samuel Thomson. IN n
practice of four years and six months,
during which time he attended 1850
patterns, lost out Of that number only six
! aud most Of those cases, were OF the
most dangerous type or Of such as had
been surrendered to death bv the regular
! physicians.
! 10 the list of dangerous remedies, DIR.
Rcece might have added the lancet, the
/ blister and many others. An eminent
! physician has said, "ihat after the prac-
,ice of blood letting was introduced by
! Sydenham, during the course of one
! hundred years, more died with the Ian
Get alone, than all who, in the same
period, pcrishcd by war :"
/ We all know how long and painful
was the struggle, before Liberty of con-
science, and civil liberty, could be es-
tahliShed in the world or before even
The Liberty of thought was permitted IN
/ The schools. And even to tins day, they
| have only partially obtained in the world.
Like angels visits, few and far be-
,wecn," have been the periods of their
I tiiunphs, and the bounds of their estab-
7 li,hment. The tyranny Of medicine is
running the same career, and usurping
( the same authority over the rights, and
privileges, and understandings OF men J;
or why so much mystery and disguise IN
the composition of pills, and medicines,
and forms of practice? Why has the
strong arm OF The law been called in to
aid the faculty, as if they were PVivi-
legged order, before whom the discoveries,
the experience, tho common sense, and
the understanding of the people must
bow, aslo Dagon.
! know n case that will be certified
by u gentleman of this city. He was
attacked with rheumatism so severely AS
Ia be confined to his bed, and helpless,
Tor five or six months. The hysiciani
gave him no relief, but rather aggravated
his complaint A poor woman, from the
country, said she could cure it by GER
tain herb tea: in twepty-iour hours after
the use of the tea, he was able to walk
his room; the doctor called, was aston
ished at the change, and was informed
what produced it; psha! said he, ! knew
that remedy long ago. And why said
the patient in a rage, which almost in
duced him to Lake the doctor's life on
the spot, why did you not then relieve
me from such cxcruciating suffcrings?-
Because, snid the doctor very coo'ly the
remedy ras not sci dorn IN our boohs!-,
The authority of books, has often set at
defiance the authority Of God and tram
pied down the pcuee, and sense, and
independence Of mar.