Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-13

upon the preparation cnd The quantity admin
istered. In too large doses it is n deadly mar
cotic. at is too viol'nt," Gays DR. Paris, ain
its operation 10 DC used as an emetic, when
mildcr emetlc substances can be obtained. "
| Most writer's who have noticed this plant
have class ed it with cmotics, and when given
in small doses it will seldom fail TO act upon
the stomach but it should not be forgotten
that this action IS mostly secondary Of the
primary impression of the brain, or that may
be more easily understood, when il is admin
is,ered, il passes into the circulation ard is
carried to the brain. BY nervous sympathy il
acts upon the stomach and produces vomiting.
In proof of this, all substances that do not
pass into the circulation and call in the aid of
The nerves, from their action upon the brain,
produce vomiting instantly. When Lobelia is
taken, some minutes pass without any appa-
rent effect; il then produces nausea and vom-
iting begins. When the nausea only is pres
ent, the countenance is pale and shrunken,
and the pulse feeble and irregular, but as soon
as vomiting commences, tho face becomes
flushed, the pulse quicker and stronger, altho'
they do not return 10 their natural standard for
some time. After vomiting, degree Of Ian
gour and a disposition 10 sleep is produced,
owing 10 the narcotic effects Of this medicine
on the nervous system. Still the Tomsonans
deny the use Of any narcotic substance, and
some honest, though unscientfc people believe
| it. In the first number of the Botanic Advo-
cate and Journal of Health, we find the fol-
lowing, signed by Wrighi "The Botanic
Faculty" says he, "depend upon those simple
! and herbal productions OF our own and foreign
countres, which can never harm any one even
when taken in the cnjoym ent Of perfect
health" Admit for the sake Of argument that
| this be true, Of course il viii produce no
change of action upon the systems; therefore,
disease is left 10 progress; for no substance
can have any medical properties that does not
produce a change Of action, both in disease
and health.
For instance, ifthc sccrctions ofihe stomach
| and liver were diminished, would not that
remedy which would stimulate and increase
the secretions Of those organs IN disease, if
taken in health, destroy the equilibrium oil ac-
ton by causing an undue determination Of
blood, and thereby diminish the action Of
other organs? Will it not be more charitable
TO Mr. Wright 10 suppose him Ignorant of the
chemical composition and nature Of his medi-
cnes, than wfully making such erroneous
statements ? Again, he says, the regular fac
ulty depend wholly upon vegetable and mineral
poisons for the cure oil diseases. Does this
comport with the mild and humble character oil
the minister Of the Gospol7-docs he prove
| his assertions? or is it one of those clustering
arguments which a bad case requires. And
not only tho regular faculty, but in the next
breath pounces upon the Botanic physicians,
who tamper with every thing that comes under
the name Of medicine, good, bad and indffer-
ent. Be not this like the man, who stood
little way of, and thanked God that he was not
like other men? He says, we expect nothing
of the faculty but sneers, SANDER, and abuse.
| ask you, candid reader, what is the language
of the Botanic Advocate and Journal of
HEALTH felt, when | read it, like the man
who was slandered by his neighbor; he had
not the least objection against the story's he
ing pnblcy told, if they would give its author.
Mr. Wright says, facts must and will stsnd.-
/ agree with him, and where facts have stood
Botanic Inirnarieshave fallen. Where are
the establishments at Concord and Lebanon,
N. H. at Woodstock, Barre, and many other
places? He says, il will be our object to dis
seminate through the medium of this paper
(tne Botanic Advocato) the elementary prin-
ciples OF the theory and practice OF medicine,
as discovered by DIR Samuel Tompson, 80 far
as it is consistent with the rights secured 10
him by the government of the United States
This affords convenient shelter. You con.
verse with them about their theory and prac-
ticc; -they will tell you they understand it,
but have no right 10 communicate, or the more
ignorant will deny the necessity OF any knowl-
edge, for by instinct, or an indscrbabe
something they can cure any malady. This
reminds me Of the student when asked by his
tutor, how he would treat certain disease,
that he was entirely ignorant Of, gravely re.
piled, successfully, sir. The Tompsonians
are not only ready 10 deceive the world, but
most anxious 10 deceive themselves, and while
they warmly defend their favorite system, they
willingly close their own eyes and conceal
from themselves the different points that are
untenable, or 10 use the fguraiive language Of
a French writer, 'they are like the pions chill
dren Of Noah, who went backward that they
might not see the k'dness, which they ap-
preached for the purpose of covering"