Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-17

ike cat, nad time.
The Thomsonian practice commenced its
career in this part Of the State Mt time when
the Canker Rash and Measles threatened 10
destroy all the youth and Infants in this sec
iion Of the country. The Rash and Measles
commenced their ravagcs in Winhnll, and |
10 had fallen victims when was called OF
10 stay its ravages even after patients were
surrendered TO the grim monster BY their at. |
iendant physician. stayed its progress 10 |
a charm. Thomsonian fame began to spread. |
In Weston 40 patients were lost from Janua-
rs 10 June Here lived the celebrated Drs
Gray and Barton, whose mighty geniuses
vanished before the light Of truth In this
and other towns have praclced on hun
dreds Of patients in cankerash, measles, and
various other diseases, without losing a pa
ticnt where had the whole charge; bui il
has been very common forthe acknowledging
Doctors to lose many other patients. on an
average from one to four in a family--and in
one instance whole family Of children. four
in number, laid dead a, one time Had this
been The case in my practice should have
been styled n murderer and Justly too
When the Doctorsare hard pushed by the
" Steamers" they will come out with piece
headed, :" a ,carning against Qudekery." sta.
ting tina, young Lady or somebody else
had died, in Michigan or some other place,
under the operation Of Lobelia, drawing
huge picture TO brighten the weak and cred
ulous with. about the deadly narcotic effects
Of this plant. as if it were as poison to the
people as their falsehoods are 10 virtue.
The scien,ifics, for three or four years, have
been trying TO get law passed giving them
the privilege Of having all the dead bodies
they could find Of foreigners and others so
that they need not be obliged TO steal them, as
they thought j, necessary TO cut up dead ones
in order TO learn how to cure well ones.
This year they virtually said TO the Legis-
lature that fthey would not fine the Thorn
sonians So 90 for curing patients they had
given over TO die, .beir craft would be in dan
ger, but their power is nearly lost We
have spoiled their detested tyranny l fear
have wearicd your patience. SO break
right off here JEREMIAH ARNOLD.
Londonderry, VI. Nov. "a, 1886.
1t must be highly gratifying TO the public
and espcciallyio all those afflicted with dis
easesin any of its multiplied forms, that at
last sovereign and nerer:faiiing balm for
all their in6rmiiies is discovered and
DocToR risen up among Us in this eend Of
the world. "scho is migkty TO- sQrs. erea 10
HE sfiermosf. all that has come unto him,"--
one that can stay the rardges Of Measles
and Cankey Rash 10 charm" who posses
SEES absolute power over "eoncaisire .ffs' and
"dePiOra6ie mental arrangement" even with
out your Hospital accommodations. He
can even cure patients "frice running" and
before whose light of truth mighty geniuses
ranish' like the dew before the meridian
sun. And il must be subject OF great re-
Ijoicing to the human and symps,hetic, that
be needs no anatomical skill; consequently.
is under no necessity Of inspecting dead bod
les 40 learn how 10 cure ,ceU ones"
] But really pity though, MIR Editor, the
Scienti6cs" as he calls our old DOCTORS who
are obliged to fee from the presence Of our
DIR Arnold by scores--have their "geniuses
totally raaished," aud be obliged to stick to
their profession like cat with one claw''l--
and so many Of them too. as there must be
} in the circle Of sixty miles in diameteril
But perhaps their punishment is none too
severe for attempting to compel these pepper
doctors, BY law, to study into the science Of
medicine and acquaint themselves with the
nature Of disease, before they commence the
practice.
There is one query however. Mr. Editor
which puzzles me little, and that is--iu
the practice of Surgery. How do these
steamers" go TO work to irepan broken
skulls, and set fractured limbs. without some
liltle smattering Of Anatomy
However, 'spose they have way oil
managing all tina. SORT oilhing well enough
once knew man who pu, his shoulder out
Of joint, and sent for one Of EN-, who direct
ed pepper Injection to be used. instanfer.-
The patient non-concurred. but the doctor in
sisted, and "argufed the topic" with real
Esculapean sophislry; but all to no purpose
las the man still adhered to his determine
ton. At length, arln'd with pewter cylin-
ders highly charged with cayenne infusion,
the heroic operator made unge at the un-
I fortunate man "per vim" "a spirited and tru-
: ly physical contest ensued, and in the yio-
ence Of the scufiie the shoulder jumpt into
place, JERRY PEPPERBOX, Jr.
Arnoldsborough. Jan 81. 1887.
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