Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-21
From The Weekly Censor OF May 81
DIR. WILLIAMS, THE OCULIST.


~ THERE has been strong disposition exhibited by
portion Of the newspaper press drive this gentleman oat Oh
The country the ground that he better than quack
We do believe this and for what thak very good rea
sens quack false pretender to knowledge and skill
which he really does psssess qusck may come from
colleges for not all get knowledge from coiegesnor
can schools supply the natural OF brains We may learn
much too from oti There be good officers
who have the Military Academy and many good
lawyers. dvncs and statesmen, who never within The
walls OF university Was Dr. Franklin quack because nc
was self taught!
The practice Of the Thomsonian professors proved by
long expe fence TO be cacous and beneficial in some cases
Ito say that it SO in all and it without knowing In
what casss It's operation sauary sheer quackery Any
Indian dress gunshot wound splinter broken limb
well a surgeon much better Beyond this the In
daa is quack though nnocentone for he believes in the
virtue OF his and would take them himself with
oHt hesitation We profess know how warts
and frozen limbs surely the learned Doctor in
the world This assertion ought TO subject to the
prcnch presuu ption, for Should pretend
further knowledge Of The healing might justly be cal
led quacks.
Now Mr. Williams do himself before the public
physician surgeons he sets bones he exhibits drags
draugh He says 81 cure certain diseases the eye by
known only myself" II he does so, but
limited number OF he Is cha latan lban half
Of his revilcrs mach as many Of them
1t Is happiness have formerly been the init.
with DR.. John Stephen Bartlett then of Boston,
of fine talents had large practice, and honored
member of the great medical societies. He
likely to be deceived At first he shared the prejudice of
the regular faculty against thu Ocus Wiams-bu having
satisfied himself by patient and dgen inve stgaen that he
had actually csred Of blindness before consider
ed ncursbe he did hesitate his interest the
hazard ofthe die He consulted that Ocus and the blind
him for comfort which he certain they received. For
this breach the laws OF the medical colleges which by
the laws OF the land, he expelled from them,
misfortune which he bore with exemplary patience. II
the regular had resolved that should
be privileged kill their fellow put their eyes,
but themselves.
Thus have we seen Minerals solemn fowl,
Sit nodding sieepily upon tree,
bird IN vulgar parance called an owl,
Perchanee revolving il his jobbernowl,
How vastly great ks wit and parts must be!
And musing thus" We're power almighty mine,
No birds but owls should on this earth he born;
Nc cooling doves in wedock should combine,
No peacoeks CANDY plumage more should shine
Owls, owls alsae should tswers and trees adorn."
We were never Williams establish ment, here else
where once, and then said but hour. We
OF hundred persons with vision or less
obscured, and with many ofbsm. They all te-
the gratitude toward the Doctor which think
they woud scarcely DONE had they received great
shall only mention the of htle hey, who his
Their said had totally blind for three years. without
ceving relief frem the regular faculty. HIS eyes
appeared little keared but he could very small OBJ
jsc,s, and appeared sprghty and eostented.
Seeing believing, and came perfectly persuaded
that DR.. Williams Is quack hut person whose optical
skill confidence is not possible that he have
collected many paid them testify his
ability. The thing Is nconceivabe; yet other ground
the conduct OF the patients be accounted for he be
quack OF public excitement, religion
deluslon that can make one see who Is really blind