Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-16

From The Weekly Censor OF May5
DIR. LILLIAN ;, IHE OCUIIST.

J THERE has been n strong disposition exhibits, by
PARTON OF the press drive this gentleman out OF
the country the ground that he is better than quack
We do not believe this and for waat we ihak very good
sons. quack is false pretender to knowledge AMI skill,
which he really does auack may come from
colleges fr do not all get knowledge from coegesaur
can scsols supply the natural want ot BRAINS We may learn
much too, from II There he many good officers
wLo have seen the Military Academy many good
lawyers div and St tesmcn, Who we've never within the
walls OF university. Was Dr. Franklin quack because he
was self taught!
The practice Of tie Thomsonian professors proved by
long To be scacous ard beneficial IN
to saw that SO in ali and without knowing in
what its operation sanitary, sheer qaackery Any
lndian dress eunsho wound splinter broken limb
as we'll Us surgeon often much better Beyond this the In
das is though nnoet Tor be believes in the
virtue OF his and would take them himself with
cut hesitation. W. profess we know how
aud fszen limbs surely the most learned Decor
the world This assertion ught not 10 subj CT the
proE'h OF ption, for Il j. true. Sbonl nd
usher know ledge Of the heal ng arr, ngin justly be cal
led qus,lts.
NIM Williams does himself before the public as
physician surg on; Re no bones he xhibts
or raughs he cure certain diseases Tie ye ty
me1ns known only myself" II be does So, in
limited number he is cha alan Than half
o. his revil~rs nor so much many Of them.
u our happiness have formerly been the nti
mate terms with John Stephen Bartlett then Of b., ton
now Of irbehead. He is regularly ed physician and
"ou VI Ghh's pid was an bnDored
member OF the two great medical societies. He
man like to be deceived AT first lie shared the prejudice Of
the re guIa faculty against tn Ocu Wliam-but. having
satisfied bims.l by patent and dlg~pi inve that he
had actually cared several Of blindness consider
ed incurabc he did not hesitate his the
hazard of the die He consul ed that Ocu and blind
t. him for comfort which he is certai1 they For
h breach Of the laws the medical colleges which by
the by, not laws OF the land, he expelled them
misfortune which he bore with most exemplary patience.
had
De privileged TO kill their fellow put their eyes,
but themselves
Thus have Minerals solemn fowl,
sit nodding s.eepily upon tree,
bird N vulgar parlance called an OWL
Percbance revolving il his jobbernowi,
How vastly great his wit and parts must be!
And musing thas-"were power almighty mine,
No brss bni owls SHOULD on this earth bs bora;
Nc cooling doves In wedlock should combine,
No pr scoeRs gausy plumagc should shine
Owls, owls aienc should and trees adorn."
We were never in Dr. Williams establish here
where, but sad then staid hut hour We pre-.
'en upwards OF hundred persons, with vision
'bcur-d and rsed with many oftbsm. They all ,esL
led the utmost gratitude toward Docter which think
hey would scarcely have done had they received great
'eneht al his hands Il unnecessary into details
We shall only mention the Of little boy, who his
her said, had seen totally blind for three W without
eving the least relief from the regular faculty HIS eyes
appeared little heared but he could very
Gets, and appeared sprghy and coneated.
Seeing believing and away perfectly persuaded
hat DR.. Williams is quach, but person whose optical
kill deserves conf dence possible he can have
collected so many blind and paid them testify his
bily The hng inconceivabe; yet other ground
IAN tho conduct OF the patients he accounted for " be be
ses<D. saSs-~'s.r one ses "o1 feahy o'n".