Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-20
From the weekly Censor Of May 81
DIR. WILLIAMS, HI e OCULIST.

az THERE has been strong disposition exhibited ~ .
portion the 10 drive this gentleman os o.
country the ground that he IL no better Than quack
We dc not believe this what think very good res
sons quack false pretender knowledge and skill,
which ne really does quack may come from
college; for men do all get knowledge from eoieges-n"
can schools supply the Of brains We may learn
much, too from Il There be good ofeers
who have never seen the Military Academy and many good
lawyers, divnes and statesmen within the
walls of university Was DIR. FraAkln quack because he
self taught!
The practice Of the Thomsonian professors proved by
long to be ecacous and beneficial in
Ito say that IT SO IN all, and il without knowing IN
what its operation sautary, sheer quackery Any
Indian dress gunho wouad, splinter broken limb
well surgeons often Beyond this the In
dian quack though an innocenone for he believes in the
virtue OF his prescriptions and would them himself with
hesitation We profess Il know how
frozen limbs surely in
the world. This assertion ought subject to the
proach OF Presun poD for Is Should pretend
further knowledge Of the healing art, might justly be cal
led quacks
Now Mr. williams does himself before public as
physician surgeon benes exhibits NO drugs
or draugh,s says 81 eye by
means known only to myself" II he does So but in
limited number OF cases. he cha aian than half
of his revlcrs, mach many OF them.
1t is happiness have formerly been in-
with Or. John Stephen Bartlett of Boston,
of Marblehead He Is regularly bred physician
man of ne talents had large practice and honored
member Of the two great medical societies. He
likely be deceived At first he shared the prejudice Of
the regular faculty against tn Oculist wamsbut having
satisfied himself by patient and dgepl nve he
had actually several Of blindness before consider
ed iRcurabe he did hesitate bis interest the
hazard othe die He consulted that 0cust and the blind
comfort which he certain they received. For
breach the laws Of the medical colleges which by
the by laws Of the land he expelled from them
misfortune which he bore with most exemplary patience
regular ply cans had resolved should
but themselves.
Thus have Mnerva's solemn fowl,
Sit nodding sieepily upon q tree,
bird vulgar parance called an owl,
Perchanee revolving 10 his jobbernowl,
How vastly great lis wit and parts must be!
And musng thas-"were power almighty mine,
No birds but owls should on this earth be bora;
No cooling doves in wedock should combine,
No peacoeks Candy plumsge should shine
Owls, owls asRe should tswers and adorn."
We were never williams establish here else
WHERE but once, and then aid but hour. We
upwards hundred persons with vision less
obscured and cenvsrsed with many ofthsn. They all te
gratitude toward the Doctor which think
they would scarcely DONE lad they received great
benefit his hands, II enter into details
we shall only mention Of little hey, who his
Their said had Totally blind for three years. without
ceving relief from the regular faculty His
appeared little heared but he could very small OBJ
jscts, and appeared sprghly and eonensed.
Seeing believing, and perfectly persuaded
that DR.. Williams is qusck, but person whose optical
skill deserves confidence It possible that he
collected many blind and paid them testify bis
ability. The thing Il nconceivable ground
conduct Of the patenu be accounted for, he be
quack II Is matter Of public excitement religion
deuslon. that make who Is really blHd