True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-23

to Cincinnati, for day only; returned again la
hight; begin to feel that very important ind
H,anal' as this instant the Journal Of this city p,
,h h;o 7.y hand, stating, amongst great many othe
.hihss, mat had actually run away from Loulsvil
to escape the effects of the wonderful magnetic nee
doctor Snip, the knight Of the thimble, alias,
ana wolf is applicable to the Journal. The fable is
"A boy was employed tie watch and give the alarm
when the wolf appeared; he being either 'footman
oors snip, or liar frequently cried out the wolff
coming, to the great disnay of the citizens Th " a
last found out his real character thar he was lia
ana not to be believed even when he spoke the truth
me ast Is, that causes must produce their effects s
VIII prove, of the al-wise writer's Dr. Snip & Co. i
me Journal. I would advise them to provide then,
serves with steam engine press, in order to meet tn
wonderful demand and increase of that paper, az it i
@G.l Known there are many who seek for nothing blu
sehood out of sheer love to the vendors of that arti
cle. But unfortunately for Goliah Snip of needle AM
thIlnbie celebrity, the great mass of the millions of
helican people, are famed and far famed as lovers I.
. .r"an' Therefore they will las effects produced by thu
cause naturally say,I want to read a paper, that
may rely on therefore will seek out SUCH and becon
subscriber to tho other journals, whsse statement
VIII notpr"st false Their las: statements are too pal
| pablo to reqnlfe r,futation; yet will state:
list. am again In TINS hotel.
"a. That shall renal" I'll he 31st Jul j., tho Pr
snip u Co., have sent me a letter threatening my life
IT | remained after the Doth.
Sd. That from this shall proceed to Cincinnati 70
fourteen days only, of whci, wish DR. Snip Il Co.. t
inform the afflicted, in their amiabIa
never falls to bring me patients.
4th. That from Cincinnati shall proceed 10 In.
Fails of the Niagara to be at BIalo, f Or Snip & Co
90 not take away my e,l on the LIST of September ana
atNew York on the LIST of November, 10 spend the Who'll,
OF OF me M next summer in order laugh at all the who'll
Philisnes; the medical Goliabs of Boston, Phiadel.
pam, Memphis, Nashville aud Louisville, who vie
probably, before that time arrives
doors, Geliah lst Rope and tire
Iolah I'd. Currier &c. Gotta mako
for asses, mules, &c. Golah 4th. Corn cutter. in
an 9TH, Paints and drug and pickle store Golnb 9Th
tie most magnificent of all, Dr. Snip, alias Bell Nc
pacher to the propretors and editors of the Journal
Lastly, would have the noble DIR. Suil, g. r.,
Know, that long before they were abb to thread
d'eor spread Blister bud been for years, in the b
II OF restoring sight to the blind and that 100 when
was collector of his Nlajestys IN Great Brit,
am Twas even then so employed Did the thread
SPINNER the currier the harness maker for asses. Ih
corn cutter the laint and drug store keeper, and the
mngni'cent doctor snip, ever, even than dream
state, shall receive ladies and sra gers from ~ r.
VI. and gentlemen from to ocloca p NJ, ever.
day,to obtain my opinion without fee, as usual
JOHN Williams, ocu,,
jefferson House, Louisville, July 81, 1887.
r. S.-Since wrinsny asst, | have heen informed
tia' one OF me causes, why the poor lacuey of the
journal, and his noble Muster are so well PLEASED ,b
lne,s, Tor not ssocnlns them together in nav late re
marks, as they so perfectly sebe each either: The
fnlh the sdnge, ''iirts Of feather flock together"
:. FOR not paying the latter, Mr.. Prentice, alias.
",ght of the rail of the county of Canterbury, Nass
sacusets, the respect due to such adpnif4d ,,r.nn
age 1t is true, he might have been so elevated an.
ornament ilh tar, and TIE plumhge of another coc
= ~" ms own i''ng-hlIl, without any moral merit do
deserving on ms part; as w find by ancient hster,
thal some were burnt alive, others hunr hyn halter
VIM some were raised to be emperors or elevated
be knights OF the rail- Though some say thew oupht +,
have rather been the knights of the halter But ON,
w"rGy knight is yet not only alive and alb e. from his
prolific brains, to join his brother :he knight of The
tumble, in Illuminating the world, but is also still in
perfect health, aud as blooming as full blown rose
secaly on lna prolecti!e we, the gar call nose
n"' q, wlch, the great DR.. Belt alis ). knight OF
the lhimble a'c wexplan to me, in his dying speecht
inc 'echnca' hraScoogv If that winch sometimes Au
telVes me sin, and at others uits as delicious pmr
tune az CONES from the Of garlic leeks or ononn
so much Apr we'd OF by some ladies.
3D. This moment only read the las elegant speec.
o, p OF IN l6th, saving somsthing about the medcaf
nolin's aims, knights Of the drug and paint and pick
t snfe $50 u Memphis. Those great refer to N
l"ft; nut when he spoke of $780, almost afraid
was 70 prove that he and his noble brothers. the Go
mans OIL the city, had actually restored sight more
persons t,an had, since arrival. Dear me, thinks
! to myself, perhaps the knight of the thimble AZ
have gained the gage rs had only restored to sebf
one gentleman all duy Yesterday whose case though
IS In,her sing nIar and will PLEASE the Golias. He had
n arly lost ms sight in Texas. He left 70 New Or
ifnns, where he hoped to me. | had left for The
west lie followed me, and esterav 10 O'Clock first
became my patient Within one hour he could clearly
see o' g which were ne visible to him before 10
U.s.! '''', Is So lnuCh improved sight, IA
to astonish all who hear him. He saws his graIituJe
has no bounds, though he paid all the lnencv denan
ded and that had he paid me II thousand dollars, h..
should NOT De ,ss grateful both to God and to me-
when asked ii he approved the remedies with which
dressed his eyes said ha would rather pay $20 than
loose single drop He came upwards of 1000 miles
to me.
The steel pens of the worthy knights of The rol
the thimble will scarcely mark legiby after reada
the alb we hasty letter. However little anodvns IL
the form OF drink or two or three will set ali right
and they will no douot prepare something to suit tho
mental appettes of their readers, at breakfast ON Men
day morning. Fortunately for Them there is n whole
dirty work. WILLIAMS
~ d nave just received letter, dated 2lst Ju
y insisting on my ma king apology to the druggists
LOT this city. The writers style themselves "Ke
Screamers, pretending that alluded to them in NV
last letter. They may rest assured, did know or
isville yet, if tho cap fits any gentleman he must
course wear ii, though not intended by me-
Jefferson House, Saturday, ead July, 1887.
JEFFERSON House. LOUISVILLE,
July 10, 1887.
To The Editor Of the CITY Gazette:
SlR-Havlng listened to the entreaties of nv moo
Spatients am resolved, my health permits. to re-
main in this city till the end of July
| l. To try to do them good
.. To convince the inhabitants that the vile an,
thets the Medical Goahs S. &c, have applied ,s iae
belong to them, as their lawful right
in notes of the U. s. Bank, in the hands of his ionol
the Mayor of this city, against similar sum to s de
posted by all the gr at and m ghty Doctors s. h ca
that restore to sight more aged, m de-aged Young
persons and children, who totally or uurt,a,
blind than they do and that ain enahlef Il, eur, a
greater humble of short, weak dm-sghtcd person
during my short visit, than they do. Yet Ii ALLOW
my wise caumniaors TO call in to their aid all the yer,
desevedy celebrated professors and Doctors OF ali the
medi al colleges, well as all the doctors and amck
doctors o be found in private practice whn ucgt
few in the States of Kent cky Ohio, Indiana ana ven
in Tennessee where there are indeed some Two ithr,
famous dactOrs whose names Dug &c be banded dow
as low possible to latest posterity.
4. Itmust be clearly understood thar all the cures
if any, both sides, must be proved shalt have beer
performed ithout the aid OF any surgical eratior
whatever.
| 5. Those who really merit the eptlels they have $,
literally applied to me- shall forfeit the $500 for t
benefit OF the Inns houses in this city, and the oher par
ty shall fake hack his own 5000, whoever he or the,
may be. If even the mighty medic Il humbugger s
should prove one of the successful candidates, | Wi
fulfil the old proverb and give the sold gentleman hi
| due!
g. At all ovcuts would advise the last named 10,
liah ). suffer that letter stand ons as gon,
for 'smpleton" rs well as ''sapent," po yesterdpI
an, today" but advise him 10 aod its Legitimate
companions, A placed before it, in alphabetical ores
then the independent inhabitants of the CITY Womb nj
ways know the writer by the melody of his voice
JOHN WILLIAMS, Oculist
Il weak enough to read the mass of talsehood,
signed >, which deserve nothing but my silent con
tempt.
Had known last evening of the great Importance O
), should have treated the ast of the three some
what differently: but let that pass. will. however
compliment his master OF tile journal, for his sagacit,
to employ tile former knight not of the garter or of thu
thistle, butt ofthe need tsmbe, in order that h,
may kill two birds with stone, i. e. patch tn,
holes that may be in his natural or political garments
and, if may Judge from that excellent paper the Ad
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