Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-12
From The Weekly Censor OF May 81
DIR. W ILLIAM., THE OCULIST.


II THERE has been strong disposition sxhibhsd by
PARTON press drive this gentleman ont of
the country the ground that he no better than quack
We do believe hs and for think very good
quack Is false pretender to knowledge and ski
which he really does passes. qusck may from
college; for do all knowledge from coIlegenor
schools supply the Of brains We learn
much, TOO, from oh There be good officers
who have the Military Academy, and many good
lawyers, dvsss and statesmen, who within the
walls Of university Was Dr. franklin qusck because he
was self taughti t1.Ht
The practice Of the Thomsonan profs proved by
long fence be ecacous and beneficial In
that in all. and without knowing
what is sanitary, sheer quackery. Amy
Indian dress gunshot wouad splinter broken limb
well a. surgeon; often much better Beyond this the In
diss suack though an innoeentone for he believes in the
virtue Of his and would take them himself with
ost hesitation. We profess know how
and s1en limbs surely the learned
the world This assertion sughi subject to the
proach OF ption for Is should prets
further knowledge Of the healing art, might justly be CAD
led quacka fH
Mr. williams does sot .et The public q,
physician surgeon; he bones he exhibits drugs
drangh He says 81 cure cera in diseases of eye by
knewn only 10 myself" H he does So but in
limited number OF cases. he Is cha lsinn Than half
ofhis revilcrs, much many Of them.
our happiness have formerly been most in
With Or. John Stephen Bartlett then OF Boston,
now Of hsrbehesd. He regularly bred physician and
man Of ,e talents had large practice and honored
menber Of the great medical societies. He was not
likely To he deceived At 6rths shared presdce ef
The regular faculty sgs'ns tn Oculi wisms-but having
satisfied himself b. patient and dges nve stsn that he
had actually Cared several Of blindness before consider
ed ncurabe he did not hesitate his the
hazard ofhe die He sensu ed that Ocus, sent the blind
him for comfort, which he certain they received
lh breach OF the laws the medical colleges. which by
the by not laws Of the land he expelled from lhem
misfsvsune which We bore with exemplary patience
the regular physicians had resolved thai none SHOULD
bot themselves
Fbus have we seen Miserva's solemn fowl,
~, noddng aeepily upon tree,
bird IN vulgar psrlance called m owl,
Perehsnss revolving !, his jcbbernowi,
How vastly great An wit and parts must bel
And missing thss-" We're power almighty mine,
No birds but owls should this earth ~ born,
No cooling doves In wedlock should corsbise,
NO p scoek's CANDY piumsge more should shine
Owls owls sisse should ,swers and trees sdornr
We In Or williams establish kers or else
where, but snd then aid hat hour We saw pre-
upwards Of hundred persons with vision more or LEI.
,bcued and with many ofthsn They all testh
fed the gratitude toward the Boctor which ws think
hey would scarcely done hsd hey mot received great
Denca, hands 70 enter into detals
shall osy eusiop ibs of lhe boy, who, his
her SAID lees totally shnd for three ys uhhsst
reivsg the least relief the rsgslsr faculty Ms eyes
NV app AIRED ue kiessed bat he cosd very sl Oh
jses, and appeared spviahLy and sonsestsd.
se~wg bsev~G ~ ~ esss s~sy perfectly persuaded
hs, Dr. Williams n - sussk, bat person WHOSE optical
kill deserves eor6a~ses possible that Gan have
.oecasx - nssHy bpd and pad them testify 10 his
lbmy TIE tksR sconcsivsbe, yet on no esksr srou.s
conduct Of the patients he secosned for IL he be
ausck. nsnet matter Of public excitement or religion
deuslon, that can make one see who 10 really bIisd.