Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-26
From The Weekly Censor OF May s.
DIR. WILLIAMS, Il HE OCULIST.

~ THERE has been 4 strong disposition exhibited by q
p~sn othe newspaper press drive this gesenan Of
the country the ground thaa he Is better thsn quack
We do believe this for think very good
quaek is false prctender to knowledge skill,
which he really does passes qusck may from
colleges for do not all knowledge from coIege-nor
schools supply the natural Of brains We may learn
much too from otke There be many good ocers
who have the Military Academy many good
lawyers, divnes and sntesnen who within the
walls Of university Was DR.. Frank. quack he
self taught!
The practice Of the Thomsonsn professors is proved by
leng fence 10 be ,cscous and beneficial In
Ito that II is IN ALL and It without knowing in
what It's operation sautary sheer quackery Any
Indian dress sunshot wound, splinter broken limb
well rs surgeons often much better Beyond this the In
diaa Is snack, though believes the
virtue OF his prescriptions, and would take them himself
cut bsaten We profess u IT We know how
and szen limbs surely the Doctor in
the world This assertion ought subject the re-
proech presumption for Should we pre nd "a
further knowedge Of the healing art might justly be cal.
led quacks.
New Mr. williams does himself before the public
physcian surgeons he sets bones he exhibits drugs
draugh He says e" Of the eve by
knewn osly 10 myselfD II he does So even but in
limited number Of cases, he Is cha than half
ofhis revilers, much 8 many Of them
happiness to have formerly been on the sos is
terms with Dr. John stephen Bartlett then Of nos,o,
now Of Msrbehead lie Is regularly bred physician and
Of 6se talents had large practice and honorcd
member OF the two great medical socieies He not
likely be deceived At first he shared the preudce sf
the regular faculty against the Oculis, wams-but having
satisfied himself by patient and dgep that he
had actually before consder
ed seurabe he did hesitate his Interest the
hazard ofhe die lie cspsusa that ocus sen, the blind
him Tor comfort which he certas they received For
this breach Of the laws OF the medical colleges which by
the by, Of the land expslsd from them
misfortune which We bore with exemplary patience IL
seems regular physicians had resolved tina, should
be privileged to Hill their fellow mes, pm, their eyes,
bat themselves.
Thus have Minerals solemn fowl
Sit noddng sIeeply upon q tree,
bird IN vulgar parance called an owl.
Perchanse revolving IL his jobbernowl
How vastly great Ms wit and parts must be-
And musing thus" Were power almighty mine,
No birds but owls should IN this earth be bern;
Ne cooling doves In wedock should combine,
No pescoeks gaudy plumsge should shine
Owls, owls alsac should towers and trees adorn.r
were never williams nt here or else
where. once and hes stsid but hour. We pre-
upwards OF hundred persons with vision or
cbscured and esnv.ed with mary ofthsm They all es-
hed sratuds toward the Doctor, which We think
they would scarcely have DONE had they great
beaest nj his hands Is details
shall Only mention the Of little hey who his
said had been Totally blind for yesrs without
ceivpg the least relief rem the regular faculty His
appeared little hlesred hui could see very
jscts, and appeared sprigb,ly and son,erted.
Seeing Is believing, and perfectly persusded
that Dr. williams 10 ausck, but person whose optical
sh deserves cosfaencs II Is possible tbst have
collected many blind and paid them testify hs
ability The ,hsg 10 nconeeivsble yet ether ground
sas The conduct Of the patients ~ secouned FOR be 10
qusek It's not matter of public excitement or srehgoss
deluson, that can nske who IL really bird