Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-02
From The Weekly Censor oil May 81
DIR. WILLIAMS. THE OCULIST.

u THERE has been strong disposition exhibited by
p"uen OF The newspaper press 10 drive this gentleman Of
The country on the ground that he is quack
We do believe this and for what hiak very good rea
quack is false pretender to knowledge and skill
which he really does qusck may come from
colleges for do all get knowledge from coeges-nor
schools supply the natural of brains We may learn
much too, from otker There be good officers
who have the Military Academy, and many good
lawyers dvinss and statesmen who within
walls Of university Was DR.. Franklin quack because he
self taught!
The practice the Thomsonan professors proved by
long experience be cacous and beneficial in
Ito that in all and 1t without knowing in
what its operation sautay sheer quackery Any
Indian dress gunshot wound splinter broken limb
well surgeon; often much better Beyond this the In
diaR is quack, though for he believes in the
virtue of his prescriptions, would take them himself with
hesitation. We profess II know how to
and frozen limbs surely the most learned Doctor in
the world This assertion ought to subject the
proach OF presun ption, for Should
further knowledge Of the healing art might justly be c
led qsacks.
williams himself before the public
physician surgeon; he bones he exhibits drugs
known only to myself" II he does but in
limited number Of he cha laan than half
ofhis revlers, nor so much so as many of them.
1t is our happiness have formerly been the init
mate terms with Dr. John Stephen Bartlett Boston,
now Of Marblchead He regularly bred physician and
of fine talents had large practice, and honored
member of the great medical societies.. He
likely to be deceived At first he shared the prejudice Of
the regular faculty against the Ocu Wams-but having
satisfied himself by patient and dlgrpt inve that
actually several blindness
ed neurab he did not hesitate u his interest the
hazard othe die He consulted that Ocul and The blind
him for comfort which he is certaia they received. For
this breach Of the laws Of the medical colleges which by
the by not laws Of the land he lied from them
misfortune which he bore with exemplary patience.
regular physicians should
be privileged kill their fellow men, put their eyes,
but themselves.
Phus have Minerals solemn fowl,
Sit nodding sIeeply upon tree.
bird IN vulgar parance called an owl,
Perchanee revolving 10 his jobbernowl
How vastly great kis wit and parts bel
And musing thss-"were power almighty mine,
No birds bat owls should IN this earth he born;
No cooling doves in wedlock should conbine
No peacoeRs gaudy plumage more should shine
Owls, owls alsne should towers and trees adora-"
We Reverin Or williams establishment, here else
where but and thea staid bat hour. We pre-
upwards OF hnndred persons, with vision
sbscured, and eenvssed with many ofthsm They all
fed tbs gratitude toward the Doctor, which think
they would scarcely have had they eres
shall only mention the Of little beg, who
Their said had been totally blind for three years without
ceivisg the least relief from the regular faculty. eyes
appeared little keared but he very small Oh
jects, and appeared sprightly and consented.
Seeing believing and away perfectly persuaded
that DR.. Williams quaek, but person whose optical
skill deserves confidence II possible that
collected many blind paid them to to his
ability The thing 10 inconceivabe, yet other groupd
can the conduct Of the patients be accounted
qussk not matter Of public excitement religion
delsson, that can make see who 10 really bIad-