Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-03-27


storyto his boys. Christmas evening. which
so much interested me that Twill give you
a sketch of it. i ~ e,. sss
Acevsain gentleman. snid to bea son Of
one John Bull, but known to be descendant
Of Lady Europe. had taken up bis residence
in this country while very young Several
pretended 10 have u right 10 bis services. but
John Bull finally succeeded in establishing
claim during his minority. Nothing re-.
narkablc appeared in him. excep, that he
was very aimable and obedien youth. until
abou, the year i776. On the 4,h Of July in.
that year. he cume Of age Il had been evi.
dent, for some years previous. that spiri, OF
envy orjcalousy had been INDUCED toward
him by John. as many orders and regulations
were made las was lhought) expressly to
bind his energetic mind. so that he could not
commence business for himself or upon bis
own hook. In this, however. John was dis
iappoinled, for al the time mentioned b. Show
ed 10 the world tina, he was free. This was
not done. however. before hard struggle
proved that John Bull had the object in view
before stated. as he made desperate effort
to sustain his authority even after several
had declared ,ha, he was Of age and free -.
He was virtuous youth. and commenced
business for himself with great prudence,
and at the same time with great energy Set
tied in life, and prospered beyond all exam.
pie he employed good and ,rusiy agents to
an oversight of the didrren, departments Of
his business, and was particularly cautious
to appoint man Of known integrity and ex-
perience as his family physician. Such an
one he found in Doctor Washington. who,
by his excellent and wise prescriptions. pre-
served the health Of his employer, and such
regulations were adopted as proved exceed.
inely beneficial after the doctor had given up
his practice and retired.
Samuel had very large family. and
having an immense tract Of wild land, that
fell to him when or after he came OF age, he
pursued agricultural, mercantile. CONNER
cial, and mechanical business. in almost all
their branches. 10 an extent beyond any who
preceded him. whose business had not been
established ten times as long as his own. He
succeeded in obtaining as his next family
physician one Adams and after him one JET
frrson, and alter him two or three others, all
Of whom showed that they were selected on
account oftheir great practical knowledge 10
their profession, together with their sterling
honesty ofpurpose. Samuel Tor Uncle Sam,
as he was nicknamed) sought and Obtained
such men, and snch only, TO take charge of
this most important service. My opinion is.
that Uncle Sam would have continued sound
in health and with an unbroken constitution
for thousand years, had such men only
been admitted 10 practice in his family; but
his health, constitution. and even property,
have suffered much by means OF some unto
ward circumstances which am about 10 re-
late AS long ago as 1915, one ofthe physi.
clans. think his name was Madison, Ia good
and faithful mani made prescription OF blue
pills 10 some Of John Bulls family. who hap.
pened TO be at New Orleans. and who need
ed thorough course. and got one Jackson
to administer them These pills produced a
very favorable effect almost insta ntaneousy,
which so inflated Jackson and some Of his
particular friends. that they Immediately be-
gan 10 figure round TO get him appointed fam.
lily physician; and although some of his
friends acknowledged him to be unfit, We. so
many of,he family were carried away BY his
extraordinary professions OF skill, and his
constant defamation in regard 10 extravagan,
charges and malpractice in former physi-
clans, and particularly his loud boas,ings Of
the operation Of his pills, that Uncle Sam
finally yielded, and Jackson got the appoin,-
ment. Uncle Sam at this date enjoyed the
most perfect health. and the blood circua-
ted better, il possible. than ia his younger
years
Jackson had now subject to practice up.
on, and Uncle Sam soon found the difference
between aregularly bred and quack phy-
sician He professed not only to be mas
Ter OF medicine. but also Of surgery. He
commenced by declaring that the system
was wrong. that no large or main artery
should be in il, and that the smaller ones
would perform all the functions OF regular
and heal,hiul circulation better without it,
He therefore. with the irst slash of bis knife,
Gu. it offand in bungiing manner tried and
tried TO heal the wound. The first effect of
this was to produce great degree Of lass-
to dc throughout the system Uncle Sam
com planned Of this. but the doctor told him
he was only trying to create panic by his
complaints but il was evident that the doc
Tor saw il, for he Immediately applied great
number and variety OF tonics. which created
a high fever. ard the whole system seemed
TO be deranged. so high and raging was the
fever; in some ofthe paroxyisms even delir-
ium was perceived. AT this time, the quack
pronounced the health of Uncle Sam 10 be
better than ever before known He soon,
however discovered his mistake. and com
menced course Of depletion which would |
produce death 10 a patient with az ordinary
constitution He not only commenced bleed.
ing him himself but he set others 10 cup-