Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-10-07
ing, admirably adapted for the purpose of illicit dis
tillation.
RIO be continued.
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up sufficient dust to cover the retreat Of Scep-
ticsm." He has " dosed" your readers with
more than column of mere " eVasions. But as
he talks quite calmly, shall not give him
rery exciting reply. There are but few things
in his article that are worthy Of notice, inasmuch
as it is made up mostly of that kind of small pratt
tie which we should naturally expect from one
who felt conscious of the lameness of his cause.
He says that he is i" persuaded to examine the
subject with attention" No doubt He talks
exactly like one who is I" Cooking with all the
eyes in his head, but who, unfortunately, does
not know what to do.
That recipe" which | gave for making the
sweet spirits of Ntre," does chafe and irritate
tremendously. But let the reader remember this
one fact, viz: that though different leords may
be used to describe I" the regular form for manu-
featuring this article in the United States the
materials are essentially and chemically the same,
and of this challenge contradiction. If have
done the CIRCULARS go gross an injury, why
does not d" A LOCKER on" give the authorised re-
cpe Does he dare to do it ? "a LOCKER on
intimates that Scepticism proved" from "Wood
anu DdCHe, JldI Nllrc Is ConSucltu TgTtSG-
ant and that he also "proved by facts, argu-
ments and reasoning" that this same Nitre els
not cooling" WE'LL it may be cooling, or it may
not be but when admit that it is both, will
not deny that the " moon is made of green
cheese!' Speaking of Nitre, "a LOCKER on"
makes the following remark -" Poison no
" poison" and whether it " cures sick men :" or
can be proved of Lobelia and other vegetable
I" posons." Now ifths valiant knight of the
lancet will just prOue that Lobelia is ''poison,
and that it aoiH kill we'll beasts" then he will
have done more towards putting down the re-
formed practice Of medicine than it is possible for
him to do by his eyasohs and sophistry. Come,
Dr., let us see you do this little thing. LoJelia
is the cornerstone in Materia Nedica, and if
you only prone it TO be poison" according to
any rational definition ofthe word, you will then
throw, not only Thomson, but all his followers,
upon their backs; for it is cardinal principle
with them that no poison should be used as a
medicine. Now do, Dr., bring forward the proof
Your silence will be construed against you. la
leaving this point, will state for the special in
formation of g A LOCKER on, that Thomso-
mans are much opposed to vegetable poisons,
as those deadly minerals which are usually pla-
ced upon the upper shelves Of the apothecary
shop and which frequently called "poison
Gus medicines !"
! | come once more to the tease" which the
NJ DIS. seem disposed to evade. | am COM
planned of for not describing the with sufi-
cent dehnlteness. Well, now propose to obvI-
ate this difficulty. mig description will not an
swer, will some medical friend ust describe for
himself of scarlet fever, of an aggravated
form, and then tell US how it should be treated
The public want light, and here is chance for
mg friend, Sceptlcism,' or has friend, I" A Look
er on, to pour upon desiring people the light
of their scientific minds Val they do it Do
they dare to do it, We shall see and if silence
is the only reply, we shall construe 1t as reason
would dictate, to the disadvantage of the mnm
party Let them take this course, and then we
shall be ready to respond to their reasonable calls
" A LOCKER on has described case, and calls
upon me to name it. There will be ample time
to attend to this request, when my call shall have
received some attention. To be sure, am not
in the habit of prescribing for mere names, but ii
name is called for, will give one when the
case is fullu described. Tell US the "place Of
residence of the patient. @ g. How old his pa
rents ,cere erhen he ,raS born I" Whether there
was reason 10 suspect syphihhc taint!' Tell
us, also, the manner in which the first complain is
of which you speak, and which you say were
" apparenlu cured" were treated-how much
mineral poison he took, and what medicines he
received previous to " all his animal functions
becoming benumbed - We suspect there was
some poisonous faint in this case, and we wish
for farther description.
This much we will state before closing, that
"the difficulty of breathing, splitting of blood,
vomiting, and paroxysns of fever" look very
like the effects which Mr.. Orfla says &C.
easoned by taking doses of Nire and the
general " numbness'' might be occasoned by
some deadly narcotici
Allowing that should fail in naming any par
ticular disease, ! am not aware that | should be-
tray any more ignorance than some of my med-
cal heghbors. | know Of some cases that can
tell Of if called upon, that argue but little for the
diplomatzed quacks knowledge of the nature
and cause of disease but | forbear to mention
them.
will close by inviting "a LOCKER on,
should he have any more to.say, to give us his
name, or at least, to let us know who he is
do not Tho 10 a1anst an arm nnnonant