Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-09-16
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Mr. EpIroR:-It is not wonderful that " some spirited
tcles relating to Scarlet Fever in which your patrons and
readers have ordinary Observers should have rous
ed and engrossed the whole attention of the Botancomed
cal fraternity When their doctrines If simple rules" ana
driving of internal" and eXterna heat, are re-
duced their ultimate particles, and scattered to the four
winds BY mere student of medcine-but who, according
to his showing has recently graduated as phySl-
can-when their hot crop" theory and practice which
is solely upon their notions Of animal heat, has been
capsized by 50 young regular in repellng the unhal
lowed Misrepresentation of oftheir recruits it not
strange that the battle of arms should be sounded
from Head Quarters for every of the invincbe squad
10 buckle on his appropriate equpage, and deal out "ep
PERI and steam upon the adversary Nay-lt is not
strange these redoubables with four quart syringe
under arm and Of their hats coat pockes and
saddle bags pressed out all sides with driving eas
should rush to the onslaught
"Ieiter SHELTER pe nell, thro thick and thro thin,
And heed not the medas so the prize they can VII
And ,rtat prize shall your correspondent Botanico Med
Gus VIM who is " nothing but plain man, having necer
been to college, high school As he calls up
on me to remelnber this particularly, shall do so. Let
him Immediately enter primary school where his native
language taught in nfantle simplicity, and small ioNs
comprehend its meaning p and perhaps, by perse
appljcaon he may surmount his present difficulties, and
understanding the meaning of words, intelig
civ defined in English dictionaries Let him obtain at ma
turer gro sufficient competency not only to knox, but de-
scribe disease and all its incidental relations with minute
ness and accuracy and may then receive from me as
fv the treatment hich should he regarded. Unti he
obtains sufficient ability do this he must give his attention
to the following inquiries for light concerning"d case,
as actually existed"
First them call upon him to the place of residence,
Its location and whether the patient be male or ie-
male The of the parents at the period OF the chhds
BIRTH its compiexiOn general conformation, physcai hao
countenance attitude, motions and voice. color OF the SKIN
in other parts oftle body besides the face and neck "
whether ecchymoses ganduar ndurations, eruptlons,
boches exostoses nodes old Ccatrices exist whether
good grounds exist for sspecnga syphc ant whether
the symptoms " fully described' differ from those which
attended the disease at an earlier period whether the sym
appeared conformity or in sncceson and what Is the
apparent progress of the symptoms they actually exist
whether there is pain in part of the thoraX IN the
region of the liver stomach and ntesnes whether the
pain the back in the region of the kidneys, and the
precise and influence oft, wherever situated wheih
er there is tenderness the origin Of the spinal nerves
whether the Of the pulse taken in recunbent, ST.
sing posture what appears be the state OF The
tongue apper and of protrsion what Is
the odour of the breath what are the symptoms ui e e
system, (brain what is the respiration per MIN
ue and sounds given from the heart and lungs by aus
cuation, istening) and percussion, Striking upon te
chest what the sounds afforded by the latter method
of investigations in the region of The liver, and the whole
abdominal cavity in what condition the abdomen ana It's
contents observed by the Of touch what are the
kaOpn or supposed causes of this disease as actually
listed" By aordng lilt upon these several Inquiries
"scepcism'' will he in possession of "ttu deserp
liop' of IL cuse.t edicuSS