The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-09

him that he is laboring under sad mistake
and further inform him that we should be
gfatihed 10 meet HIM, or any of his brethren,
If by any means We can draw him, or them
into fair argument. If we ever have shun.
| ned or seemed TO shun you, it was because.
| 1--WE will acknowledge the faci) We have ev.
er considered your, the Thomsonian system,
as false and dangerous, in short, too con-
tempuble 10 notice, just as you yourself
would shun an impostor whom you would
cry down both publicly and privately before
his face and behind his back. as dangerous
man. we will be honest, we do wish 10 pref
| udice the people, not against you as men,
but agains, your system of Medical practice
for The reason thai we have already assign
ed, viz. that it is false and dangerous. BY
tins we wish 10 induce the people 10 exam
Inc this subject, and thereby be prepared to
avoid everything that savours of Quackery
and imposition.
10 your theory you have placed heat for
| cold, and cold for heat, and an untruth you
would convert into truth, or so make it ap-
pear, having done this you are ready te ex-
claim " it is the Vor Popui yes, the voice
OF the people 10 be deceived and humbugged
BY something which is as he baseless fab.
rio Of vision"
The cur of public opinion truly is rolling
on, but we do not believe the Thomsonian
system, is the car into whica: the people are
prepared TO seat themselves securely their
car is one from which they will ere long
Indignantly frown upon the daring insolence
OF the Quack, and whose wheels will crush
his false professions in the dust. If the
Thomsonians are really sincere in their de-
sire TO become wiser in the medical profess
sion, as the subject of bloodletiing mas been
limited. we would recommend 10 you the ex-
animation Of its claims as a curative meas
ure in fevers, we have not time TO point
them out here, but will refer you to any and
every old farmer, who will impart TO you just
the information you need. will YOU receive il?
BE honest, why do you take your horse 10
him 10 cure his various distempers Be
cause he will bleed, and in FIVE cases out of
seven will be the only effectual remedy, and
will you not treat your fellow men as kinds
ly as you do your beasi7 We will now
pass TO notice some Of Mr.. Smiths quotations
by which he has endeavored 10 prove that
the Regulars system of medical practice is
like a kingdom divided against itself. he has
therefore conveyed such ideas by his quo
tations. as the authors quoted, neuer sonrey-
ed, or intended 10 convey, making a selec-
lion of such parts only as suited his purpose,
leaving out the full sentence and meaning
of the authors, arraying them against them
cplvac h1J tuhseh hs,h h. xxoIa tha,r
ments appear as ridiculous, as though they
hat penDed one fact. and controvered il by
another, thus in every instance he has kept
back the meaning of the author. DR.. Rush
says that with all the knowledge, wisdom
and talent we possess, or can obtain, we
know none too much" he was addressing a
class OF students. and exiorting them 10 be
studious aud dIligent, for says he " with all
our knowledge, we are ignorant enough in
all conscience. ignorant Of Pathology and
the seat Of disease and its remedy. Nov
think not that bad Thomsonian been there
he would have heard word from DR.. Rush
in vindication of his ignorance. 1t is true
that dissections convince US ofour ignorance
so too The deeper we plunge into the mystic,
rics Of Science so much the more humbliDg
is the thought. that we are yet only on the
threshold of The great temple of science
We do resor, 10 dissecIiops to assist US
in our investigation of disease, without which
we never could arrive at any correct knowl-
edge Of disease or lis seat, with all this as
sstance TO guide US, surely we are ignorant
enough, but as you have sought 10 compare
our ignorance with your own. We will carry
the comparison a little farther. and ask tie
Thomsonian where are your dissections, this
grand clue TO tie investigation of disease
Have you ever praciced dissection No.
we confidently assert you never have, why
have you mott Because you think it Of no
use, or too much trouble. Have you ever
seen the bony fabric Of man ? Some Of you
may have seen it in a regulars Office, while
others Of you never have, therefore are of ne-
cessity unable 10 Distinguish bone Of the
arm from one Of the thigh, except you judge
! from the size. Ii the Regulars system then
with oil their dissections, and investig atiou
Of disease. and the Improvements that have
been made in our profession up 10 the pres
emf time, is knowledge limited enough in
conscience" what we would ask is that of
the Thomsonians7 How does the Thom-
sonian's flimsy theory appear ?" AS naked
as the skeleton Of which he knows nothing
Is this the mere assertion of disclaimer oil
Thomsonism No, we say il is true undeni-
ably so. IL is false theory in the medical
profession, against which we are con:ending
and you are embracing that theory, indepen-
dant Of your knowledge in other matters.
Thus with the very learned. Professors,
the gentleman has mentioned, whose attain.
ments in this profession are so extensive
IL they too are as Ignorant Of Anatomy
Physiology, Pathology. Chemistry aud Bot
any as the Thomsonians in Vermont, we
are prepared 10 pronounce them as Hitter
ale, and ignorant pretenders in the healing
art. Mr. Holmes and Tabor, Of Vermont
are mentioned us the great lights, 10 the
medical world, '-ihey have distinguished
themselves p' This is about as much as
we have reason 10 expect, now the yeiy fact
that Mr.. Tabor is found in the ranks of the
IT.. ,..o,;,,. % eff, Giant eyiaence that he