The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-05

alarming! And yet, with all the acknowl.
edgments of the very fathers and teachers
Of the popular practice, stareing them in
the face,they are continually railing against
notwithstanding them of ignorance,
quackery, murder &c. with a few harmless
roots and herbs that hundreds Of their own
brethren have declared TO be perfectly safe
in all cases. [Thei: conduct reminds us.of
"Satnns rcbuking SIM" which he could do
with equal propricty.] OF all quacks in the
world. the regulars should BE- the last TO
exclaim against Thomsonlans; flor Of all
the quackery and murder, under the whole
heavens, that of the NJ. DIS. is the most
cruel and b!oody.) Lei uspr,re It,
DR. J. Abercrombie, Fellow of ire Royal
Society of England, of the Royal College oil
Physicians in Edingburg and first Physician
to his Majesty in Scotland, remarks-"e
own our system defective, and the action oil
onr remedies in the highest degree uncer-
tain, except indeed that they have already
DESTROYED more hres than the sicord, pesti-
Isnce and famine. "--dnd DR.. Good says
the same.
81. "Show The man who has laid the
foundation of his profession in thorough
knowledge Of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathol
ogy. and we will show you a man who will
condemn the Thomsonian S, stem as false
and dangerous. There cannot man a.
mong them be found. who has based his
profession in knowledge Of these, and
much less in Chemistry and Botany. How
then does the Thomsonian' fiimsy theory,
appear As naked as the skeleton Of which
he knows nothing" As if the truth of the
ory, depends upon the knowledge of those
who embrace it; wereas it is either true or
false, independent of the knowledge or ig-
norance of the whole world. We have long
been convinced that all the support and in.
flucnce. enjoyed by the old school physicians,
are entirely Independent Of and separate
from anything like real science in their
theory, or true merit IN their practices /; but
nre the result of talent, learning. and indef.
dtigua5ie ererti0n, on the part of those who
embrace and support the popular System.
And when the writer looks with scorn and
contempt upon the ioant of talent. and the
ignorance, which he thinks he discovers in
Th0msonians, he eyclaims--how fimsy tie
Thomsonian's theory appears! Fine logic
this. We wish 10 mention the names of
few Thomsonians, who are known TO be men
of extensive atianments in their profession,
and see what this rery learned writer will
say OF them--whether he will pronounce
them. "wIthout an exception, lllIterate and
ignorant prctenders to the healing art
To wit Prof. Warehouse, Cambridge,
h1ass.
'' Prof. Matson, Boston.
DIS. Powell. Carpenter, Holmes and
Taber, Vt.
DIS. Robinson, IIersey and Howard,
Columbia Ohio.
d" Profs. A. Curtis. S. Curtis, II. w.
Hill. and J. r. Buchanan, Clncin.
natl Ohio.
Dr's. C. S Adamson, and Stephen
Dean, N. York.
r. ]. Smith, J. Thomson, and Draper,
Penn.
Remuneration and Testimony Of DR.. Ia
Der.
Lincoln, VT. June 7th lS43
This may certify that | was regularly
educated in the old school practice of Med
icine and have been in practice upon that
system for more than thirty years; that
for number Of years past, ! have been rea-
ding and investigating the Thomsonian
theory and practice and think therefore,
am prepared TO Judge, from long expert
cnce AMI observation, of the comparative
merits of the two svstems-without preIu-
dice or Partially. And | am free to say
and | do i! wholly for the benefit Of my fel-
low beings, as | do not intend TO practice
much myself-.hat am fully convinced
of the great superiority, Utility and safely,
of tn. New Botanic Practice and hope
all who may chance TO read this, may be in
duced 10 investigate the merits of the new
system, before they condemn it. "For
wise man may changc lis m.nd--from force
of testimony, on knowing the truth-but
fool never will."-
Attest. russell TABOR.
DR.. BENJAMIN TABOR.
Most Of those gentlemen are well known
10 the public, by their writings, and their
practice. There are also three Thomsoni-
an, Gelcal Colleges in the United States
one in Ohio, one in Alabama, and one in
Georga-estabished by law, now in sue
ccssful operation; their Professors teaching
the theory and practice of Thomson based
upon knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology,
Pathology, Chemistry, Botany &c. &C.,
And viii any one believe that all the above
phvsIcIlnS, stwiihout an cy,.rnfion nre ..iI