Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-10-24

l-ANASo A-iio iHE ; tIScl DIS as an AFRO CANT
intruder
Or to bring the case nearer home to
the Doetor;-suppose he had two pa
tents, lying IN an almost dying state in
tie vicinity Of Woodstock, and in his
absence,l should chance to pass along,
some would.be friend Of mine, who
wants me to vote for him at the next e.
lection, warmly shakes me by the
hand, and urges me justto step in and
see what | think Of the cases. Would
the Doctor think that sufficiently COOL
authority for me to go in and take the
cases into my own hands? Let him
answer this question in the affirmative,
and then let him attempt to Justify HIM
self for doing what he has done.
He had no more right to dictate a.
bout Mr.. Mumaw's children at the time,
than he has 10 come into my family
unasked, and prescribe dose Of Medi-
cine, or find fault with the culinary op-
erations in my kitchen.
1t IS this calling in "unasked by any
proper authority'' that constitutes the
Every head and front of his of7ending;;"
it is this, which converts what would
otherwise be right and proper, in what
is unfriendly, ungentlemanly, "unpro-
tessional, low and mean"
But TO pass on; after the Doctor gets
through his examination, he commen-
ces giving his directions as TO what
should be done; the mother Of the boys
refuses to nave any thing done till I
come, which would be in a few min
utes; the Doctor is asked by Jennings
to stay till came. What does he
then do' does he wait,in order to make
his suggestions to NE asthe attending
physician, SO that they might be car
ried out In the most efficient manner?
Is he wiling that his Diagnosis should bear
examination, and be tested by the light thrown
upon ii By the true history of the cases2 As
soon as be learns that am to be there he is
IN great hurry to be off; he knows tina. he is
out Of place; he feels that he is in the wrong
box. and how is he to get out2 His ready mind
suggests way OF escape; he feigns that 81 have
pursued such course towards him latterlv
that he cannot think Of holding consultation
with me-" No one asked him to hold con-
sultation with me, he was told to DELAY his
prescription till come, but what is this course
had pursued towards him, which precluded
him from consulting with newly does he
not specify some charge? am entirely igno-
rant OF " hat he has ln view. IF | have injured
HIM, or used him in an unbecoming manner,
am entirely ignorant Of it; let him show me
that have done SO, and am willing to make
him amends. Why do we not hear something
Of this in the Doctors communication. WHY
does Jennings in his minute description Of the
affair omit these deiamitory declarations Of the
Doctor, and many other objectional savings Of
which ne accused the DIR. after his visit at
Munaw's.
E'When the Doctor had examined the phial
of Medicine Of which they had taken one or
two doses," he ''wondered what pathological
treatment Dr. Holt could take of the cases to
pursue s,tch treatment" On this point. we
hear nothing from Irwin or his protege Jen-
nings To pursue lrhat treatment? Did the
Doctor know any thing about what treatment
had been pursued This remark, with MANY
others OF a like nature, charged against him
and specified in my first letter to him, are a
rnong the charges he was called upon to deny.
but he is perfectly silent on them all have
even presented motives, stronger with him that
all moral or gentlemanly considerations, that
ofgetting money! have offered him fifty
dollars 10 tell me what Medicine the boys were
at that time taking, and what was the treat
lnent was at that time s'parsuiaag," but all
will not bring him out. The fact is he had no
means of knowing what treatment had been
pursued, or what it was, he was thus condemn
ing. Yes they took dose of Calomel, eight
days before he saw them. This he did know,
and on this he is determined to COMMENT
Yes, he gives US commentary on the proper
ties Of Calomel and to this commentary | call
the attention of the Medical profession! He
says Gas to the dose of Caloynel that was ad-
mlnistered In the commencement Of the disease,
| hold It as do other Irritating cathaYtics, en-
tlreiy inappropriate, as their tendency is to in
crease the inflammation of the Bowels, till f.
nally their destruction takes place and death
ensnes."
The gentleman is speaking of the Mucous
Goat OF the Bowels. Is it possible, that in
1914, we should have such an opinion as this
adyanced'l and that too by physiciani and
by physician who preteads to be reading
man.
Is the leared Doctor in sober earnest, or ao;R
he pander to the popular prejudice, sohich he
hsaoacs exists against Cc.onael merely for the
sake Of keeping zap d seeming opposition to
evess thing nsay say or doS he lays himself
open 70 the charge Of gross ignorance, or Of
unbecoming Implicitly.
Does he not know that the idea Of Caiomel
being an irritating cathartic is not pretended
to, BY any writer e responsibility who has ap-
Peared for the last quarter of a century. Why
the gentleman is fifty years behind The tinei!
can It be possible That he should have gone
on administering Calornel every day for the
last twenty years without knowing its exact
s'Modus Opsrandi?" Has he no modern
works in his library2 or rather is he entirely
destitute Of a library2 Has he not even that
sine qua non of the Medical man, ssthe United
States Dispeasatory"-had he consulted no
other beck, he might in that have found that
he was wise shove what il written AMI sb;.