Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-09-26

k5 Pa. Jos IS ri IRWIN Sir, The
following COMMUNICATIONS, | addressed
10 you some time since. Ia the first
Of which ] requested you to favor me
With denial Of certain reports therein
stated provided such reports were false
Receiving no answer from you, to that
communication, addressed he sec
ond, IN which proposed 70 discuss
the matter under consideration through
the public prints, provided YOU had no
objection; haSlng received no reply,
take Il for granted that this PROPOSE
tion meets your appreciation. / there
fore senc copies Of The Communications
70 the "Senlinel'' office for publication,
having FIRST secured TO you the use of
the columns If that paper for reply,
should you think properto dose. They
read as follows:
Nh. Jackson Shan. 60. Va. Aug. 8. 1874.
Dr.. 1RwIs, Ssn-The exalted posi-
ton which you occupy in the estina-
ton Of q portion Of the citizens Of this
county, as a Physician, induces me To
notice report which I should other
wise pass over IN silence. I refer to
what you are reported to have said and
done on the 18th ult. with regard to
two Of my patients at Mt. George Mu-
maw's, near this place.
cannot but hope that | have been
mlsinformed upon the subject, but my
information came from 4 source so I'M
doubted that | cannot diyest myself Of
the conviction that there is some foun-
dation to the report, until ] hear it con-
tradicted by authority equally good.
was informed BY the Rev. Mr..
Jennings of Edinburgh who was at Mr..
Memaw's house at the time, that on
the evening Of the 18th ult. you called
in to see two Of Mr.. Mun1aw's sons,
who were at that time patients of mine.
That you examined the patients, in
CURED what they had taken, &C., tasted
and smeIled Of the Medicine they were
then taking, and upon being informed
by their father, that nay FIRST preserip-
ton was dose OF Calomel, you re-
marked, that syou wandered what
Pathological view DR.. Holt could take
OF the Cases, to pursue such treatment"
You then went on, agreeable to my
informant,to give your Diagnosis Of the
Disease;-stating that, anothing allied
them but Inflammation of the Bowels. y
have been subsequently informed
By Mrs. Mumaw that you came to her,
IN her sick room, and questioned her
with regard to the symptoms with
which the disease was introduced;-|
asking if they were not so and so, and
on beng informed to the contrary, you
I:that you kneao they srere 90
anflfeu returned into
You thefV - me room
where the patterns slsy and directed
what should be done for them. On|
some one Of the women in attendance
informing the Mother Of your diec-
lions, she sent you word that nothing
shoule - done till I came, which
u6sld fesc minutes. Some one
then propose4 that you should remain
Til come. You then remarked, "that
DIR Holt had pursued such course to-
wards you latterly that you could not
think Of holding a consultation with
him, y and immediately left the house.
have remarked in the commence
ment 6 his communication that / vas
disposed to doubt the correctness of
Ne above information; the following,
among others, are my reasons for en-
tertaining such doubts.
1st. / lam slow to believe that Ply
stefan Of your age and standing, would
be guilty Of such a violation Of Pro-
fessioiIal Etiquette, as to call in, IN
asssd By any proper authority, to see
the patients Of another, and criticise1
and condemn the course pursued by
the attending Physician; and this re-
mark has double weight with me,
from the fact, that on former occa-
sion you cautioned me against neigh
bouring SsDoctorD who, you said, twas
mean enough, {to-use your own Lam
guage, on that occasion, de- shat
report says you have done in the In
stance fefETTEd
3D. ana induced TO doubt my in
formation, from the fact Of your being
entirely unable, at the time TO form any