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


the Mucous Coat Of the stomach end b0seets by
referring 10 the enormous doses given by Yves
tern practitioners, who often administer it in
Tea Spoonful Doses. lit was classed among
the Irritating eathartics does the Doctor not,
think, that in almost every case, where it Isl
administered SO freely, Inflammation Of the
Bowels wonld be brought on and 'sfinally al
destruction Of the Bowels would take place,
and death would ensue."
But if the Doctor is disposed to disregard al
"Authorites" upon the subject, as well as up
on all others, | would point 10 some Of cur
own practitioners who administer this article
with toleEably bold hand, but do we hear OF
their killing many Of their patients. by destroy
/ ing their Bowels2 ssDuring the Bilious Ep-
tc{ensic that ragged in Woodstock and its yicin-
| ity, for several years. and where the Doctor
flnet with vast number Of cases similar to
that OF the Boys" and where sin most Of the
cases Inflammation Of The Goats Of the Stomach
and Bowels in greater or less degree prevail
ed, - did the DacGorgiy no Cathartic doses Of
Calolnel2 have Inot heard him boast Of having
given one hundred grains TO the dose? where
as the ordinary dose is from ten to fiiteen?-
Did he at thai time ''holl ii as he does other
ifq'itatiag caihartics," OF was he merely expe-
rimenting!
| There is not, probably, physician in the
world at this time. who has given proper at
tention to the properties of Medicines and to
.1orbid .9,aatonav, who entertains the opinion
that Calomel is an irritating Cathaetic; or that
| ii increases the Secretion of the Mucous mela-
brane Of the Stomaeh and Bowels. lis Ca
thartic effect is produced by the abundant Sc
cTetion Of Bile, which II causes the Liver 10
pour into the Bowels. But again the Doctor
says Calomel sis Inappropriate in such cases.
meaning inflammation OF the Mucous Goat Of
the Bowels. In making this assertion, he
runs counter TO all modern authority; has he
ever read 'streafies on diseases OF tie Internal
Organs by DR.. James Johnson has lie ever
read Eberle's practice-Stokes s Bell, or any
! other accredited authority on this subject
/ Has he ever perused DR.. Annan's Baltimore
Aims House reports? Has he never read the
reports Of the Pennsylvania Hospital and other
Hospitals of this country and Of Europe? Ii
he never has would advise him to do so as
soon as he has the opportunity; and if he has
not the works, | freely offer him the lean Of
them, and in the mean time, will inform
him; Il "a all these authorities concur in recon-
mendlng, at proper times, one Oh more Cathar-
tic doses of Calomel in the cases he speaks Of.
But what has all this to do with the pathol-
+ ogy and treatment Of the cases Of disease in
question: 1t merely shows that the Doctor,
fearing that Some Of my treatment might pos
sibly suit his notions of the disease resolves 10
differ with me in toto; although by so doing,
he differs with every body else, and with
himsslf in the bargain!! he is determined TO
I differ with me, and was from the beginning
/ he got out of his carriage on the occasion, for
the express purpose Of differing with me in
every thing said or did, 50 far as he could
ascertain what did say or do; his conduct on
( that occasion, as well as his communication in
the Sentinel, all go to say 81 An THE GREAT
DocroR IRw1N" and $40 one dare gsiasay o.,
resist ,obat may think proper to do or say"
1 have said in my first letter, that ''the pc
Rod Of the disease at which you examined the
eases, the history and progress of the cases, Of
,clsich you could kIsotc but little; the charac-
ter Of the Delerium SC. warrant me in the
conclusion that you would not hazard an opin-
ion, or if you did thai it was an erroneous
one" The Medical Profession will see the
full force Of this, when they consider, that the
last stages Of Gastro-Entertis, somewhat re-
semble Congestive Fever. The pulse viii be
small, quick and frequent, the extremities cold
aad damp, and PROBABLY there will be del9ri-
urn; hence the necessity of a physician, called
| III late in the disease, knowing the history and
1 progress Of the case. The Doctor saws SIT
would be very strange, after being told ho,c
they acre affected from the beginning Of the
disease to that time, and after having examin-
ed their present condtio on, that could not
( tell what was their complaint"
Now here is the point have said she
could know but little of the history and pro-
gress of the cases. he says, he was sstold how
they were affected from the beginning to that
time.o Now let MS examine the facts. Those
acquainted with the situation of Mr. Mumaw's
family at the time of the Boys sickness know
very well, that they were very destitute Of
nurses. Mrs. Mumaw was sick in another
room; they had girl employed in the Kitchen
who was kept busy there, and did not come in
the sick room scarcely at all. The nursing
was principally done by myse5, unless, could
get some neighbor woman to stay, while was
Obliged to be absent At the time Doctor IT.
win was there; N1rs. Sophia Coffelt was pres
ent assisting them FOR that day, as was obi
ged to see a patient in Woodstock on that day.
Mrs. Cofeit had been with the boys but very
little before that day, and was the only female
present at the time the Doctor was there, to
whom he put any questions. Now what is
very singular and very amusing, is that the
! Doctor, In his eagerness 70 esia3iiSt the very
necessary point, that he did know the history
of the cases, says that he asked some ''ieInale
nurse" and ssslse' told him 50, how they were
from the beginning, SIC. Now in order to put
this all straight have obtlined certificate
from Hrs. Coffelt showing how much she con-
tributed to his knowledge Of the history.
/ But Jennings told me when come, that no
one.was able to tell the Doctor how they had
been handled. Hhe got al the necessary in
formation in the sick room, as Of the female
nurse, why does he go into Mrs. Mumaw's
room, who had seen confined ever since the
boys were. sick, and asis her il they had not
this symptom, and if they had not that symp
/ tom, I'LL he had exhausted the whole catalogue
fof symptoms, descriptive of Gastro-E nteritis;
and on receiving no satisfaction from her, sta
ting, with sn oath, that he knew they were
500 Bat again the Doctor enquiries very par
ticular whether there were Bilious discharges,
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