The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-02

disaGirous consequences; the clergy descanied
from their pulplts on the impiety OF mus seek
ing 10 take eveI,la out of The hands Of Provl
dence; and the common people were taught
10 hoot al her as an unnatural mother, who
had risked the lives Of her own children.
Ne now however, read ln grave medical bi'
ography, thatthe discovery was instantly hail.
ed, and the method adopted by the prln cipal
members of the profession. Very likely they
left this recorded-for whenever an invention
or project, and the same NAV be SAID OF per
sons, has made its may so well by itself as TO
establish certain reputation, most people are
sure 10 find out. that they always pa,ronized IL
from the beginning, and happy gift OF forget
fulness enables them 10 believe their own as
seriion." III 81 cf DtF
But how was the slill discovery of the
immortal Jenner received Vaccination? Like
every other discovery, with ridicule and con-
tempt by the Royal College Of Physicians,
not only was Jenner perseculed and oppressed,
but long even after the benefits which his prac-
tce had conferred upon mankind had been
universally admitted, the pedants Of that most
pedantc Of bodies refused TO give him their
license TO practice his profession in London /;
because, with proper feeling Of self respect !;
he declined to undergo al their hands, school
boy examination in Greek and Latin. But 10
return TO Jenner, even religion and the Bible
were made engines Of attack against him.
From these Errnhman of Frankfort deduced
his chief grounds Of accusation against the new
practice: and he grayey attempted TO prove
from quotations OF the prophelical parts Of
Scripture, and the writings of the fathers Of
the church, that Vaccination was the real anti
Christ. Can we wonder, Messrs. Editors, from
such facts as these before u.s.. that medicine
should have made so little progress, If those
only make fortunes by means OF it. who know
nothing more than the jargon and crndities,
which pass for medical science by the vulgar
How true are the words Of the son Sirach---
after searching the world, he ''returned and
saw under the Sun, that there was neither
bread TO the wise, nor riches to men OF under
standing, nor favour 10 men Of skill" s,.
\, We learn from these examples taken from
The history Of the past, that the profession has
always been The first and fercest in their oppo-
sition to every innovation in medicine, that
was calculated TO ameliorate the condition Of
the sick and diseased portion Of the community
could we, therefore, reasonably expect that
Homeopathy, which aims at no less than a
complete revolution in medicine, should share
The fate Of other Improvements and be abused,
misrepresented and opposed just in; proportion
TO the benefits it was capable of comforting up
on mankind. Such an ordeal has it passed
through in Europe and is undergoing at the
present time in this country; butts progress is
not stayed. II wins its way among the
people, by the cures it makes; and the profess
sion, thoughthe last 10 acknowledge its merits,
are compelled to admit its claims and in many
Instances have had the candor TO examine its
ptetensions and the moral courage when con-
vnced, (and no impartial examiner can fail of
being convinced to avow their adhesion 10 the
new doctrine. "Magna esl veritas ct prevale-
bt'-Truth is mighty and it win prevail. III
| ]. G.
Washington, Sept 90, I846. H l-dY, M