The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-30
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W." are obliged In consult the family physician
upon the slightest disturbance ut natnre.2 And
how eau they learn Of fa,hers who know mothIpr
OF the reproductive system hat lis impulses and
Their indnlgences. the penalties inflicted by the
most obvious at his abuses, and the rroveHnu and
prolane obscPnlles induced by It's perversons p
!" enable The old la teach The young, tlip old
mist he taught and 10 leach them is Ihc duty of
an who have Legitimate opportunities for reach
| my them. With these opinions of the sIhipci I
| resolved, IN undertaking Profession highly re.
spnnslbIe, hat by many depI"rahly abused Ia con
'rihnie nv mite UPWARDS directing The public
ihind on The night mad. And how III is uhlin alton
mas "'eh discharged. leave Ia the people of,
fhllad"Iphla. WIN have long hepn familiar wiihN
my huinoI" Efforts. and Ia whom | refer as a pe,J
PIE more enlightened in science, more enElrupd
liberal and philosophical in ihnnnht runJe kind
oeneVoent and humane in feeling mnre nlitI
ufoahe ana courteous IN manners, than any people,
among whom | have ever resided I'm s,vtn,r
thls, make InvidiunS cnul,arisns and Ger
alhIy imply no cumpainrS against any either
community, hui merely make an acl<uow ledgmrnt
due To people whn have many claims upon nv
respectful and kind remembrance
some linn last Autumn saw your adyer
uSemen' IN New IuTk, and immediately went to
your iIrSi lecture. saying myself if his lecturer
enters This field la ,iu good and cxplrrs il pet
only with the eye ut science hut " iIl The heart
VI d Ph'iahihropiSt, he Is a public hrnptactur and
observes me utmost encouragement. Ii his oh
JFrt ne gam by m'nIsiPrng t" llcentious deprav-
t." curiosity, the species al aurinsily So ruch en-
outraged by ignorance. he will merit nothing bet
yer IMAM scnrn. | was satisfied Your first
remarks, your very lnirUducIlun, proclaimed that
your object was 10 do good and prevent evil Ia
'eac' me uses ut The most important of naInrc'S
"oiNS IN me human system, for the purpose of
guarding against lis abuses. Yon said that vito
ever entered your lecture room in search of food
"f low ana vicious curiosity, would be dIsappnint-
ed. You depIUred the 10 nOTance of the subject So
prevalent among young and old, aScrlbed Ia this
ignorance The numerous evils, physical and moral,
Connected with the human system and said that
YOUR "hJecl was iO Try, by enlighteninu this i,.-
h"fahce. To prevent nr mitigate these evils
attended The wh"Ie course. and found every lhnr
III eNhct arc"Tdance with The spirit of Tins intro.
"nc'ion and Judging from The earnest airpniinn
ni The audience. and from the remarks uttered
during The IntermiSSions, and the ,.lnse of each
lecture iell assured that if GHy fats came Ia .
Sc"U heg remained To prny DOUBT moi That
All your auditors. excepting, perhaps, The very
lew already enlightened, left each of your lectures
win more exalted views of the subject than he
had ever entertained before, and with securities
against us perversons before within his
reach never attended any lecture ON science
without ptrceving amuug The audience some IN
0lca'lon OF respect for The subject, something
winch seemed 10 elevate their thoughts abuve the
earth, L" the Source of all know edup Ana
hehcr ! have long regarded science, GoG's work
on matter. as the firmest buIwark Of relioion.
Gods law for The mind. But was never more
i"rc!hly struck by this appearance os reverence in
40 audience than upon hearing your introduction
TO your bTst lecture. All seemed alccd as if bo
who made all science were there!
You may remember my telling Won that i'm
You would find listeners more hume
rpuS ana more enlightened Than IN any other CITY;
that while In Boston and New York Won woulh
he Kindly received by large audiences, you would
be greeted IN PhlIade phla. with enthusiasm for
your subject and Kindness for yourself as lis phi
Ianthropc rApnunder, beyond any that You would
witness elsewhere. | knew them and indred
rightly, as your letters afterwards informed me-
fou may, therefore, estimate my establishment
ihd m0rtllcalIon IN learning that you had been
ndicted! What! thought l. n professor of
medical science, public teacher of what everv
human being ought 10 know, and for not know
ing which so many human beings suffer So much
Il IL
Ana this III Philadelphia, the very home Of sci
nee, nt useful knowledge and liberal thnngbts
! ne very home, IuD of medical science The
NY where medical schools occupy such proud
pre- emlnence In the Whole Union The very
mother of schOoIs and hospitals and other insitn-
ions To enlighen and relieve HUMANITY Can
his be done IN city which have so often named
with delight, as the chosen city of my pride and
ny affections And is this DR. Hollick's greet
og in city where | have promised him. from lis
'eoPIe, such cordial reception But let me
pause. Philadelphia is all that lave described.
md The sequel will prove it, He has been hunted
~ some Of those selfish prelenders, found in all
who live by deceiving the ignorant,
md who would encourage and extend ignorance
or their own profit. And these selfish souls.
VINO. like beasts of prey. regard their neighbors
merely as things to be- devoured, have alarmed
he ignorant with The cry. so common amono the
'yPocrllical, that, morality is in danger! Just
o did the liltle god makers of Ephcsus crv against
IT. Paul! And just so, till all ignorance shall
Disappear will kuavos stimulate fools to CRY a
ains all who interfere with their own selfish
rauds! But when this comes Ia trial the non