Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-09-23


Of practice in each casc--tlc mode Of compromising
medicines to be used in any cnse---a guide to bone
setting, in difficult cases--a mode Of examining /,
ascertain any disease It's foundation, magnitude, sc
Previous TO his coming to Vermont he had beer
engaged in reporting trials In the Boston courts
and executing written Instruments Of various kinds
His name is in the Boston Register Of 1924 as srir
ener" During the last five years while in Boston
he was part the time associated among phys
cians and part Of the time among gentlemen Of tho
Bar. His health failed him, and he took up a coun
try life, as a travelling Physician, and mendcd his
health was two years engaged IN his native State
IN the business of making papers and obtaining CIV.
idence to substantiate claims on tho United States
Government for pensions, &c. was instructed BY the
Secretary OF War and commissioned by the District
Judge That business expired in 1880, by an alter.
alton Of the law. lie has been in Vermont about 4
years during which time he has been called in prac.
tce OF medicine and surgery in more than 1000
cnses-has been employed MS special deputy and
subpoena officer in Caledonia County one year,
while attending to his duties ns physician. lie
has attended Mt the Vermont Legislature every
sion for the last four ycars-hns employed most of
his time while there in lccturing on the Human
Mind and Human System, and in writing and pub
fishing in prose and verse Al this last session he
was often called before committees 10 give his sem
timens in regard TO acts pending before the legis
latnrc and received, as remuneration for his SER
vices, vote OF thanks from the members Of the
House Of Representatives, with privilege Of seat
at the right hand of the Speaker, as extra mem
Der.
Amer many years fatigue in country practice, in
the month Of May, ls4l, he came into Burlington,
W., with an intention TO rclinquish practice in his
profession, and to publish his medical work before
mentioned, This was at a time when the crysipe-
las was spreading 10 an alarming degrcc and four
OF the principal doctors of Burlington were down
sick with the malady As soon as he had publish
cd Prospectus for his medical work he was called
II
uents OF the malady and although stranger among
them was made slave in his profession being con
anualiy called by all classes OF community MANY
called but few paid. After following this snyish
business about three years, he was compelled to re-
,,lnqnish his station as practicing physician in
Huntington on account Of his poverty and tcprcci-
ated state OF his health, both Of which had been
brought upon him by the ungrateful usage Of those
whom he had exposed himself nights and DAYS 10
serve, and by the influence Of some Of the leading
men IN the town. The other doctors recovered from
their sickness, amer while, and resumed their form.
CT cruises among their old patients after the rage Of
the maady had been subducd by aAe stranger las |
they called him. uAo ought not 10 Be- trasfedw lie
Then attempted to collect his debts and soon found
thai not one in ten Of those whom he had served |
were persons Of whom he could collect farthing |
y. na many OF Them were town paupcrs, unbeknown
TO him as such, when he attended upon them. By |
TINS operation he had Invested himself Of supply Of
valuable medicine, Of his own preparing, which he
hAd brought into town with him and could not col
lect among his patients the means Of purchasing the
materials to manufacture a new supply The cry
slPelas Is disorder with which he had made him
'en acquainted several years before while in prac-
nee IN lis native State and BY giving very ready
eiiei ne had saved the town many hundreds of dof |
an OF expense by getting poor people veil and able
o maintain themselves and families BY their labor.
aking all these circumstances into view, bv the
n'lcs oil hs friends, he pettioned 10 the town for
hta I.aH Ia. H. -
ne OF the town His petition was opposed by some
u the richest gentlemen among them, one Of whom,
me town clerk. said, in the town house NE Is en-,
yea 10 10 re'ornf for curing them If he had Li1lxi
'''' 60 ne you'd haze ,s"d'T.i The ,o'Cn seruio. r
Since relinquishing his station as n nrac,ic;,o
MUSICIAN, he has travelled much. visited Ieeisla.
ares Colleges, Courts, Manufacturing Establish.
nents, &C. followed writing and publishing In trose
nd verse, and occasionally making out papers to
instantiate claims on the u. 8. Government for
' y. VINO have applied 10 him. During the
~ year ne has been absent from home about eight
onths IN the cities OF Albany and Troy. and else.
mere, and apart from his writing business, he has
cen engaged in bringing into notice his improved
stem OF discovering the Faculties of the Human
lind md and Bodily infirmiiies, &c.
r, " me IN Albany, he became acquainted with A
ne Albany Young Mems Association an Inst.
tion OF great cclebriiy--hayng MANY hundred
embers, the most respectable gentlemen in the
immunity. The folloxinss extraet fsos.. vi. Nsr-
rcas. a~Nycfcd betnre their executive committee,
xplains his title as Poet Laureate:
Il have here awaited myself of the privilege Of
resenting you with a copy Of Mr. Adams Geologi.
Al survey of Vermont. Also, with few sheets Of -
" own productions such as have been In the
raeiec Of amusing the public with during the last
w years. by these you will perceive that am '
iyled POD Lauedte.7 This title was given to me .
y unanimous vote Of the members Of the Vermont
University, in committee Of the whole, on the 9th
ay Of March, ls43, and Published by committee
losen IN that assembly, in Burlington paper, ed |
cd by Mr. James OHalcnn, graduate from said
University, on the 18th day OF said March. have
iopted the title a. token of respect to the Uni.
arsiiy IL Is merely an honorary fitle-no emolu- A
cnts arising from It. As define the title il means
poet authorized and sanctioned to write on yari. 4
rs subjects and on various occasions, having pub.
: appreciation. In monarchica governments poets
. crowned When poet pleases the monarch he
lows him TO be crowned Poet Laureate. In free
'Yernnent the monarch is the concentrated will Of
e people. By this concentrated will universities /
g established The members Of the Vermont /,
University gave me the rifle by vote their voting
as the crowning. John Kay was the iirst poet
owned in England he was crowned Poet Laure-
c to Edward ~. II should be found right in n
y analysis of the title, the members Of the Yer e
onluniversity have done me the honor to crown e.
the first Poet Laureate to my counrymen, the d
meriean People" lo