Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-08-11
For the Southport Telegraph.
MORTALITY OF CHILDREN

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: We cannot believe ii. We are aware this involve
theological question, which perhaps we shout
not discuss IN this place Vet we can scarcely re
sSt the remark, that long since we have believe,
'hd' ihuch ignorance prevails among the people oil
thIs very PLAIN subject. \ few wears ago d MAJ
hung himself, and the Clergyman who otficiated a
the funeral consoled the relatives of the deceased
by telling them that God in His providence, ha,
removed him. &c. Now, can any one in his righ
mind believe that the divine Being had any thiue
TO do with IT. The Creator has given man full in
formation of the time of his existence in this world
and tie has also graciOusIy told him what he is Il
do'-that he may live long upon the earth and en-
10Y IT'S good things most of which is almost entire.
! ~ overlooked, even by those who profess to make
His word the rule of life. Let us now, for Il mo-
ment, look at another point as preliminary to the
| main subject. There is much talIacy in what is
| termed philosophy, very little of it which can com
mand full faith and of all the branches of science
none are more taiaclous than the theories in Me
dcinc as put forth by the Alopathic school. We
| have spent Years IN wadng through this slough of
medical philosophy. until we become convinced
| that II Is incapable in its present form. of accom-
pli>hng that for which it was intended. bat ON the
contrary, the practice which is founded upon the
speculation OF that school, is Il positive evil, and
should be abandoned.
And We are not alone in this opinion: the most
able and honored men of our profession dccpIv la
nent the uncertainty of the healing art as at pres
| cnt pTacuccd. 1t is remarkable that with all the
dragging which is generally practice ed bv all claS-
SeS of Our population and so few are really cured
and so many actually die that u suspicion that
something is wrong, does not fix itself in every
NINA. no sooner does child die than another
Is paced hhotr the same treatment, and dies also ::
and then third, and so on, until a who'll. C,nlily
Is removed AND all this as is believed by the pro-
violence of God. \ doctrine which is undoubtedly
sale protection Tor nurses. mothers, apothpcarcs
ana doctors. We cannot believe this doctrine If
my enid dIcs IN consequence of Il c0urs, of con
duet on my par, (which on a careful investict;,,
shows that such conduct was incompatoblo ,,.;tI
the HE OF my child. in such an event cannot cav,
that tod IN Ills providence, did the deed. can
not say that; but ought to say that l. in INV, ;
norancc-my wiIltul ignorancc-did that which
! caused me death OF my chid--E0d had nothno ia
q" WIN ii ana not consult Him about it at all
ana not even think of Him. my trust was in tho
doctor and his drugs. A'thourh they had Crcd
ana failed thousands of timrs-biohtcd the homes
ana ldc'fdtcd thr hearts of thousands of mothers
Yet the doctor and myself pursued the very Same
couTSe-cuplovrd the very same unavaiIiur and
destructive means. and then try to escape the blame
| by placing 1t upon the Deify. Away with such
NONSENSE bnt let us come 10 the question with
which We started. Why do so many children G ,
| I an TINS be explained We answer il can. Few
things are palmer A child is scarcely dressed for
'he h'S' ulnc' and the nurse prepares food for it
hloiSseS ana water, crackers. water and sugar and
oItrh grated nutmeg is added. In Il few hours the
emu becomes Restless and cries and the nurse for
getting or rather installing her duty PLAYS the doc
tor, ana administers canp tea SCOT tea anis., seed
tea paregonc. Godfrey's cordial, peppermint GIN
namon, castor oil, rhubarb, and magnesi; : we
| have known the whole of these drugs TO have been
gwen successfully by nurse of high standing, to
an infant two days old. and we also saw t,ot infant
de Now here we have the elements of dissolu-
ton at work. at fearful rate in Is hours ftrr the
birth of the child. But lest the vain I,ursn sboud
| fail to complete the work of DEATH the mother nm
consciously lends her aid, by drinking port wine ale
porter, and other liquors and this too bv order of
! the physician who ought to know better Unite
/ this with the dragging of the nurse. and Won have
! the child sick and if it is in hot weather Won will
have what the physicians will term choIcyn igfgp-
! tHni; if Il similar condition exist in cold weather he
would call it diarrhTa with vomiting if if con-
tnues long time, he would call it rnaras,n,,s. if
the child goes INTO fits just before it dies he would
cab il commissions; and iii screams ont suddenly
rolls lis head upon the pillow, and has djlatcd M
pills, he would term il dropSy of the brain and hence
We have IL the weekly report of of our Eastern
/ cities as follows: Cholera nfantum. -. drons,
i'll the brain, %; commissions. II inflammation of
the brain, 20 marasnus. D all of which is most
! likely, one and the same thing, viz: ii vomiting and
purgng to death of l12 children caused nv poison
Gus doses of drugs administered by the nurse. mo-
Their and doctor-not with the intention of harm
but through downright ignorance. The Gnrstiau
will be aSked-Can Homeopathy do better? We
answer, that physician of orr school never pcr-
mits a nurse to prescribe drugs to the mother or
child neither will he allow her to feed th,, child on
crackers or any thing else but the mothers milk .
and if there be lack here, he will order milk and
water, sweetcncd with pure sugar. He will not
sanction the use of ale porter wine, or any 9TH
! or alcoholic liquors.
Although it is difficult 10 cure nurses of PLAYING
the doctor ourselves have had ample cxncri-
cncc, Vet it is nvariabe rule to prevent all dos
ing, and dragging of children; and consequently
avoid the greater portion of the diseases with
which children die. As to diseases nrisnr from
natural causes. physician of our school has but
very little trouble in curing them: for diseases ari-
sing from natural causes simple, and very rcadi-
~ WELD to proper treatment.
We conclude that there is no necessity for such
mortality of children
THE WOULD BE SWINDLERS COMPRO.
MISE.
Every northern freeman ought TO under
stand distinctly how the affairs of the nation
are managed at Washington, when the
/ "1tutS VI tIlC CblHtl S(pIlC lHStllutIOn nave
the control, which is about nine tenths OF
the time more than it should be.
The National Era, Of July 9th, after
) defining the provisions of each article l36
in alp of the late Senatorial abortion of the
mis-named compromise for the government,
of the new territories, proceeds to comment
as follows, upon the most outrageous por.
lions and ingredients ofthe attempted swim
die:
/. The bill is unequal. |, provides for
a Leg islative Assembly i'll the Territory oil
Oregon to be chosen by the People, who
scarcely number fifteen thousand; while i
lepriyes the People Of New Mexico ant
: California Of Tie rlghtof suffrage, although
: the population OF the former amounts tt
: seventy thousand souls, one half, at least
being whites, and that Of the latter TO thirt,
thousand, nearly ten thousand OF whom ar,
: emigrants from the United States. Why i
I this! The slave holders care nothing abou
= Oregon; California and New Mexico the,
: have determined to make their own. Blu