The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-06-22

4 nssrs. EdRors:-I find the following L.
Z your last weeks paper:
& "ihe COnStltutIOndlist Of last Monday,
gin abiding to the case OF 3. Hunter, deed,
I places the physician " he attended upon him
, ~ rather an unpleasant position, by inform
King - yrsderS that the DR.. declared It IN be
"a case ofapopIrsy OF congestion Of the brain.
There were several gentlemen present who
lwilue<,ed the administration ul minute dos
se' 0l charcoal and sulphur, aswell q, other
Trcpulcd cholera Svt ciGcS. Now, as i, is
TCtnerally understood TINT cholera and con-
igr,tion Of the brain require quite an oPpo-
siie course Of Treatment; and many would
Che puzzled tn know what particular effect
u small doses Of charcoal and sulphur could
Ehave upon n patient laboring under an at
tack Of apopleyy, justice to the DIR. who
eauCnded him demands that they should be
Uniformed that he declared it to he a case Of
Echolera, aud per>i.tinc in doing SO, and
gtres.ed him accordingly, until late hour,
yand until after il had been suggested hy o.
stherS that It wa, case ofapopleXy. y"
As it is generally known through town
THAT attended Mr.. Hunter, cannot but
Sregard the above as an attack upon my
i>kill as a physician. Had been a citizen
OF lnl> luNN NtillCIfhl HIlG'H VI ''Hir "
[ have enabled the inhabitants to become &C
tquainted with me and to Judge for them
fselves, | feel confident tina, notice of such
fan article would have been entirely un-
Unnecessary but being comparatively
tStranger here, feel more sensitive.
1 As To- the statements made in the above
,a'tiole, am compelled TO say, they are
tialse.-svcry one of them and the author
3,hnws tnst he ,reR kHeC them TO be false
twheu he pennc,! them by the Tact tina, he was
ASHAMED to accompany them with his pro-
Fpcrnamc; aud understand dorsh "ishto
lhave 1t known. The man VINO taxes
lcourse so cowardly to ,njure another Is not
1.-THE man whom I would regard as iormida-
{ bic. II he is afraid to accompany an arli-
7 Gle in n newspaper with his name, there Is
no danger tina, he will meet the man WHOM
he would SANDER, face to face.
4 Not wishing to puff myself through the
fmedium your excellent sheet, or any 9TH
Ter; | only claim the right to defend my
( character as n physician IN the same col.
AugnnS through which II is asSaled, so that
sboth sides Of the controversy will pass nm
fder the eye Of and receive Judgment lrom
Z the same readers. ] would, therefore, say
4 here, VIVA, the editors of the Constitutional
ist said for me last week, that | never CALI
}ed Mr.. Hunters disease cholera bui tho
5 first moment saw him, gave II rs mv opn-
! ion that il was congestion OF the "'"h, mr.
sapoplcxy which is the same thing Oi ,nis
sany one can satisfy himself who viii take
a,he pains To enquire OF those who were pre-.
Escnt when was first called.
Z The charcoal and sulphur was brought In
aand administered by friend, with my per-
Emission, on the grounds that IL it could do
mo good it certainly could do no harm.
z | feel under obligations TO MIR. X. for TINS
yafTording me an opportunity appear in tho
spublc prints. But the condescension il too
7 great for me to notice man, who dnrs, not
smake known his name. would, therefore,
SAY to thi, worthy Incog, that any scribb'ins
he may hereafter do, cannot expect toreceive
lany attention from me. lam very respect.
tfuly your obrdient servant,
PETER RUFUS MEAGHER.
4 To the Eds. of tho Free Trader.