New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03

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reason snd philosophy, Of any work extso upon the
subject Of which il treats Every man. who ias in any
degree made himself acquainted with the ,c!euce Of
medicine or who even pays any degree Of attention 10
the reports made 70 the public By the Different bodies
Of the Medical Profession nust be that the Pro
lsssors Of the Healing Art are lameptably deficient in
their knowledge Of the and Of diseases
and Of their cures and that In atty, their practice Is
conducted more upon tho principle Of guessing what
should be done, than according to positive knowledge
possessed by them how their patients should be treated
Any new light, therefore, upon subject 20 Intimately
connected with the weboiDg Of every member Of the
human family and which promises in great measure
TO remove the uncertainty which at present exists in
the Healing Art Ia certainly deserving of the
tentlon of mankind. Dr. Dickson In bis valuable work,
has thrown much light upon this important subject
and we doubt not that when the principles laid down
By him are fully understood snd carried out in prac.
tce the fuferpgs Of humanity, consequent upon the
diseases witch flesh is heir TO- win be far less than they
are at the present day We commend the book TO the
attention of every sensible msD who values health az
least we should say Friend, read It, and judge for
yourself We give the following extracts from the
WORK
So completely at variance with each other even
the pgeates nrdicai suthorites every subject in
medicine tbat do not know single disease in which
you will md any two Of them agreeing. Take the
subject OF Pulmonary Consumption, Tor example. The
celebrated stoh attributed the frequency OF eonsump
tion 10 the introduction of the Peruvian bark The
equally celebrated Morton considered the bark al ei
feetua cure Reid ascrbed its ir quepcy 10 te use OF
mercury Brionet asserted that IL is only durable by
this mineral Rush says that consumption is an infam
matory disease, end should be treated by bleeding
/ purling, cooling. medicines and starvation. With a
grester show OF reason, Sslved0n mantsned ,he dis,
ease b. be OF debility, and that should be treated
by toncs stimulating remedies, aud generous diet
! Csen among the sbcients, recommended vinegar as
the best preventive OF consumption. Dessauir and
other modern writer's assert that consumption IL often
brought on by a common practice Of young people
taking vinegar prevent their getting fat DR. Bsddoes
recommended foxgove as specihc In consumption
DIR Parr with equal confidence, 'eclared that he found
foxgiove Injurious In his practice than beneficial
Now what are we TO infer from all this Not,
OF you might be tempted to believe that the science 10
deceptive through but that its
protectors to this very hour have neglected TO make
themselves acquainted with the true principles upon
which remedies act and know as little Of the true
ure of the diseases whose treatment they so confident
y undertake And Whist Is the daily, the hourly result
OF this terrible ignorance and uncertainty In the
words of Frank Thousands are slaughtered IN me qnit
sickyOomr Governments, continues the same physi
clan, should at either Danish medical men aud
their art or they should take proper means that the
lives OF people may be safer than ut present when they
look far less after The practice of this dangerous proes
sion and the murders committed In IT, than after the
lowest trades The late Professor Gregory scrupled
not TO declare In his Classroom that ninety nine out Of
lies and that medical doctrines were for the most part
little better than stark staring nonscnse and this, gen
| tlemen shall have some amusement Ia proving ."
you. r.. ., - ..at....u
il my fortrne-to make two most important discoveries
in aledicne-nsmely, the Perodicity OF Moveme nj OF
! every Organ and Atom of oil Living Bodes-and the
! Int rmitepcy and Unity Of sll Diseases, however
| named. and by whatever produced To these added
a third-the Unity of Action OF Cause ana Cure-ooh
of which involve change OF Temperature such Inc
/ M the EhrOn
| from Chr0H0s Time or Period and 1he'ma ienPefs
ture or Heat This gave TO the public In ESQ linen
for the first time announced the appalling TACT that
no To that hour the Professors OF the Healing All nad
been TO man. In al but utter darkness on The subject
thew pretended 10 teach. From the days OF hippo
crates indsputsoy proved ina, when zoe rhys T
succseded 10 the Cure OF Disease ne Ola so-ln llsn
pbrsse--by accident purpose Thirty centuries ana
upward the blind had been leading the olnd Ia mea
cine-the right way someiimes-moie lIs qoenuy voc
vroprl Was IL wonderful that feNesHoh 50 s'ait
ling should come upon the Profession Ike thunder-
bolt Silently, secretly, however II has been gaining
converts ever since from their ranas. Luxe tne Ken
eion of the Reformation In its earlier struggles the
Chrome Thermal System has been embraced ana ptac-
,ced by thousands who have neither TIE courage nor
honesty 10 dare the svowa Who doesnot 'he
London practice of Physc ten years ago-the bMbaIi
lies uractced under the name OF medicine Leeeh'
lancet and calomel-where are they now-tn0se SO
called sheet anchors Of the Medical Artl The change
that in tina, short time has been accompanied IN
pbysc IA mot ess gre az than what has taken place In
our mode OF ocomOtlon through the agency oil s'ean
"The cause of all the various disesses-NAhlov 10
name place and degree-ONE only IN their resi ma
ture-mav be found either in a dcprtrdtoH or wrong
la,o,ia of the identical forces which continue Lille
In health-the same natural agencies, In "otu W
which every motion OF event Is produced throosuou'
the universe They comprise, therefore, every thing
hs, connects ms directly or indirectly, with the exter
psl world and most IL not all OF them sct upon Us IN
The frs, place through the different modinesons OF
nervous perception The causes OF disease, then, ne
YER originate In sny organ OF the body except IN
40 far as that organ may be p,dsposed oy an Deehl
weakness OF the attractive power oil the sons oil '
psrts 70 receive grave Impressions from outward ssen
ri,s IA Al affect the more stable portions Of the same
body In a sligh,er manner. conceive WIN hoSoes,
thar nothing taketh Beginning from Itself but from
the action of some immediate agent without itse IL
his be true how delusiye the ides OF those proies
sors who look for the Censts of disease IN the body oil
the dead NJ -. IT,. ~ A.,
D,spssr But here let be clearly understood Jet
me not be supposed 10 that every dsesse Is an sue
and nosking canoe IL the model OF al ses YES
ses-the Tyre of every brig, bark, f'gate, soop ana
! so forth, nautcslly termed SHIP but snip rs ca
noe and something moFe-s canoe enlarged and vsri'
ousiy modified. Here then we have UNITY OF vPs
with variety of development-smphci,y OF PflnclPe
with numerous notifications of form. Ihis 10 wnst
wish IN impress upon you In The case OF disease LEI
that then, be your motto aud your mark, aod do no'
forge, IL In the practical application kememoer tne
constantly changing Phenomens oil hes'n,-lnen ~. =
vrpke Z, fulpesS-the slow manner Ia one case, the
rapid manner In another in which these hedg nui mo
,ors run into motions sHhesltAay nu1 nun mo 'no
true sgue agui'h h' with which, 'hs
10 YOU, all disc ses commence. And beware Of mlsas
ne The end for the beginning the consequence or eoinci
dence for the cause; beware OF that all ou' uevers"
medical error-thst fallscy 10 many instances 50 lsa
Of u,isiakng the decay. or tendency 70 decay, OF
Par for the primary Casse Of the ieorie
of The WHOLE when, ~ by numerous proofs snsI'
bring IL home 20 your conVeuon' tns' s"0n go Us
ease IN the majority of instances, Is mere eonse-
oasnce or development simPly-s term.natoton orc
,sct though sometimes coincidence from tne neg n
nns Of repeated constitutional febrle s'tscks hestn
"a S;.asse Gentlemen are convertible states -
else why should the aid Of the physician be s,ksa "a
The same moving matter OF the body when Influenced