Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-08-28
For The Freeman.
Continued from last Week

CONTINUED from tdst week.
AS Eclecties we are bound by no creed:
We have no one sided theories tocramp us in
our practice The mind is left free and un-
trammeled as the air Of heaven We breathe
The consequence is free and candid lnyes-
ti0alien of error. from whatever source they
NAV come. And this is the spirit that per-
yasies the whole Eclectic Branch Of the pro-
fession. Science is brought in from all sour
: ces "a, aid and assist us in ascertaining the
truth. however much It may be opposed to
some cherished notions and theories entertain
ed either BY ourselves or Others It is the
cause Of humanity in which We have enlisted.
Our banner is Electicism and our Motto is
Tsuth,-(one thing here We wish distinctly
10 be bourne 10 mind. and that is this; that as
Eelecsiss we are under the necessity of be-
coming acquainted with all the important fea-
lures Of other systems of practice. This course
is strictly pursued in our Eclectic colleges J
Eeiecticism. unlike any other system of med
ical practice. gives the largest scope, and the
most unbounded resources of knowledge. It
also gives perfect freedom of thought, speech,
and nction--these indispensable requisites TO
every lover of truth and humanity. Or in
other words, II is freedom itself, ''for whom
soeyer the truth makes free is a freeman in
deed We will here drop a word of graft
tude to our Alopathic brothers for their fire.
ousntly expressed sorrow and sympathy for
us. IN consequence Of our not belonging TO the
regular Profession. as they style themselves,
for almost all physicians are men of humane
feelings, however much in error they may be.
we say to them that we cordially reeiprocate
their sympathy, and for :wo reasons: lst, that
they should 90 tenaciously adhere to errone-
GUS theories and dogmas that have long since
been exploded and proved to be false, with
many other errors Of the past and this espe-
cially az light has sprung up "and he that
runs may read.,' And I'd, from the fact that
the health and lives of our friends and COM
munity IS imposed with confidence in their
hands With the expectatinn of the raVages Of
disease being stayed, and they be restored to
their health aud 30 their families, when alas !!
to the CONTRARY, as We know to be the case IN
thousands Of instances instead Of the disease
being arrested, il is only aggravated by Their
heroic treatment aud the patient instead OF
being cnred, as be might be, is hurried into
40 uTltimely grave: or if be regives, is COM
PEELED 10 drag out miserable existance. aud
Hll in consequence Of errors that might and
Sans be avoided
5th. We now come to the 5th and last
feature Of our subject, l. e. The Eclectic treat
ment Of diseases We have above told you
great many things We do not do, for few
shinQs al least We will now tell you few
4hiags We do do. But before we commence
We must .ellyou another thing or two that We
do not do, in order to have the matter fairly
Slnderateod and no mistake, as our object is
MOTTO humbug and deceive The public, but to
tell them the truth as far as we can. lst, We
do not cure every body, nor all diseases
end, we do no! keep folks from dieing at some
time or other. Sd, we do not pretend that all
diseases. at all stages are curabae; because all
diseases have incurable as well as curable
stagas- Toreturn again: In the treatment of
al diseases. whether acute or chronic. we al
ways make il a special point, lst, TO ascertain
accurately the diseased condition. 2nd. the
course of that diseased condition; as all dis
eased action when manifest. must Of necessity
be referable to some specific and legitimate
cause, BY which twas produced, and If that
cause is yet in action, 1t hence becomes nee
essary to remove the cause before the effects,
(which is The disease can be removed.
Effects may continue to exist long after
their causes have ceased to act, but effects
cannot cease to be while their causes continue
IN force. Hence the importance of not only
understanding the disease itself. but also the
specific cause. We therefore make it spe-
alpoint to remove the cause and atthe same
time to correct and change the diseased ac-
tion or condition that already exists. Bear ii
mind, we do not mean to be understood here
as having reference to remote or predisposine
causes; but We mean proxima or specific
causes. To make the matter more plain We
will mention a case or tive and explain a little
CoHcludsd aert Week.