The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-08-12
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d The animal economy; nnd further, we Sc
e The imperative necessity for each one Il
e perform promptly its Office. How careful
i the ply scian should be not in the least |,
1 harm these wonderfully constructed lis
$ sues; their integrity and moderate and Uni
: form action should be sacred TO him. Th
: least enthrallment 10 their free pIa,
9 retards recovery and endangers life.
: Sensibility and conductibility are vita
. properties Of the nerves; while toncity ane
con,rac,iity are properties Of the muscu
lar fibre. By the former, we are made &C
quainted with the diversified objects anc
f beauties Of nature-the star.studded ceru
!. lean vault--,he fury and power ofthe hnr
ricane--,he pencilings Of a setting sun
and tho roar aud foam Of the cataract
without them the dismal and dead reign oil
midnight would fall upon the entire race,
causing universal darkness, silence and in.
sensbiIitv-a stiffness that would frighten
dead men from their graves, and demons
from the mos, depraved mind.
What now is physopathy? 1t is thai
lpraciice Of medicine that has sworn eter-
nal fealty to The promotion and preserva-
ton Of these four vital properties. Ii is a
system at war with all destructive appi-
auces-one whose agencies in all moder
ate, ordinary quantities, aid the due exer-
else of these properties, and the conserva-
tive efforts ofthe body. It safely dmin-
shes excessive action; safely increases de-
fectiye action, and safely regulates perver-
ted action. This is Physopathy.
Some agents directly destroy these vital
properties, and also break up the afiinities
of the tissues. Such are poisons-and
never should be used, But by far the
greatest number Of agents in moderate
doses exalt them, but if pushed much be-
yond medium dose, diminish and often
i
destroy by over excitement. In fact, any
agent may be made to destroy them by
over action, but such are not in their na-
ture inimieal to the constitution. Even
hese vital properties the forces Of the
body except the life principle-may, BY
excessive action, jeopardize and even des-
troy life.
Life requires consamma,ely wise BAL
ance. mingling OF many materials and
forces, subjected to an alI-pervading con-
sersative spirit or principle. The vital
properties no man has right to violate
Medical men must hold them sacred; they
are boundaries over which ifihc physician
passes, evils Of greater magnitude will re
suit 10 the patient than did TO Rome BY
Caesar crossing the Rubicon!
When will medical men behold these in.
;ernal, nll-impnrtant truths? A reckless
physician is more 10 be dreaded than dis
ease. The Physopathic physician is as
carefully, faithfully and reigiously devo.
ted to the integrity of the cells; TO the
preservation OF the blood; to The due regu-
ation of the tonicity md contractility Of
the muscular fibre, and TO the highes, and
most perfect condition Of the sensbility
and conduc,ibiity Of the nervous fibre, as
the vestal virgins were in watching the
affairs Of the Temple of Vesta. They af.
firm that agents which destroy these pro-
per,ies, impoverish the blood and embar-
ras the action Of the cells, should be dis.
carded expurgated from the matera med
lea. He differs from the Old School ply,
sician in this particular, and in no other.--
He uses the same materia medica, onlg
purified Of its mischievous and fright
agents.
Finally, the destiny of the n,siital pro
tession is most glorious one. II had lis
origin ia the cot of finger--the slightest
injury--bat il will have its end in the per
| feet science of mag. it will not only be
able 10 cure all possible diseases, but il will
be able to prevent all diseases. Counter
felt doctors may be expected, but The
world may be assured, that the Invisible
Church in medicine has always existed and
always will. The great cul,ivators of the
science Of man are above party and above
self. Their numbers are rapidly multi
plying and they are nvincibly devoted t.
the full exploration of the science Of their
order. A PHYSOPATH.
THE NATIvIsT ORGANlzArIoN.--Th
whole force Of that prospective fraction
will be thrown into the whig ranks.-AL
bany Atlas.
You are mistaken. The PhiladeIphis
Sun, bitter Native organ, opposes Scott.
and threatens that its 10000 votes shall
be thrown against him. Gov Bigler Of
California, elected BY the locotocos sup.