Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-06-04
by HENRY WARD BEECuER.

We have stoadtustly adhered to the old |
school; probably from our naturally conserve
tive bias. New-ianglcd notions we have al
ready had our own opinions Of We have
stuck therefore 10 the rood old paths Of medi- |
cine, and refused to remove landmark bis
ter, lancet pill. hoIns, IciI,r, potion, all are vet
objects of respectful reverence. We have
grave moral doubts AZ to tins lusldlous. rnvs- /
ferrous, taStclcsS llorropathy. 1t seems not
unlike to be part Of II general tendency to
ciicmnncy which Is creeping in with wealth
and refinement. here i, a strong aroma Of
Incidence about it. 1t requires no cxcrtlon, no
scli'-dcnal. ioklng medicine, once manly
and heroic achievement, has b"comc Il mere
;uCar-plumb affair.
Once doctors sat down around sick man
Ilkca fleet OF ships about Gibraltar. ! hey
bOmbardCd disease, front and rear, with bolu
SOS they pierced 1t, or sacrificed 1t. or hung
/ upon lis course with catapIasm and blister at
such Il rate that any man with half an eve
could see that one or the other must give ont
spccdlty--thc disease or the patclt! But now
our homeopathic Chesterfield regards dis
case Il wupd-naturcd intruder, that can be
wnkcd and bowed and smiled out. diseases
| are mere callers, ready to stop AT the door and
leave their card, or sit live minutes and be oil,
Il very different set from the old, surly, obstl,
nate tenants who held our bones and organs
upon indefinite leases. a alli, pellet, which
# re,uircs an cvo or f,ib to 800 n mora r,n,,.
cal Lnt. ~ :, were is enou rh 70 do what once
orurrs nni,n,ls and ou,r,s coulI .c,rcol,, of
feet ms * mrnlnrv we r.or or worse n,
mar. on rccnycrv ram lnol, hack with an nm
nla,,,l,u,, rnuscinncc ,r,n his o,,,, ,nc,ro on
dcavor5 AS once he could, to sit up in bed,
when from head to brrIs Won arc INIT ono nro
ln,,i hansen. wi,h s,.,,,,,,,i,,,r ,,,. q, JIr,,
,,ur nur.r ,nnro,rl,,nr w,,h lnI,.v,r,, snrn,.
io,,lrulotr with s,o,,,rb hr,,.,r,, ,r,,b,,n,,c
low ,,,nv ruIns will hn rn,,n,rnJ. and ,hnn
v,tl, nynrv rnsn,r,.c Of ,,nr hn;u,r =, L,rn,n,r
,n,r,vr nnut to tbrnst tho ,,nn,tcroIIo ,bn,nI,
n.,;n, n,,n and ,,,l, ,,.o r,.,. g., lnn,,
# dnwn-who ~. no r,II b,rl. un,, I's nn,yIv
hon,nn nm niIInw has M, fnlt ir, nv Iissosr
v,tr, ono n,r;cIn nr .Ic r.,,', ,,,Id Io,,
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! u'SG c"c'"'H''e "oc'oFS' VINO carry ""o''
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, "''" your manu. walk III, put 't"c' u!ol' V
Il Soli i@ lllo TWO nan u'ulio'eFS 1l "a'eI
GIVING you 'HaSP'"l'"I' utterly 'aS'rIcS'' '''u
" nour or put upon your 'o'G"t '"Icc of lo"
"n'u' sPccNS OF n'E SuS"r' ana ,a't no cam
" i''cu'c'Ic' o'lr Anglo "nNoi io'ol"'l,cI' "ou.'
:, nave Scof'c1 10 TEt wen upon sue" T'.'''N
anu "oul" ulG IlNO nv" "l'o'' su"''',,
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"Po' Su'h '"c"'i'lac!'
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nave, Pa'ernt'' lra'r''''I' sGto'"' o"t noV "No
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''rH' t''a' nave S'op" ny Us III ~ l''Ily cum
i a" lHrS' So man! o'''1u' 'cN''', l"" '''c"s'cS
T. ana c"Ichcii'oN' ana .''i'o"N'N' "o'
" we arc "l'H TN''o'c'' ~ "l''ol'S lH''n
PIE ana cycloP'""', W. "t,,oJ ''io l''Is'icu up
e Oh on oou'facy' ou' menus arc aga,i'' Us
Is our ParlSh"nc'S' "'' 'o", arc "S"lns' US
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