New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-15
Mohern Prnriice Of Medlcinc.


4 To TIs Eeaer 81 TIE y. ITrisaHSs
SIR: The newspaper has become the most
available means of communicating knowledge which is
designed to lie popular hst TO say which
the whole community and not limited portion OF il
Sir Walter Scott said, in hs ,morabe vii. Pars
that he sometimes read a Newspaper with pleasure
remark which the French critics OF thu; day
TO be worthy OF the author Of Wsyerlcy.
The habit Of Newspaper reaiing hss becons almost
AmeriedRism, universal l. il aud those who live
Ia hOiels which IL the with considerable part Of
the American people a. there are nearly many trdy
cling etay at home, depend altogether upon spa
pers for intellectual frui,ion and many viii read h
! dozen Of morning Be-iles which the ma izncs sni
other periodical publications hardly appropriate
scientlhc discussions like what am entering upon ben
chiefly taken up with original tales and other fictitious
writings, Abbotts History of Bonspsrte and the ike
My deare il 20 develop for the Information Of the
public generally the true principles of Medical Scieace
than which nothing be b. OF more universal interest
Ths indeed may be seen in the immense made Of
every medical conirivsnce when 1t once gets into
puse such AZ Swaims PGnGcea MorrisOns lis esn lls
&c II would seem that every man, womsn and chld
ailtng II TO judge from the extent OF the
sales of such medicines This might be thought inics
tive that the Doctors were not equal tO their bus
or that their success wac no! Commensurate with pro
fessiousl preension BE this a. may hope 70 be the
humble instrument Of converting such vain i'm gin atoms
a. yield implicit lah 10 every devise aud csta5
lsh sound principles that viii enable every pU-
coed with safety In the treatment of liz ailm'u
The most ancient system has with slight mo iiics-
tion prevailed until within recent period wh-n Home
Opatly WAS introduced E,cUrFu- aud hts des,eni
ants prescrbed FOR wounds md sPilcmical diseases
only. What call chronic dsess"s requiring lime aud
regimen for their cure thoy REFUSED q re-t, rsh,r
uty so treated ~ very summary - Oppose Of the
fremnHn wine, wiNed with Hour All grated cleee
administered 10 Eurypus at the scse Of Troy Tor the
cure Of wound, by the two sOhs 1T tsralzpius
beast with their assent They Farked the wound d
Meneaus o. extract the poison aud ma ic cNraI a..
picGtioDs OF powerful herb, br 20 sha- he should
eel or drink they mare no pres rpfi0n wha'eyer TIE
principle this, thst n patient could get along
without 60 Glow eougss u cure 80 rcgtss he 0aght
rs, 10 be cured all Plato "a h.- R@pa5Lc ssys
this lsd bevn the practice o. al pdyscisn uut hts
time, when, seem. one -ocus tai bstn sense.es
n O. use medicine and guinea Tor ta aid q his h h
although suffering from ali lncarable disease AMI h4i
the absuTy 10 pfols al ide IN thai az % extre ne
CID sge tie ieirarks u Z t. persons o: s0gnl o5nss
tuiiC tut H ctcd with particular dtsease fut
pTOpvi "a prescribe medicine resisting their adm -uts ~
Drug and ncsions, but not 10 attempt ether on a lS
or ncurisiing diet % " tens tlurJughy diseased
50 ss 20 AFFORD long and miserable liz 10 h@ han
sel sEl his Descendants who would projsby be OF tae
same kind
Tits may be taxa IS fair outline Of the Oh pr,-.s
Of medicino-wlch exhibits il q. ss3t OF Alrss l,o
tSrtss w mi ght call il in the vulgar bu' exprsss.ys
kngnsh phrase. II the patient could stand 4 h. would
TccCVcTE ne could not BE had ANS AMI ~ss nl
worth beng ouTri Thus Dr Ssn.rs lo Na-a h- hsd
tsken frOn psiir't all the bOci ne hai IN cons .lu
q which he cisd said his de,fh was caused hy Is NOT
having sufficient blol a Some yaria "a. frn the pr.c
Gee there have been but thee Mt IA acc3ritn.s
With the rcgisr princir q Tie ar al wase n fact
but the tore hadowDg q tie great science OF Hlm.1a
sthysLc full deye0puscHi ca which rs been reserved
for our o~p more isyor,i see.
kri1eaiGSs, who was called IA IL SllJn % a,sstin
osGt hshins tie Athcnan Democracy, gre.t phys
c!Sn, but he made Il sscr, F,iystarias anl innr
tcns, ami suffered hss hsir % grow o s flu ls,r.h
Ths lSs.er circuntznee has lcea happily .D1rosAfl
II CIR day and l. ROW cen 3ered - ni-l 20 very
IN the pTsctce Of medicine have lllr
flowing hair 30 slsc resisted taE EuiEleniios sla Z
nifty years and when he sw0ke tie .eacTsisn hc knew
bad passed away and tie f.ee II thing. hai earrly
chsnged II sAsr lie hSi wskel ID tha, hesc,uirI
his celebrity physican Tbs also afunhrAes what
We have MANY times seen IN our osu day that naysi.
ciSns have seps IN Obsc0ry were in tn Old prsc-
tee nearly re tine sn3 have suddenly 81 In sri5n
to Homeopathy, become dls;agisheA BIT this ia al
ucilStioH II subject
Ia retuin "a certain ioif ,sior- Of the older prsc
ice % which have ce.ore re,erreGSAs e G1l&sdsa
Ire most as;1 .shodo q the Eassh doct0Ts "a The -
century prescribed for the Szan fo1 that re ro5n
shcUd BE burg al round with closa q rel co.o- aai
ths the curtain OF the patients bed u ali DO the same
In his treatise entitled, Tie Medical Re- he nien
u NJ ah spprO,s treatment for the Epd-<y wh.cA
bad been used BY he protesson wiz scccess. Mss
was 20 be sad the :e,ust OF Gnstg0r enporcin on
Friday and Oh the Sabbath following che sp lres Eae
10 BE- read containing he sccornt OF tle eciolas a.
tempting devils ard not benz ale ali this
tcxt was 20 be hung ruGnl toe patterns mex Tbs
kind ooGseth Rot Ca bat by prayer AMI fas,,n-"
IL : rot Gy purpose 70 give history Of Ne enc bat
ought rot 20 pass ever rarzSsS.s in Re 10 cen
fury, WI IN addition g the discovery of,a l-y ~, a.
method Of Transmitting all metals tzro sc1 also %: ID
medical prescription Ter the ex;enS.sn OF human ~.
20 any required period This lat invention "a r,o',-
favor in Consequence Of the death CT the irvr, - -
age Of a. IL being supposed that he woali ave Ivj
SnseI ne eoee SUI me Invention or somsthS .in
sr appears 20 have heen pSe extern; Aa3.,a
&c Gepks relates thS, she bad seeu nan vbs Nv -