Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-03-19
For the Journal.
Female PHYSICIANS

Mr.. EDITOR: On reading the article IN
your las, weeks paper, with the above head
ing. and Fanny Ferns name to the bottom,
some ideas suggests themselves which we
can't resist pennlng; and hope you will in
sert them in your next issue, for the amuse'
ment and benefit Of your fair readers. Now
as to whom Fanny Fern is, we don't know;
But Of one thing we are certain. |. e. tha:
she gives utterance to great deal of truth,
sentiment, and poetry. In all her writings
we perceive the natural effusions Of Femi-
nine soul, and only wish that there were
more Fanny Ferns TO write for us. We say
that she is sentimental and poetical, also truth
full / e., true TO her nature. She gives us
quite a sentimental and romantic description
of a rich old Bach, visited by one of the lore
y Physicians. Notwithstanding-the poor
fellow was well nigh his last, and about to
give up in dspaiar, yet the presence OF that
lovelest Of natures physicians infused new
life and vigor in every fiber of his whole sys-
TEN, the very, and sole object TO be ascom-
plished in order to combat disease. Now
she did not need an artificial Battery, nor
even nauseous drugs TO accomplish all this
but she carried natures own healing balm
with her, l. e., Intelligence, and all those
lovely feminine graces and sympathies, that
none but the opposite sex can manifest or
impart. Now is it any wonder, that under
these circumstances the poor fellow should
find himself laboring, or rather improving,
under an entirely different disease, e.,
very agreeable and convalescing affection of
the heart Why, this is natures own way of
lc5n No
need at all, OF the painful process of blister
ing bleeding, salivating &c, to substitute
new disease, las the Doctors say,) in order
to counteract the present. Where is the
man or women, Of good sense, who would
not thousand times rather have counterir-
ritation produced, and disease subdued in
this way, than according to the Irregular
mode" No doubt this is one of the great
Improvements in Medical Science. Fanny is
well aware of the genial influence that one
of the opposite sex is capable OF excr ing upon
the mind of the other; hence, she says in
truthfuluess, and from the spontaneous eifu
sions of her soul, that none, but the hand of
the opposite sex, shall prescribe for her. or
feel of her pulse. Would that every woman
was as true to nature as Fanny. We al
most love her because she is not afraid to
speak from the dictates of her heart.
A few remarks in reference to the suSas-
ton of the "Exchnnge" that, ":he needle is
a much more appropriate weapon In the
hands Of women, than the scalpel or listoury."
! Now, we have an idea that these are Fanny's
sentiments, hence our remarks are not aim
ed at her at all but, at those who entertain
sentiments similar to the Exchange" We
have bad the happy privilege of seeing, and
participating with the opposite sex, In the
use of dssectng, and surgical instruments,
(those horrible things for females to use.)
We have kewse enjoyed the opportunity of
visiting, aud counselng by the bedside of
the sick, with those lovely and intelligent
creatures. We are free to acknowledge, and
that too, to the credit of the female sex,
that, notwithstanding we had always placed
high estimate upon the female character,
ye. we came very far short Of the estimate
we now place upon them. We had been in
the habit of locking upon them and estma-
ting them, as many other well meaning mel
do, partly from the prevailing opinions Of So
ciety, and partly from our own reflection or
experience, in regard to the great present and
future destiny of women as such.
We entered the Lecture halls with our fe
male classmates, just as boys and girls would
enter shoo room, and for the same purpose
as far as the acquisition of knowledge is con-
cerned. We also feel ourselves under the
influence of that becoming and natural re-
spect, always existing betwixt the sexes Of
the intelligent, in all promiscuous assemblies,
under the influence OF this mutual Difference
and respect for each others thoughts and
feelings, we sat and listened with mutual prof
it to the scientific and eloquent dscources Of
our professors. After spending several hours
each day in this manner we were summon
ed to the Amphitheater. Now comes the
horror { as the simple would think,) and the
great bugbear, in the way of the female ply
sician. We enter the amphithester, seat our
selves in circles one above the other, in the
center stands table, beside it the professor
upon the table lies something in the shape
of a human body, bnt, as yet hid from view
by cover of a few yards of calico The
Professor with manly dignity and getleman-
y difidence, (being in the presence of the
adies) thus breaks the silence, by few pre-
iminary remarks.
Ladies' and gentleman. Talk about youl
moral reforms; Talk about your secret soce
ties; Talk about womans rights; Talk abou
your christian Churches reforming and regen
Grating mankind yes talk of all these, and ye
if the sexes do not join heart an hand intel
ectually and socially. in all great and good
enterprises, as God designed we should, we
may seek. and seek in vain for happiness il
can't be found Oh Woman! Oh man! wha
are our rights? Can you tell? are they not. tc
make each other happy? Then let us go tc
school together; let us labor together: let vi
study together. let us practice the professions
together: in a word, let us live together, die
together, and 80 TO Heaven together
wwK.