The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-28
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.e' - ySa ior saieF said the houest mechanic
the road Il an ueddnr ansek y,sssc;.s :, 80 ~
reply !ot the Ysnkse. '.Risht-go shesd.- ss;d ths
ron ne strongest kiad o5 eersiseass yarr VII srs
~sss 0een Of great service me i'm the war al M
| israslns my saies,} aside. =
= hsse long been convinced that a rre.. rari.ox
who Element n the snceess Of the host OF qusrEs
in the read;nrss ,ish ~ SaT county is to be found
seNsd- tne ayidify with which fheir ross,,vn. 80.
,sonde. end the enthusiasm with which, their
| g1ori.ui efficacy certified by = cjasr al n,rn
nIs noTs intelligence and leaning one woald ttink
| sboa protect them assnst such irnpositions and
| 80 sNlns their powerful influence TO any th:pr
Of tba; sht deem likely to injure any potion
n ana ye, strange as il may ssen our very excellent
anS snaened clergy are apt 70 give crederlce
tens of ~ er sfossess and most destructive sys
disnrs e.aa p.u which were concocted in the
a Drain OF the unprincpled auaes who
derded Sicfs anu I.ttensd "a on the misorunes Of his
nrens-t;s Ln.neT. who certified to the wonderful
aa . ,t pTstsd IeforTner, who did 80 much to re-
the minds OF his feliow-Ien from fslss svstsr
vat qa scarcely less in bringing them nn5sr
| OF guackery. ssa1s system
ms observation taught him that three ,a.s.
p.icsa with stic and dried in the sun, would Srs-
| Sut aii the poison from any pestilent huuor al
, neaI ehe lnaiady however malignant" What yrtna
there could be in the mysterious number ss -
might puzzle less enlightened mind than Ln,b,r,s
| to demonstrates. 'a' NeIaees
| 1t may be that the extraordIpsrv se;c... as -,
| remedy depended as much on the s,iek witb which
the victims were pierced, or on the sun in rb;, .h
were dried as On the harmless animals tbemseivs.y
very much suspect that it owed its existe,,cs r,
TO the dlsordered Imagination of the rreat raf-r,-
| than TO either all of the three '' 7'
The good Bishop Berkely," too, to whom the
Heaven" had his conceit in medicine His oIseyrs
ton and experience taught him the important fact
that tar trat was sovereign remedy for all diseases
A man Of the most Catholic spirit, he believed most
relgously in this great Cdthoiicoa for the ,naades
| of the human race. It has been well said Of hirs
/ he al 80
anreaty OF all matter, in his riper year, he cert
hed to the reality of universal remedy Thus hold
whole material Universe was nothing and that Tar
| water was everythug,"-it added by another
that ian attempt to talk out of their reason did
OF night belong to that individual who at first tried to
| persuade them out OF their senses"
| For propagating such heresy, almost con.
yinced that the distinguished Preate deserved and
should have received of feathers with his tar
Many good Bishop has been martyred for hold
ing less erroneous aud less destructive opinions than
| the Tar-water absurdity of Berkely.
| The experience of these eminent and excellent
men proves that folly is not confined to FOOLS and
hat the greatest minds may embrace the absurd
systems and labor to propagate the grossest hereses
N Medicine as well as III Religion, and to give char
acfeF ana currency to the baldest hunbugs Nor B,
tins CHARACTERISTIC of the Clergy confined TO those OF
by-sone times. They ready as of yore 70 conn
tehahce the cost destructive theories In Medicine
aud 70 give them the influence OF their names and OF
thelr setions in society. Not only is this done nv
Right Rev Bishops bus learned and unlearned Priests
and peacons OF every sect vie with each other in tha
number AID eXtreys sance OF their certificates 10 t
marvellous efficacy of the inert as well as the
most poisonous nostTuns with which the countrv ia
flooded. have doubt that in most instances tfev
prompted to do this, by desire to benefit tbos,
who apply 10 them for the sanction of their names;
they should remember, however that kindness TO Az,
Individual results often III cruelty thousands II
these good men would coDtne themselves within
| their appropriate sphere of action and leave the
practice OF Medicine and the reeonmendation of
remedies to enlightened aud yrtuous Medical men
doubt not they would prove much greater benefac-
tors OF their race, and commend themselves in n
more eminent degTee 10 the appreciation of Him who
has sem them forth on the high and special errand Of
| ''preachng the Gospel to every creature" Mon
onHio oss'muS ones" is as applicable 20 them az to
| others
| aud they divnely commissioned 10 recommend
TO their sovereign remedy for all the ills of the
! moral system. 1t would be we'll for the world il
they would learn the important truth that there ~
| no PanGee0 for the diseases Of the outer nada
Nor is the host of pretenders confined exclusively
to the outsiders. In ifs ranks found many who
append "Secuudein Legem' too, the desecrafed ini-
tials NJ. D., to their names blush TO acknowledge
it. but truth demands the declaration, that there is
great deal of Quackery in the legitimate ranks of our
| profession. There are regular well irregular
imposters in medicine; legitimate well as iilegti,
| Ths chief of this n,nGimum oppropriuns
ned,c9'"m is TO be found In the iaxty of oor Medi-
cal Schools or in other words in their rage for send
ing out the greatest number of graduates say ro9e
for of late years i has become genuine Gror TO
such perfection has the of making Doctors at
tanned, that they are turned out from some of our
Medical Schools. fully edged, with as little labor on
the part of instructor or pupil is required to au
..By easier nodesis Medicines now Taught,
| Than through the medium of laborious thought :,
know that there are AMONGST our Scbools rare and
honorable exceptions, but such stand no chance in
| the disgracefui scramble for eustom.p
| Among all the evidences OF progress afforded in
1 modern times, none stands couspicuous thai,
1 the guaranty of Graduation.
When the Dean of the Faculty in some Of our
| Medical Schools presents young man to bis coI-
| leagues for examination, he may say with frn,b
This candidate ia offered to be examined and argL
uafedthus taking his cue from the example Of ~,
English functonary whose nttiiuus ran In this ;s.
Il command you TO take the accused, John Doe to
London to De tried and creeutcd" The result Ia nye
determined in both in that Of the student the
insurance Of Diplomats the condition OF his ra:ri-
| culation
greatest speed and at the least charge has the most
crowded cars does that school whose tickets ara
headed 'Ticketsd al half price, put through in the
shortest time and Insured against risk, the
The contrast between the speed Of the railroad
Of the present Gay aud the slow pace Of the stage
csach Of tie past eeiR:Y affords tar iliustrati0n
OF the difference lathe process OF preparing capdi-
dates or the DoetoFste, thirty years ago, aad now
| an o:lier titrss--'Tpss many years agoi
The Students tolls0me. foug gh and slow
| The priced Diploma sought with Tears
| And came he trophy OF iah0rous years.
Now MeSisihe's shrine each idle youth may seek,
| Aud spending fsefe chilling and aweek;
| At iigEtest e6st Of money, time and thought,
Coaae back weI dressed, bu. very poorly tav2hlr
As the obvious eject of this dsgracefsi competition
the AtPdfcal SCHOOLS and thS lightning
eres, over ''f1ducaron's Course while are
hurried cut lite by the ignorance the careless
css Of conductors resulting in the collision Of loco
motives and the crashing Of cars thousands
ri:ced by the uBskiitu.ness of those who, with high
pre.ens.ors take charge of The health and lives OF
| ;tiejr credHlous and eonfiding yictilns.
How can IL be otherwise when dubbed
, | Doctors whose knowledge OF their mother tongue
! and Of themselves is 50 Imperfect that they
| unable 70 spell the simple word Bcoby. or to COM
| pYehsnd its nearing when they see IL In print.
10 the National Medical Association, TO the Viz
ginia Medical Society, and 20 her ssssr Societies
| throughout the Upiou, have the public right TO
iook for the reform of this gross abuse.
| To elevate the standard Of qualification Of tbosa
who practice the divine art OF healing the msiades
: of their feilow.men, and TO the profession
from the degradation and disgrace Of ouackery ths
high aim and purpose OF our Ass0eafaon. How shall
we best promote this objees is the qaestion Tor as to
! cor sid er at this meeting.
| Nv own opinion is that our efforts slfoah be hlse
directed towards more complete organization OF the
essiui throughout the State. To accomplish tnis
We u,ust have cur own Medical Journal, IN whieh
each member should feel that he has personal IN
| tsrest 1 am happy 70 say that your cenriftee sp-
pointed az your last annual meeting. VIII report
plan Cor such publication as. trHsf WIN meet .ne
apprubaton aud enlist the cordial support o. sssy
mcmber of the Society. see no cansc ~ nouD. sns
brilliant success Of the enterprises Tho more tnea
two thorsaud pb scisns in this greei common eanh
| will surely support State work, wnieh snsii V 81
voted u the peculiar interests Of fhe own cns
| ofotaxsson Tney can and should do y, wfnou. -
| ans naEnex iuraising the prosperity et ans eAss
1 cessshoYer m the coed esuse .t.,..1
| ,;tH a corrspiete organization et the MsdtcAs