Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-16
For London Free Press.
Mr.. EDIToR:-


Lest the citizens of this com.
muhitv; should believe that acquiesee in all
that has been written, by DR.. Ramsey, alias DR..
Stop of Knoxville, feel called upon to say
that "Algide cholera, or "cold cholera" or Ash
attic or American, or New k,or Philadelphia,
or Nashville cholera; has invaded this commu-
nifty, and you will bear me witness, that have
attended case on your premises,in which there
was marked GOODNESS with all of the cholera
symptoms, and it required our utmost exertions
to warm the patient, not only with Cartwrght's
powders, but with hot bricks, and scal6ing wa
ter, you having assisted nae in two instances
and with favorable effects.
Dr. Slop strongly insinuates that the doses
of opium given by myself, were the causes of
the death, of two individuals who died of chol-
era; and yet, doubt not, he would recommend
DIR. Cartwright's doses, which are essentially the
same, the only difference in my prescription Isl
that use opium instead of morphia, and in
the same doses.
am fully satisfied that we have no remedy
equal TO it and if DR.. Slop knows any better
one, "t'would be charity to shew-'
have treated, suppose, near fifty cases in
the same way during the epidemic, in this town
and vicinity, and they have all recovered, that
| have had the management Of, from The COM
mencement; with three exceptions aud they
were in or near the collapse stage of the dis
ease am decidedly "young America in the
treatment of cholera and l believe that no 9th.
er will do.
Having been raised at Nashville, where the
cholera has raged since '32 or '33 with inter
mission of a few years at a time, until the pres
ent; and having seen cholera and treated it in
different parts of the United States, and hav-
ing received large premium in a foreign coun-
try, from disinterested individuals whom had
never seen before, and having used DR.. Cart
wrights prescription at that time, as | now do,
and having the official documents certifying the
same now in my possession, which can be seer
by calling at nv Office, and which were publish
ed in several papers Of the .. s. which l could
name-enabled me to speak with more than
usual confidence when said 'cholera is here"
And when such men as Bowling Of Nashville,
and Currey of Knoxville, and May Of Athens,
and Thompson of Cleveland, coincide with me,
l care nothing for the opinion of DR.. SloP of
Knoxville or DR.. Any-bodyelse, who acts in
such an unprofessional manner.
/ believe that there have died in our county
between 50 and 40 persons of cholera, and you
will find that the mortality has been larger here
than in Fayetteville, when The number of inhab-
itants are compared, and l believe that no one
questioned whethe err or not they had cholera at
Fayetteville.
am truly happy to be able to say that there
are now no cases here, nor vicinity so far as |
know, and the diseases are now assuming a ty-
phoi type.
dislike strife, and was sorry at the effort of
DR.. Slop of Knoxville to injure me without
provocation. and henceforth shall pursue ''the
even terror of my way" with "mens eonscii
recti," and if / receive no reward in this world,
have an abiding hope for one in the future
Yours truly,
w l.. WHITE