Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-08-08


IicnaI amour. reSuiredJ ThismaHer. We
believe is leh 10 the county Commissioners,
and we hope they win attend % il a, their
next session. 81 &
The CHOLERA AND Dr.. ~ Sook. .--In the
las. number Of The Forniain, an indiuidual.
I've cannot calf hin genllsmqn) over the
sigha,are of TIL b. Sock, strives 10 con.
vince the publicihai he has cured case Of
cholera; and seems 10 think nothing more
necessary 10 accomplish his end than 10
lken The editor Of the 1elegraphio amnle or
a turkey. Whether lhe other physician
arrived before or after Dr.. ~ Sock left is
a mater Of no importance at all. Tha, he
did yisi.ihe pa,ien, is sufficient. We un.
dersiood i. as published, but might have been
mistaken. Ii is mex, assened ina. the pa
tent had no. been imprudenti in diet. We
we're misinlormed, then, We certainly un.
derstood that such was shecase.
The learned Dociornex, a,iempis 10 show
that we do not understand the meaning Of
lha word Homeopathic; nay, ina, we are
even ignoran. Of the photography Of tho
word. Well, perhaps he is righ,; bu.if so,
tits lille singular .bqI Noah Webster, who
is acknowledged 70 hite been the creates,
photographer ofhis day should have fallen
into precisely the same error. flour read.
ers will take the trouble 10 look on page 49s
ofWebs'sr'sl lroyal oc.avo) Dictionary, they
will find The WORD spelled, in every instance
without the dipihohg e-precisely as we
spelled it They will also find the follow.
ing definitions:
"Homeoaaihic.--Pertaining or belonging
10 Homeopathy" ~ (. RI \ I
"Homsofathy The theory Of curing dis.
eases with very minute doses Of medicine
BY producing affections similar 10 those o.
The disease" 4 i i
The word, tits true. is derived from two
Greek words, (Which are given in The Die
,lonary,) sgnifying "like" and "affecsion;'
bu, the English word Homeopathy mean'
no.Aipg # the kind. The word was man
ufaclured pr invented as a nome for a Ger
tain theory, and except ss pertaining to lha
parlicniaftheory, ii meaKs nothing a, all
Words, in themselves, have no meaning
They are merely arbitrary signs, represen.
ing just such ideas as are affixed 10 them b,
compact among those who use them. W,
have nothing TO do with the Greek, Hindoo
Choctaw, Dutch, or Chicasaw, when w
write in English. 'ai" ~ y
The idea we intended to convey by ,h
term "Homsopalhic case" was This: .ha,
was an extremely slight allack-one whicl
might easily be cured by "very minute dose
Of medicine9' This idea we did convey, 4
the minds Of all who read the article. Ha
Noah Websler wished TO convey The sam
idea, he would, in all probability have use
the same expression; if we may judge by hi
definitions lia aae f -
We do not believe thar the case reporte
was case Of cholera, or even like choler,
nor have we heard OF more than TWO person
in the town who do believe il was choIer5
And II Or. Socks knowledge Of Palholog
is as superficial as his knowledge Of lar
guage, we do not believe he could ie
whether palen. was afflicted with choler
or measles. 5ff 4safeseA4 ,9.t1
We have no desire TO attack any system
Of medicine; but we abhor qaacks, in an
profession. When we voluntarily enle
upon the discussion Of any important suhjec
we shall OF least endeavor to choose a get
tleman for an antagonist. We shall there
fore have nothing further 10 say on the sui
ject, unless The Doctors inordinale desire /
advertise his business free Of cos, shall in
duce him TO make another attack. f'i 'ae
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