The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-02


ht0 on hs improved appearsuos. a. ioquireb iaso
Der LJesaDt sHmp omss ami h nj sne n - iodi
eating dec ced amendment, sup sing all me wn,te
che fclo s'rg ut biz il s'Yucs,oDs Not xishny
to nitleso ibe Doctor she frankly tot hi n 20 lad
placed herself under my care, apd w4s them u-iug
Anbs alton, to which she attributed her improve
NEST.
Doss The reader suppose Dr.. P bad the lbs
rsnty 10 admit tnat the improVemuDt must M due
% l. tr.stmeot2 On the conway sbasing his
btsd 81 Affecting q look of symps'hy aud CONN
seesst d, he replied" Nj dear mscan, am ex
temeJy sorry 10 hear tbs. Inhalation c.npo, b. VI
The least service 10 your coDdtl>n. regret to tell
YIN taat your luoGs are filed With subercles, ana
Jon only da'ter yourself With rhs nope Of recovery
Y ur lie hangs by a feeble thread, which canaos
long sus sin J0o, and this tea mens IA ouly las en-
hs separation" Nobe tesrs Generous mind
What kind words Of comfort and "a our igemeos
were theee to gentle spi IT, In weak aud suffering
body Blu; te rad mistaken s,e cnsr4c or Of shs
pc son nth whom ne hsd 10 dssL He kue not
The fertiude the ws, the courage ensbriaed that
delicate f0Jm.
h I is e e.s attempt TO dest.ey the confidence OF
my patient In the Only treatment ~h ca afforded her
tho least prospect Of recovery, and "a tear fro hsr
Yudtly that hope of returning health ON which the
NOT only failed, but drew upon himself the shslp
end we'll dre tied shafts Of her irony a0d repr NJ.
Doctor ssi0 shs, you did not tell me this wnen
consulted you. Am now 10 understood that you
Asd then NO hope OF my re overy, and intended Is
kave me TO die without an ef,rI" "O no,n was
The quick reply, would save done evar, thinx in
my y0Wer for ycu and sal. would do SOL = And
yet, Doctor" sue replied, "kao~sng that oould
vist dior you have DOW declared your disos
Inf In the durability OF such cases as mine
from any means-you still prescribed for me
whnont ssyidg, word about the state Of
ny lupgs,. and would nor have SCRUBBED to
make bill for such attendance, when you Saes
n could not be OF the least benefit TO me. DR.. HUI
extent Of my diseas.-p ,iatsd out the pe, ii OF my
case- avOwed his belief IN tina Durability OF coz
sumption in the stage 10 which he 1. und my d.
staee and encouraged me sith tina assurances that
he did not succeed IN sffectlDg rad.Ca! cure h
would at least arrest the progress Of tina disease.
prolong my life, and render me comparatively com.
Portable during Its Remaining term. Already be-
gin to realize, more rapidly than dared 60 hope,
ire Tesul's BE promised. You have yourself borLe
Win ss to my Improvement. I ask yon nov, beflrs
these friends, which is the most consistent in mis-
Prscticei You, VINO treat consumption, believing
\ TO be incurab&e, and knowing taat the remedies
you prescribe cannot effect any permanent good or
DR.. Hunter, who believes it TO be durable by the
ygactice which he has tntrodu ed?" the Doctor
left have no doubt, at the time, greatly Disguised
With his evenings entertainment /; bat, eis1er
through the arguments OF my fair pa lent, or from
some lther influence still more potent, he has since
rendered the tribute to my practice of setting
yRi Of his patie0ts to iDDsliaR.
Here we have Q physician who certainly never
treated case ofpulmonsry disease by in aslston Ia
his life, end ignorant Of the proper medicines to
employ and o. the stret 9Th at which they eau be
1ea with benefit or evea with safaty-in fact.
wholly without exrerieDce-aiter having grossly
misrepresented this prsctice, not Only adopting IT,
but experimenting upon patients who only com
nitfed their cases TO his care becsuse of his pre-
sumed knowledge and experience In tia old rou-
tine. Whas can result from the EN- ,oyment OF To-
hastion, under such auspices, but failure aud dis
appointment!
That mary practice inhslation at the present
moment under the snadoS of my prsstigs, is uade-
niable. Ny attention was first awakened TO this
fact by the following circumstances. Having 90
easicn to 90 into the STOP o. wellknown instru.
ment maker Of this city. some time ago, observed
toleraby lose imitation Of my inhaler, and TAX
ing 1t up. inquired Of Mr.. f, "WhsS have you
hefe2" "Oh!" said he, that ia one OF your inhal
from the cut. We are selling a great many Of
them" Another amusing instance Of similar
kind recently occurred bad occasion 70 condemn,
% defective, q number OF globes made for my inhal
era. ut Ia OF no consequence" said che maker,
CDR f. wishes us to make him several gross, just
hks yours, and We can send him these aud make
you ne y lott"
Now, il the practice is based on sound principles,
and Ia fully d. serving the confidence Of the patient
surely knowledge and experience essential to rs
safe, proper, and succs ssful employment And
what kno Wedge and what experience have these
yisls to offer the p1bli, in justification for their
pressure Of the popular will that induces them 70
sdopt the practices desire TO retain their patients
regardless Of ell consequences. But even supposing
them TO be sincere and hearty convert. to inhala
uon, and that they ara chiefly governed In employ
ipg It by desire TO DO good stI, their want OF OK
pcrience 10 On almost insurmonntab!e Obstacle 70
success, and their failure may sacrifice their pa.
TENTS health or life.
Iluty to myself and to the princi oles have la
bored 30 hard and 20 long " establish, compel me
TO be plain In speaking OF the Sc matters The iujdd
s!sus employ ment OF Inhalation by physi ,ans vino
avOw themselves warm advocates OF my views, and
affect 10 understand them, s likely to prove more
Injurious to Il il practice than all the dexac OF
- enem o.. Tue latter win be perfectly under
u, the former win be more likely to be charged 70
nhaiation than to its true cause.-the want Of suff
eient skill and expert on the part OF the phys
clan. And this dabb.ing In inhalation Ia the more
- be condemned, sin . AN At all times willing 70
cooperate with them 10 the treatment Of Their pull.
n0nay cases--prS scrb,Dg for the patient on their
description Of the symptoms OF each case, AID ad-
visir with ihsm from time to tins regarding the
sttsnton to be paid 70 the general be Nth, Diet, ex
erc'ss and habits Of lie. at the present moment
am In this manner treating cases under the super
vision Ct their pbyscians in every part Of the
Union.
Patients residing at ditancs from New York
arc often led TO employ inhalation under the direc
tion Of their own phynciaos, who, they must know,
canrot have had any experisnce In the practice,
simply because they suppose this IL the only way
they avail themselves of its bene6s This Ia not
correct. All that require Ii, that you should ait
down and write me full description OF your symp-
toms, embracing the length Of time you have been
cut Of health, whether you have any cough, short.
meas OF breath, expeCt0rat0n, aching In the lungs;
IL you have ever spit any BLOOD il you W astsda
Aesb; IL you have fever, night swests or diarrh9a;
and that you should give me such other general in
formation regarding your present condition and state
Of health as your own Intelligence shall sug-
eest. On this statement can always prescribe
without the least difficulty; and BY keeping up
q regular correspondence with you while using In
haaions, you can be treated in most cases quite
well Of homo in this city. / need scarcely add,
that II you can come 10 tue city and permit me 70
make thorough Investigation OF your case person
ally, you should do so by all MEANS but IL Il folly
because you cannot do at once, for some weeks
or months, TO put of the treatment until then. Dr.
sease Will not wait on the convenience Of the pa
tient month later and your mslady may be in
another stage. Weeks, aye, days, even, are ore
ci0us In the treatment Of all for Of consumptive
disease.