Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-22
NUMB X (

spirit.rappIne and eiairroynnt ,'s.,
2 tue world runs mad for some NJ ~ thing.
Now ii is II truth which uo AMY
that physicians have very r nsest
never, deigned to utter word ii rtinou.
STRANGE at the ioiiy Of those uwIn choose
to employ Ignoram, pre'entnns and uH.
principled practitioners. The aims of
the profession are too high and us Ini,,.
istrat,ons too sacred a. admitrf its mem.
bers con,ending Will, such persnas tot
that emoiumen, which pup.aiy hsle,p.
to them alone There IS rer,e q. tin,
blazonry aud boas,lna. which .ste, tie
popnl.r eye and EAT, about ih. i.,i.- pny.
sician; ana he is willing 10 leave t:,ts.
means Of sus,enance TO the niser. bic in.
dlviduals who would certainly s,aryc
without some such specious show
Most OF the medical mans duties are
quietly done; his "cnres" are uet PANT pi,.
eteered about the the streets. aud b,.
''advice gratis" is almost never knoun
though many have it daily.
1t has always seemed to rs tIai people
in general lose sight OF co,nmon stnse
i'll their management Of their d-llcat.
system upon which they permit, nav
! even solicit. "Dr" {alas for ,he honor of
the prefix in our days Any Body 10
come and tinker. lf wa,cl, require
repairs does the owner take it 10 a bIacA.
smith, or to any one who will proceed
hap-hazard TO its rectlfca,ion especial.
y, would il be entrusted TO rerson VIII,
had never even seen ITS internal n,ec han.
ism much less carefully studied il -
Quite as unreasonabIy do they nc, who
place their bodies at the disposal oi those
who have one remedy or mode Of treat.
ment for every ailment, OF who auda.
ciousl y append 10 ,her names tie dis.
h honored lltie Of IN. D." their previous
occupation having been las in al. instance
atel! exposed in New York; ,ha, OF u
groom to gen,lemnn's horse, or .on.e.
thing quite as Esculaplan
To the disgrace Of the daily press
("uh only one o, two honorable excrp-
uons), the most cuIpable suppur, is civ, "
to those who thus literally trade aud
speculate in health and l,fe. For The
sake of peIf, papers whose managers
would iro"n mos' indignantly were lh.u
'rcspec'abil,y" questioned, are def ID
with the most disgusting and vulgar ID.
vert!>emen.; while editors and publish.
ers alike look comy lacentlp upon III.
sneers INDUCED IN at noble and unset
fish profession. Not many weeks since.
one ot our most valued aud widely CIR.
culated papers allowed the publ,ca,,,n
OF Ell MANTLE attempt NJ rldicuie .d
what was termed "baby Ali"patly. and
which was ieebly CALCULATED by a d,.,,.
pie OF Hahnen'ann on the occasio,
the celebration OF that enthusiasts b,,a
day. This is not the place to show tia,
the term "Allopathy" is one "of r..
proach,' as we once heard Of a d,.,t;,.
gu'shed physician Of this city ap,Iy d..
slsnate II; nor ,ha, Legitimate and relia.
BILE medicine is incapable Of inv,dunus
and petty divisions; we have referred to
the journals, only to show how largely
they minister to the diffusion Of poruls,
medical deusions. The injury done !"
the unins'ructe,l, who are induced by
the diurnal repetition Of the promises al
mpos,ers TO waste :heir money, under.
nine, aud frequent to ruin, their health
is incalculab and the blame a,tachinp
to those who are thus the alders aud abr,.
tors oi the mischief, is in correspond.
ing ration. In tins age OF tough and
elastic consclences, we do not exvect
that any representations we can make
will be "t much real advantage to the
deceived, or that they will diminish the
number OF the deceivers, Still il is M
less duty to expose the rotteune.s of
the foundation upon which 50 many are
willing 10 stand.
We could sa,e many instances. had
We room Tor them, III which the reI,,escn.
ta,ions OF the victims from wilou, money
Time and health had been filct,ed, and
| confidence IN the good intention Of cav
! medical advisers nearly destroyed, were
enough to arouse the sIowest pulse with
indignation nt such treachery, and to
make those who were guilty forever han,
their heads with shame, were no, ,h.
feeling unknown to them. Were ih..
accumulation OF money the ruling mo.
tive or even common Que, with ph,.,.
c,ans, their best course would oe 10 en.
| courage quackery and favor the increase
ct bold and incompetent eApvrin,en,ers
Tor nearly every medical na,n. We ven.
,ufe to say, can refer TO aImos, number.
less Instances Of application f"r advire
after disastrous experiences with en-.
pr'cs. ! he dishonesty Of the latter 10
so siarng that it is Wonderful that they
d" not sooner expose themselves TO their
dupes. The homeopathic prac,uioners,
"h" pretended scientific basis f,r their
absurd system, might be forgiven is
their nonsense, but never Tor their not
lntrefnemt dupicny; it j. well known
that while purPor,ing to give infinitesimal
doses, they often administer powerful
ores. O"ly few days since, we heard
the following prescription read, and
which was written by hon,ropatnisi ia
this city r. Potasss lodidi, ox.ss;
nydrargyr Deutiodidi. grs. j.; Aq,s
Dest'lla.@, oziv. NJ. Do.s. one lea.
! NM II 4 sNx.l