The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-16

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POPULAR MEDICAL DELISIOSS.
From he bo>',n U.EruiL"na'
a volume might be writer upon this
theme, vet the few remarks W. have 70 o'rr
may not be wholly unavailng. Certainly in
no other matter OF great importance are pco-
pie so unv'ise and rrepo>.erous in their pro-
crdurcs as in the care Of their health and il,
The I.casures to which they resort for ITS res
toraton when impaired Not content to
tntruSt themselves to those who have devoted
many years Of patient and >c!t-'lcnvnc labor
20 acquiring a knowicdnc of diseases and
their remedies. they rush blint!lv toi relief
into the arms of the foreign advcnturcr or
native peripatctc deceived by promises loud
y sound, hat impossible of fulilmcn;. The
conscientious physician, whose time and
means have been freely expended in fitting
himself for his honorable and responsible
profession feels it to he a c~ic,ons wronc
that an intelligent community shoul,l pcrmi,
the lmiidrnt prrtcndrr to medical skill t.
move by his side o-tcn-ibly upon the >a,ar
hch crrand MOI only. however. is tbs ii
owed, hut II is "ncornGGd and by those too.
who. were similar treatment shown to them
in the exercise OF their occupations. would
instantly complain OF the injustice. Frotes-
slonal men. even. do not Scrurle. in this and
every community, to tla:ter and ltc,. the
Iuack, at the expense Of honest, competent
and scientific physicians. Clcr-ymen are
particularly obnoxious to This S.a'cmcn.-
From the huge humbuc of llnmo.nga'hv, to
the most dcspicailc # Spirit-raprin- and
..IaiIyo4ant focl.:ies, tho world runs mad for
'.somc new thinn" Now it is a truth which
none can 1cnv. that physicians have very
rarely. almost never tcrnrl to after word
Of remonS,rancc at the folly OF those who
c'o,>: to employ ignorant. prctcntious and
unp:inc;,,!cd practitioners. The aims OF the
profession are too high and its ministra'ionS
too sGcrc'! to admit Of Its members contend
in" w.,i such rersGnS for that cmo'unont
which properly heonr> to them tlone. There
j. none OF that bla@onry and Boosting, which
takes 'hc popular eve and ear. about the .ruc
physician; and he is willing to leave these
Int...r.- Of sustenanrc 20 ~" miserable indi-
1i,su,l, i,n would cert starv" without
some st.,:i. >. .,4us show Most Of tlro mr,ii
cal mans dni are quietly done his cure,
are not panphlctcercd abou; the streets, and
his advice traits is almost never known
though many have it, daily.
II has ALWAYS seemed 70 us that people in
general lose sight o. common sense in their
management OF the delicate system upon
which they permit. nay. even solicit. ''l,r." ="
(alas for The honor OF this prefix in or davD
Anybody to come and tinker II n watch
require repairs, does the owner take 1t to a
blacksmith, or to any one who viii proceed
hap-hazard to is rccti..cation especially
woull it be entrusted TO \ person who hal
never seen its Internal mechanism much
less, carefully stn'iicl it? gait" as un-ra-
Snnably 90 they act who place their bodies at
the disposal of those who have one remedy
Or mode Of treatment t0r every ailmcnt. or
who aulaciouslv append to their names the
,lshonorcd title of M d." their previous
occupation havin" been faS in an instance
lately exposed in New York; that Of groom.
70 4 scntleman's horses, or something quite
as E>culapian
TO the disgrace OF the !a'v press with on
ly one or two honorable cxccption>) III" most
culpablc support is given to those who thus
literally traffic in life .nl health For The
sakc OF pel!,, pape, whose managers would
'rown most nli.nan,iy were their rcsrccta-
tilitv questioned. are !cfled with the most
disgusting and vulgar advertisements while
editors and publishers alike look com;!acent-
" upon the sneers indugcd in at noble and
rnselfish profession Not MANY weeks since.
one OF our most valued and widely circulated
papers allowed the publication of an infant.
lie attempt at rilirue of what was termed
"bahy illora,hv." AMI which was fteblv e.
.Iaculated by a disciple OF Iiahnemann on
Tie occasion Of the celebration Of that cn,hu-
lasts birthday. This is not the place to
show that the term ''-Ailopa.hy" is one of
leploach, As we once heard a DISTINGUISHED
.:'rySlcian oi this city aptly designate it nor
that legitimate ana reliable medicine is inca
Fable of invidIous and petty divisions we
nave referred to the journals. only to show
how largs':- :ie;' minister to the diffusion of
popular medical decisions The injury done
TO the aainstrIcted. WHO are induced by the
'!lurnal repetition Of the promises OF mpos-
tors to waste their money. un'ermine and
.requcnt... 70 ruin tl"ir health. is in ai-ulc-
Die; and ihe 'lanic attaching 10 those who
are thus the riders and abettors Of the mis-