The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-27
Elizur Wright about the N. DIS.

When unsophislicated people meet, after
the how-dy'.do's and the weather, you uext
hear them talking about their sicknesses and
how they doctored. We arc going to tell
some Of our experience in this way, and
the sophisticated reader will please skip this
article.
Thus begins the editor OF tho Boston Fire.
side Journal,-which is, by The way, now
and sprightly paper, we'll worthy Of the
widest patronage. but we are afraid little
indebted t, this department of the COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN for its title-this We say, is his
commencement Of IN interesting article,
which includes rather an unAattering opinion
Of Z" The profession" derived from his own
experience. Ilo says firstly in regard to his
own family matters -
After earning good many diverting news.
paper notices in regard to our remarkable
good luck in tho recruiting service Of do
mestic life, though We must confess to indif-
ferent success in the commissariat depart.
ment, we were blessed with pair of twin
boys, rs much alike as any two cherries
If the seventeenth birth in our homogeneous
household had been in the singular,it would
have been rather an old story, and hence
less romantic, ifnot less joyful. But dual
boy! span, brace,a little yoke of babies,
matched by shade, was q novelty which
blew up the Goals Of parental affection to
their brightest blaze. Let the wolves howl
and bc hanged we will find some way yet to
kick the gaunt wretchss from our door.
II may interest our readers to learn some.
thing of the after progress Of the "dual "
cherubs. Says Mr.. Wright -" They COM
pleted two years, had tho full use of their
legs for locomotion, leaving their hands per-
fectly free to lug to the Fireplace books rath-
er too valuable to be burnt, and to throw
their fathers hats and boots into the bathing
tub. Dear little mischief makers! how one
would dont on such circumstances if they
were IN die! Then it was so pretty TO have
tiro such pests ut once-one laughing with
the archest glee at the mischief Of the 9th.
or ~
In any civilized city, OF the children born
into this world, full one.half pass 10 another
before attaining the age Of five years
Whether this fact, so full Of agony to myri
ads OF fond hearts, exists by the dispensa'
ton Of Providence or Of the pestle and NOR.
tar which we SEQ so much emblazoned and
exalted in cities, We shall not now stop Ia
inquire. Suffice it to say that in regard Ia
tho six taken from our eighteen, we some.
time ago came to attribute their removal SO
much more to tho peslle of the apothecary
than to any ordination of Providence, that
our faith in what is called medical science
died out. We cannot say that any other
remedial faith, ism, or pathy, took its place,
other than this that there is the best chance
of preserving life by following in common
sense way tho indications Of nature and in.
stinct wherever they lead. It is our lot to
have many of the kindest friends, Of all the
various theories or pathies in the medical
profession, who would doctor us or ours gra-
It's, and we thank them rs much as if they
did; but for years we have not been able
to throw the responsibility Of q sickness up
on any Of them. even those whose theories
seem to US most to correspond with the
truth. 1t appears to US that special oxpe.
rience il better than general, that the class.
lfcation and naming ofdiseases are but little
better tnan humbug, and that the few sim
ple remedies which nature admits can bette,
be applied by one who best knows tho pa
tent and is constantly present, than by one
who drops in stranger. and must 10 five
minutes decide what is to be done for thu
next twelve or twenty.four hours.