Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-12
VOL. I---NO, 242
DAILY VIRGlNlAN.

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Dn. JAoksoN's oetsioS of MEpnisEIs IN DIS.
EAsE.-ln his Letters To Young Physician"
Dr. Jackson of This city, holds ihe following Ian
gnage with reference to the common idea that
disease is only to be cured by medicine in large
doses: at Is my own practice 10 avoid drugs
NJ much as possible; and mere frequently find
II difficult io pursuade people 10 abstain from
using lhem, than % induce them to take them,
|, is n narrow and unjust view of the PRACTICE OF
medicine 10 suppose II to consist altogether in.
The use of powerful drugs Of drugs of any
kind. Far from it, II IL trus thai the common
question addressed TO the physician by the pa
iien, il. What shnll inker That question i'm
plies that there is drug adapted to every dis
cese. But the enligh,ed physician fret consid-
efs whether ID IL necessary for tha patient to
take anything. He considers what other modes
Of relief there are besides pills and draoghts lie
lthks 10 diet aud regimen. | have sometimes
bud patients say whs doing nothing for them,
because | Ind not ordered nny 'uedicine' to be
taken. II may be that tho patient in such a case
thinks ihai medicine will relieve the disease.
and j. right IN his opinion. Yet, som thing Is
To be done, but not by medicine" Boston Posi-.
THE WAY TO GEr CLAiM.--Horaee Greeley
thus writes 10 thu Tribune:
have been told TINT mnn who had an indis-
pulahle claim on the Government for four or five
thousand dollars, danced attendance at the Capt.
length IN old member who knew the ropes, struck
bv bis perlinaoty. called him aside and gave him
lie benefit Of some volunteer counsel. MY
friend rnid he," sec you are green Ms long rs you
have been in Washington just withdraw your
papers and increase your clnm TO twenty or thir-
iy thou sand. Then promise thousand to this
one,and two thousand To that, and 81 on through
list Of half u dozen who help you, and Of
course on the contingency of your gaining your
claim II you should be cut down little, you
enn afford it." The claimant thankfully took tho
advice. acted on it, aud in due time carried home
his honest due and little more
cAMlLlE's POPULARITY The City Item the
a,rical paper, Of Philadelphia. auding to 81.
Louis theatricals, records that Miss Heron's per-
fnrmance of Camille there created an immense
sensation the establishment in which it was play
ed having being filled to repleiion every night Of
its perfnrmance The writer adds: "came hats,
Camille bonnet@. Camille dresses were all the
yogno. Every military company marched to the
Camille polka; every fiddler fd1led it; every
whistler whi-tled it, il was Camille here, Camille
there Camille everywhere; Camille platform
scales and Camille peanuts were the last IDEAS
il was n matter of surprise that the very church
bells did not ding dong Camille" efo) s.
A BRIDES TRoussEAu.--A New York paper
thu 4 describes the houesedu of daughter OF the
South, recently prepared in that city: 7ss
1t comprised every article Of clothing that Ia
dies wear. even to the most mysterious, and all
got up in the most superb and costly style. The
dress alone cost fifteen hundred dollars. The
jewels. which all Of pearls and diamonds.
comprised breast pin, bracelets. armlet. three
rings, hair pins ,cbatelane. ear rings. three che
mise studs, and two side pins; besides clusters
which decorated the corsage of the dress, all of
which were valued at hundred and fifty tlnn-
and dolnrt. A sum not quite equal, perhaps. to
the dowry # an Eastern Princess, but very wnll
Tor the daughter Of Republican. .sl7ta sifae3
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SINGULAR PuENoMENoN.-A most singular
pheno omenon. says the Sandusky (Ohio) Register,
Is now to be seen around the docks in the wa
ter Immense numbers of white fish last fall we're
cleaned ON the docks, aud the offal and spawn
thrown into the bay. This spawn hatched
and now around the docks mny be seen millions
of minint nre white fish Here il the fact of the
breeding of fish which the knowing ones onghtt to
investigate; for, fish can b. cleaned. AMI from
tho spawn Matching be brad. what is the
use of all the artificial arrangements now propo,
sed to propagate fish!
THE GREEN EYED MoNsTER.-A newly mar
ried couple arrived in Boston recently, and took
lodgings ut one of the fashionable hotels,to pass
away that propitious season alas too brief
known as the honeymoon. Their happiness
tho cnuse Of envy among many for not cloud ap-
peared 10 overshadow the enjoyment of the pas
sing hours. until doctor was sent for in great
haste. 10 relieve the lady OF dose of laudanum
which threatened to terminate ber lfe. The skill
Of the doctor saved the wife, and after the bride
returned to consciousness, she was asked what
motive she had to commit such wicked act
She replied: I sd,p lady rink at my husband
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