Demoine courier., 1856-05-15
QUACKERY.


,inc,ion. Blu, in this enlightened age Of
leveling, young America wishing to
place all on an equal footing. showed a
graz dislike TO the LEARNED Doctors
mode Of using technical phrases and
writing hi, Latin Prescriptions which
none bu, the Professional could under
stand, threw open The doors and invi
Ted The Rogue, the Quack, and the .gno
FAMOUS, and placed all on a level with
science. In,,,his way advantage is taken OF
genuine merit, and The sspirani Of Dem
agogue Qnackery, breaks his thei and
suddenly comes forth out of obscurity .
believing Ma, in-bim is developed some
.grea, principle, aud ,ha. the practice Of
medicine, is an easy way to &c, q fv-
ing. as x,a 90
He therefore assumed the name Of
some Indian Doctor, Homeopa,h. lily
dropash, or some other Hydro headed
Sieam-sonean Tom Doctor. lie soon
learns That il he would ge. alo,.g well in
his ne%f-r.ous designs, he must make a
great noise, advertise largely in the papers
make bold assertions ,hat,he has exam
ined all systems, Ass with his he can
cure n dise,se, and tina, all other boc
tors sre.ruacks but himself:
Blu, tho most. dangerous Of all is the
Quack who does no, only confne himself
% Lobelia. which 10 the TomsQnsan the
grsa, tsine qua non) bu, who practice
often the old school system, using a,rsn-
dom The mos, dangerous kind ct nedh
cine. No wonder that iha, community
has become so fearfully alarmed al The
thought o.: taking Calomel, Quinine. &C..
or shudder at The sigh, ola Lanset Near
y every bo'ly has seen the bad effect Of
medicine and nearly every Mediciue has
its bad ei fec. when irjudieiously admin.
istered.
In some disease bIooclering is the
mos, speedy and certain cure. wl'ile in
others Of q sxuiisr appearance a few
ounces OF blood would prove fatal. A
little learning 10 a dangerous Thing.
The bold Quack fearIessly oficia,es.
where the mos, skilfull would be very
cautious. Therefore The grea. imPort
anco Of every Ply sician becoming
thoroughly acquainted with the structure
Of The Hum1n body. and the nature Of
disease. how and where the body ia al
lec.ed, AID what remedy TO apply. Our
Western Country is aoodng with
quackery pa.en. medicine and nostrum
calculated to delude The People. "ha.
is to be done agains, this too common G
vii; shall the true science OF medicine be
discoun,eneed because tho people are be
ing humbugged by quacks! How are
.hey to be deiec'edi The unprofession-
al can only 6nd out after i, is alas! 100
late. The Lawyer and the School leach
er have 10 bear a rigid examination be.
fore they are allowed to perform their ar
duous duties. Is the responsibility Of
The Physician Of less importance than
theirs! Ii the Doctors in Iwoa were
required TO pass an examination before a
Medical Board. 1 am certain ,be great
er par. Of them would be deficient in the
necessary qualifications and sailing un
der false colors. 10 there no balm IN
Gilead? Is every one to be his own
physiciani IL is getting TO be a very
common thing for people 10 know more
than the Physician; many patients will
not take medicine unlesa the Doctor will
teil ,hcm wha, medicine he is going 70
give them, some viii only have such.
and euch. or else none. VII people
send for a Doctor aud then have no con
6dence in him! such is The case. The
better plan wonld be for none too meddie
with the practice. ard science of Medi
cine, unless they intend TO becom. thor
oughly sccquain:sd with il. Let the
principles Of Physiology and Hygiene be
laugh, in our conmon schools. Tcacl,
The young the Importance Of regular hab
bits, cleanliness and temperancs. and il
will be worth more than all pa,en, medi
cines put ,ogerhcr. At the present ;here
is no encouragement for the stueen, tc
90 ihropgh q long series Of studies and
become master Of tho profession, be
cause be sees that a graceful appearance
a smooth tongue, and bod impudenct
will take as well as any with the People
Let there q Law be passed. that none
su, the qualified be allowed 10 practice
Then Will The people know whom 4
conddc in. F''4 j. M. @
Arriyal.-Among the arrivals Of III.
mast week. we have been happy 10 SCI