New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-23

The following extract Is In continuation CT what has already
be. IN these columns for the purpose Of exciting
t deeper and universal interest in the important
ter. treated Of BY Dr. Hunter in his different writings. Tie
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We have perhaps. dwet long European writer's II
40 II has been because their works the books Of the
colleges CT this country. There comparatively few works
On Conumpon written in America But let pass these
review representing fully and fairly the American view
Of case We before the splendid work Of the late
DR. SWEET, Of this city, published some three years DR.
sw.t; years Of the physicians of the New
York pa the of his death held the resPousbe
trust ofs prcf.sor.hp the NeYork University That he
was man Of sterling ability, who knew him will call in
question. Had he le other proof of his indefa
rabe in the pursuit of his profession than his Tres
se the Diseases Of the Chest" il would have been
amply sufficient him high niche in the temple
a fame Well then, may safely take Dr.. swett's
of the practice Of the profession In this
country. In answering the Question, Ii Ph'h''is eara9
profession b that patient with Phth.sis doomed to death
smo. every re.sli.in death III continues thOss
only considered In which the disease !. strongly
and which advanced progress thst the dag
es.y thi. opinion is ON the well founded yet.
under these ceumstsnee interpreted ,ecoyeres tshe
place" (p 2 What does this mean but that If the dis
sufficiently advanced to be detected the case is hope
less, recovery doe. take place II !. an Ins., ,
the treatment employed be well ~ state that Dr
Sweet. strong advocate the ea,aohy OF ae disease Oh.
homes; enough confess tha, the profession 70 he present has
discovered the Of curing IT, adrait says he rs
proeno t. aar aHfa,oraSe What doe. he mean by the
Term snoss He means that the opinion we must torn 81
We ot for nor expect his recovery from owing any
plan employed advised by Dr. SWEET frecov-
sneIpsefed Which Of the reader. Of the octo confession
gauntlet fr lie T may har.h expression but il.
not literally true What .l-e BE- called than running the
cste- and champions which compelled 10 con.
fee, j. t%9,,,q ret re- and ds.fGa, dst.. o Bns M
served BY physicians III the treatment Of their consumPtve
Dr. swe passes to the consideration 9 the virtues OF
The following summary will show the reader how feeble the
chsnce Of from pursuing the best course known to
willingly admit that remedy has yet been discovered
ether n preventing their dspeopmen or in promoting their
cure. nmOny dgai' iodine have all bad their day Of INA.
ls popular remedy destined 10 experience the fate
Il has not in my oon specific Influence on consamp
ton II has not my sIperieHee performed any wonderful
cures Ii - good nouri.hnent--nohing more; and
think very probable that other kinds Of oil equally well pre-
pared NAV tie beneficial influence" tp Scjl.
little tran years have elapsed since this opinion
in fefsrd to eod.er OIL expressed by D.! SWEET aud
his universal opinion Of all physicians who have carefully
noted its effects On the practice Of bleeding consump,ve
tients, DIR. SWEET remarks:
one Of the effects Of aton snd no tne
ton have been led to adopt practice the early this
disease highly injurious 10 the welfare Of the patient sensee
time TO time and eeches applied the chest and
low diet reccnnendsd with anmCnsS with the rain hope Of
nv notice years since which will impress upon
minds the consequence OF the Tree dspe3n which Is ce
times adopted young man. OF moderately .ons oon-,tu
ton attacked with the usual symptoms OF consumption
mucb He was then stiarked With pulmonary hsor
rhsEe. lie bied freely from the arm three times at short
for hsorhsge would return! 1t probable that
the Of blood from hsnorrhsee aud from twice repeated
attends sxmis lie next advised b, h- payd;an to
pass the Winter in the West I9die He far this
him found him pale only able to ,t up tor
shSri ns snd with very iees and r'Rd pulse If d n0t
snts be rallied little, and lived nearly week. tp sll
we have an eHsPe OF that cruelty and
in the lsst of hopeless consumption to warm cSe In
and when ucursbe they shuttle of the espo
sbi.y by sending the dying invalid long aggns sId
R,ntOn Of Madeira how practice no; confined
alone TO American practoneIs Madas fa'ote European
Winter resort for cousumptyes.
Patients arriving with tuberculous nng-, %
OF these Let; the island. d.........22
tStil remaining ........
So that than lived to the Spring OF
I.s5a to the h5 a Thy died s n1 t emd 70
lessen the heavy burden of Affections in the last sad mo-
To satisfy the ignorant prescription Of their phyan Their
fate sealed before they out their ouey h-r
physcsus did know this they must have been ignorant
and if they did and still persisted in advising such course the
become. far les excusabe, and amounts 70 cFe
But TO continue with summary Dr. s"ett observes p oH
There q class OF remedies called eeeto,aats whch are
much employed in thu treatment OF Consumption oat VIM
think should be bsnished almost atosehr from 9e
of the disease Many ply icisns ia the habit oil prescribing
consrmptive patients matter Of course cough
mixture, containing variety OF eApect9Iaht
bned with more Cr less opium buI %H-t iAnrs-co
these have npon disease Ike phFis! Tney may
quiet the cough Tor timethe opium they contain WIZ 90 us
thus deceive hopeful patient with the idea that MS CON
remedies sure to impair disturb the digestive tu1c
tions without beneftng the lungs Many are tns
when ,hey look back the o. experience Of the disease from
DR. SWEET next sum. p the preceding observations on treat
and bare the poverty Of the resources o. the
practice. We particularly TINS y. o az
of all
In The dry 1ee let the patient seek the open al shd eh
JOY such exer.e bis syinptoms viii permit LI yDnI y I
tient adopt mild but nutritious diet aud preserve eairuy
the tone and healthy condition Of the digestive
,rheh sav be ea,,y ,erred Rsmenb-r spec nc
remedy IN phthi.i. In the sdvsnced stage as the
and ulsnt. Locsi as IMITATION w require to
check its Opium. in small doses !. e o' %
astrnsens Niehtsreat be checked BY mineral tea:
and by The aid q arinsens and hnsy n eoe conor U
Of the patient" n. Si7j II.
d. Gerhard Of Philadelphia holds similar doc'rne e nS
yards the medical u his disease 70 Ggn. 81 ~ bS
fort 10 accidental eonpiod'foa or o. & rs &
~, JaoI ne gS,' g rev. ". .e in his option
the symptoms and leave the undistuteed are @ -
Tte tubrcss arr 70 b. pcred pass the rt the
second ard from the second TO the last stage & 49,. s.,
III. effort o. get nd Of them From the rs, 'he a,
the hole treatment one pslaou The nno t"a
be expected 70 result from l. r. to proios ne I ,ht even
doe, this, On the conirsrv we believe il more frequently
hs,'ens MS death than prouIss his le ott'an ~ bi,n
op,a e-yoe:ordats that given by n0s
destroy the the stomach, and hasten 'ne .;n
ton But be thi, AZ II NAV wha, do these confessions
Prove They prove that medical man guided oy me
or the colleges promise those lsoolins a,a ~ nm
than paAiatoa lie; ths be ever rene 49,; i
delnde themselves the belief that oeesa M ,S; ro1
in neipent stsse onIy jxs. eOaneaet1g or lhsif
but rery ssLy Gfecei-they are sons 70 e. NJ ss.,t
the advice Of their ply sicsn. Re"enoe., ,d .s.n
hat tse,e 'peke remedy y moosS. 3, srer aay
No remedy has yet beea diseorerrd rafen apYs Nj ~
tpeeise influence upon saberes effsr ~ 0a ,hv csn
neither be prevented from desepiss hensels nor % bos
be promoted b. medicines given BY the W. bs bv
Dr. SWEET advise. HE professional betAsl - ,a
medicine 1O,e aal ta oAly % COMBAT "'1''s 's"P
toeG" -. -;