New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-22
II H E T r Of E A I NJ L
CONSU MPTI o N.


doing thing for him that AN b. done The physicn Is
Mi. az tfs course that il Ia. always failed in similar
We 30 hesitate that 70 honest physician val pread
that by such eect the of constructive dis
ease IL is only the paten deluies himself to the belief
that he being cured when he is taxing th' '"eot that ste'a-
tirs under the advice Of hi, physician.
We have said that the remedies pointed on; Are only o
Tetieai ediss Each author in writing oo9k TANKS
..s to tell all tn plans of treatment old and
which have been recommended but he does not nd9rs Their
use as curative writer favor. theory aud class Of
school. number of works this subject which ar regarded "
n each shall find deal Of uniformity But on The
ubeet Of treatment s eonins'n There r. no' reeay IN N
which cannot ind authors OF equal reliance IN he pro-
on TO eHtavssan prse on the one hand s curative 4nd
then the opposite Wien all fals and the patient becomes i'm
ma,en always the Doctors ree-,he pstien, is
ordered South or aeToad aseFs ant Ant hs1 eS So ST nS
and friends consrsulS;e thtmse that least srsry
in. rd' eose nat ogs nase 0tfI @ nor p ,by know
hey the disease and therefore only strive to rre
the patient Yesterday prescription given tos patient
in the second stage Of consumption BY leading of
this city Their mistake IN the disease for the Doctor
medicine faithfully and be edrui he could not
Sa for To- .. If h aov % the RsS the two G
lowing prescriptions which the poor patient had been teaouy
taking for nearly three months. Here they are:
No. /. Liq Morph. Suph (Magendel os.
.So ? tsPi G,d si sapS. f I,p Ancn. noS'S u.s.
TT. Opn Csmph. a. a.. o.. mix.
Capt stt XIV. ter in die
These prescriptions very respectable in their Latin ssrb
luton Of Mo,phnt" which the patient directed take
ten s1Ip. ,y, a n.s opae S E
given this merely sleeping dose No IS
-'sss f?s'id 5s1: ss.'
.neh treatment as this great physician but
to patient The Mophne aud Psresoe relieve pain and
lite Under such the patient feels better aud if It is
sce9mPsned by p to the eoanry ne may even gam s r
patient firmly believe. the doctor r striving 70 cure him and
be- feels better he is cheered with the belief that he is now
experiencing the beneficial nauence Of the remedies prescribed
He praises the physician for his skill and advises all his
s mn% W. lead. hi o attribute magical
virtue. for hi. cure Alas poor dended mortal D he but
rnt comfort fearful sacrifice how changed would be his
en Ops.' rsrayir the % pTwss o. Tue ,
the derange the stomach and by masking the
titnt bis peril When this cruel mockey of Pels
tion has heen carried TO IL utmost nsh the victim OF Is
Such then treatment the profession in theory and
in practice. Does it deserve the name OF treatment we
think not il what we have stated is worthy OF be-
lief it is neither based upon science nor upheld by success
Many know will question whether We have not exagsersed
the truth to make this practice appear worse than b
tesd Of having done we have stopped short far shoro the
reality What the sbe-t and best writers themselves Do
they teach these will consumption So far
such being the they proclaim the very de-
viii ceme when such viii cease to be true Listen
on e The iSd W.s men of q SnT H. and
the celebrated Hospital tor London and author
Medical Colleges the subject Of bleeding Tx.
pence recognizes not only the general nutty but the
tus mischief Of bleeding general oca with the view Of
curing Consumption and on the cmetc PLAN The treatment
Of COnsumPon by daily emecs cannot appeal 70 experience
!e" mischief then the morbid anatomy OF the stomach would
tnue. is far from being understood" He repudates iodine
napLhs and other remedies in common use with the utmost
Dr. Stoke. physician the Meath Hospital Dublin, tells
that II unfortunately happens that the palliative t,eatrens
the which generally follow but there be
doubt that medicine advances. the OF Consumption
,xill "a,
Stokes opinion pursue the palliative tTeatmen! simply be-
the best treatment known to him not able TO
phsh more When medicine ddrance'" he beieve. may
hope pursue euratire Now what does he by
mtoS i D. Of @g aS % .. "S %, %
nai. - have not in the text s.aded H. iodine because
s I =. h .ss.d ss1 sas c the So ON i. Of
analogy aud ignorance Of the pathology Of gberce cannot
remedy Of the hspes OF medicine Page 4
1L pretty language apply to the advocates iodine
ber. II the both in Europe aud America Dr. Stokes
fave the practice Of bleeding strongly condemned by Dr.
Walsh and aud' the n'rcuTal Treatment OF which the AmrT
editor of his work remsk. in note on treatment The
mecurs tn atnnt Of consumption r we fear we must add no
novelty in American practice Some lives may have been saved
by IT, But in rttum how many may have nad 'eH deaths ac
'I'sG DR. s4s sy .a'n IN SsH S Phcpe f q Medicine very frankly
admits that the application OF remedies IN phtm hss been
in many empeai often inert and sometimes "i'ea'
Tse great .sy. I, popular belief that con'ump
tells great error that every I nope 9i egossy
ease has confidence either in his own knowledge Of the
proper remedies or In any the profession
Bleeding" says be- can neither prevent the formation Of
tubstrles. cure them when formed -.... =,
Louis the latest aud highest authority on consumption IN
France volume Of 400 pages, sums up the treatment In sir
these do not contain suggestion remedy TO
improve the therapeutic, OF the diseas lie condemns many
remedies high favor with the profession as hHn or worth
less and observes in regard to the n'eon OF 's2" .a
aud the Application OF C,oton OIL and Tartar emes counter
ants the chest neither In hospital nor in private practice
Which could he attributed 70 thn" And vet no physician ever
enjoyed such ample oPportn3ites for judging inpertia Of
msory origin Of phs. had given impetus TO the
poyment Of couute ritent. which consequence soon
We need no, anything Of Louis. standing in the profession
presminenee pre- Dr. Marshall Hall observes Of him Loai.
certainly ranks as the first physician OF France and probably
Europer When Therefore find such authority contest
ing as he dos the wohes.nes Of all those remedies which
ton we may safely assume that ordinary medication affords s
Tstnt pc orecovery that he is cured will be by
Tesortng to NOR. Rational method Of treatment
" 1T us rsmemb'r" lays Dr. Cowsn The learned translator
Ct Louis. great work Trait L< Phth'e tn.t we are
st IL the infancy Of medicine s standing on the shore with
the boundle Of Dndeoreyed truth in our view and
continues I'VE caEEot help anticipating that the cure aud com
benefits the Of medicine will confer nPoa man
hind" (TIsn,4tion OF Louis page % l-Asain "Notwithc
consupto still totally with anything
he 's,,facoI cur p4se iasss Ssa arc ts :onis.s
teachers Of the art Are they not worthy of credit Win you
believe their .tsenent.' If you do not you shut your
open bat do, then !. il rational to strive and
hope and believe that TO be saved through
esrnest whether in the face Of this testimony you still
delude yourself into the belief that yourself friend,
your relative, will be restored BY continuing in the same
Dr. Cotton assistant phy yician 20 the Hospital for Consump
ton London. in this disease has the following
bic remarks the practice still carried OF
To check the frequency Of the pulse bed1 and sedattses
resortd to- diminish and the cough dattoay acd
other pr, sg mediums administered And with the
causing the absorption Of tuberele. eaees pre-
Tbed but consider the nature OF the tubercular &
Is evid Mt how agsh ri dGEeey such practices
b. Could il BE- accomplished IL would b. far better 10 add
than abstract blood the pulse easily reduced by in
L. l..u1 Ill.