The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-30
Sensible Talk in Regard to Doctor
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The Bedford (lowa) South West has tn,
following sensible article upon the practices
ofmedicine:
1t will be seen by reference to anoths,
column that DIR. Cox has determined to aui,
the practice of Medicine.
We are sorry that the Dr. has thus deci
ded, for We consider him a good practitioner
and should it by any possibility ever happen
that We should need the services of Doctor,
we know OF no one at present to whose fos.
tering care Eve would consign our invalua
Die anatomy, for restoration to its primitive
and healthy condition, than to his. We have
| understood that the state OF the DR. s. health
| Is the cause of his withdrawal from the
| practice; we prefer however to give him
credit Tor another motive; we believe that
he Is disguised with the administration of
pills, pukes, and purges, and has deter
mined, although it must be at considerable
pecnniary loss, to abandon a profession
which he cannot conscienciousiy practice.
we honor him for it; and when the people
come to the conclusion, as We have, that a
chill can be broken up without poisoning
the system with quinine, Or that a fever can
DE broken without administering a pill as
large as an ounce bullet, and nearly as dead
y IN execution, or that for every slight cold
on the lungs or in his head, mans stomach
must be deluged with all the nasty com
pounds which the ingenuity of unscrupu-
lous mentors OF patent medicine have CON
cocted, worse than the "hell broth" of the
OLD Scotch witch and most of which will kill.
at ~ rods sure, then and not till then.
Will they see the honesty which dictates the
course OF our frie nd the DR. and which is
gaming ground Fast in the treatment of pa
tients, by our other physicians, and inducing
them to give more wholesome advice with |
regard to Diet cleanliness, exercise &c, aud |
less oil their sickenlng and poisonous com
pounds which, have killed so MANY of those
who from lgnoranc of the laws of health. or
want OF better help in time of sickness, have
penn induced to entrust Their live and fu-
ture health to the tender mercies of some
doctor who practices upon the principle,
that II little is good great deal must be
better We have no patience with drug doc
tors, and would rather face all the rattle
and painters which have been
esn 10 this country for ten years than
me doctor, provided with his usual outfit
II .'quinlne, ipecac lobelia," or murcury,
Nth which he poisons the people Of anv
when they happen to get lit
lie out OF killer; just as long as men,
Or every little ailment, will continue to dose
themselves aud be dosed, in this way, just
long. will they have the "chills periodi-
ally, fever seml-occasionally, or oftener
lelr lives be shortened from ten to twenty
We yearS,-ther constitutions ruined, and
leir lives made miserable
1t IS an idea very prevalent among per-
'ns IN this western country that doctor is
Of good for anything unless he gives pa :
cnt, for every little ailment, dose OF strong
rugs as large at least, as goose EGG. and
,ople have got to learn that such a course y
amply sufficient to kill areH man, to saw
)thlng Of one who is already weakened by
sease. We believe that a dose, that will
AXE ii nell man sick, will make sick man
orse, and although we do not profess to an
quaintance with all the mysteries of Allo-
sthy, or Doctoropathv, (hRvine never been
ok hut once IN a LIFETIME vet We do firm
elieve that 90 tors medicines kill more q
an they cure, and that at least s. of the
oney paid to doctors is money worse than
asted, Tor very slight attention to the
VS. OF health, will in nine cases out of ten
ire any disorder in its first stages and often, 4
y quitting drugs will cure after the is y
Sc has become apparently fixed for long
n IN the system. II We could, by any pos :.
means prevail upon persons to take more :
ms TO follow the plain rules of health
aile they are well, by diet, and bathing,
ey would have less occasion to fee doctors
II could preserve their stomach; for some Z
tier purpose than to be used h an apothe o. 0,
ry shop Tor the deposit ofall the poisonous
Xtares which custom has in suci, eases -
lade and provided" 70 this end x,n viii
Dor, and that without hope of reward
knowledge of the laws which govern
IN ssphysical nature should be the common
operty OF all mankind, that every man u
GIT be his own physician is time of acct n,
ntal or careless sickness, and enjoy perfect =
alth through life. We know at such n
suit can be arrived at, everywhere, and A
the press would do its share, in the great :,
'rk, one part, (and that the n .blest of its
eat mission will be accomplished. n