Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-28

knowledge, by which be can benefit his s,a-
cies, 1t is the dictate of common humanity tn
/ advertise IT to the largest number. II -
true, qnacks and empires may employ the
same medium. but the people can generally
discriminate between the real and she ficti
tious-between truth and Observation-Disclosures
merit and Inposture.- Empires have made
| fortunes through newspaper advertisements
because OF this very defamation of the reon-
lar professional and scientific physicians tn
employ the same cheap, ready and universal
mode of informing the people how. when.
and by whom they may BE- properly attended
Ior any maladies or physical Affections that
may beset them. In this view of the subject
IL becomes therefore. a duty of the faculty 10
protect the people against empiricism. by
asandoning the old exploded mysticism aud
isolation which they have so long bueped as
essential to the dignity, responsibility and
power of the profession
nese remarks are suggested bv observing
disposition in certain quarters to question
tue claims and credentials of the Distinguish
ed oculist and anrist. who is now soiourning
In our city. pr. Won Moschzisker who wisely
employs the press to acquaint the world Of
his success, as attested by the first names in
the country. in the particular department of
MEDICAL aud surgical practice to which he
mas devoted his talents. and in which he has
achleFed so much distinction. The necess;tv
oi employing this mode of communicating
Win those who may stand in need of his
services is the more conspicuous in his case
from the fact that the important facnlties. TO
the preservation of which he devOtes all his |
art ana skill, demand constant and exclusive |
study and our physicians are necessarilv |
compelled TO divide their thoughts and prac |
ice among great variety of subjects
ana for the course which DR.. Won Moscb- |
zisker has pursued, he has some HIGH cyan
pies and presidents. The illustricus DreIan-
Dach, the greatest surgeon of his time. after
satl9ytng himself OF the success of his mode
=, PeraLihg Tor strabsmps, Travelled through
EUROPE stopping at all the capitals and an
nouncinS through the Journals his ability and
readiness to operate for this infrmitv. Rier
Inc father of op!halmic surgery. and his snc,
;essors, Jaeger and Graefe, were accustomed
% take the round of the cities of Leipsic
oerln Dresden, Vienna. &C., in their nrar
zee. In all cases in which these DISTINGUISHED
operators have succeeded. the facts are Only
'n olished IN the journals So. too. Siecbpi
u Iarls, and Kramer, the celebrated anrist
, u Berlin, are in the habit of publishing in
ne newspapers every case they may think
Forthy of notice
but we need not enumerate all the in
''nGes oi eminent physicians and surgeons
mo nave taken so different a view of tn, |
rue dignity and duty of their prof.ssior T
'om that professed by some of our facnItv
regaLd to the announcement.in newspapers
ccesslole to the people, of the results of :
perauons, Tor the most difficult. vexatious a
lu opstihate maladles and physical bercaye- O
ehts 10 "hlch the human system and facul- l
eS are liable. The course pursued bv Mr. d
on Moschzlsker may be placed upon still n
gber ground-tbat of common sense c
llnahity and philanthropy.-Cfn Enc. "