Nevada national., 1859-01-08
A CARD To THE PUBLIC
sInndcr and r,I,..

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PROFESSIONAL cH RAcrER v1vnlcArrp,i
nNee ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE UPON TIE PURIIci,i
f9fN number Of years the UNDERLINED b,. ,.e.
made trgct for the assaults Of malice s,a .,rx
"hleh ne hss thus far refrained from po.ic,,s "a
'heY were e"'ertly and feloniouslv made br, nos,
that theF emfnate directly from ostensiilv ,-os,.
- nal men through este nsibly professional rs,i
oaiea he iees % due 10 himself and HE tbonss,as
Of friends In California, who have been recovered
I from the brink OF the grave through bi. sim a.
the Thousands Of others Who nav ber,.f,.~ nae,
his professional services 10 rsfu,e li, upp,inei,.a
oalumnators, and make mauifes, the ,rror,bv ma,
tives by which they have been and are now Ac,uA,ed
About one year ago, ascertaiaing tina, the extra.
ordinary success enjoved in California had .pyle,
me out A. the object Of especial attack from ,ho.e
whose lack Of professional skill want Of indus,r,
other insptitude had left them siil lunocen, q,
practice to such extent as TO compel them 10
seek preea1ous livelihood by other means than
that Of profe.sin in which they were evidenu,
out Of their proper element, forwarded to phila
delphia such unmsiaiable vouchers that BY their
ineoniesiibe evidence. and by means % the attes
iations Of professional snd other gentlemen Of ire
proaehable character, the PHILADELPHIA col
lEGE OF MEDICINE was pleased TO accord me a
{ A.
Thi- proceeding on the part OF the Philadelphia
College, was 50 palpa bile 50 crushing rebuk 10
those lao had slandere1 niy professional character
In this country that find them giving vent to their
petty spleen in the following paragraph. published
in the November number Of tho Paeiac Medical
and Surgical Joarnal"
'The Pennsy lyania University has conferred the
honorary degree of u. y. on notorious chartsian
of this city. How much did the ancient and homo.
rahle University receive for .he prostitution Of is
venerable sealf -
1t il altogether unnecessary to point ont the ~.
thy venom Of the above paragraph, which. at one
sweep the whole Faculty Of one o. our mos,
reSered Medical Institutions with the vle, possible
corruption. aud rrcsuppo.es them capable of beng
purchased. /, Is clear that the writer Of the un
manly paragraph measured the faculty by lis own
gaase. = month af,erstri. the iol',eins elegant
'-7i.r appeared IL the same jauF...l ior december
We naic .criols mistake last month IN anuoun.
cine that tAc ennssis ania tb,er-ity uad cen!vrr.
ci sac honorary drs4ec 81 ". b. on fotutiou-
chaflatan Of this e4ty. Ws cuall hAsll, % heye h
while sriiug il. but Nr had been ail,c,ly INFORM
81 iiias ~c eoul not ~iih reason doa1t. lut iucr
tAca. having 'c"n the eais'osae OF graduate. Sc
Of this Teaos.ei Cuiv'rsits, Se a.r lva,ri 20 lnd
IL suilicl b., ~ Ltsaoncr IL re-r rsei toT the
comparatively urs lnitiiutioH-- tie fhiladeiphi
Neiicsi to-se--'o cunisr this honorary d-yren.
" hn4 The nam" n this c-flatsn cun-I I!cu"as IN
fended II ), mpo,,inlc 70 imagine aus motive tor
even ths ncopAiie college % ilsis degrade iis sci
Were IL nj That the integrity AMI cLamcier of
the hunora Die Institution ~iish rece.fr,! ny
Diploma /. called in question and a.per-ci in 'A-
above eNtarst, would have even passed that uyr.
IN -iienes knowing - 10 and the public of cal.
inrn'a Goes. that i. ian-s of ti.e reptile l..- t.si,
already drawn b, %. susu.sri, '.uaeAi.i. leolea.
tics, aud uat 10 D. rouctr- f9 ..r'ni shes, lts 4s
character i- hun~n.
But, 10 ob,iaie all ciancc- = nj-r, 'otls ny.
tation Of the Honorable raculi. o ths ihil..,l,l,
collese make the following i4in ,na pa,,.Ast-i
statement
lam regular graduate of fAe rn',rr.iit rtIst ~
la Han .-y 'lb,etu,ptly acino t.i-,i aua ia.
dor-ea ay thc Jo.el h,aiau Institute az l,nr,.
soon afer. Hungary ms native land. iiit! E, fb.,r
oi ths Austrian yotc. and n4ltiiri o, iHs .n'e"t
country ~ni liberty tool. up ann. ia h,r teienco
ami vas apn.ufcf 20 li-t raif 90 th- si-' % ~,ns
90. Tie co., eirre sts'.uri,.i if.-,uh'i 'ia,tt -rr.
gle nnvn 60 si aul .ir.'s 'i..s''a. - 'tl.rs
fnuna myself exile itoin iar native iass AMI
'.epri ,rd hy that exile Of sh tides aui uriviress
had fornicly ruioted IN that carnirt 10 Aus'iie
Ia iio hurry 81 ny H. ht saved le mi! ami being
exile could never again ch'sin tie .iiiut.on or
renewal Of my IATlnNi. hsd. inv ever Ite. ervtl
the skil or which, that Diploma had been awsratl
and which ain most proud to LAY, tic Terpic -
California have notable n,dnrssl surc ny lr-i.en-.
ia ;heig midst. Fortunately had iricnds Ia iliia
ielphia and ether Atlantic citir.. Who h.e niyseh
,Niic- ard being personally co-nizhni Of iAe
truth 81 the above statements, iransiuittsd thc
requisite vouchers - them. ph.u they seysralit
made oath To the facts before the IionnFsblr farr
~ Of the Philadelphia College aui neir own mo
proaehAble characters AMI s;oadfas integrity being
unduuh'si ih- auuorah~ tacgisy Immediately rc'
corded me thr psrtogA now IN my ros.e sion
AMI now, who arc my traiuerr-i What i. thrif
,aniing rhen compared TO the Honorable tari of
.cieniiGc &c ni',u Wl,m tiss ~rn''rly aud
mqucinusy a.sail ia order to vent their abuse upon
me Il Is notorious that tic conductor 81 'h' Pa
ciae Medical aui giral Journal" have not been
able to maiuta- III sra,cl,c. hy tie rFse''s q ilr
Meiical Profession, but ls,e iFsqu'niily been eem
PEELED 20 have rccnarse to other emplo, ment-
Whether their misfortune in this re pcei proceeds
from wan: Of .kii want ofousrgy ana industry, or
plentiful lack ~ bsaias, Il s not ior me to 'ay
but the people II California with whom they claim to
have resided Tor several years, have pronounced
their verdict in tire premises b. not intFusi'ns
them with the care cf their health AMI happiness
have now only TO add 10 proof OF tbs charge ihs'
their ss uis are the results ofer5 iors malice tnAi
one Of the editors of Medical aud Surgical Jour
nal was exceedingly suxious to become my partner
prior TO my reception Of DrioSA from the I'M
,nE1PHiA MEDICAL COLLEGE and yet he hesiiaies not
to assail me now, even after that document hAs
been accorded to me together with the honorary
title Of A T.
Ihave now been before the public Of California
for ave years. Efsi ~, .---.s-r
knowledgemsuts in my possession, from people of
the arst standing and intelligence, would Of them
selves De sufficient refutaiion from the slanlery
inuendoes Of Journal which If not re;onsuiIed by
the Medical Profession generally and which almost
everybody knows TO be little better than adveF-
tisins medium for men who skulk under It's Assum'