Columbia weekly news., 1859-05-26
EC,e~tfH

Eclectic.
A name given 10 n class Of physicians who seiec'
heir remedies from an sects in ne iicne--henee
adoried b. those American physcians who profess T.
hs liberal in leir view and independent Of party. and
avor progress and reform in medical rcenae.
yhe prnciual otiect Of the Eclectic Sysem IS 20 70
olm os tle many errors Of the 'i,i system O
ar1'cal Practice and Substitute Ia the place o. dele
erio,Is dFurs article. eqnall eie.c 1as ani at the
tire act in harmony with the laws thar govern
the an NAL economy No candid AMI experienced ply
iciar OF the present day win deny what al observing
nuhlic has long asserpd-tlat ,ha various prepara
lions Of mcrcrry annlonv, arsenic and many oihes
articles of fhe mineral kingdom. cannot be admins
erred in the many conditions al the system l. which
thew have been Used without immediate pro>Iec
i've injury he yatent IN proo Of these assertions
Y. quote the lanqnare OF nr Jarues Hamilton Fellow
# he Rova Colege Of Physicians. Edinburgh, wlo
avs that among the numerous pniscns which have
beer sed for the alienation of diseases there
few which possess more active and OF cour
more dangerous rowess than Even the siinr
iest ard nniIest forms of tAat mineral cXec most
extensive Influence .ho human frame, AMI
lis chemical prepa rasons re so de!eterous that IN
their sinai let dose they sree ii fasroy lie He also
states that when the effect 81 nereirY on the human
Iedv are aacur. ely inves- I'D and duly considered
it cannot fail to appear that minute iaiury must ac
eru. from its use nr. Hees Of the Royal College Of
Surgeons ondon. says We know not whether we have
most 20 hail the discovery of mercury bless
n.y. or regard it curse since the diseases il entails
are numerous aS those which II cures.
Entertaining this view Of the subject the flanders o.
works by honestly setting themselves al work to find
ard introduce into the profession safe AMI more efficient
eelogogues. Whey felt that the indi cim nate use Of
mercury productive of great mischief. and doing
mere than all other combined to create rreiu
dice against scientific medicine To destroy the conf
dence OF community in its practitioners and to drive
them from the physician to the noS'rum dealer they
must introduce substitutes though in doing so they
might Ike many reformera and benetactors before
them be called for time qnack and empires But,
II 0ugh their labor and perseverance. il i abund-
artlv demonstrated all familiar with Eclectic
sources that for arousing the Liver and efecting the
Secretions generally. and tor producing salvation
of harmless character. Iep'anarim Podophyllin.
Arocvn;n Iridn. and occasional combination other
aFtcl-e r1ucn reliable than Mercury and at
tended with of It's hazards Evidence l. not lack
ing to show that the genealogical propertie Of antino-
ny and arsenic make them quite obnoxious The
meFcGrais. Eclectics discard these also because the
innications for which they used be met with
more safety. prOmpnesS and certainty with other rem
eies. For the sedative exlecorant. and diaphoretc
effects Of tararzed antmony. more than substitutes
found in ac0nite. gelseninum sanguinara a'cle
&c No beneficial effects be obtained from arsenic
which cannot be obtained from hydrastn. quin.e.
xanthoxyn and Salicine Tine Eclectic System embra-
al. the medicines mineral origin which eNper-
ience has proven to be nIoCueus and serylce7be for
the of diseases when used in suitable quantities
and suitable times. such medicines frequently
usei among " hich may he ned the preparations
of iron lime soda sui rhur many OF the su.phates
ard carbcnates. No article ~. therapeutic value l.
thrown aside which. with present knowledge of
chemical and physiological laws. be used without
risk de.rinent the future integrity and health CT
the system
Dr. Snyder devoes his time aos; exclusively 70 the
treatment Of Chronic ono Surgical diseases Cancer
IurG1urs cs. FistuiaS. c. cured without the oi
The frra j attended with bat little 0 pain.