Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-22
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Mr.. Editor:-1 am pleased to In Dr. Pierce's articl
of the Sth inst some evident signs of improvement.
would not be at all surprised at future day. to
him an enthusiastic follower Of Samuel Hahnemann.
this article he has unwttingIy adopted the much abuse
principle of "Sinilia Simi,i6us Cruntur," although
is unfortunate in his dognosi yet his practice is correct
He has endeavored to your humble of dis
he calls Blackguardism," by dose of tn
commodity The Doctor has in this followed hi
idea of "Siai5d' but he is not yet far enough advance
to adopt the nnitcsmals for in this instance his dose ha
been decidedly "heroic."
When penncd the article that appeared in the GAzErT
of the LIST and Sth nst which to have sturbe
amiable Doctor, did not intend to please the fame
latter the vanity Of Dr. s. n Pierce. The article
intended for the readers of the Cedar Falls GAZETTE upo
whom Dr. p. had been paming off Of the most unfai
and unjust and borrowed at that Of mat
tiers Of which he had knowledge And those reader
look for judgment. 1t is not to be supposed that the DR.
would be pleased to have his borrowed pumes stripped
from him. and his bundcrs shown up OF course he wou
think such proceeding I" very silly"
'No rogue ere felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law"
He says my article is complete string Of "blackguard
ism, and nothing else" Now confess, Mr.. Editor tina
was somewhat surprised at such Charge even from DR.
Pierce and prompted to look my article to
had been guilty of anything approximating blackguard
ism, and assure you sir, all that could find that cou,t
be construed the extracts quoted from the Dr.
article, Of the 18th u.; and he must have veal
stomach il he cannot digest of his cooking.
He says have not offered proof sbstantiate my pc
ston unless presumptve enough to think my aoord
sufficient Suppose did offer my word! Surely my
word in matters like this good the word of DR.
Pierce and he has offered fexcspt his
to show that Hahnemann quack and a charlatan
and all omeopahiss to be weak ignorant and credulou
people, Certainly 1t is very presumptious in me to deny
that Hahnemann an mpostor and to claim that all
Homeopathsts not fool and dupes of deluded Wis
ionay; but not at all presumpous the part Of Dr. s.
NJ Pierce to assa BOTH in that would disgrace
brawling politician, without the slightest proof to sustain
his vituperous charges
He says ' offered proof" Has he read my article
or has he undertaken to he reviewed Hahne
mann, by intaoni do not believe the readers of the
GAZETTE who have noticed the article will say that
lacks proof" The that be urged against the evil
dence there presented is that all the writer's whom have
quoted happen to be standards in the Aopathc school
incidence and with regard to the truth of Hahnemanns
theories or the facts Of Homeopathy Ibid not make sin
gle unsupported assertion.
The Doctor says that the only drive got on him was
owing to typographical No doubt Dr. Pierce finds
very convenient to mke scape goat the compositor
to hide his historical bunder This might possibly
go down" If the only distortion In the Doctors
adopted composition. This though giarng error dwin-
dies into nsgnifcance beside other msrepresenta-
tons 1t is not to be expected that Dr. Pierce will admit
that his statements are refuted. We expect man
who has his mark and whose missile has recoled
upon HIMSELF to the point where he is hit 1t CON-
mon thing for when fairly beaten in argument to
raise the hue and cry of blackguardis to draw of at
tenton from his defeat THE same as the cutie fish
fouls the water to battle pursuit. and tries to escape in its
smudgc So it with Dr. Pierce and the very arti-
Gle in which, berates your humble servant is SO re-
pete with Bngsgae that the very genus Of backguard
ism would strangle in trying to swallow the dose.
You will remember Mr.. Editor that DR.. Pierce in his
article of the 18th ult says Gan that srequred to make
homeopathic is ignorance, credulty and self con-
ceit" am happy to that the worthy Doctor is ex-
tending his ideas of beraty. In his euson Of the S
inst he allows them to add another virtue to the list
He says One Of the most essential prerequisites for the
successful practice of Homeopathy is blackguardinn"
Liberal Dr. Pierce. But, my dear Doctor where is your
p,oot we do not accept anything without proof!
1t must be evident to the readers of the Doctors crit
csms that he is still endeayoring to lower the standard
Homeopathy to his level If the modest gentleman
should enter the ranks Of the Homeopathic school
medicine it would take greater amount Of publication in
his than required Of the unclean Hebrew
ere he could meet in the congregation of Israel If such
contingency should e. which heaven forefend y
he would doubt be considered great acquisition to our
literary corps. His style is terse original GER,
chase and with ALL showing so much familiarity with his
subjects.
In answer to his article on nhntesimals I've not word
to say. That has been answered dozen times already
That article which he has presented to the public
his own has appeared in all the prominent Aopathic
medical journals of times In many years. That
regiment of cyphers have been paraed in martial
array to the critics IDEAS until their very
faces as familiar that Of country school master
but deal more harmless Dr. Pierce may remember that
Mr. Parks found that figures always reliable
But to the question All this sparring is prevalent
the subject under consideration budding about in the
slough of recrimnation carries us still further from the
starting point. This is the question before the public
Was Samuel Hahnemann quack and charatan, or was
he not Are the practitioners and believers in the Home
opahic school of medicine, fools and dupes of deuded
visionary" they not? Dr. 8. N Pierce, Of Cedar
Falls, takes the Affirmative and in divers long articles
sers this to be unqualfedly the Your humble
want took the negative, and offered in evidence the tes
mony Of some OF the eminent medical writer's Of the
age in which Hahnemann lived. And these same men
whose word Dr. p says is proof considered stan
dard authority in that same Aopathic medical world in
which he DR. P claims TO i've move and have his being
Now if Dr. Pierce wishes to discuss this question fairly
squarey, in gentemanly manner, with other end in
view than to get at the facts in the case either through
columns Of the GAZETTE, by public debate, hi:
But II it is his purpose to force upon his readers
I" Tales told by an idiot,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifyng--nothing ]"
For the purpose OF showing which Of two Is the biggest
blackguard, he will please count me g out"
Yours, &C., Z. A. DUNCAN, NJ D.
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