Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-15

the most happy results and do not doubt that Dr.
DmacUn would consider this much more sensible treatment
than hot applications. have not yet confidence enough
in the Doctors faith in the siniliGas doctrine to
believe that IT, by any accident he should get lis hand
upon redhot iron he would attempt to the burn by
putting on the second time II he should do and the
remedy prove successful would admit that there was
pausibfty In his doctrine. The Doctor says, In
the application Of snow TO frosen limb have very
clear case to substantiate the doctrine Of simia"
clear to substanate the doctrine of the trinity
just much! Again he sys that ipccac given in ryt
doses, win produce vomiting while in minute doses will
cure vomiting He refers to Woods Theory and Practice
(vo l. page 59 TO prove that small doses of ipecac viii
cure vomiting. Now happen 10 have Woods practice
and at the page referred TO- there not cord sad
upon hSs sSlject Whether this Is random shot o.
the Doctors whether he made blundsr in stating the
page, will not presume to ay Ihave examined Woods
works, and have yet TO learn that he, G5hore,
mends the Of ipecac 10 cure vomiting viii ADMIT
however, that in some gerry cases. minute doses
this drug viii this dculty but contend that Il
does not do by the exercise Of It's emetc properties
Does Dr. Duncnn not know that pcac other than
emetc properties? If he does not he poorly qualified
TO ezpatate upon It's In medical practice. 1t is
that pecac possesses ssiuans properties as well
either In large Doses for the purpose Of producing
emetc effect, and thus Kidding the stomach Of irritating
substances in minute Doses for It's stinldnt effect
Here does not act any as emetic than would
five drops Of tncture OF camphor. There not
Of vomiting In fifty that be cured by pccac at ALL and
those that are cured such require gentle stu.
Asnt but not cmctic effect The law holds good
also In the Of certain catharcs In darrhea. They
either given In large doses for the purpose Of
ing foreign substances in minute Doses for their tonic
effect. The Doctor should have KNOWN before this time
that many drugs In large doses act cathatics that in
email doses do not act In any such waybut tonics
and is for this purpose only that they given in this
manner Where then does this leave the Doctors proof Of
the simi1d doctyiaef
Now for the Doctors statistics He has the kindness TO
that my statistics are entirely wrong and
that the number Of quacks in the United States Is much
greater than represented Since the Doctor himself be.
longs TO this class may be thought that he would know
about this matter than myself s has brought
forward no sort Of proof TO back up his statement for the
credit Of American character shall still insist that my
statements are very nearly correct. do not pretend
have comnted all the quacks in America do suppose
Dr. Duncun has My statistics collected by regular
practitioners and Intended to be correct II the
actual number Of quacks exceeds these tables then
much the more are our citizens to be "pHicd."
II our Dubuque Doctor is free in giving gututous
ifomotion to his patrons in Dubuque he Is to me-
fear his cash receipts from practice be very great
But II his advise hos weight there than II has with
me, will be dear at any price. As for the Doctors
advise to to drop my pen and 60 back primary
do not doubt that made in Kindness and
in order that this great attempt at w.t. the part Of my
friend, may not be in van will promise to comply with
his kind suggestion, just he brings sensible
argument in favor Of Homeopathy.