Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-01-25

COpelou0s
EDlreR ExpREss Thee will trust, grant
me space in thy columns, to notice an ar.
ticle in thy Daily of yesterday, over the
initials B. c. H. However may regret
the necessity. my duty to DR.. Hulburt and
myself seems to prompt me to the unpleas'
ant task. He says:
"ltis made a condition of such charity,
that the recipient is to comply with the
advice of such committee, and it sometimes
happens that such as are most dependent,
are least willing to accede to the wishes of
their friends"
To this insinuation l have only to say,
as much as l prize the opinion of my
friends, am not aware that our discipline
demands that ] should resign my entire in.
dividuality. Who is better Judge than
myself, of my own feelings and sensationsf
Who better can judge of the effects of my
present treatment, and improvement under
such treatment Again he says:
"And had often at her own earnest So
licitation been INDUCED in medical treat
ment, (too freely for her own good J"
True but had my case been understood.
and treated according 10 such understand
ing. there would not have been that seem
ing necessity for SO much medication. He
also says:
Notwithstanding doubts were enter
tanned, Of the propriety of such course,
her friends acceded to her wishes, and she
was placed under the care and treatment
of DR.. Hulburt with the understanding,
that at the expiration Of eight weeks, If
there was not evident Improvement, she
was to be taken away.
In the mean time letters of inquiry were
sent to Cleveland, Ohio, at which place the
DIR. had represented himself to have been
at one time, celebrated practitioner, and to
other places to which be had referred said
committee. The answers to these letters
not being satisfactory, the oldest citizens
in Cleveland not being able to remember
an acquaintance with such a parsonage,
and he not being willing to submit his
treatment and opinion of the case to the
judgment Of any physician in Terre Hante,
except such as were regarded there as out
side Of the profession"
Now friend Editor, l will give thee the
facts of this case received one of DR..
Hulburt's papers in which he referred TO a
number of persons in this State who had
been his patients there was no reference
given to any one in Cleveland, Ohio there
was no statement in the paper that he had
ever practiced medicine in Cleveland Q
have the paper before me.) These refer
ences were of a general character, and my
self and others Of the Society exercised the
right thus given, to write to several indi-
viduals thus referred to we also wrote to
the Post Master at Cleveland, who was not
referred to in the paper. He answered tn at
he did not know DR.. H. The anwer we re-
ceived from those who had been his pa.
tients, wers highly satisfactory. These
letters can be seen aud may be published
Now friend Editor, these letters were re-
ceived, and read, by the friends before l
came to the Infirmary; (and had great
influence in determining my mind to Gomez
not as B. G. H. represents. during the first
two months, aud could have no influence
on the Friends in recalling me. Instead
of DIR. Hulburt refusing counsel in my case.
the facts are the reverse. Soon after
came here the DR.. said to me, that, in as
much he was a stranger, and as his views
of my case differed from my former physl
clans, he proposed to call in two or more
physicians Of Terre Hau.e to examine my
case. In answer to my question who he
would call on, he named two who are now
in practice in this city, and have been fol
many years. and are not regarded here a,
outside the profession. named this prop
osition to the friends, as 1 was anxiou.
they should know the true state Of my case
They named one as not being recommen
ed physician /; here the matter ended 70
the time. Some time after the DR.. propo
sed again to have counsel, and refuset
the service as unnecessary. No one of tn
Friends have ever proposed counsel to m,
knowledge. B. g. H. says land the pa
tient showing no apparent improvement
was decided that she should return home
Now this deputation did come at the ex
piration of the eight weeks, and acknow
ledged great improvement in my genera
health. They both said considering tn
improvement which had been made durin
these two months l had better remain.
is true thstI was unwilling to 90 but di
not refuse.
While writing this communication
Friend belonging to the Society called |
a see me. showed him the article of B. {
81. He said he did not believe the Societ
would approve such a statement. as /
t said much Of it appeared 10 him to be falls
g He also approved of my replying throug
= the same channel Of communication,
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