The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-09-14
In Nothing has Custom Changed
More than IN tho treatment Of
tho Sick.

treatment. IL was customary to give largo
doses OF the most active and poisonous medi.
cines, and not unfrequently . mans reputation
depended upon the size Of bis doses. Among
the people c:thartics and emssics were com
mon, and dose Of pills was the prescription
Tor aimost every Imaginable ailment.
There was IN underlined ides that disease was
Q material something which had unsocountably
got into man, and must be physiced, bled,
blistered, or sweatsd out Of him. Il Was sort
Of material bewitchery, which must exercised
and cast out.
But all this Il now brsvely altered. Tho
mildest means are most popular. The lancet
and blister plaster are almost unknown. AL
the torturing sdjdncts OF old-school practice
are mainly laid aside, and nature, not physic,
Is relied upon while physicians now often boast
how little medicine they give.
Homeopathy has had much TO do In thus
changing public sentiment. Her mild doses
and measures, and above all the sentiment OF
mildness breathed In her practice, and its emf
nent success, have inspired people with conf
dence In mild measures and q repulsion 70 tho
old practices. Among those who have coutri.
buted to this change Prof HuxrnRIn stands
preemnsnt. His extensive adveitisemenis and
writings, the very general introduction Of his
Specific Homeopathic Remedies, and their un-
questioned success. have demonstrated prscti-
ticaly the durability of disease by the mild
sugar pill doses, while he has gained an envi-
T TS,e ,spu.va " " iae m
not be sound, but lis practical success in the
form Of Specifies Is beyond question. and It's
,nnpence 70 forming oe''er puoho sentiment
10 Inc worn Anoayne' a''oS".ea WIN inc
~. ho.,os. :, on;rn, -. .,.o.,.,.d .,d liz
many N, word nigh. he Objectionable. All
applications, whether lotion, or poultice.,
whether plaster or liniamen,. tina, allay pain.
are .dnoiynn. Still Opium takes prominent
place. and when It does, the experience Of
many Is 30 opposed 10 the use OF opium, Tint
tue "o'u a"''s". '1s op''A '" .ns m'na'
% "nc'n smart "aa,vs1 ''o Man
meeting IN the Town na'' 'aco' a''sr his
nomination ~ r0'''A"a, Nv was 'n''Du'0a
ny .n0 rU,'''"'' s' @o "eA' v'',V, u
''a'"'. ""'" anu "".'' ''' 'aa'
going 70 'nausufa'' nun
TONGUES Thar Dosr LU.--0ur friend Albion.
(may he send us good fonsue) was carrying
TWO hne oes, tongues "'ons 'a' ,"ee', "n."
rsm,,k chose are 6ne toppue,. democratic Of
,our.e, Albion Who |. suspected Of republic.,
Il. n,n,. r,n,;.J In double ouict time. never
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Our neighbor OF tho Democrat Frustrated
probably by the Republican hurricane on
Monday, was unable to issue his sheet on bis
regular publication day. Il did not appear
until late "Wednesday afternoon. and liz
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Tho ho,d or ..T,r,;.oro,. Schom. 10 a.e.,, a..
Dsuocr,cv ~ In which Tn, r. Dprw. or Al
FL ,,d T;m,.,h, sh.w =, an .h,,,o1 hv
$50 -" -, -, 49,
naiho VIZ" "''"'S 'h"'su'1 WIN o'"''' WV
feat the Democratic nominee 70 congress, L.
NJ. Hayes. Webs no space Tor comments.
va NAV .av however when we read the arti.
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SERIouE FIRE AT RocxLASp, ME-We learn
by Cochran's Express, that ON Sunday after-
noon, about three O'Clock. fire broke out In
the lime manufacturing establishment Of Fran.
els cooo ana o'hers' ~ i'1c,''na. He,' anu a.
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Sio.ooot 10 si2'oo' on Whieh 'here u no In
surAn'e'
WA. CRoswELt.-lhs gentleman VINO had
the coursse and honesty 70 leave inc TANKS OF
the shattered Democracy and to expose some OF
the mistntemeQtS OF Smart ~ south DcrNtck IN