Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-22
PLYMOUTH INDIANA THURSDAY, MARCH g. 1860.


locality, growing out Of the of adulterated med
cincs, false theories, special isms, mystery and i'm
pcrcism generally, of sufficient Importance to de-
mand that the followers Of the system inaugurated
By Esculapius and approved by Hippocrities and
Galen should come out from amongst them and be
separate, standing like faithful scntinels on the
watch-tower. giving timely warning when the cita-
del of life was in danger7-beieving that it is a
duty due ourselves and the public that human life
should be extended to the arhcrost limit and that
this end can only be accomplished through thor
ough knowledge of each organ of the body in
health. its symptoms and sympathies in disease, the
power and use OF all medicines applicable to relieve
and cure, rs far possible, every departure from
hei,th; and if this intelligence is indispensable
in the cure or one disease is it not equally in
all7 There are none 80 blind as those that won't
see, and none SO deaf as those that won't hear;
but when the fearful ravages Of endemic epidemic,
contagious and malignant diseases. which frequent
ly visit our untry, removing thousands to that
bour from which none have returned. leaving sad
ness, gloom and despair in their trail, there few
but what have and must admit that when the art OF
medicine is inteligcBtly directed that it accom-.
plishes much to stay the progress of disease. miti
gate anguish and pain. and restore thousands to
to health from extreme fccblcncss that would, If
not for this timely ard well directed effort have
gone the way Of all the world. A case. by way Of
illustration: Neighbor by accident wounds the
tfmeral artery; the crimson carfent Of life flows
rapidly. A sends for B., whose reputation to stop
blood is good; he has never been known TO fail.
B. arrives; repeats something. All listen atten-
lively, bnt hear nothing inteligible; all expect to
sec the blood stop, but still it flows. b. thinks he
made some mistake and repeats his outlandish glib
berish but his charm is neffcctua; the friends be-
gin to manifest alarm. The knowing ones have
gathered in. c. SAYS the scrapngs of sole leather
has never filled. TINS is a Gol.Scnd; in haste il
is apped Still it blccds; A. faints; all is con-
fusion and CONSERVATION. d. who has had colsid-
erable experience in swamps, says that spunk-
wood will stop il in a minute; quick as thought
rotten logs and stumps are torn 10 pieces and the
sovereign spunk placed the wound, and all bound
up tight with cloths Ali stand in breathlcss anx-
t., their eyes stretched to the largest capacity:
their mouths half asap. The blood now begins
to drip through the cloths; A. is pale and lants,
| they wind more cloths TO keep the blood
out Of sight, the lost hope is trembling. They
send for the old line doctor; he comes; a
death-like stiffness prevails. A. almost gone,
speechess; spunk-wood, sole.lcather, and hocus
pocus doctors sitting with fold. The
| old line doctor commences 10 remove the cloths
A roice-Dont doctor, he will bleed to DEATH Tie
doctor has placed his finger on the artery above,
and deliberately removes all all the cloths and ex-
poses the wound. A roiec-W hy it don't bleed a
drop. A ligature is placed on the artery, the
wound dressed. The crowd dispersed. satisfied that
the doctor had dischargarged his duty. What do
they sar OF those other d c. and D. doctors. Nota
word. And even though the man A. had died
through their ignorance, all that would have been
said, would be. that the poor fellow blcd to death
But, If the ligature should slip and A. bleed ts
death, then the doctor would find at his door tho
charge of ignorance, want of skill. and through
outrageous bad management, the neighborhood
had lost one ofits mast worthy citizens.
In conclusion permit to say that there is nc
position on the stage Of life more noble, or tha
has greater responsibilities than yours, or one in
which open, generous. frank, and sympatzinf
course Of conduct, tempered with that innexiblt
integrity that admits of no swcrveing, is indispcn
sible Also, that it is duty. and the Public goot
demands at your hands. that you use every jus
means to d:ssu,de the Press and the Druggis
from aiding and abeitng cause so frausht viii
evil that Of disseminating poisonous medca
compounds.
Believing 1t to be Of the greatest importance
that you should give to this organization youl
hearty and hcartful influence, would say, let
brothers hand, and brothers welcome ever gree
its members.