New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-12


O subdued and harmonious style OF description
agreeably relieves tho auroral cOruscations which
are so much the delight Of the author.
DIR. JACKSON ON THE PRESENT STATE
OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.
ANOTHER LETTER TO YOUNG PHYSICIAN To
wHlCn ARE APPKADaD o1HSE Msnic.L PAPKks. ny
JANIS JACKSON, o. ilmo Up. i7% IicAHor fie'oA
Sold by 8. II w Woods
The Letters TO Young Physician" published
a few years since by the venerable author OF this
volume were universally regarded as noble con-
trbuton to the practical elements OF medical SCI
ence and called forth the wish in numerous
quarters, that additional fruits Of wisdom and ex-
perience might be received by the public from
the same sagacious pea. In the present work,
DR.. Jackson has met the summons IN manner
which will enhance his reputation not only Tor
consummate medical prudence aud skull but Tor
rare acuteness, penetration, aud harness Oi mind'
His style of writing il remarkable for It's direct
ness and simplicity; it is pervaded by transpa-
rent fraukness of expression, which could pro-
coed only from sterling honesty Of thought; and
although it betrays n certain antique flavor IN ITS
naIyete Of illustration. its singuarly choice ana
appropriate language shows the bo't influences OF
modern culture. The volume now before us was
partly suggested by the question concerning the
utility of the practice of medicine which has been
pretty widely agitated since the discourse of DR..
o. w. Holmes before the Massachusetts Medical
Society at its last anniversary. On this question:
without taking the position of partisan, Or.
jackson presents some Of the results OF his expe-
rence in u professional practice now extending
over considerably more than half century, aud
always conducted with an unusual combination OF
the doc,lity Of pupil with the sagnci'y Of mas
ter. Our readers will be interested in a selee
ton from his remarks, which, like large portion
of the contents of the volume, have much wider
range and application than the technical limits Of
the profession.
THE UsE or MERCURY.
Among these articles, no one IA more commonly
viewed with adherence than Mercury Ii Is well that
IL should he so IL has been ured within the lat humid
red years with too much lberully, and often TO The
great injury Of the sick Yet, wien emf loyed dis
creotly, It may be given even To children, DUNG early
infancy during tue period Of the fret denition. For
them Colonel in a single dOte, may often be npoyed
with great relief, and with more advantage than any
other drug. They sTecibly subject to disorders III
the first pasgee aud by It these may DC cleared out
more eff, ienly aud generally with lees inconvenience
than by any oter article. But the OF IL should not
be continued. II dose seem to have removed ball
the disease, must not EXPECT TO remove The other
bali by second doee. III arrangement In the dlges-
tive organs has brought about ne' ersy Tor the nd
IuuistIaion of H. we must subsequently, mast upon
such care as 10 di- air exercise, &c, as viii pefect
the cure aud will prevent the recurrence, certainly
will prevent the frequent recurrence oil tho tame de-
ranpement, for which tie med inc had been admins
tered For though the benefit irCm one doe may be
much greater than the evil prod ICED by IT, yet Il may
be too much 10 ncnr the risk Of this evil every
few days Culomel should not be made familiar ia the
nursery as a convenient brush broom. b. which to
clean IN that apartment often as the children have
got it dirty. / give this caution, for this reason
Though many mothers have fear OF the Use Of cao-
mel for their Children there Others who do not hes
itae 10 keep it on hand. aud TO administer ii at their
own discretion For adults, also tbi, ar, icle, well
as the blue-j ILL., may be given III single dose with
undoubted advantage BY certain class of persons
Is regarded with great favor by those, mean, who
indulge their appetites too freely. But BY them even,
although they mas generally be in vigorous health il
must be used with discretion. IL Is not well for Them
TO make free with IT, The patient who begs for IT, viii
be greatly vexed il it treat him roughly. Early III life,
my old and much respected friend, the late Dr. James
Lloyd told the story Of case, similar 10 what may
have occurred within The experience OF many OF our
brethren. A hundred years ago, Capt A. Is. having
severe colo, sought relief from Dr. CLukn lie begged
the doctor not 20 be saIing in bis remedies, to give
him the most powerful and those III the fullest doses.
He demanded heroic practice. lie asked for calomel
especially from vague though erroneous notion, that
il was the most powerful If cabariics. Dr. C. yielded
10 Lis solicitations and after due lime obtained relief
for his patiCnt but within two days the patient be-
gan TO have sore mouth, and ultimately the affection
Of biz mouth 80 severe hat Tor several days he
could neither eat speak, without great distress
The captain now became more impatient under the
new disease than lie had been under the cholic In
this speechees state he sat at bis table, aud gave vent
to hi- feelings by wiring every few minutes" Damn
DR. Clarke This poor pateLt realized how true il is
that a medicine may do a certain amount OF harm,
which il be taken into the when the phy-
sician attempts TO do good with It,
ANTDiONY IN TYPHOID FEVER.
mention Anthony next to Mercury. In report,
made more than twenty years ago, upon Typhoid re.
YER founded on cases ia the Massachusetts General
Hospital, l showed what benefits had been derived
from the use OF this article an tmetic when admin
stered the frst day or even within the rst thfee
days of that fever. brought up this subject anew In
tie 18th of tLese letters. IL is because think Il Tor
the common good that physioians should be duly i'm
presed with the value Of his remedy III typhoid fever,
that now bring the subject before them again. Ihit
they NAV avail themselves OF IT, there IA one Polbt 10
be ttuo d. which fear is not always studied with suf
6ceut care and exacness The point refer 10 Is the
do1 If possiLe. will BEGIN by acknowledging that
ON The hrs day Of this di,ee, even II the patient DO
brought distinctly under tie physicans eye the tymp-
toms of IL are often slight aud shadowy, that II
with difficulty the d ease can then be Recognized IL
IL almost impossible by verbal instruction, to prepare
any man to detect tie disease thus early In every in-
stance As in the cases OF many animals and plants,
with which yon would make your pupils acquainted,
YOU must take them the objects, la order 70 make
them familiar with their characteristics. You must
show them the specimens. How, then, shall the pupil