The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-17

anflhIo thflhilaih aft epHs|ditf we
fplal'le, Take, feF iaataneas lls
solsHas uf aatfuHemgl Although We
IflRIliest IhtellalA of pAst hRea lNAVa.
BY hhlIflng euffay Ahd nafeIaiilIne
seal, presented TIE study n ihe
planetary system until thcy have
placed tIis aclepce upon 4 afm aud
lngIFlgnabla lasli hhva .opfeded
che bld ahsnfd Ides ihas the tattIf
feniPIned nollanles= and lbc snn y.
tplved around 1 Ahave aeeea'Hed for
ihe Seasons and VII The phenomena
that take place in the nrpcr.werldar
and caa tell iuf ecntHrics beforehand
the precise time Of their coming yei
The leuofani, incapable a hprfeciatA
ing these great truths, brought 20
light aItcf Che Most earnest researches
by peerless pinds, altcnipt 10 ridicale
ibis science BY saying i has no foun-
dailon IN Iaoi---is all guos-work,
mere flights of fancy, ~. Stlll, they
forthwith entertain yoh with thc idea
that the earth IA fiat, and, like a
board, floats on the waterj or that Il
IA fixed something, around which
The sun moves, and that the moon
and stars were merely made 10 give
us light by night. 10 with theology
| Many who may never have read d
chapter In the Bible, ar even ejaeu.
lated a prayer, will speak moro posi-.
lively about the attributes Of Goo
than the most crudite thcologian
And so II Is with the science Of medi'
cine. To those who have never niad'
| Il their study, Il Is a profound mys
terry. Its great truths were olicitet
latter The most unceasing vigilance
andl cainest investigations Min
| has improved upon mind until il ha
become a great and grand system
How then can untutored minds pos
sibly grasp and comprehend its truths
They donot attempt II; but ignorinl
them, are ready to seize upon an
theory or system Of practice Of cas-
comprehension. Hence we find, wit
a certain class, certain systems al
extremely popular.y The famous ID
Samuel Thompson, Of lobclia note
lrety, when he conceived the idc
Ithat there is always a strife going o
! in the system between heat and col
; that when heat preponderated,
man was well-when cold gained Il
\ fascendanoy, he was sick, and whe
ii triumphed he died won for hin
, self host of admirers and a lastir
7 name. His theory OF disease was
simple that the most obtuse mir
-s[couid comprehend it, and .everybot
VI couldlcare the sick, for nothing W
/, necessary but to keep the patie
! warm o m,fs ae Rs 49, r..
81 Its strange, yet true, that up'
v the subject OF medicine men are mo
: supentitions and credulous than up'
7 any other. They admit that theda
] Of Miracles have passed yet are rea'
= !, to lend a believing ear to- the mi
= fabulous stories Of wonderful cul
! performed by some conjuror or il
= postor Of another name; indeed, "
= ! believe anything they hear, exec
y what the doctors tell them. Th
= = will go farther to consult an lndl
~ Is doctor, or thick-skulled Ethiopl
!, = than the most scientific physicis
Z indeed, the more ignorant and O
= = landish he Is, the more faith u
- :, have IN him. Quaeks and nostru
y yenders perceiving this weakness
= mankind, take advantage OF II, .
= > reap rich harvests by the sale
:, patent Preparations. Il will el
~ this deuIIfpry article with the foiff
en- inc significant anecdote.. One Of
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