The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-23
Communicated.

Mn. EDITOR 1t IL with reluctance that
muncation of DR.. Easton in the last
week issue of your paper, since it is
against any well bred physicians feelings
to expose before the community a mem
Der of the profession; but DR.. Il, being
personally aggressive, il IS our duty TO
correct the impression the communication
might have produced with the unpreju-
diced reader.
This whole TRADE Is a most singular
mixture of attack against Us, Of self glorifc.-
ton Of sef defence without aggression and
of trial to mislead the public opinion
about facts which can be proved to be other
wise, aud further, oi an attempt to flightcn
the community by asserting chat there Is a
disease raging among them like spotted
fever, not 10 mention the improperly Of
trying to mike the sorrowlng parents believe
that his treatment would have saECd the
last, fourth, OF their children, what he GER
lainly, I'VE think" tthe mo c if II had been
spotted fever would not have accomplished.
Now about the single points. On whose
aut hOrity were We called, Is evident by the
fact that Dr. Simon was at the child ; bed
side by Mr. WciuschcGckS request, early IN
the morning before DR.. T. was there, and
found the case 50 Urgent, that ne prescrl5
ed after having a>ceittlned the condition OF
the patient, Dr.. r. came TO see Dr.. Simon
Il Dr. Schaliern to whom he had before
stated that he had now found out that all
she children, So far, had died, not from
scarlet fever but from meningitis crrGbrO
epiuetis, "a he could prove by q po mOrtc III
examination OF the baby, and that this boy
was afflicted with the same dis asc, IN DIR.
Simon house. where he gave his certain
OPINION that the child would die about 0
cock in the evening. DR.. EastJn did not
prescribe then, but agreed to meet with US
at quarter past twelve, TO see the 10y
again and make The post morlem examine
ton OF the baby, which died the day be-
fore But instead ut coming quarter
past twelve, nobody saw him at the bedside
before halt past five N the evening, when
ne was astonished, not to see the boy dy>
ing, but was ctrtdia The thought he would
be dead at midnight, and left without max
ing post mOrtep examination, or any
prescription, which was even not asked tor.
lie came again haf past eleven o clock IN
.le night, and not b ing invited 10 cali
again, disappeared without given any opln-
nn this time, I very likely wondering
about his progno,tlc ski
DIR. T.. never gave any notice afterwards
10 tue Attending phy-IcIanS, but came ev>
cry day once or twice, notwit standing he
was never invited 10 call, aud to crown bis
prognostic skill, he came in THURSDAY the
a 1 Il pn n ltftS
oneuce OF a vumit. whieh inGuecd him u =
let, that now the boy wcuhl hye, hul u :
fortunately, he died next morning at I -
CLOCK TIL, l. the tact, as II eau be proved
by different witnesses.
THIS history >hoS, thl, Dr.. Et-ton calls
AZ minutes acroriIng to the mcdicalelh !cs
Of all The civilized world, winch seem to
be unknown 10 him, 30 minutes l. III
longest time 10 wait for 4 lingering phys
iciau az u consultation.
Now gho called D.. Simon in? and who
prescribed 2 There was iHrther ~ change
OF treatment. b.cau-e The attend ~ phys
icIans aurcct. hat he disease was Glptherh
and not meningitis rrrgbro splnells, ats.
that il W very ikclJ fatal, bu, that lhg
ua,ient would not die either a 80 clock or
MI midnight. /. Is true orr treatment II
moved the direct responsibility 81 ths ease
from his shoulders. Uui Dot ~ Tar, Shat ht
shauid uoi he responsible ior not having
administered the It.ccs AIRY meals 70 pre-
vent the spreading OF thl> disease 10 the
remaining family a. we thOught II our du
~ with sxgacd 10 the oldest boy aud The
pirl living with the NcluSchenk family
whose beginning symptoms OF the same
disease have Teen attended To at once, anf
whose recovery proves, that the same
would certainly I've tnlukl have been pos
siSlc with the other children Finally, II
respect 10 the name OF the disease and th'
DESCRIPTION he gives tbro bon 0 sH0 we ex
pect. for what good II Will de- TO The puoIi
is no, very evident we have to state ina
he has meyer .censr studied spotted fever