The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-12-22

son can be convinced II they will call and see me-
that my army record is all right -
He again says:
DR.. Fierce relterates that fasehood of his own.
that say he bought diploma. / have not said
s }, and he knows it,"
Mr.. Baker seems TO work on the principle tia.
two negatives make one positive, but think he
will find that two fasehoods will not make one
Truth. But will give his own words:
"And DR.. Fierce le.rays either his own ig-
noiance or his guilt, o. having bought one,
when he says they CT n lot"
Twill admit his language is little ambiguous,
It still this does not destroy the true import Of
the language. The rule to go by with such Lam
guage is,-
"Si n,ula sit conjeaura qttae iucat alio uerba in
telf0eadd stnt ca proprietdte non grammatical set
populaT1 e1 reSU."
He says he has succeeded In "smoking OUT
the name OF the College where got my diploma.
1t will be seen that this is another subterfuge Of
his, forI announced publicly and privately the
name OF my dina Mlter. In my imagination
am now carried into the presence of this mighty
Apollo see him with corrugated classic brow
and pearly drops of persplration gathering from
every pore of his handsome face, while his di-
minutive mind is yelling up like Mt. Vesuvlus
lnen WIFI all the clOQuSuce VI u TDOOl-DldCh
he exclaims in all the agonies of despair:
"And If DIR. Fierce does not keep his mouth
shut, the mat ter will be investigated"
Nothing will suit me better than TO have you
or any other man investigate the matter of
which you speak, and in order to facilitate your
phllanthropic work, will again give you the
name of the Secretary Of the Faculty. Address
all your communications to ]. A. Thacker, AM,
NJ. d. Cincinnati, o.
l find the case of the Houston child is q very
"tender spot" He would like If possible to cover
up this Infamous crime, but "murder viii out"
He still persists in calling tho disease of the
child neuralgia, and.also says:
~ left that child with a fair prospect of re-
covery, and had 1t not been for the ungentle-
manly interference of graduates 1t might have
been alive to-day"
This last is falsehood of the deepest dye, and
baser lie cannot eminate from the mind of the
most degraded man on earth. 1t will take more
evidence than your word, to convince the pa
rents and friends of that child that 1t was recov
ering when you were discharged from the family.
1t was on the 22d day of August, 1868, that was
first called to see the Houston child. arrived
at the house of Mr.Houston about 10 o'clock AM,
found DR.. Bishop ut the house examining the
the case, after which we (Dr. Bishop and ~ de-
clded that the child at that time was suffering
from strangury of the worst type, although
prior to the applicaton.of the blister the disease
was nothing but worms.) 1 then made the re-
mark to DIR. Bishop and othcrs-being convinced
the suppression Of the urine was caused by the
blister,-that there might be-some trouble about
this matter some day, and to be positive of the
seat ofthe disease, and contrary to the wishes Of
the parents and DR., Bishop, las the operation is
very painfully l resolved to Introduce catheter.
l did so, and found tho bladder perfectly dry
TO the operation ! had u number OF eye wit,
nesses. One ofthe Latin poets has said:
"Fquris est oculattS ocsHs unusO guam anrhh
decem
Gus audiunt aulha dicum Qm uident plane
Scrinlpt."
What l have said OF this case believe Is
enough to convince any reasonable person as tC
what the disease of the child was. will say NJ
more of the disease OF the child now, but notice
further what he says:
~ have said before that this attack on M
smacks strongly oEempyticlsm, and the Code o
Ethics Justifies that opinion"
1t will be seen he again appeals to tho Code
and this time am glad he did 1t, as II will Civ,
me the better chance to expose the villain. Th
words are:
"A physician who is called upon TO consult
should observe the most honorable and scru
pulouS regard for the character and standing o
the practitioner In attendance. The practice o
the latter, Unnecessary, should be Justified as ia
as can be consistently witha conscientious regart
for TRUTH" etc
never was in consultation with Mr.. Baker
nor would | degn to meet a man in counse
who Is so entirely destitute of both characteran,
standing; and will ask seriously, who in tn
name of reason would justify the actions of
man who will apply large blister of Spanis
files about the abdomen OF a child two years old
now ask the people, am not right In callin
Mr.. Baker n quack and pretender? What oil
man or young lady, man or child, but woul
have more "mOthcr wit" than to pursue tn
course he did In that case. You cuu appeal I
the Code Sir, but 1t will not Justify your nefar
Gus actions, nor will the laws OF Ohio proteC
you, ifthls matter was Investigated.
If 1t was In my line to give advice | woul
say to mothers, keep your children out of tn
hands Of such men as Mr., b., for ho Is one Of tn
vampires who so adroltly sap the vltas of Ii
unsuspectng patients. or tho merits Of sue
men, and OF their skill, you cannot jndgeuntl
iiinevitably too late. W. W. FIERCE
December l2, 1870.