The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-29

! we powers and there Is concurrent 1
esisssncs &c Its. efficacy. i should |
not be rejected without trial." &C.
WIenre comes the concurrent evil
deneeT, From men engaged in the |
various pursuits OF life; all ofwhom |
may be proficient in their respec-
tive voeations, but who are lneces
sarily incompetent witnesses upon
this subject from the fact that they
are as often ignorant of Chemistry
as Of. Pathology, Why, sir If We are
to rely upon the 'tconeprrsnt sxi-
dence" Of the masses, then il has
long been an established fact that
the blood drawn from the tail OF a
Nack cat is q "never failing" RENE
d. 3or the Shingles Witness the
nnmbeEof bob-tailed black cats az
serzan epidemic of this disease
Again. concurrent evidence has
also Shown that 80 enable achild 90
acut teeth easy Il is only necessa-
nv to make fOriit a delicate. neck
lace Of the backEbones of the rattle
snake, which, when worn, instantly
relieves the little sufferer. s'COn-
current evidence. IN the Olden time
insisted that wound was most
readily hsaled by applying salve
90 the instrument which inflicted
st, leaving the wound 90 take care
of ITSELF Other heresies as redie-
nloas as these might be enumerated
all of which are strongly corrObo-
rated and clearly established If Mr.
Yaneey's idez Of concurrent evil.
denee' 10 to be cur rule of faith and
practice. teass - ,-aas A4sa. 2e.
Bet that it may not be said thu {
l have evaded the point at issue, ]
will consider for 8 mOment the mo-
dus 0PeTandi1Of the s0zcalled mad
stone. Grant then for the sake Of
argument, that it is a specific in all
poisoned wounds, fits SO insisted. }
such Is the bee and wasp sting, 8 e
spider and snake bite, as also for
the bite of the mad dog, it must owe
its virtues to one Of two properties,
TO wit: q chemical affinity for the
I poisons, or to capillary action, or
IN other words, suction. -t gGi
i Nov the poisOHs of the various
insects and reptiles differ in Chemi-
cal composition; the poison Of the
mad-dog differs from aIlaof them :
/ is in fact sui geReris, as iseyihced by
its effects upon the system. 15 How
then can the maidstone have q like
affinity fora number of compounds
eaek one as different IN COMPOSE
ton and properties as stryehnia
differs from sugar.. No chemical
agent has the same affinity for any
given number of substances. If
therefore, the maidstone has an at
finity for the poison of themad dog
H. follows that it caEn5t have a like
affinity for other poisons, unless its
/ advocates are lie ,ol,e upon insist
ing that # is like the negro's rab.
bit) good for everything.
Put it upon the grounds that it
acts by capillary action, which is
the more plausible theory Of the
two, and we have in the clay over
which we hourly tread. as also in
: the pumice-stone, agents equal if
not superior to the yaunted mad
stone. These substances are more
porous, have a greater number Of
cells, and when applied to a moist
1 surface act more rapidly as capille-
| ~ agents. Why then invest the
maidstone with exclusive virtues
/ which belong in common to other
| substances within the reach, of ALI
1 Why perform long and weary pill
grimages in quest of its life giving
powers when equal if not better
/ agents are within the grasp offall;
/ The answer is easy Men love the
4 mysterious aud marvellous, Of which
4 quacks and nostrum vendors have
always been prolific, hence the al
most invariably pecuniary. success
| realized by empires throughout the
world. II has ever been so, and
\ will continue so to be until our com
mon school system embraces as reg
ular studies Physiology, Pathology
| and Hygiene.
! And now, Mr. Editor, I have done
with this subject. did not seek Z
| controversy; am decidedly aveFse
| to is and cannot be induced to pro
I long it. b C. c. ABERNATHE,
/ II. RAINY one who wishes tc
prosecute an investigation Of this
subject viii find by referring to the
Introduction Of the sTaisman." b5
Sir Walter Scott, q very interesting
account From this It appears ths1
during the time that Scotland wa.
] CONFUSED with religious zeal
a complaint was made to the Synod
against Sir James Loekart. foi
using witehreraft in connection witt
this stOzes which WAS know
throughout Scotland as the .'Le'
Penny" = description Of the ston'
and the mode Of using it is given
L seems that the virtues were thel
obtained by :'dippiDg the stone il
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