Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-10-12
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aal George Washington was killed by hissaT
physicfans by blood le.ting;;- Prince Al.-----
bert, the husband Of Englapd d,Bi ffaeefIiH yIa
was killed also by his phys;ciaps Will
bra brandy; and the Prince Of Wales had
rocenhy very nl!r1tbwA 4 Z 4esca Il ~ \ III fhfon be-
ing Killed By the same remedy; fofta-ifI
nately, atthe nick of time, the brandy, /. /,
was eisca up, and then be got .bettn; !,
Gharlesi AVebster, the former publisher
OF this journal, was killed by his 'physs lfs
icihn BY means ofsthe injudicious d.1gie
ministration of sulphnte Iof qujriine ,s:as;
pelsistedin to the last, notwithstanding ,o
an earnest, protest; and, we could 90
ON II making a long list Of well-knOwn
public characters and Of many Of our Z
personal acquaintainces, who, ithYeats. II
ened to die by a disease, caslcd in,nssIg
pd9ctor; ;jwho, by iniudiciousl prescrip- r.
ton made q sure thing ,of, that which. -.
was doubtful. ', The great secret Of sue sue s!.sS
cessfiil medicaI practice is to prescribe ,di
in diich a way as not to do any harm. sos
this is the honest opinion of The most T
eminent old experienced physicians: ~, !
and it reminds US of an incident in our
own life, the communication Of which %
MAJ be amusing and instructive to our =
readers 1 si"7t ased9 3fis3sf Il; 80 II
ri When, some fifteen Years ago we z
We're filling a professorship in the New !,
York Medical College, and practicing b
medicine in the city of New York, We
visited often old DR.. Valentine Mott, ~
then an oc.ogenarian, but now deceasedagg
since some years. 1t is hardly necesi be-
sary to State that he WAS the greatest I,
American surgeon, OF q world wido
reputation, and it was delight to con- Y
verso with the old gentleman, and see u
his eaSerness for information in the, Il.
newest discoveries i'll the field Of elec-r.ll
tricily, which wowere happy enough to- s.
supply. On one of these occasions he
saw our medical pockes-caso with small
bottles, which at that time we always is
carried with ns, in order to lbe readyap
for any medical emergencyiin the night. 20
He exclaimed: &. ,f.o., n
"Oh! doctor, 7 hope you have not
turned honeopath q re- ''sii eat {0E
lt "Notiht all, DR.. Mott; these arc tho s
regular ailopaihic remedies" .aisd Al
Il 'tThat is right,iit would arieye me, to-
see you fall 80, low; but why. these
homeopathic bottles % s''''' : = e
j 7" Til order to have h tirusgistS sl.opei
in a small compass, and NOT lie oblisetlsI
toisend to druggist when called outiw
atinlglt.I eae ,Siii9 .ea.,Af tt1,l9 at;se
! swell, that is all n right; isht but LET me
Geo your selection" .o'''"'S''
3 Then d critical examination Of every
bottle took place, ma the schoicefap-ad
proved rs very j,dieiois, till the last
bottlelwas reached, without liable, con-.
to ming white pills. when DR.. Mott said:
And what is there in this bottle ?',s.s
! We hesitated III our answer, bit at,4
'iast'told the truth, half ashameds1isiy os
/ "'.Iahave totconfess, Dr. Mott, that;
they are plain sugar. pills. m -,
Those are the best pills you have in;
your whole box" was the answer Of tlieLs
old venerable apostle Of Esculapius.T-sh
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