The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-11-28

the same fatal terminus. Another recall:
gentleman, the head Of an interesting family,
had an attack OF persistent vomiting an en-
piric was summoned, and he, in HE blindness,
sought to promote the emess, that an imagine
nv load on the patients stomach might be
thrown of, and thus the case was pushed to
the very borders OF death. When too late
regular physician was called who saw the fatal
blunder and tried in VAN to interpose relief
Dissolution soon closed the scene, nd the grave
covered the victim from the sight OF an ag-
grleyed community and heart-rent family
| Another case will mention: A little infant
| was given poisonous medicine until its little
bones were softened and many OF them sloughed
and the germs of the second teeth dropped
out, and the little sufferer IN undesirable
agony died, caused by the practice OF worth
less charlatan with his so-called harmless
Homeopathy medicine.
Ignorance base and scnseless ignorance, is
the great wooden Juggernaut OF this country
by which thoughtless thousands are daily crush
ed into untimely graves. The three cases we
have mentioned are but the few among millions
where life has been uselessly sacrificed, to say
nothing OF ruined healths and distorted limbs
we every where meet, which have been caused
by the same source OF evil to crafty hoard
of reckless imposters in their greed for gain.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
So these pretenders push boldly forward. bindly
dealing with the vital strings Of life, not know
ing or caring how many needless pangs they
cause or lives they sacrifice, so long as their
own base, selfish ends are served. The most
INSCRIPTIONS ignoramus may come into our
midst, hang out his single as Physician and
Surgeon, and there are enough TO be imposed
upon by him and TO cry, g Doctor;" and the
law makes no provisions whereby his abuses
may be stopped. No donbt that a selfish, mar
row-minded person may really puff himself up
into the idea--ifter learning few principles
Of medicine-tbat heis really skilled and capable
Of doing much good In administering TO the
sick but this only yerfes the poets saying,
that
"A little learning is dangerous thing
and his errors are no less felt than though ne
knew himself to be worthless imposter.
1t is no longer question of schools. Home
I
opathic, Eclectic or Regular, but one OF en-
hghtened, sober, rational treatment founded
on the knowledge and experience Of ages. to
the hap-hazard daredevil treatment OF bind,
wantou ignorance. We want some law to say
that the unqualified shall not be allowed to
tamper with health and life. Our schools and
courts are protected from the impositions Of
the ignorant, while the more important. such
as health and life, are left exposed to all the
denominations of the most ignorant and reck
less imposters. The Regular medical profes
sion see and lament the condition into whict
the community of this State has fallen,-se'
the people exposed to all the wiles and brag
gadocio spirit of empirlcism, boards O.
interruptions pretenders preying like vulture
upon the Misunderstanding suffering innocent
and ask the Legislature that the people be pro
tected. They ask this, not for their own sake
but for the sake OF suffering humanity, with
which they have 80 much to do. Understand
ing the premises, every intelligent citizen woulc
say, amen let us be protected"
HARTFORD, MICH.