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EDITOR REPUBLICAN,: .'E j. H2..i
Permit me through the medium Of your
valuable paper to answer communication
published by contemporary under the
signature of "Old Citizen, in last Sundays
edition. Subject, yellow Fever via Latin
Prescriptions" ~ IN -.l
E'"Old Citizen" opens the subject like a
true philanthropist, which, trust, he lie,
| and, indeed, it is difficult to imagine any
one in our midst who does not sympathise
with the unfortunate people Of our sister
city OF Shreveport.
But the writer does not confne himself to
the laudable object of working upon the
sympathies of generous and humane pub.
lie. but PUSHES precipitately into a new
field which is entirely irrelevant to his sub.
ject, and the reasons which he puts forth
are as dangerous as illogical. /
The idea Of turning medicine loose to the
mas ses is simply preposterous, it being suffi-
GENTLY we'll known that some of the most
harmless drugs combined with each other
form new elements, and when taken into
the stomach produce the most fatal results.
consider it a blessing that the science of
compromising drugs is concealed in Ian
guage hidden from the thOughtless and vul-
gar. Were it not go, who knows but that
the Lucretia Borgia school would be much
more numerous! 81. b.. ,..... 2
For many centuries Latin has been the
language of the scholar, philosopher and
scientist, and especially the medium OF
communication between Swans Of all the
civilized world, who have been diligently
searching in both the mineral and vegetable
kingdoms for remedial agents to assist
"life, that principle which resists DEATH"
The disciples of A1sculapius being cosmo-
politan in existence, and catholic in their
| principles. set differing from their nativ-
! ity in ~ernacular, by common consent
/ have selected this classical language to
| transmit to each other the results OF expert
ments and discoveries in the great field of
science. 1t is only by such means that q
native of our country, we will say, travel
| ing in Russia, could get compounded pre-
scription written by an American or Eng
lish physician. sou 'rt g'n1 4
would ask "Old Citizen" what he would
think of the practice Of placing keen razors
and loaded pistols in the hands OF infants
or small children to toy with! No one will
deny that razors, knives and pistols are ne
cessary adjuncts of our higher civilization,
and that they are blessings it only used
! judiciously. But the same weapons in the
| hands of the ignorant and malicious imme-
diately become dangerous. t.t u'lrs
| Just 80 with medicine, which is one of the
! greatest gifts of God to man, and nature
| has placed little checkword as her signet
| and called it ''caution." '-...
! Medicine, ii administered by the priests,
! who have been regularly indicted through
] its great temple, and have laid down their
| youth as its sacred shrine, and have been
I guided by the lamp Of the experience
| which has been handed down from almost
time immemorial, can not help but be bene-
fetal to suffering humanity and further the
! designs of our All-Wise Creator, its bene-
[ fcent author: whereas in tho hands Of
pretentious charlatans or an ignorant and
! unedncated populace it can but be q curse.
Tho idea Of taking a something ''the
| which we know not what" I would answer
by reminding him Of the old adage, "where
ignorance is bliss tits folly to be wise"
! There are plenty Of reasons why it is un-
| necessary for patients to have an exact
! knowledge Of the contents Of their boluses.
One of the curious characteristics of hui
man nature is that it delights in the mys,
! terious and hidden. In fact. it worships
! that which seems most Incompetent ible.
The physician possessed OF this knowledge
Is compelled in many cases to take advan-
I! tage of this fact and surrounding circum-
| stances. and Oftentimes his efforts are
crowned with the greatest success.
| "Oid Citizens objections 10 DrsscSi ,.oNs
! are: Firstly, their being written il. Latin;
! secondly, their being written for .articu-
lar person, therefore can &c. DO used by a
! second party; 'hirtily. ,hei. being retained
by the apothecary.
answer to the first that alfespefiencc TO
This date is that the medical world have ac-
knowledged Latin for the medium. OF it's
expression; to the second that although
patients may seem to be suffering with
similar types of disease careful diagnos-
ticiaa would readily discover symptoms
quito dissinilar, therefore prescription de-
signed for one person would 90. answvr for
another.
To his thirdly would remark that in ray
opinion the physician is the creator of the
prescription, and when delivered TO the pa
tient loses AL right to property in that par
sicuiar prescription, given at that partcu-
lar time. the patient becoming the owner
and The druggist the lawful and responsible
custodian. ). T. N.
aid for the Shreveport Sufferers.
As before announced the members Of the
Orleans and Shakespeare Clubs have ar
ranged to give a theat representation
on Wednesday nigh. al the Varieties
Theatre, the proceeds TO be devoted 10 the
.elie! OF the destitute victims Of the cpl
demic ~ Shreveport. The five act play of
"Money" has been selected and will be
produced with the following cast:
Alfred Evelyn Fred n Thayer
Dir John FtseT ......,...s............E Il. NJ stella
LORD diossmore ...............F. a. Zorn
Sr FREQ oloanI.'..'. ...... .......: e. A. COwan
Stout BROOKS CarIes
Graves ...............W w. II. Bean ham
Captain Dudley Smith. ......... Frank H. Wilson
sharp A. Lee
Iohe .......... ...s..........-....A. Campbell
Eveiyns servant ............-.......M. ID. Gardner
Slr johns servant. A. Gleason
Lady FRANKLIN. s........ Miss Lizzie Madden
ucorSlna. ......................MlB Miss Lulu King