Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-19
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING DEC, 10. 1874.
PILL-D0X vs.. PENCIL.

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Pu.LBox vs.. PENCIL.
We approach the task of iaditing .
reply to the learned doctor who pub
liahes his structures upon the editor Of
the STANDARD and the Territorial Aud
itor in the Seattle Dispatch. with the
peculiar relish experienced by an cpl
cure about 10 dsvour . savory repast.
We ihs discussion, il brightens the
intellectual faculties, promotes diges-
ton, and adds very materially to the
enjoyment OF life. Our prescription
for dyspspsia i simple: Compound all
the rays Of sunshine you can concentrate
with An ounce or two Of common sense;
add . few grains Of spice to improve
the favor; then take Of language guam
sum cuff. the same as the doctor fills the
bottle with aqua yfontana, to conceal the
email amount Of each component part
and make you believe you have got your
moneys worth. Our friend, DR.. Steele,
would doubtless recommend bread-pills
or icorice water, disguised by some
Latin name, and it is not for us to say
that they might not be equally effective,
We give him the benefit of doubt, and
claim for our own nostrum the same
virtue as a specific for "blue-devils. |"
The doctor is unfortunate in his use
use Of the scalpel at the very outset,
for he remorselessly sewers the cellular
tissue enveloping the body of Truth,
and seriously deranges the whole nerv-
Gus system. he aMrms that We demand
"the medical fraternity should get
down on their knees and humbly beg that
the August and Honorable Office
holders would deign 10 consider the con-
dition Of the Insane Asylum" We
made no such demand. We did not
even intimate that any curvature Of the
spinal column or other distortion Of the
anatomicsl structure would b desirable,
70 secure q hearty co-opsration Of the
officers they choose to hold accountable
for IN investigation Of the insane. We
did not think it necessary to analyze
the component parts of our desserts
ton, and define the peculiar properties
and effects Of each figure Of speech
used in it. nor do We perceive any ne
cessity for so doing now. We simply
re-assert that q request for an investi-
cation would have been more in conso-
nance with the courtesy usually OBJ
served among gentlemen. 1t may be
true, a the doctor asserts, that public
officers are mere servants of the peo-
ple," but it is generally acknowledged
that even servants are entitled to re-
spectful treatment from their masters,
in this free land which acknowledges
no distinction Of caste, and where none
are condemned without an impartial
trial. ., ...;.. ....+ ......, .-'.' ;. ....
We have abstained from allusion Il
the specific charges brought against the
management Of the Asylum, in thu
hope that they might 60 to the com
mittee for consideration free from tn
bias which . discussion under the cir
cumstanoes might produce. 1.-THE med
icai fraternity insist, however, in fore
ing the issue before / hearing is had
they must make up their minds II
stand or fall upon the decision which
the people ere almost certain to rende
"A in . case submitted on &c parte state
ments. Tho progress made thus far b.
the medical fraternity in their pape
Wal, has not many manner strengthened
their cause, and never will do 80, q
long as it is conducted in the spirit
has been up TO the present time. Whel
everybody who counsels moderation
ct once prayed in the professional mo,
tar, when such calloused and utterl
benighted Republican as Hill Harmo
is set up as our idol and political pet,
when the learned doctors suspend tn
dispensing Of nauseous doses to engag
in journalistic duels. it is indeed tim
for the people to inquire into the me
tiyes which prompt such a Quixoti
enterprise. The doctors may crar
their saddle-bags with all the erudit
essays at their command, but the pee
pie will swallow them in HomeopAthi
doses, and utterly refuse to "take
thoss which leave . bad taste in th
mouth. The doctors should remsmbe
that sugar-coatsd pills are the sasis'
swallowed, and that somnifsrous CON