The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-10

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the French Revolution, of the Satanic
He'll Clubs, Of John Browns raid IN
Virginia, of Salary Grabs, aud many
other attempts original n FROM insa
liable desires; but, the South western
Medical Association i, the most out
stretching q its assumptions, the most
daring in It's authority of any hide
hction that ever wore a name. Iu>an
iy of the human heart? To think
lhat they may come together, pass
,et of resolutions, (about which we
'ead). stipuIating prices, bieuuiul set
uemeutS to keep pace with govern
ment bonds; memorializing the LegIs
lature, and even saying (-peakIng of
the Common people, this may cut our
practice about half III two for the time
being, but they are ours; just let them
die Let them die ! One third time
repeating } Let them die Religion
Is plenty aud the body Is no account
any way. Now, in tue name OF reason,
justice, mercy and truth, if men p,o
iessIng science, meu protesting phIlau-
lhropy, are to be permitted IN the
lace OF au intelligent aud enlightened
community to utter such dogmatic,
rgo'lsuc, Il had like to have said,
uouseu>ica! stuff. mass Of dotard dum
cry, and legalized ccutralism, aud 20
ao>cathed and uorebuked, why then
the people are not worthy of self gov
emmett, aud should wear the yoke
Ny couutrymeu could you have been
present, aud heard the swelling vitu
Peration> aud statements, together with
The actions that presagrd the future
disposition OF that bisoted, one eyed,
short sighted policy, YOU might have
learned something as to what the mem
bers owe each other as Ring Masters
Now, if this Southwestern Medical
Association, Is net one of the most
,tupendOus iarces, that ever was got
ten up, why then we have no guess
Just here we assert, that, the art of
preventing and healing diseases. Is
neither per y taught nor understood
in this Sauhedrin of Western Ken
lucky nor by the father of lt> creation
aud authority. If 20. then, We would
have an equnnimity Of treatment and
a eongeuiahty of results a. the fruits
OF their efforts. Why, my dear ~irs.
If medicine l. true aud dam1u>trd
tive science, then all it, processes pro-
ceed from certain fixed and mutually
esa6 i-hed principles. aud hence l.
based on positive iuduction- That
rh. proceedings of medicine IL West
ert Kentucky are not Of thi- charac
tc4s 10 be attributed. aud almost
ALOE attributed 10 the manner of lis
cultivation and not to lie impcIt-ctIous
OF he science Itself
Let medical men. like men Of ercry
Other science or avocation should do,
prosecute the science in the Sprlt, AMI
conduct lis precepts under the priuci-
piles emanatiug from naturally yhiio
sophie basis, and we believe much
more certainty will attach to it, caicu-
larion. aud practice But while It's
basis Of operations i centralized and
its practice Iegaiizsd, aud it, browning
authority not in any sense educated in
medical science, above that OF an ap
pointed Board Of Examiners. that
alone being bnasted ignorance, what
more may We expect, than the memo
riaizing their father, the passing OF
oppressive resolutions, of slipulating
prices and biennial settlements, max
ing out delinquent lists, and even 90
Ing far enough in their avariciOuS and
lucrative iapacitle- to expel from their
body member, who had the dignity
Of manhood to lahor for the people
uore extensively than they were vii
ling to grant; crying Patent Nostrums,
PHI Prisoner, aud other iii-tempered
aPPeiaiions, all simply because it Ell
feels the pocket. which i but another
name tor the heart of This precursor OF
human suffering and mortality, both
physically and pecuniariiy.
That the healing art could be
made blessing to the human race,
We pretend not to deny; but seeing the
many most splendid failures Of the
present system, and being aware that
the whole thing goes by kisses aud
( favors, we are often staggered at the
I profe~,ed honesty OF the so-eaIled
/ medical world
/ Why, sirS, the longevity Of human
life at the present, compared with what
/ twas in the days of iIypocratee~, and
from him down to the present, taking
alone the lives of medical praclitiou
ef: in the account. shows an increase
atan earlier stage of lie, Of mortali
t. which we ascribe, not specially to
tie science, but TO the mode OF its
sr,sssdure, under their learned, legal
I'D and adopted titles, VI d.
Vow. we desire to state just here
tht any act of legislation making
mnev the basis of its enjoyment, is
sbversive of pure republican govern
mt and should call down upon the
had of its votaries-the undivided
rnrehension of all tue lovers OF jus
tie Nature in all her operations
edertakes to hold an equilibrium.
al thus sustain in equal authority
seh minute particle OF matter, in its
entrolliug influence.
So did the trainers of the old and
s,ne houurei Federal compact" lie
ord each constituent element in the
frma,ion of our government. But,
see those days, there have been many
dsn laid schemes devised, many COR
m, bodies formed, whose sole aim
W. and is to this day, to thwart the
nrnoses of the honest laboriug classes.
al thereby fi!ch from their pockets
10 fruits OF their toll; hence the
a;ons vaccine law, the registration act;
J rious rings, besides this puerile
Alod,col Ring My country when
sr the people learn to think for them
syes? Ii man proposes to prac-
se physic, let hin do it upon person
msrit. and not upon certificate or
SnIoma. that he may obtain by kisses
al favors. through a self styled di
gomaric or respectable school"
Now to show that, the boosted lit
s.,,re and ability, to heal the breach
ar nature, or cure diseases, is not
assessed By them as mass; let facts
s.,bmitted to a candid aud impartial
s;.,L;ng public Surely testimony
80, ourself, is the strongest to be
n',ht TO bear. If they. understood,
would most assuredly heal them-
s.o. Bat, Rush exclain-, ~ the
~isSS' 80 1--we p,,,i4;rlied dis