Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-20
Sellino,
LETTER FROM SHJQUALAK.

Deaf Beacon The county at
this time is rather duIi--no events
taking place, of any Importance
Our town is "a quiet rs the lamb
that lies on It's green pasture. Bus.
lmess dull, nothing doing.
We have measles every where in
abundance there has been lO2 ca.
ses that have come under my OBJ
serVatlon, mostly mild eases
ABOUT one in every ten eases is
complicated witb pneumonia there
have been no fatal cases as vet
The first case of measles we had
here was in December it has been
on the increase ever since that
time and IS now prevailing as an
epidemic in this part Of the county.
| will now say something about
the clergy. My reasons tor speak
OF them is, that 1 see, in almost all
the newspapers and medical alma.
macs that flood the country, cc-tif.
Gates from ministers of the Gospel,
pralsins the magic powers of some
fraudulent, quack medicines, put
up by some ignorant imposter who,
for the sake of gains, triles with
the health and lives Of men, wo-
men and children. Why the cler
50 frequently serve as tllics and
supporters oftho duack and nos
trum dealers, and why some of the
divinesof the present day, will rec
ommcnd every new patent medi-
cine that is brought before the
and traffic on them too; such
rs cough drops, TONES. rheumatic
Iinimcnt, cure for corns, t%oOthache,
headache, and n thousand various
other qnack combounds which did
80 aud 50, so much good, relieving
nj their pains, aches and inirmi.
.ies, has long been a'myStcry TO
he medical profession. 1t is claim
Vt tor theology that it is a science
tenets are not to be attCck-
ID by minds not specially trained.
Nhc clergy Will scarcely say, in so
many words, that the practice Of
Medicine is q h~ap.hazard business
With which any ono may trihc.-.
instance, i! requires no great
knowledge to find out what did A.
.ood, and that is just what B. needs
of symptoms or his spc-
ial condition.
On Sunday, you will hear the
he alI'saving-power OF grace, for
our soul; and, on Monday, you
hear from the same lips, with 1
no same torco aud assured author.
y, Of the powerful influence of
)mo universal quack medicine, for ;
nc cur of ali bodily ailments
We know too, that a great many
+ the clergy are our warm, en-
ghtend and ste Idtast friends,
HON we appreciate, and remom-
or with fee eIings Of tho greatest
leasure and admiration. The
octOrs arc always liberal to the q
mover charging them any I
ling as long as they follow their
,cord0tal aud Cloicai duties , but
hen they use their influence in
cbaIf OF quackery, the doctors
zen are off. f
Lately n missionary was appoint
! By one of tho denominations
nd sent to u foreign land to con
crt the heather. IIo was, be- D
des being a thcologian, n regular n
rNduato Of the college of physi- .
ans, but, in spite of this side nc.
,mplishment his friends gave .
i'm some good advice which was
lis: "They hoped that he would
milne himself to looking after the
welfare Of his flock, and
ave the ba4cr part OF their ma
Ire to tho doctors of tho ncighbor.
bod"
"The professions Of medicine and
corrclate well, but mix
Oorly in communities able to fur :,
representatives OF either m
de-" FIDEs.