West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-09

IS u. tue "us was included in The
Esm, tor without Gus" the firm, like
many others, would be under the
painful necessity OF performing the
iuty asaigned TO many others which
would IN all probability give him less
time 10 attend to others aft urs
without their solicitations. The
PUPPY COT unusuai capaoity) int
mated that left the fact when l re-
ierred to the article in the Jot.nqL
last fall or winter advertising for
students. shall leave that with
those who Rad it. After that com
munication ran ashore, the Hydro
Path:st' came out in one signed with
his own name a cutter, he thought)
He. at that time had forg the old
saying which 10 OF so much impor-
lance nowadays. That self praise
is half scandal" AMI in this article
as III the other tried TO impose his
ignorance upon the public. Leav-
ing this | shall reter TO tho dirty
cowardly trick the pupl has tried
to get behind the curtain and engage
me in n professional com bat with the
physician who unprofessonally be-
trayed my confidence and contribu-
ted to the benefit Of thing profea-
sionaIly. | will just cay this same
physician is one Of the two that the
puppy claimed gave up Mr.. Brown
lngs child to die with scarlet fever,
and that he had taken it aud cured
1T and on the heels of the achieved
victory advertised two Of the dead
ing physicians of the county had Civ.
en- 1t up to de-" and be had cured
1t and now wanted others 10 step
into the arena, and Ike a great gen
eral or warrior of oiden times 10y
down upon his back thinking lie had
conquered a world and gained city
(what a capacity. The Josh Bill
iings letter | mentioned and referred
TO by the puppy to show that he in
tended in his last endeavor to bluff
me by what he thought was sharp
will recoil upon him and his contrib
utor. On the 18th of Jan. 1879
was called upon by Mr.. VIM. Child
ester's son TO go out and see his
father as he was lying seriously i'll
and that Dr. Fichtner said he would
die, at first | refused to 90, stating
1T would be Impossible, as my prac-
tice was too large to so out OF my
road 9 miles, at last by considerable
OF urging consented to 90 aud after
! arrived learned that Mr.. Chichester
became i'll on the 5th Of Janut,y
with Pneumonia, and had continued
Ill up to that time (l5th Of January)
will leave it to any physician OF
this county il they ever heard of any
physician treating pneumonia 10
days alter the invasion aud 2 days
after the febrile troub had subsi-
ded, with what DR.. FIchtner calls
fever treatment. 1t is erroneous.
1t appears, according to the merchant
views, that l acted unptoiessionally
by saying he (Chidester) would die
and telling that | wanted the case,
&c. l have the pleasure, for those
charges, Of telling the puppy that
be is a dirty liar, and that l never
said so. Ibid request the son to
convey the letter to DR.. Fchtner, as
l thought it my duty, aud to his in
terest, and the next morning, as /
was informed, the treatment was
changed, as had requested. So
much for thBt. Now the letter Mrs.
Chichester presented, she said DR.
Flchtner had written it and reques-
ted her hand it over to me. shall
| give it below verbatim, et Meyatin
and not Ct punctuatim:
Doctor Dear Sir it is impossible
fur Me to Meat You hear to day as
l Suppose it Will Be poor Satisfac-
tion as you Do not perhaps No my
treatment Regular feaver treatment
that he is takin pleas to Drop Me
your Sentiments on peece of papr
So / can See it on tomorrow Morning
that is your Diagnoses &&c&o"
"Signed Dr."
The above develops the fact thaI
/ was sent Tor and it was distinctly
50 understood. In this as in MANY
other points denied it would lead
any one TO consider the puppy was a
bunch Of ignorant hypothesis o
which his character is highly distin ,
tive. In his vo.umiuous OUT burst
unlike any other Individual display
ing his literary and medical ability
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