Nebraska advertiser., 1879-01-09

TO the caucus as repuDllCS0. 1nlS
is the more surprising, in that he
avowed his adherence to the fusion
state platform throughout his cam
psign at home and as a greenbacker
defeated the regular nominee of the
republicans. However, Mr.. Howe
promised to adhere, henceforth, to the
Republican party. He agreed to
stand by the party in this legislature
Oh all partisan measures.
A DR.. D'Unger, recently went into
Chicago and advertised that he could
cure drunkenness by some drug prep
arstIop of his. This immediately
aroused the homeopathic physicians
of the city into belligerent attitude.
The idea that anyone should assume
to know more about medicine and dis
ease than Chicago doctor was not to
be tolerated and the doctors proceed
ed to have a meeting and pass resolu-
tions setting their awful foot down
squarely on DR., D'Unger. Now, we
are not going to ventIIEe On opinion
on a subject about which we know
so little; but there was one argument
advanced by the .homeopaths, and
the principal and clinching one, so
far as we could see, that;is especially
curious to US, and Is embraced in the
preamble to their resolutions, as fol-
lows:
Recognizing the successful labor
now being performed by the various
temperance organizations, and believ-
ing the issue to be endangered by the
continuous interference of those ar
rogative personages who, denying Di-
zine authority, affirm drunkenness TO
be q form Of disease. and who allege
that they individually possess cure.
We. italicise The words conveying
the ludicrously odd proposition. 1t is
so to US because we bad been laboring
under the wicked i'm preston that con.
stant and long-continued, use of alco-
holic stimulents would 80 effect the
stomach, brain and nerves of a person
as to provoke a "form of diseese;"
and that this disease was the constant
ald constantly increasing cravings
for strong drink. 1t never struck US
forcibly that we were Ieally denying
Divine authority" We'never thought
of it in that light; but yet, we learn
every day, and our lesson
of to-day is, that the homeopathic of
Chicago are set of bigoted, narrow
pated asses.
Since writing the above, we fin d in
the inter Ocean that that ipaper, not
satisfied with the fat of the homeo-
pathics, that drunkenness was sin
and not disease, proceeded to thor
oughly investigate the, claims of DIR.
DUnger, and the following case will
illustrate the result of the reporters
research. He interviews DR.. Brooks,
a prominent allopath, who said:
Il took DIR. d 'Unger to see a patient
that had been treating q long time,
for chronic alcoholism.
The patient was very anxious to leave
off drinking. When he did so his
suffering was SO great that be was al |
ways forced to return to the use of al |
cohol. we found the patient trem-
bling before stove, and, when we en-
Tered, be said he wished we would go,
hat he might get some drink. Dr.. |
D'Unger took out flask of his medi- |
zine. The patient, not knowing what
t was, accepted drink, as he believ-
ID. DR.. D'Unger's medicine had at
,nce marvellous effect, not only In
'emoving the desire for stimulants,
'ut in improving the general health
If the patient. tits now over a month
ince this particular patient began to
axe the cinchonR, and he remains up
o this time entirely free from any de-
ire TO return to the use of alcoholic
timula lants."
"Was the medicine composed en-
irely of cinchOna ?"
1.-The effects of this remedy were so
immediate and so marvellous that
ould not believe it consisted simply of
inchona, had not DR.. D'Unger assur-
d me positively that it contained no
ther admixture."
do you know anything of the
Doctors previous history 2" asked the
eporter.
Il know nothing Of the Doctor as a
lember of the profession. / merely
act him in Chicago recently"
Have you no knowledge of him,
btained through other physicians ?"
II have never copversed with other
1embers of the profession about him,
nd do not know that he is not in
ood standing"
"You no doubt, Doctor, give Dun
er great credit for what he has ac-
do you not?" pursued the
lquirer.
HE certainly deserves and will OBJ
i'm q large amount of credit for de-
Sing an agent, or a com mbination of {
yents, whose power in the cure of
now stands unrivaled," |
This would seem to knock the wind
1T of the "Divjne law" dodge, accord
g to the logic of the homeopaths
ut the fact is there really is no con-
ct with the Bible if D'Unger's or any
her medicine can cure drunkenness, /,
II while drunkenness may be a sin,
at the same time produces an un-
sslthy craving, an inordinate appe-
te, an unsuitable thirst, for strong
ink, and this terrible disease. which
o moral sussion can cure, but which :
me medicinal remedy may alleviate :
cure.
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