West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-19
3. +. FLOOD REVIEWS
OTHELLO'S REPLY.

Editor Argus: There is a trite
saying to the effect that, il one stops
to throw stones at every cur that
barke ut his heels. he will find but
little time fer other business. This
discussion with Othollo quite forei-
bly, reminds nae Of that old saw.
When l first noticed his scurrilou4
attack upon me, by replying to it. |
had no intention of honoring hun
with protracted discussion, Tor il
has never been my habit 10 engage
IN personal disputes with any Que,
aud especially with person who,
regardless OF all rules of good bree ed
ing, resorts, boy like, when beaten, to
all manner of coarse and vulgar vi
tuperation; and l feel that am
now doing myself an injustice by
placing myself for the time being up.
on level with such an antagonist
but inasmuch as be has, in his last
letter, endeavored to cover up his
ignorance by the Josh Billings dodge,
L will set he matter right, here aud
now. The letter in question is not
as he asserts, in answer to one from a
GAINESVILLE doctor, nor ia it IN an
swer to any letter, but was called
forth under the following circum-
stances: DR.. Fichtner, OF Cranes
vile, was attending Mr.. Glide ester,
who was i'll with pneumonia. AS
Othello was passing the house one
day, he Y as called in. He examined
the patient, and the medicine that
was being administ cred, when he
attempted a bluff game by saying TO
the family that without an immedi-
ate change OF treatme mt the patient
could not possibly recover. He
| then wrote the letter of which L shall
give below a copy Verbatim et htera-
TIM ct puncttotims, saying that, if they
wanted to see Mr.. Chichester alive
the next morning this letter must be
conveyed to GAINESVILLE that night.
The letter aodS conveyed post haste
to Cranesville,: but the doctor to
whom it was addressed, directed the
messenger to return and continue
the treatment as before directed
and all would be well, His orders
were obeyed, and the patient was
alive next morning and proving.
He is alive to-day and well. Here
now Is the letter. Let us see how it
looks in print.
Jan 1910 DR.. Fichtner
"Dear Dr.
"In the examination of Mr.. Child
lister l find pneumonia Of lower lobes
of right lung You say are giving
regular fever Treatment. On inaui-
ry l fad the man has no fever has
passed that stage several days ago at
least now l know he has no fever for
his temperature is nominal (98) Far
and nessarily requires supportive
treatment you are giving expecto-
rant. 1t must be omitted on &C
count of the depressing effect--He
should have quinine Tonic 4-gr-
Doses Digitalis, or Carbonate Am
monia-Sedatiye l gr > Whiskey-
Stimulant
"Diet nutrive Such as milk, rice
cornstarch bread; milk in album
dance and so on
"P. s. The stage of ieyor ia from
8 to days They are here.
"If you examine you will find the
stage of convalesence by vascular
murmer in half Of effected lobe OF
lung you can use your pleasure in
the adoption of the above"
(Signed)--.
Now there is not the remotest
shade of an imitation of the Josh
Billings style in the above letter,
nor IS there any indication on it's
face Of having been written in an
swer to letter received by him, but
there Is something in it, nevertheless,
which is manifest in every line; and
That is an excess Of cheek in trying to
bulldoze Mr.. Chidester's family in
to dismissiDg DR.. Fichtner and en-
pIoying himself. But it proved a