New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26

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VII.
CVrIOSITIES OF MEDICINE.
rHR GREAT GAIEN AND THE CHARACTERISTICS RE-
VOLT OF THE EMPEROR HADRIAN-MoroR CURE
IN ANCIENT TIMEs-THg QUEEN OF swFDEN's
pocroR-MEprcINA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COB
Brrr AND DR. RUsH-JoHN WESLEY AS A NED
IcAI pRACTITIoNER--oUR OWN GOOD DOCTOR
PERHAPS | might begin this chapter by ex-
claiming In the name of EScUlapius-pllls! =
which would be as sOnorons as that other we'll
known JohnSunian anti climax: In the name
OF the prOphet-dgS" For our SINS, we are
unfortunately familiar with modern medical
plactiCe, but the odd corners and crannles OF
ancient theory, with their lumber OF loose EN-
piricism, know lltte about, because we
have no occasion TO know anything we are
content TO be restored by modern remedleS'
and through the efficacy OF modern pleScrlp-
iiOns which we cannot real, without caring ~
investigate the obsolete abSuIditieS' IL Is
little 10 a sick man of to-day to learn Wilat
they swallowed ia the middle ages FOR the
same agonieS; yet il might be amusing 20
convalcsccnt to begulle The tedlum OF recovery
aud 10 look over this little lot OF rubbish winch
is before me. Nobody, ] believe, has yet at
tcmptrd in any language History oil
Ouackery, and perhaps II would not be easy
TO define precisely what GnaCkcry IS. A Guach
is IAN irregular practitioner. vet II Ghen
himself were to set Up to-day in New "rk rs
n doctor and aVOw the bChet when ne IN
doubtedlv entertained IN the doctrine OF cfllcaI
DAVIS influenced by the moon, ne Wouid De re-
LET'S DIT. Cullen thought HIM tn ne the III
VentOr Of Tie anOdyuc necklace, which was
LONG worn in England, something hkc IL
being stil advertised ID inns county WIN
magnetic virtues claimed fer II. Yet Galen
was for ages thought u toe lrf1llibIc. 20 ia'e
rs 1859. the London College at Physlclans was
about 10 turn out member, DR.. GcyneS Tor
irjuuenipg his authority. Bat tie poor doctor
1fe hlm6ls pie. went down upon hs knees,
recquted his error, and was graOOuSlY per
mited still 10 Wurc himself OF the ColIe,e
do not believe that q move entertaining
book could be- written than one when Sh0uia
treat of the IL story OF Medicine, "a d especially
q ancient medicine. There would De 10 cIu
If cuuOus and amusing things IN IT, ana OF
matters nos WuCOunCcttd win the siaN'St
events There was the end, Tor instance OF
Had.lan. the most indie atlg1bIc, itstISSS' ana
',ralcsS of the Roman EmneIo.S. " uen ne re-
tired utterly broken down 80 i@ie' 'He NIccH
If q hundred campaigns. ne was peas. q 10 ~
tribute his apmOgchng death TO the doctors
H.. formally announced That le would nave
uOthips molc to 60 with thtm, would take 10
more Of err Uo,ons and pills, an . n.y. inc
g0is! wou Ia Hereafter eat W..ai ne laeaNtu anu
drink w,o5 Gc pl,a-cl. Such was tie cOnclu-
Sion "a winch tie couqueior Of tine jews came
n tie aeeof ~'XJy-tWo. Everybody pas lcad
tis 1viu.. address To his soul (0",Wtld rG9~d
lGRduGl 10 th' pretty p3tdinlaS" "l A. 2ue'
Tue doctors haulshed ioin BaI,e doubtless
thought 1t to b. composition Oh lu"u'i"'o
'' Ben Jonson says lbat "oit taxing ply sic
makes "a man ycy patient J hope tIat my
readers viii Zoe IafiCut with me, thou3h tuty
arc md in health and have long escaped the
prnaIty of prescriptions. Medical history
.nr,i,ncs reminds me Of Soiomon's remark
iat there is nothing new under the sun. VINO
wpuld think for instance, that What we can
the rnotor-crrr was tiled ages ago under the
name of PiiVigna} The GIecb who submitted
10 Thls treatm mt walked on tip-tCc, siletchlng
his hands as HIGH above his head rs ne couid,
k.cnipg thc whole body also rs much upon inc
stretch as might be- In this condition the pa
lent was 10 walk as far as he was we'll able, all
line while moving about both ms hands as
much as possible in all directions. Here we
which in these modern times has become
strong. | real the other day Of the praylng-
rnre which has been somewhat talked OF IN