The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-02

| rest. is th { the mind does act upon the body
end the body upon the mind aud that there arr
results possible from this fact which are wei
worth examination and consideration. and
which perhaps have not yet received the care
| full scientific attention they deserve. ;,
Moral eu,otions, such as. fear or anger. vii
produce striking physical cons denees. con
sequences Identical with those produced fol
| instance by the administratlon of certain
mans side can gay have known cases where
the salvation of the soul was dispaired of ano
| the man imagined himself guilty of the unpar.
donabls in, when he had only been guilty OIL
an indgestible dinner. One case / am very
sure of, In which the spiritual depression re-.
suited In suicide. where the whole might In al!
probability have bssn averted by ak grains Of
| calomel. The physician had prescribed tbs
ealomel. and the man. a close fstad farmer
had .begrudged the price OF IT,, His friends
doctor knew it to be In his liver. And by the
way. between the action of the one and the
other IN man 1t is verv hard sometimes to
The physician called upon to deal with the
mysterious Organization Of humanity. when
some of its wheels are out OF order Is not In the
position of o mechanic called to mend q dis-
abled machine. Nor, learned as he mgy be In
chemistry, Is he called to deal with chemical
combinations only. The human sto9 ~ t Is Is
suspend or modify the laws of chemistry. And.
then, as yet greatly unknown laws afford the
ground for. Vnltatres sneettng dehnition. The
action he knows little, Into body. OF whose nc.
ton he knows less
More and more find physicians dlstrusting
dosed and drenehed for every .boylsn ailment.
salts and SIENNA. castor oil and jalaD fr m the
doctor, alternated with domestic treatment Of
hOneset tea aud molasses and sulphur. are re-
mlnlseenses we can all recall who have reached
the forties. Now / find that have to plead
with my excellent and accomplished friend and
physician. a member OF your learned body. Tor
the smallest allowance OF ealomel la a case of
lazy fever. and that In fact, It is almost like Il
tough operation In surgical dentistry to get out
may have h4en reward for my pertinacity that
the last | succeeded In getting. about Q
gess ws as be sss 9 Is %9Hs
In whose powerful embrace | determined that.
except In dire need. shcu.d not, cultivate tue
intimate acuuaintance again OF this baby Her
cules of the New Orleans pharmaeOrc1la.
That physicians are losing faith In drugs as
cure. alls is not. as shallow people sometimes
eaRpnse az evidence q ane faflqre s or even IN
on the other hand, that that sciences is broaden
Ing out beyond mere art. is taking account Of
e oa@ns or ss oee o haman
knowledge and O profounder study OF human
nature. and is rising to heights of possibility Of
which the old chemical mica school able ana con
The workman is greater than his tools. | have
far more faith In the physician than In the
MEDICINE Gin T. Is coming to this IN all dirsctons
the sick and the mataria mediea for little, that
the tendency IL to trust oueself or ones family
In the hands Of gentleman educated, refined.
honorable and OF high manliness, rather than
Into those OF the most scientlfs mere me-
ehantc.
And human natures instincts are true here
Explain 1t or not, there is a curative effect In
human nature Itself. The best physician car
ries his own remedies In many cases. The
ye s ss Is OF @
II In the presence of the pure. 1mpurity de-
parts; # 10 the presence, of greatness. common
se q ra g hdes s aa hs
by the com panionship Of noble and lofty types.
robust, healthy. gentle and kindly nature, sym.
pathizing. interested and encouraging, should
give strength to the weak and health to the sick?
The foremost lady In the world. to whomthat
etiquette q dignitias. but by the gift Of God
and the suffrages Of all men. Victoria OF Great
Britain end Ireland. Queen and Emuress Of
London hospital not long since. and there
stopped over. the bed OF child given up to die,
kissed her. blessed her, smoolhed her pillow
passed on. The child from that hour began
to mend. In other days 1t would have been the
miraculous power of the royLl touch that
health and strenath and goodness over weak
ness. negloct and despair.
The Queen has kissed me-" said tho poor
little watf. I shall get we'll" And che kept
The true physican's presence brings healing.
when 1t does mo-. wheu man knows there. Is
lions he has mistaken his calling.
!, You cannot fail to be- acquainted with the In
q uenee Of the visits Of the different o1ergymen
to whom wise physicians forbid The sick
others again. .wnom the physician who has
experience will advise the sending for. If only
And we .clergymen know the influen of
physicians In the same case. There are medi.
ca men In this city whose nsaients have been
scribing and treating skilfu!ly. doubt not. But
whether 80 or nots,, could tell every tune by
he improved condition Of the patient whether
had been touched the cure had been begun by
ne mere presence q the strong, gentle and
.rusted physician. Oilers may bs doctors
neaale r physicians with diplomas from nature
There ID mystery about this power of 9 heal
ng presence which no thoughtful man will pre-
end to have fathomed. We know, however
hat it exists. and not infreauently manfests
tself And We can. believe. say some things in
ne general about 1t without stepping into the
unknown,
There, are few things in this world which
'annot De bought. They are the things most
ny symp athy nor trust; one cannot buy love.
These things are given; IL bought. they must
,e bought by money of the same coinage.
~ 10 curious enough, from some points OF
Jew, that d man siek. say. or injured, and liv-
ng In a New York tenement house has his
hances of recovery greatly increased by being
reated at home. The home Is crowded room,
q q crowded building: there. is noise and con-
usion, perhaps. aud a certain lack of ventila-
ion and good sanitary Conditions. The public
lospital Is airy. clean. quiet and we'll ordered.
Yet. SO they have been telling us Of late. the re.
overies are far more frequent at home. Am
wrong 10 believing that to the best trained. the
most skillful ana careful hired nurse In the
lospital something is wanting which the de- |
'oted wife. the loving daughter, without skill |
,erhaps suppltes2 Gan any case of mere off. |
ialism, hired and paid for. In certain conditions
i disease. do not say In all. supply the place |
I the tender touch of a loving hand. or the |
ook OF anxious and loving eyes2 |
Ii we need these things that cannot be or |
erred and paid for during all our lives, surely |
re especially need them In the hour of natures |
7eaknese, in Its moments OF supreme trial
30 It was, gentlemen, that your noble profess I
ion in It's beginning in Europe was half
,rfestly: 1t was not trade, as it never can be-
The ancient monks who first practiced II served |
Or the love OF God" they said. and to this
ay you have the "reminiscences of that high
deal In all your colleges and in your accepted
1edical ethics.
You are aware. of course. that In England,
mere they cling so conservatively to the old
ashtons, no physician can charge for his ad-