Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
LIQUORS AS A MEDICINE.

Dear Sir will you give me leave to
write a few thoughts on the policy of
a large class of that numerous and trust
ed fraternity, which we call doctors and
physicians, respecting the use of spurious
liquors as a medicine. The writer has
such liquors is one Of the strong holds of
intemperance, and that unless we can
free the public mind from the belief that
it is needful medical agent, we fight our
our childhood we knew it used in our
own and every neighbors' family, and the
doctors had been there and taught by
prescription and example, that it was
proper for every ailment of humanity
Thus the universal practice of drinking
obtained a foothold, for the children who
had toddy in infancy, did not forget to
honor their teachers by drinking in man
hood, and through the daughters, the uni
versal motherhood was prepared to con-
scientiously and practically believe it
was necessary as medicine, if not desir-
able otherwise. And charge it on the
physicians, that with rare exceptions,
they follow the teachings Of their prede-
cessors, and keep in operation the same
policy that has made the drinkers and
drunkards of the past. AS far as know,
and have had a somewhat wide observa-
ton, there is not one in ten, who will not
in some way or form, order it for any pa
tient they have, and most of these think
as matter of course, a necessity. Now
with such teachers what is likely to be
hereafter2 lit will be as in the past, of
course, unless there is a reform in the
medical fraternity, or the people are en-
lightened, and repudiate these perpetual
tors of drinking. 1t is possible that
liquors may, like other poisons, do ser
vice in medicines, in a few cases, and in
small quantities, but where is the warrant
| for ordering it in every case as if it were
as needful as air or water? There are
physicians that eschew it altogether, and
| their practice is as successful and as
marked for good results, as that of their
1
brothers, alcohol quacks, and there are
families who who will not use it, or have
it in the house, even for camphor, and
they do as we'll as their fellow liquor
users. These know, and their experience
and practice proves that it is not needed
and may be with advantage let alone.
Why then subject every family which has
sick member to this needless expense of
getting this nauseating, poisonous, costly,
misunderstanding curse to humanity?
1 send this random shot into the ranks
of these prisoners of the body and soul
in hopes that it may hit one of them, and
make him angry enough to do what can be
done to show the righteousness of. his
course, and that of his fellows. l would
like best to have it be man of expert
ence and good judgment, well respected
by his townsmen, and a member of some
evangelical church. Let him bring forth
all his strong reasons, that justify its use
in the way l have censurede If he can
prove it good thing to do, he has JUST
fed himself and his practice, and turned
the tables ON me, and those radical fanat
les who advocate it's expulsion from med
ical practice. CENSOR.
CHICKEN A LA MADERE.-Boil q fine
large, tender chickens; when done, anC
while yet warm, cut it from the bones
into small pieces, as for chicken salad
mt If into q stew nan with one GRILL q
boiling water; then stir together unit
perfectly smooth, one fourth pound but
ter, one teaspoon -four, and the yolk o
one egg, which add to the chicken half a
,, time, stirring all well together; thel
season with salt and pepper. After let
ting it simmer about ten minutes, ado
, one half gill Madeira wine, and send tt
table hot.