The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

a North Carolina Doctors Ois-
course on Doctors.

(Continratioa If attracts from DR.. Il
b. HuycoDds .it},i.ss.l
The medical profession from the tune
OF its creation has been travelling an-
ward in the pursuant OF truth anu
knowledge, AMI now that we nave
reached a loft, and commanding posi-
ton with the broad lights moderu
science has brown sruund it, makes i
grateful 10 Ipak back on our past hlsto
$. Touching by tie Sovereign, for
,cpfula, v..unyersaiiv practlccd from
the reign Of Edward, the Confe'sor
down tn the accession ot the house 81
Brrswick, macy wonderful cures were
II. cted. AMI DuGglspn says tie cura
tI,si influences Was Accomplished oy Inc
new impression made on the nervous
sSstem. through the moral on the phys
Iaue and the imaginstion through the
senses, modifying the whole system OF
uutrition. Ninetytwo thousand one
updr,d seven persons were toun d'ed
IN twelve years by Charles 4, and
Wistmxn, in elniBent London surgeon
IL his treatise on scroiu.s says tDal his
Majesty cured more clses In one yea
uan ell the phyiclaus OF London nad
cured in an age.
One more modern case Of the shec;
of the mind on the body | will relate
as told me nv nv venerable friend, DR.
| T.bb. of Gloucester county, Virginia
The doctor was a glorious old gente
man a favorite disciple Of Nimrod. IN
, fact he might lie called his hrst mite
man. Fox bunting and quail shooA TN
was his favorite amusrments. In TACT.
If he was engaged IN fox chase and
was summoned 10y st. Peter to tns
oates of Paradise. he would ask the old
i gentleman TO pleas. excuse him iittlt
while until he had caught the fox. Dne
: frosty morning be was on his WAY l.
see . very sick slave with fever wh'
was. in what he thought, u very criti-
i. cal condition, and just 1t that time !
!; fox ran across the road with PACK 0
!, hounds in full cry. The hunters ssol
;. followed, aud coming up to the dect'
!, said. Come doctor, join the chase VIII
us. we have gotten up 8 red tox ana a.
will rrob.bly run all day. TINS va
k more lhau human nature could stand
t. \ neighbor ng negro was passing ,
lackilY at the time. Here, Bill, sal
he. putting bis hand in his yes. poe kel
h take this box Of pills down to 20
Tsylor's plantation and tell i"m
take one every hour until | see hil
again. The doctor joined IN the chas'
4. consequently did not see the patiet
~ nnti the Lext day. Waikiki. into Ii
=, cabiu Tie u,1t morning he dIscov-re
W patIuuj much improved, tiee ITO
lever, cheerful and nappj. We'll, ION
said the doctor, how are you tod il
Il feel almost we'll, said he, eat
good breakfast dis mornin' and ". L
more. 1t was de fust mouthtul | b;
eat in week, and was dc lust TN
wictsl. tasted good to me. In fact
began to get better in ten minutes al
:. took one OF them things. Nancy ri
to make me believe they was 'cussi
caps, but | knowed you wcre not : ~
= to give me 'cussion caps 50 l tucH
lss like Bill told me.
8 The doctors looked wise as dGct'
= usually do under embarrassing cllcu
% stances, put his hand mechanically IL
vest pocket and found to his horr
g Toms pills. and saw in tie hurry 4
q confusion of the chase be had sent b
,um instead 4 box Of percussion caps be /
20 used in shooting quail the day oeto
'sn We'll, Tom. said tne doctor, 1t IS a L
= remedy that has certainly done you g
-54 and you have the honor Of having tai
IN the frst dose in Nignia.
!. n remarked 20 the doctor it WAS
, doubt the effect Of the mind on
. i body that hsd cured his patient.
= % replied it had taught him alus
Q lesson. that he was thorough disc
of Rush at that time, had bled l
profusely, put him on an antiphlogi
course of purgativss, and his reco'
wasdue to one Of three things:
The effect Of the mind on the be
n 2d To the percussion caps Sd. 81
ping my medicine. The latter, SAID
4 think much the most probable.
blind reverence for autho
~ should be avoided az furnishing an
M pediment to modern medical prog
|s for | am thoroughly satisfied tha
every book on practice written prlo
~ 1850, was by act Of assembly mad
K4 public bonfire Of, mankind would
- greatly the gamer thereby.
$ In looking over my library last ,
sA ter, l came across Clutterbuck on bi'
15S2$ letting, ana LIAM lloE On pui ikdii
ST. and for fear they might fall into
4"M hands Of some confiding young stu
who might regard them as sntht
and lie tempted to follow their llte
~ stroling doctrines, | committed
W TO the flames. But another |
4 across which for unique style aad 0
uality beat AL medical books
saw. 1t was atreatise on new rens
in 1893, written 10y DR.. John Bric
4 a graduate Of Trinity College, Du
i The materia medica at that day
= have been At very low ebb, al
10, ,hinl you will concur with me vh
rest, tell YOU some oi mis- infallible rene
,eH- a ~oodpecker's tossue, say
md .died and used as 4 tooth-pIck
cure any toothache, and a culc,neo
uuDIucked taken into the thrnat
open the quinsy to marvel
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