The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-25
The Last of the Medical Controversy

The Last OF the Medical Controversy.
Editor PALATKA NEWS:
Please allow me room in your worthy
paper to reply to Mr.. r. Bingham's sec
ond letter of Aug. 10. He seems to
dwell on the word ''slang," which /
used; and to which l reply that it was
the only word / could find to express the
meaning of the two charges which he
made against the allopathic profession.
He then refers to Prof. A. Cantain, say
ing ''there was too much experimental
ton in the practice of cholera" Well,
any man with modicum of information
knows that the practice in cholera and
yellow fever has always been more or
less experimental, and a great failure; SO
that pretext is too thin for an excuse.
Next he gives the statement that steam
boats, railroads, &C.. had co-existence
with homeopathy. Well, that argument
beats bObtail, and everybody knows who
he beat; we will admit, though, to please
him, that homeopathy might have
come in with the narrow guage. Prof.
Lilienthal's we pass, without considering
them worthy of notice. He then intro
duces clinical experience, which | am
willing to admit is the best method,
knowing that the Allopathic schools
haue decided advantage over all other
medical schools combined in the United
States. He then brings up two hospitals
-one treated by the Allopaths and the
other by the HomOepaths to which fig
ures we will refer again. We ask to in
troduce to Mr.. Bingham's notice the re-
port ofsthe Surgeon General of the Uni
ted States of the year 1881, wherein will
be found on page 80 n concise report on
the ratio of deaths in each district. He
divides the United States into eight dis
tricts, viz: LIST NJ Atlantic, ratio per
100, 2.S4; Mid Atlantic, 1858; $. Atlantic,
3.22; Gulf, 1874; Ohio division, 4.3s; Mis-
sisippi division, 3.29 Great Lake division,
9. 1G, Pacific, 500; Average 3.S1 by which
is seen that the average given by United
States Surgeon General is considerably
for his hospital practice, and nearly one
third lower than he states died at Belle
view Hospital, which makes quite a diff
ference between the United States Sur
geon Generals official report to congress
and Mr.. r. Binghams report to PALAT-
KA NEWS.
will now beg to introduce to the
notice of Mr.. Bingham, the announce
ment of Columbia Medical College, of
the city of New York. On page 90 you
will find that they state that over ten
thousand patients are treated at Belle
view Hospital annually. This is quite a
difference, even of thousands, with Mr..
Bingham's statement that he gave.
This shows that every statement we see
will not do to depend upon; but think
the United States Surgeon General and
the statement of Columbia College of
New York (Which is one of the largest
and finest in the United States, number
last term 400 must be correct If Mr..
Bingham will refer to page 20 of Column
bia College announcement he will find
the following: ''No certificate of pre-
ceptorship from Homeopathic practition
ers will be received by this College, as
they are considered irregular" Now |
would ask Mr.. Bingham where does he
think that places his college: Not a head
and shoulder lower, but puts them I'M
der their notice. 1t is we'll known that
no regular Auopathic college in the
United States will receive certificates
from Eclectic, Homeopathic nor any
other irregular school. In conclusion, |
beg to state that all have said and writ
ten about the irregular schools was fore
ed from me by Mr.. Bingham. | have
often consulted with Homeopathic and
Eclectic practitioners and never had a
would have written a word about them
had not there been such an uncalled for
attack upon the Allopathic profession
which belong to and further, l have
nothing against Mr.. Bingham nor any of
his friends; and if he or any of them
were in distress, would go to their re-
lief as quick as any man in the country;
and therefore beg to give Mr.. Bingham
parting piece of advice, if he don't like
Alloepathic experimentation and their
calomel purgation, just let them alone,
keep silent about thsmand their practice,
ctt.srd to his own affairs and Skinny on
his own side, and will assure him they
,,,;II not bother him and that they will
Give him plenty of elbow room and free
all - G.. w. A. McRAE, NJ. d.
panama, Fla, Aug. %, 1885.