The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-19
The End of the Controversy.


Editor PALATKA NEWS:
DEAR SIR-I thought my second let
ter i'm reply to DIR. r. Brigham would
suffice. but see he has the one special
good quality of holding on, hence | write
again. DIR. Bingham says that he can
not understand my reference-that my
proposition astounds him-that L quote
the mortality of the whole population,
including both sick and we'll, | was not
aware before that the we'll were treated
in hospitals. This may account for the
wonderful success of DIR. Bingham's hos
pitaI Notwithstanding the well. | gave
him plainly the U. S. Surgeons statisti-
cal report to congress-, of all the hospital
practice in the United States, and re-
ferred him to the report of Columbia
College, N. ", and if these are ignored,
il will not avail to produce any other.
DIR. Bingham has wandered from the
subject, and / have allowed myself to
follow him. He first became offended
at the proposal in the convention to APP
point board of three as examiners for
the state but instead of pouring out his
seven walls of wrath upon them, lie
about faces, and pops away at the whole
allopathic profession and brands them
s.experimenters and calomel burgers.
This is all the charge / have against him,
and that was not by any means hang
ing crime, but to say the least of 1T,
think was very imprudent. A sense OF
propriety would have prevented me from
making such charge and publishing II
in county papers, especially if had re
Gently moved into the country, ano
found this profession the most numer
Gus and popular. l do not wish to say
anything disparagingly of the doctor
nor any profession nor their practice
and if 1 have anything further to write
or say on the subject, will confine my
self to the above, which | consider al
imprudent charge. | must beg leave t.
remark, with the kindest feelings, tina
his noble spirit of holding on and perse
vcrence recalls to memory an anecdot
of Dutchman up in the Eastern States
many years ago. There was good oil
Dutch farmer who had a buck sheer
t}.aa made himself n great annoyance b
ing at everybody he passed, so tn
fe;..er thougHl upon plan to brea
him, in this way: He ordered his boy t
bring out the anvil and swing it to til
bougL in the stock yard, and drive til
old fellow by it, which being done, W.
spied BY the sheep, and construed into
Il
back and giving it good blow and +
peating it. and So continuing. The ia
mer withdrew, thinking he would sos
be convinced and subs;de. The ne,
r.orning on returning to the lot. the
swung the anvil 10 and fro, bat no ST.
OF the sheep, but a small piece of his ia
which was still jumping toward the a
vii. In conclusion | did not deny /
Binsham's statements, but SAID :
would not do to depend upon eve
thing you see published" but that
thought the q. S. Surgeons report
congress and report of Columbia Collie
were perfectly reliable. This is the thi
article for each of us, which is thr
apiece too many-for / am satisfied th
there las been nothing in either of t
six pieces to interest or instruct the pa
lie, and if DIR. Bingham is not statistic
and will call in at my office | will ri
him any thing that is in my power. Wi
the kindest feelings and without trou
ling the public any more with our prot
less scrips. Yours truly,
G.. w. \. McRAE
Banana, Fla, Sept. IS, 1885.
Great things are accomplished slow