The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-29
pR. uLRIoa,s
he Responds o "PhydalAn's" Article Ia
YsStsrdAI's ISSus.

Yesterdays ISAuo.
10 hr Editor rue I~ltsligGoe.
sR;-somebOdy signing himself "Phy-
siciRuV goes of ~half-CoCked, in replying to
an article that appeared in the ISFRLLl'
oEScER q day or two ago, regarding an
acsphalou fatus in my possession, which
article was written without my knowledge
by some one who had evidently picked up
a vague rumor OF the case, and supplied
the rest from his Imagination. l have
seen no one connected with either 0t the
English dnilies, and "PhysiCian's" asser'
ton that Of course the report was fur
nished to the papers by me, Is aa
false as every other statement he makes
concerning me in his article, l incident
ally mentioned the circumstance to the
editor Of the HOLksblltt, but when ! found
him inclined to publish 1t l earnestly re-
ouested him not to 1t, think "Physi'
cIann must belong 10 the dcepbdlOS variety
himself, for II he had an ordinary supply
Of brains ne would know by reading that
article that It was never written by q ply
stefan, nor offered by him to q paper FOL
publication.
The ridiculous statement that this was
the second case Of this kind In medical
history could not have emanated from me
because l was informed Of at least si1
cases like 1t by physicians OF this city and
vicinity, and saw a specimen in the medi'
cal museum at Louisville in 1854, besides
having read accounts Of them in medica
works twenty-five years ago. However
knowing 1t TO be rather rare, | thought II
would interest the profession to see II, Rnt
therefore preserved 1t. l did not know
however, that we had among US Q brain,
less creature who would throw disCredi
upon the whole profession, in order L
vent q little petty malice upon one mem
Der Of It. "Physician" gives us q littlt
lecture on pathology, doubtless thinking
he is imparting new and strange intorma
ton TO me, as we'll as informing the public
OF my ignorance. He asks what | am go
ing to do with that baby? Well, | will
not be as big q fool as he Coniesses him
self to have been, and pack II in q tin-boS
and send 1t to Philadelphia without frs
asking them whether they want 1t.
Now, | want to give my friend "Physi
clan" a little advice that will do hin
good; Whenever you want to write up
man against whom you have q spite, be
sure you know what you are writinE
about. Don't reply to some irresponsible
article Of unknown authorship and attrib'
ute 1t to the person you want to iniure
without inquiring whether he had any
thing to do with 1t, Adopt Dayy Crock
ett's motto, "Be sure you are right, Their
20 ahead" There Is enough slanderouG
talk in your article TO render you liable t
a libel suit II you had the courage to put
your name to tia thing, by the way
which q gentleman always does when he
calls the person by name against whom
he Is writing, Men Of sense and goet
breeding and a proper sense OF honor vii
not bring any ones name before the pub
lie In a dlsCreditable way without frs
procuring undoubted evidence that thu
individual has deserved Censure. Nophy
stefan, having any selfrespect and posses
sing the least particle Of esprit de corps, viii
make a scurriIous attack on a fellow prac
t%itioner, who maintains a good standing
in the community and Is recognized b.
the profession. But "PhysiClan" was ev,
identity 80 blinded by malice and hatred
that he gave way to his fury, (like a mad
bull that rushes blindly at a red lag,) and
showed the world that an QcephalOu
fUtus does not always die, but that a very
good specimen can be found grown up Ia
mans estate, and be able to write for the
papers.
physician" can quote Latin, too.
Only lie makes the mistake OF applying II
to the wrong person. The taunt implied
in 1t fits himself, for his article shows
that a little instruction in professional
as we'll as general good manners would
greatly benefit him. Now, II any gentle.
man Of the medical profession really
wants to gee my specimen, l will take
great pleasure in exhibiting tito him, and
1 will promise not to make use Of the
pathological instructions given me by
"~PhysiCian' in talking about 1t, without
giving him due credit Tor it.
Wheelino. April %.