The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

iTShlnenJ.
The following is the New York Herald,
special cable report OF the contents of Sir
Mucll Mackenzie's book defending him
self from the aspersions of the German
physicians.
We are today enabled TO publish nearly
the whole OF one Of the most important
polemical treatises of the present century.
Aside from its intense historic and med
ical interest, it is delightfully."- readable and
light
We transcribe all important passages
toxtually, merely abridging the explanatory
statements and matter Of secondary mo-
ment.
The title Of the work is
"TnE FATAL ILLNESS OF FREDERICK THE
NOBLE"
by Sir Morell Mackenzie.
Marx now how plain tale shall putyou down
Henry w., part I, act 2, sccueL
1t is introduced by the following pref
ace
1t has been painful task 10 me to write
the following pages. Not because there is
anything in the charges recently brought
against me 10y some OF my German col
leagues, which / have not the slightest
difficulty in meeting, but because feel
most keenly the unseemliness Of a contro-
veSy which must necessarily cause addi-
uonal suffering TO hearts which have al
ready been tried beyond the common lot.
EXPLANATORY.
Although the pamphlet issued from the
imperial press at Berlin cmbOlies accuse
tons which amount 10 a charge Of NAL.
practice, should have been content, 80
far as | am personally concerned, 10 leave
my professional reputation TO the judg-
Dent Of impartial men.
Under the special circumstances Of the
case, however, | feel Il to be a duty winch
| owe to those exalted persons who hon
ored me with their fullest confidence
through thirteen months Of terrible anxiety
TO justify the trust which they placed IN
me. My position, as will easily be- under
stood, was one Of the greatest difficulty,
owing not only 10 the overwhelming 70.
sponsibiIity OF the case itself, bat 10 what
may call ils external complications
UNrRECruENn
know Of no instance In history in
which physician who simply tried TO DO
his duty 10 his patient a. Tie best Of his
ability has had tocndurc 70 much calumuy
and misrepresentation.
say nothing Of the abuse, md even
threats, which wcr, Literally showprrl on
me, for 10 these things ! was utterly indif-
fercnt, and | can therefore claim no credit
for dcsp.rng them. But one must be
moro or less than man 10 bear deliberate
aud persistent distortion of biz words and
acts and motives with oquan.mity.
II is true tIat the accusations were In
many Instances absurd, aud oven scii.c0u-
Trajectory. hut my asNilauis evidently
acted ON thc cynical maxim attributed 90
Noillitc, Throw mud enough. and some
Of Il is SURF 10 stick Aud from the
nature OF the case, there were few, oven
among professional utu, who could form
a correct judgment Of thc facts as pre-.
scented 10 them.
tN#HHIA ININf
Two things supported me Zoo what would
otherwise have been an iniUipmblc poi.
ton.
Fins, Ny own consciousness n perfect
integrity, purpose
Second =lhy absolute trust anil delicate
considerations with which from first 10
last Wa trusted bymy noble hearted pa.
tent
No physician could wish Tor O patient
more Ub.diput Ia bis Injunction, Ir fuller
ol sweet rrasonlnlrnr.s than ihc ruler IT
the mighty empire ui Germany
A. there D. COOL deal l plain speaking
In the following pages, and the conduct Of
some OF ny German colleagues b. discussed
with q lrpciom which may seem unpro.
irs.ioull to those who have not read thc
attack which these gentlemen have made
ON mo-l take this opportunity 10 say
that ! have advanced nothing here with
respect Go my hostile colleague. which has
not been publicly stalled already. nor have
! made any allegations except 'n soll-dc-
ien-c, In Wply ~ charges made against
myself
Gugct extremely that the controversy
should have assumed such % tone. but
NAV remind my readers that / am IN no
way rNtp1uAlulo Tot u.
MISSING LINKS
In conclusion ! may boz allowed 90 refer
60 some of iho difficulties under which
have lHbofyi boo drawing mp this ,indica-
ton OF nos TrH'cs iona. character
have been unable Tor obvious reasons,
30 aIIulr to several points which. though
not bearing on thc purely medical aspect
Of the Dso. Wow yet most important
factor, in determining tbc cDurc which
was pursued.
think have als3 somc grounds Of
complaint against The Ims-.an govern
ncnt, which. while allowing my adycr-
saiics free access to The state archives, rc.
fused me- lho same puyil gr us | have
shown iu the body Of this little work.
These official sources are ol very mis-
crIanp0us character, but among them
there arc important documents relating to
the casc Of the late Emperor which, la
insiicc 10 me. should not have been kept
from tine public.
Among others may be mentioned the
protocols Of rrOL Won Schroeder, Dr.