Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1890-02-20
To the Medical Fraternity.
WRITTEN IN REILLY TO DR.. GEo. Nj.
DEwEY's ARTICLE ON THE DEVICES
OF CHARLATANs OR THE "BLACK
ARTS" IN MEDICINE.

Dewey seems to take special delight
in heaping vituperation or general
abuse and much ridicule upon the
medical profession, 1 have conclud-
ed to make o few comments:
From DR.. Dewey's standpoint the
msjority of the medical profession
are either liars, fools or medical
frauus. The fact is, the Learned,
eccentric and comic" doctor seems to
be afflicted with "doctorphobla'
complicated with a sore head and a
sour stomach, which makes him very
strabismIc or cross-eyed which would
of course make him see things IN a
very different light from the COM
mon run of doctors, and as a learned
disciple of Esculapius, in Illinois, has
said that vituperaton or general
abuse, in however elegant language,
is not to be taken as facts, nor does
dogmatic assertion, sarcasm, ridl-
cule and machine poetry, however
comically rendered, bring conviction
to the reader.
For a number of years, to my
knowledge, this deluded doctor has
done nothing but heap abuse upon
the medical profession, of which he
claims to be a member.
The practice of medicine, he says,
is a miserable humbug-that drugs
have no virtue. 1 think 1 can truly
say that with this eccentric, learned,
good and comic doctor, medicine has
always been a bumbug-a deluslon.
Yet denouncing medicine as hum
bug, is it not strange that he has
the cheek and audacity to continue
to humhug suffering humanity, sim
ply for the filthy lucre he may wiring
from his helpless and confding pa
tients?
One great hobby this learned doc
tor particularly likes to dwell upon
is going to medical societies. Real
ly, does be suppose, for one moment,
that any one would derive any
knowledge from the abusive invec-
tives heaped upon the medical pro-
fession he Is in the habit Of produc-
ing and reading as medical essays
should say not. With the hum
dreds of first-class medical journals
flooding the country, filled with Sc
Iect medical matter, treating upon
all the diseases TO which flesh is he'll
to, giving the experience in diagno
sis and treatment Of disease by the
must learned men in the profession
It would be far better that doctor
should stay at home, read his journ
ais, study his textbooks and attend
to his patients.
It's a very rare thing to see
Brunswick doctor at the Charlton
3 County Medical society. Are tn
D doctors who reside in that tow
e uuacks, sccundrels and fools? Ar
r thev under cloud? l dare sa
}. that the Brunswick physicians are
5 honorable, learned, ethical and sue
o cessful In the practice OF medicin
s as any other body of men in th
n state. honor first-class medic'
: societies. They are necessity cr'
1t ated for the purpose of reading an
e. discussing medical subjects, that, b
L contact, we may become brighte
L but like all live bodies, 1t has
p parasites. When conducted prope
g ly the society is source of lear
er ing and a genuine benefit to the do
rs tor, but when turned into mutu
d. admiration society, and conducts
h. by circles and inner circles, it b
no comes q nuisance. From time II
IT memorial the healing art has be-
practiced by all nations and tribes
from the crude decoctions of the
ut cient savage, the progress OF me-
es cine has been onward and upwar
until to-day it shines forth as one
the brightest stars IN the galaxy
,ls science and art. Men of brains a
e's Drawn have climbed Its dizzy heigl
the until they have inscribed their nan
'n,t upon the highest pinnacles OF fam
p. proud temple--beacon like--rehectl
their light to all parts Of the wor
that suffering humanity may be b.
Gifted thereby.
Learned and studious doctors hi
D no time to indulge in flash Wit s
machine poetry. Their pate
need their time and attention and
"a doctor had better 60 "early and of
and stay late" il he can assist
re suffering patient, which is often
es case, than to neglect them and
a them die for want of attention.
I In an extract from the doct'
ri essay we have the following: Sc
AZ alas! with all the honor, revere
and veneration paid to him he
IRE doc,or) Is often found to be a
by of a very low grade at tbat-we