The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-15
WITH KEEN SCALPEI4
The Regular School Of Medi-
cal Practice Dissected.
On. JonNsoN vs.. OR. WEED.



A~nfnss e. C7nfm 81 AlIopokhy -
80.
4eATTIE. lana s1sh. ia
10 rHe Epero8. The buxy pxsctitionef can
fss bms Ussse tine - devofe 70 newspsper dis
eunassn, but - ~ one Of > e'an Of phTssca<ns
4huu Dr. Weed and hzs srsgu1ar~ brethren
ehaxocterfze = ~iss<xulss.~ and - d. NOT be
iseso DIST al w1sdom and Al honor dses with
srneuier1xm,s Umt demnf - this whot<sase
r1eftod a axsesnrflng to brand with the stain
of Atshonor phynctaxn and eitixzne who ase
quite . fsee fsum d.xhOnosabie practices - IL
Ds. weed In esuformify With ths habit Of bis
a.ioEAsfic beexhfec, Dr. WEED classes hcmec-
rsxks. ecseesies and rhyso- medical physsrisns
With schaslst4nz. quackx imrnssesx aud ham-
huxs,. and ssys ~;ske azturss poor dame eFea-
TIRES in m0rfas pessFs they 'Nsnk their Differ
enees and huxidie together sppslfsd b the
common dsnyex." The citizens Of this COM
nanweai4h. however. Win BE- SLOW 20 btiieve
snas physicians WHO have graduated froIn chs
tered medical colleges in good standing where
thorough cesrses Of lectures are given upon ai!
Or thu faxsdaEaenfal branches in medicine ~ pro-
lessprs Who are 81 least e4uai II not superior 10
anT Of these wilose names appear apon the
parchment held hy Or. Wed, are 20 BE esassef
win shssIntsns and aase<s in any greater pro-
portion thzn are fae graduates Oh tue oic
school
slnee Tie b.si knosn - ne towers Aed1eAs
bill weH INST srcrsns 70 hight TIE ufofession
Fepn ssntsa ~ Or Weed hare Dad gfsas Deal
T. ~ sDpni regular aad iffegaisr pay.
1clanA ~ sae ftsstssr E'AJ nos tHaiJ unaefstaha
Just what theft claim % heisg regular - bsseo
upon VII gise few facts ~ WAY OF cxpiAnA-
ton. IEs.r pHntsp~l assnmrni IN ssfeneins
usesr systea ~ the "sesniAr oae u from tho
ID ffuf 80 Ak<nf1e 2
beea handed down 20 them say soey, IN sssn
iHf descent fnr0aEh long sueesssson Of ages
IN sorf 81 unbfoSen cnsin ana sof THIS rraso'a
alone y Tor no nshsr u mnsf 30 ffar asa -rcgu-
lAf. ass1 Whatever - aef sithan us pale must
- fa1se eHa Irregular ana unworthy 81 eoa'
Aidsfs'ton.
Those s'oid-school doctors are proud Of their
antiquity snd su arrogant reference 10 Their
regularity = eonss6ersri ~ them a. quite sui-
Recent 70 sfssie the question o. superiority
Ioe5 vsus.i ne aieaisy shd nobisneS shd nSxn
standing Of the regular psoiessaoiae nd assure
Ill tIoubtsrs inst all oh1ecuons made 70 them
o1d their SYSTEM are TIE insentaoDs OF Ignorant
nssn and snenaiss sisd they usually consider al
suca objections - entirely beneath tneis uetiee
ard unworthy OF consideration. bs Weed. how
ever. has been : htsis irresuiaf 10 stepping
Into BY and forbidden p~ihs ana siteiuprng
With Que ssoop OF bis pea TO completely anui-
hiiate 81 opposing forces
when We inquire iuto thu psss history of
Irregular medicine We can ind but little 10 be
proud Of nnirss men sisa TO boast OF their own
ian0ranee. Il, IL little over half century
since thsy bed IN consumption. saiivsled IN
scrofuis a1d blisterea for nearly everything.
About Z century ago they ciaSsed lice.
anss. reaches aud ether vcrmin among
their choice remedies ana sought for
cures " using snake nkins, lions toes,
negro skulls and similar deiecsaoIss The fos-
Thomas hospital. London. in ITO: Take four
oslnces mfllepcdes Thousand legged woymsl and
bsuise In marble mortar with pint and one
haif Of the common jalap: then squeeze out the
liquor. and take two ounces nth two drachms
Of sal polychYeat and drachm Of honey twice .
day. This 10 Of services In the jaunciee and al
most I'll chronic disorders" And think ot this
from prescriptions used In the same hospital:
take live hog-ltee, three ounces; water, = pint
and half; brandy, hall pint: mig these To-.
setheE Two ounces oil the strained liquor are
% be taken twice \ day. and this fnsdieine II
found TO Be very beneficial In drop&ies, the 5aun-
dice. the asthma and gravel Among the fey-
ortiz prescriptions Of Guys hospital London.
look ~ the following:
Take four ounces OF quicksilver and six
ounces Of crabs eyes. finely ievtgaied; rub them
IN marble mortar I'll the quicksilver entirely
disappears. From 1--we Graius 10 two scsuples
may % gwen, twice day This Is safe medi-
cane ana mAy re gwen 10 young cniidren TOT
tne worms Hers - enotner, rom the same hos
pitas. TOT levers compound powders OF
cfaps -c'aws ono scsnpls; virginia snske-root.
Sour grains, eontfaysffss AK grains MIX Tor
one dose. Ia the Portuguese hospital The fol-
lowing WAS rronounfed "a great detergent ana
OF sefsicNs ~ me laenueo, anopsy. AMhma-
s ~ uss "oN's "ne os'iec ahu
nsn. o,uss ,scn ~ mssaac 'aos.af ana ana
ss 80" ps =. $500 ~. :. "a.e1 .au
:" onhs1 - .ac S.mtas y1uP. Ane aose s"o
~ s4lee oaeVs hiSat sni niosuins- VI COURSE
esas. ss'a "ofc senssu,s measures we're useus
80 1870 ~ ".ss fses'o as o.ss -" VI ane
aoomihsuohs thea emposea os them. Ana
.nc nsn why sas ans aoon' sss-
ms snsin "a ne" 10 as' ssAnAooa ~ pro-
tessaonNa nes sac. M" s'1"xensf unworthy the
fess'e " ans ofSs"seh.
Tie extent TO which those aosurs'ites we're
carried a century and more ago. may be seen tn
the aatreauesion 70 Paris fAarHaareio9td Hart
MAR Opera Eel. - says thai he has often wit.
messed amongst the poor that difficult labor has
nsen accelerated py draueht OF tne husbands
urine SUI ne aaas tast hosscaanx infused IN
wihe ssmeeeicus IN sxneiiing the parenta
surely 'hese = not mush 10 DC proud OF In the
rsSa'sf Ns'efls hsa'sa 81 the psss' Jet u Is
npt rnca verse thaa sacir present internal use
ns fsaes IRON Nsvissh srrescr TIE nsssy blister
h'es. COUSINS 70 'he sosersao potato has
IN isoking into past and recent history We hnd
shas tne 'fegusar profession have always been
an ofgaaiSess mass 81 tyranny by which the
c'asnoF 81 the many has trird 10 crush ont the
lnisprnasnce ~ shs few. with the cry OF
snssk ana "chaslatan they have "resu-
iafiy hunted so~n every man who has sought
10 inprnse ga their practice
When few centuries ago tho celebrated Dr..
Harvey. al EaSssna. was so irregular az 20
claim that the hlocd circulated through the ar
iesies ard veins. ne was bcsef hy his prnscs-