The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-16

DR.. Parker Replies TO Mrs. Whiieheads /
Recent Letter.

DIP. Parker Replies 70 Mrs. Whiieheads
Recent Letter.
Editor Times:
II is not pleasant TO criticise lady 10 the
public press. especially SO good a lady rs
Mrs. whitehead who is foremost in 30 many
GOOD works But in search OF truth and IN the
cause OF humanity We may 10 excused 10!
doing many things against our inclnatouS.
Mrs. Whitehead is satisfied She d night anu
fuJv appreciate beer motives. but IN her
letter i'm your issue az the iOtl her logic ~
all wrong. / suppose sle knows very llttis
about insane G-yiCms. Perhaps never spent
q day in one m ler life. SIZE visits tle JAMS
and penitertiary ~ her good work. she says
all will admit That women afe ITO oe'S
nurses and concludes tla, there ore they are
tit for doctors. Becau-o nan - % gOOu heu-
tenant does j. follow be VIII maize EDou
general: Generals are masters, heutelahls
are subCrdiultes. Doctors are masters VA lAe
sick room women are iuie..gent Aelpeis'
Better contend that druggist is doctor.
Mrs Whitehead seems not very Wei 70 IN
derstand the pecular.tes o. Aer own sex
She says Women have moro iortluae;
greater power OF endurance tlnn men. Rod
las made them so that ia u2h apparently
weak they are strong. no feeble person
should have care OF the sick. streugth ol
mind and body arc needed lor any work OF
this kind These are Ter very words.
10 was necessary 10 read some Oh the lore
going sentences over the second time 90 Dee sat-
isiod they were NOT m'sprnls. ~ omen have
more fOrIiude than zen. IOrltdle mes
from the Latin FORTS strong. bold, steady.
firm. CONTIGUOUS These are manly, not
feminine qualities. "Iortiter 10 re- has all
ways reference. as we oil know % man never
10 woman. Nan is aggressive. woman 10
yielding She has pauelce-Olo o. the beau
tiul children of lortitude, far superior %
man. and rs the gIck arc naturally impatient
this IS the great quality III woman. she is
for more gentle and sympathetic than man.
another great QuallncAtlOn iOr nurse. one
is also more constant and atecuonaie tnan
man. third valuable qualification. rs she
was designed % be q mother by her Creator
these qualities were given her IN beautiful
end wonderful measure She has more OF the
fruits OF love IN her composition than man.
Sine is Remembering and kind. hopeth az
things. beieveth all things "pemetA all
things She is constant. Her love never
faileth.' Wonderful endowments tor weary
hours. day and night. il the dark and gloomy
sick-rOOin. VIII is Ike her,
Mrs Whitehead Saws Strength of mind
and body are needed for a doctor IN an IN
sane asylum. mo feeble person should have
care OF the sick Anatomy and phys-
Ol0cy give TO man marked pre-eminencs
in these qualifications. IL Is the ru.o IN the
animal kingdom ho one can doubt this.
10 Is strange that Mrs Whitehead should
have been led away ora this point sd patent 90
all She has put the claims mentioned 10
the wrong account Instead If being put -
the account Of men. they are placed 10 tho
account o. women yituting the whole areu-
ment. / have had some opportunity
IA the past forty three years ot hnd-
inc out what "a doctor needs and what
some never acquire. g. wit. Courage, camness,
frmness steadiness ia times Of great peril.
not hasty but deliberate. great power OF en-
DURANGO. following bis deliberate convictions
against all sorts OF prejudice and opposition,
a steady hand and clear head, love for his
kind and the fear of God. lie must also be
industrious and willing 90 work much for 1T
tie pay.
As one letter from me has already appeared
on the sub iect In tie Dispatch and three moro
will be published. perhaps. ] Will say no more
here. hope the Legislature Will hasten
slowly in the consideration Of this subject.
cry respectfully,
". ". PARSER. NJ. ID.
The Dispatch gays editorially on the morn
inc of the 9Th that female doctors are asked
for hv the ladies. My observations are quite
different have 10 meet with the first IT.
ginia lady. in M practice who j. IN avor of
this new ankee idea. A few talking women
don't represent the grent body. Could the
women vote there would DO 10 70 100 against
this new measure. ". ". /.