San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-27
ALIsEL oNrhIs CITY.

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Journal of Homeopathy it's editor, 9
physician of this city, makes a mos,
uncalled for attack upon the intelli
gence of our people, and one that cal s
for the severest apprehension. This
attack is ostensibly ON the medical
profession of the city, whom he
charges with bigotry, intolerance
and the most woful ignorance; but
the attack is covertly upon the citl-
zens, who employ such ignorant and
"viciously rabid" doctors. This ar
ticle charges that the medicel protes.
sion in this city is so ignorant that it
does not know that Galen is dead or
that Hlppocrates lie no more. Not
content with this general insult, the
article in question cites "Other favor.
ed sections where high grade of ed.
ucation and q commendable degree of
federation PREVAILS" The quarrels of
medical cranks do not concern the
LIGHT or its readers, but when these
are made the occasion of q wholesale
attack on the medical profession of
this city and by Implication upon
the intelligence of this city itself, it
is high time to call q halt.
This city Is In the very centre
of the great sanitary region of this
and is year by year call
Ing hithsr thousands, who seeking
health have been directed to this
favored place as the one of all Others
presenting those climatic conditions
necessary to repair the wastage of
disease. To tell these people and the
readers of the Homeopathic literature
Of this country that there are no
here except bigots and
Ignorsmuses, ana that the people are
sounintelligent that they know no bet.
ter than to employ such physicians,
IL to warn every invalid and health
and pleasure seeker to give San An
tonic . wide berth. The LIGHT IS.
sures oil who have seen this screed in |
The Journal of Homeopathy that 1t is
not true. The late lamented DR.. NJ.
<. Taylor of this city was fine sur.
geon, man of national reputation as
. scientist, whose pen was ever sought
by the encyclopedias and to whom |
his traducer is but as babbling in
FAINT. The Drs. Hertz, Cupples,
Graves, Bennett and .
score of other sllopaths; Drs. Jones,
Bleim and the other homeo.
paths who make up the dozen pracLi-
TONERS of that school; Doctors Peeb-
les. Hathaway and specialists
Of that class whose rep
utations are more than state wide, all |
give an unqualified denial to the as.
sertion that there is only bigotry, ig-
norance and intolerance among the
physicians of this city. Judged from
he narrow standpoint OF the accuser,
the statement is not true. There are
Ii this city eleven homeopathic ply
'icians, besides eclectics, magnetic
lealers and specialists of every class,
md this fact alone disproves the
,harge that there Is no tolerance here,
hat this is pioneer ground, etc. 1t is
because this article in the Journal of
Homeopathy is absolutely misleading
Is to the character of our people, and
Ind is destined to work great injury
20 our efforts TO advertise the desira-
Dility of this city as q health resort,
Is well as to prevent capital and
brains from seeking investment here,
hat the LIGHT has called attention
o the matter. The public are assured
beyond all question that they will
ind as great tolerance, as broad q
as true q culture, as
thorough educational advantages,
coupled with the finest climate on
'arth for all respiratory recuperation,
4 this beautiful San Antonio as they
will find anywhere In this broad land.