San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-24
AND HOMEOPATHY
What is the Difference Bet ween
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Wn6C ID Lne OluereuCe beL Ween
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Written for the LIGHT
This is a subject of vital inter-
est, because when cautiously prac-
ticed, many live by it. To the
contrary, many die by it. Many
times the sick have died when
their friends thought them better
went out like a candle in the
wind.
An old doctor of earlier days
seeing such too often in his prac-
tice, stopped to reason, and just
then a spiritual draft struck him
and he concluded thusly: that
fever was not disease, per Sc,
but only an evidence of a cause,
some poison, or disturbing ele-
ment, in the life, or blood. Ma
ture makes an effort to remove it
and the engine Of the body, the
heart, goes to work with increased
action. By this means the blood Of
life is carried so rapidly through
out the body that friction is
produced by the unnatural heat
and this heat was named and called
fever from the Latin ferverie-
hot; and that nature, fed and
watered in connection with little
help, would overcome the cause,
while he with his big doses
knocked the props out. Here he
received an heavenly inspiration
which upon proof, evidenced the
same. His success was phe-
nomenon unparalleled. The PEG.
pie began to look for life, but the
rest of his brethren began to
ubraid him; many ,stigmas and
epithets OF quack and all such
SANDER followed. 1t followed the
immortal DIR. Jenner, the discov-
erer Of vaccine virus, while poor
Jenner it is said, suffered and
was denied the right to support
his family, the public patronage
driven from him by such SANDER
as quack. But today his law lives,
don't it? When your child enters
school, it must bear a certificate
from health officer and physician,
that the Jenner law Of staying
this dreaded monster, smallpox,
has been complied with. Prejudice /;
this has done a wonderful injury
to society, to the good of science.
Should a sano memo, sano cor
pore have master? answer
most emphatically no, a sound
mind in a sound body, reasons
for self and self guidance; never
PREJUDICE anything; investigate, If
you are doubling Thomas ;thrust
your hand in, and If the evidence
is there, say 1, accept the proof.
But there are thousands who are
too much swayed by the word
prejudice; they were taught one
thing, and that one thing governs
them and oftentimes, 1 am re-
minded of the circus riders son who
had been taught the Lords pray.
er. He didn't know or think OF any
only that, and, as the story goes,
one day, i'll his fathers absence a
great storm was raging and the
good mother asked George to pray,
as they were threatened to be
blown away, He replied gravely !:
~ don't know but one prayer moth
er and there amt a blessed word
in it about a storm" The Great
Teacher says "Prove all things,
hold fast to that which is good"
For my part l am going to serve
the Lord and in my noble science
l hold the key without a string
Of prejudice.
Like the Irishman in a revival
meeting, when converted, began to
call upon the saints: "Howly st.
Patrick! Howly st. Peterl and
all the saints in Glory :" The minis
ter approached and tapping him
gently said. "My friend, call upon
the Lord" "Faith, and yer River
ence" said, Pat, sin strait like this
I'd call upon anybody" Now when
death concenters thick and fast
around, let US call upon anybody
and be thankful for the help az
forded. Now,since no one system Of
medicine contains all the truth,
nor is any one wholley false, there
fore we should lay aside our pref
udices, and seek for the truth, in
every system, and every theory,
bearing ali things, old and new I;
holding steadfast to that which
is best. In conclusion, as to the
difference between physicians Of
this, the 10Th century the bright
est age Of the noble science. /
answer most emphatically that the
filthy garment OF prejudice, ver-
sus justice reason and truth
casting this off and letting the
lamps OF reason, and intelligence,