MEssRs. EDITORS I:
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whatever may afford them pleasure or Improvement


MEssRs. EDITORS: .llGsa3 ,amal IN Wsati 3e
Your correspondent, J. g., deals out Alec
pathic doses with his pen, il in no other way.
Having few moments leisure, we will com


ment cursorily upon the general character OF


his last article. j. @. commences with an ex-
tract from the writings Sir Humphrey Davy,


where he speaks of philosophy being retarded
by the confidence of teachers in delivering dog


mas as truth, which il would be presumptu-


GUS to question, etc. We object to such


spirit as strenuously as any one; II is wrong


in its nature and in its effects. 1t belongs to


the dark ages, where, with comparatively lew
exceptions, it has its bounds. But, slrs, we


must look at the nineteenth century 10 lind an


exemption from all such feeling and see and
be delighted with the liberal spirit manifested
in regard 10 philosophy and science. Not to
go back any farther, let us look at animal
magnetism. Who has ever dreamed OF oppo-


sing its progress! On the contrary, il has gone


on its way with open and expanded wings


persons, when an individual application has


its claims. How has il been with the practice


of Thompson, termed in vulgar parlance, the
I" hot crop practice 2" Has il not freely gone
on its way, being WARMLY and cordially re-


ceived by many, and passvely appreciated by
all2 And how has it been with the Dieietic
| cure all system Of the immortal Graham? Has
| il not met with an equally cheering salutation,
except perhaps in few instances where indi-


viduals have unfortunately been, while coun


tenancing it, taken with sudden weakness,
not attributable, however, in the least respect


TO bran-bread. And then there is the sublime


Chrono-thermal system Of practice-s word


uttered, or does dog wag his head against


such improved light? Indeed, we live in


glorious, liberal, gentlemanly age: every tub
| may stand on its bottom as long as it can, and


If it lips over it is certainly its own fault. We


hope we have duly regarded this objection and


censure of Sir Humphrey, and would say, en-
pGssaAt, that we really regret this amiable phi


losopher' having lived in such Gothic age.
]. G.. next speaks Of the failure Of the An
cients to elevate physlc to the dignity Of sci


ence, and that the Moderns have been more


successful in reducing il 10 the level Of trade.
| In reply to this, we would say that if medicine
was not elevated TO the dignity Of science,


then there were no distinctive arrangement OF
principles regarded in that view Tor the great
est writers Of ancient times henored medicine
with their favorable, or unfavorable structures,
and some Of these were its disciples and zeal


Gus patrons. We think it is sufficient, in this
place, TO quote the estimation in which Inspi-
ration regarded medicine, when the prophet
asked, in an exigency, =" Is there no balm in


Giliad /? Is there no physician there % " But
the modems have reduced it TO a trade" We


do not know precisely in what sense J. G.


wishes us to understand the word trade, in the


relation he uses il. If he means TO affix 10 it
merely mercantile Specification, then we say
that the assertion is, point-bank, at variance
with fact and general usage. What profes-
sion receives greater respect and concessions


than that of medicine, as applicable TO the Al
lopathic system ? What application OF prin-
ciples is more elevated and nicely discrimnal
ting and what profession or pursuit has
identified with il such important results ls


there any barter, or shutting, or diamond cut


diamond things connected with trade, found
in the profession Of medicine? J. G. still goes
on quoting structures from Allopathic authors,


discreditable 10 their assumed profession and


while we admit that the majority Of those he


names, as opposers 10 some things connected


with our practice, were Of a high reputation


as practitioners and writers ;yet we deny that
they were recreant 10 the great fundamental


principles Of their profession They stood, to


their latest day, upon the Allopathic founda-


ton, and were guilty Of no greater sin than


indulging in an occasional fit Of spleen. And


the profession or science cannot be named that
has no, had among its leading advocates, those
who have been guilty Of the same course Of


action. j. G.. next. speaks Of the increase Of
his system. And what is proved BY the estab-
| lishment Of a, dozen or less medical schools


over Europe and America? and the publish


ing Of a few Journals by the HomGopathists !?
Did not the Thompsonian system attain 10


quite as great degree Of success, before il un-


happily encountered light which revealed


its tissue OF preposterous absurdities, and led
the public to discard il as q humbug z And
aimed, moi only at the cure Of all physical in