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and further. Sydenham thought eight out OF
nine Of all that die, die Of febrile diseases
(Thatcher's practice) "The practice Of phys
&c, am bold to say admits of great REFORM y
DR.. Waterman.


Again, "with due submission to that priv
ileged body of physicians denominated,
the Faculty, ! shall place Samuel Thom-
son among the reformers Of the healing art,
DR.. Waterman, again from the same author
says: snake any man Of due reflection be-
iieve that such q practice could have spread
as wide and among such deserving. inquisi-
tive people as those Of New England certain
ly are, without having discovered its moth
ingness, ITS worse than nothingness, its vein
and nonsensical pretentions. 1t is impossible.
will close these quotations from DIR. Water
hams letter published in tho "Boston Cour-
ier." Still consider it (Thomson's System)
IA valuable anchor, the emblem of hope to
to which is attached a firmer cable, that num-
bers have been in vain trying to pick to
oakum, but which trust will be like the
strongly twisted cord that binds our happy
states together, acquiring strength by age."
Now and hereafter if the Thomsonian sys-
tim Of medicine has no merits at whose shrine
about three millions Of the free people Of the
u. States pay their devotions, let it go down
to the grave to rise no more; but if it is a sys.
tenn Of medicine deserving merit let it at least
have its due and receive that attention from
medical men which dignifes the Faculty rath.
Ter than degrade them.-(J@"