. The American homoeopathist. ber shop for shingle nails and A-sugar? The will of the late Edmund Yates, journal-ist, provided that his jugular vein be openedimmediately after lie should be pronounceddead, to prevent any possibility of his beingburied alive. A legacy of twenty guineas wasleft to the medical man performing the operation.—Ex. Ever think how horrible this is? In our ownexperience we promised a dying consumptive ladythat one day after her death we would cut thewrist artery. We did it—but, excuse us! wewent all alone into that chill chamber of that artery had been ali


. The American homoeopathist. ber shop for shingle nails and A-sugar? The will of the late Edmund Yates, journal-ist, provided that his jugular vein be openedimmediately after lie should be pronounceddead, to prevent any possibility of his beingburied alive. A legacy of twenty guineas wasleft to the medical man performing the operation.—Ex. Ever think how horrible this is? In our ownexperience we promised a dying consumptive ladythat one day after her death we would cut thewrist artery. We did it—but, excuse us! wewent all alone into that chill chamber of that artery had been alive! The American Homeopathist. Issued Twict a Month This Journal is published for its sub-e I only, and has no free list. Sample copies arc never sentSubscriptions are not discontinued until so ordered. A. I,. CHAIl & CO., Publishers, New Yoik. MERSHON COMPANY PRESS, RAHWAY, N. J. Vol. XXIV, No. 2. XTbe Hmcucan Ibomeopatbtst NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 1898. FRANK KRAFT, M. D., Cleveland, Ohio, Editor. OUR I \. M- Gee, M. D.,Virginia, III. THE DUTY OF THE MEDICAL EDITOR. rlAHE receipt, latterly, of certain cautionary1 but withal friendly letters from AmericanInstitute members, reviewing our policy ofcriticising the American Institute, gives occasionto say now and here, publicly, what we havemany times said in private. A close observerof much that goes by the name of medicaljournalism soon learns to gauge the value ofsuch literature, and is not for any very longperiod of time taken in by it. It is evident tothe clear-thinking man and woman that in many cases the pseudo-medical journal is naught savean advertising sheet, only thinly glazed overand gilded, of some pharmacy, or college, orhospital, or society, in the which the editor hasno opinion, or if he had and dared express it,his head would speedily fall into the basket—unless, as in the case of Professor Andrews andBrown College, public opinion was too strong. * * ABOUT The HotncopatJric Whitewasher: Is it


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