. New England botanic medical and surgical journal. inrespect to the preternatural pulse, existing in case of fever, it wouldnot remove that condition by bleeding or depletion, but would assistit by excitants or stimulants, though aconite, perhaps, would notbe the stimulant chosen, but vapor and sudorifics, or something ofthe kind, according to the circumstances or peculiarities of the the Physo-medical practice would act in opposition to morbidsymptoms,—symptoms, which, if perfected, would occasion death,but not a removal of the disease. These are the principles of our practice, as I
. New England botanic medical and surgical journal. inrespect to the preternatural pulse, existing in case of fever, it wouldnot remove that condition by bleeding or depletion, but would assistit by excitants or stimulants, though aconite, perhaps, would notbe the stimulant chosen, but vapor and sudorifics, or something ofthe kind, according to the circumstances or peculiarities of the the Physo-medical practice would act in opposition to morbidsymptoms,—symptoms, which, if perfected, would occasion death,but not a removal of the disease. These are the principles of our practice, as I understand andpractice them, in contra-distinction from the Allopathic and Hom-oeopathic theories. As to its remedies, water and vegetable simples constitute itsMateria Medica. Hydropathy is a part, and an important part ofthis practice, but not its whole. Hence, really it has no separateexistence, as a system of medical practice. Yours for medical reform, Geo. W. Skinner. West Newbury, Mass., April 15, 162 DR. CURTIS ON MEDICAL REFORM*. [Worcester Medical Institution.] (Bbxintxal. DR. CURTIS ON MEDICAL REFORM. As Dr. Curtis thinks himself injuriously affected by some re-marks of Galei and ourselves, in the January number of the Jour-nal, we cheerfully give him the opportunity to speak for himself, inour columns at the present time. We are not sensible of theslightest desire to detract one particle from his true merits. Weonly wish him, ourselves, others, and the position of all, to be fair-ly understood. If, as in a late number of the Physo-medical andSurgical Journal, our language is wantonly misapplied and we areFalsely charged, we shall repel the abuse with becoming indignation ;but, when facts are candidly presented, we are willing that theirinterpretation shall be left to the judgment of a discerning public. We have inserted the doctors article entire and unmutilated,—<-with the exceptions, that we have, in several instances, correctedthe punctuation, and
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