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pium；　wine；　specifics；　and　anaesthetics；　made　in　the　text；　takes　off　enough　from　the　useful　side；　as　I　fully　believe；　to　turn　the　balance；　so　that　a　vessel　containing　none　of　these；　but　loaded　with　antimony；　strychnine；　acetate　of　lead；　aloes；　aconite；　lobelia；　lapis　infernalis；　stercus　diaboli；　tormentilla；　and　other　approved；　and；　in　skilful　hands；　really　useful　remedies；　brings；　on　the　whole；　more　harm　than　good　to　the　port　it　enters。

It　is　a　very　narrow　and　unjust　view　of　the　practice　of　medicine；　to　suppose　it　to　consist　altogether　in　the　use　of　powerful　drugs；　or　of　drugs　of　any　kind。　　Far　from　it。　　〃The　physician　may　do　very　much　for　the　welfare　of　the　sick；　more　than　others　can　do；　although　he　does　not；　even　in　the　major　part　of　cases；　undertake　to　control　and　overcome　the　disease　by　art。　　It　was　with　these　views　that　I　never　reported　any　patient　cured　at　our　hospital。　　Those　who　recovered　their　health　were　reported　as　well；　not　implying　that　they　were　made　so　by　the　active　treatment　they　had　received　there。　　But　it　was　to　be　understood　that　all　patients　received　in　that　house　were　to　be　cured；　that　is；　taken　care　of。〃　　（Letters　to　a　Young　Physician；　by　James　Jackson；　M。　　D。；　Boston；　1855。）

〃Hygienic　rules；　properly　enforced；　fresh　air；　change　of　air；　travel；　attention　to　diet；　good　and　appropriate　food　judiciously　regulated；　together　with　the　administration　of　our　tonics；　porter；　ale；　wine；　iron；　etc。；　supply　the　diseased　or　impoverished　system　with　what　Mr。　Gull；　of　St。　Bartholomew's　Hospital；　aptly　calls　the　'raw　material　of　the　blood；'　and　we　believe　that　if　any　real　improvement　has　taken　place　in　medical　practice；　independently　of　those　truly　valuable　contributions　we　have　before　described；　it　is　in　the　substitution　of　tonics；　stimulants；　and　general　management；　for　drastic　cathartics；　for　bleeding；　depressing　agents；　including　mercury；　tartar　emetics；　etc。；　so　much　in　vogue　during　the　early　part　even　of　this　century。〃　（F。　P。　Porcher；　in　Charleston　Med。　Journal　and　Review　for　January；　1860。）





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