Gazette Of The United States

"Who shall decide when Doctors disagree."—But do they so essentially differ that their advice cannot safely be followed? The conduct of mankind in general puts a negative on the question. At the last extremity, at least, the Doctor must be sent for—and if we have faith in their prescriptions at the most critical and difficult moment, surely it is more rational to take their advice, when disease has but just begun its attacks, and when nature is able to co-operate with art and medicine in our favor.

Intemperance is said to destroy more than the sword; but it may well be queried whether want of information does not destroy more than either. The Faculty have long since had my applause awarded them; as professional men, their benevolence and philanthropy is abundantly exemplified. May they not still add to the lustre of their character, by publishing in those vehicles which insinuate themselves almost every where, such hints, cautions, admonitions, advice and prescriptions, as the season of the year, and the apparent state of the public health may require?—There is but one objection to this proposition that I can think of—and that shall not be mentioned.