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Letter to Editor
August 25, 1806
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Jeremiah Barker writes to the public denying authorship of a previous Argus article signed 'Oxygen' that erroneously described bile's anti-septic qualities and contained spelling and grammatical errors, while agreeing with its scientific principles on disease and acidity.
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TO THE PUBLIC,
A writer in the last Argus, under the sign of Oxygen, attempting to show the nature of Oxygen, impropriety of certain reproachful epithets being annexed to the bile, calls it an anti-septic; a term the very existence of which is doubted. He also affirms that the bile, by its "anti-septic qualities" is the friend and ally of the constitution, in getting the better of "septic or other acidity," when assailed by disease. Now if "septic" is to be interpreted doubtfully, I think the existence of the acidity might be problematical. Whether these egregious blunders, in the choice of terms, together with the omission of an article, and badness of spelling, are to be imputed to the writer or printer is uncertain; and as I have been accused, by some, of writing the piece, I do hereby declare myself NOT GUILTY of the charge.
JEREMIAH BARKER.
N. B. Septic and anti-septic would have been appropriate terms. The principles of science, adduced by the writer, are not called in question; they are consonant with modern improvements.
A writer in the last Argus, under the sign of Oxygen, attempting to show the nature of Oxygen, impropriety of certain reproachful epithets being annexed to the bile, calls it an anti-septic; a term the very existence of which is doubted. He also affirms that the bile, by its "anti-septic qualities" is the friend and ally of the constitution, in getting the better of "septic or other acidity," when assailed by disease. Now if "septic" is to be interpreted doubtfully, I think the existence of the acidity might be problematical. Whether these egregious blunders, in the choice of terms, together with the omission of an article, and badness of spelling, are to be imputed to the writer or printer is uncertain; and as I have been accused, by some, of writing the piece, I do hereby declare myself NOT GUILTY of the charge.
JEREMIAH BARKER.
N. B. Septic and anti-septic would have been appropriate terms. The principles of science, adduced by the writer, are not called in question; they are consonant with modern improvements.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Investigative
What themes does it cover?
Health Medicine
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Bile
Anti Septic
Septic
Acidity
Medical Terminology
Authorship Denial
Scientific Principles
What entities or persons were involved?
Jeremiah Barker.
To The Public,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Jeremiah Barker.
Recipient
To The Public,
Main Argument
denies authorship of a previous argus article signed 'oxygen' that contained errors in terminology about bile's anti-septic qualities and acidity in disease, attributing blunders possibly to writer or printer, while affirming the scientific principles are sound.
Notable Details
Egregious Blunders In Choice Of Terms
Omission Of An Article
Badness Of Spelling
Not Guilty Declaration
N.B. On Appropriate Terms: Septic And Anti Septic
Principles Consonant With Modern Improvements