Medical and surgical science in the United States, specialties, empiricism, &C : enlarged from an article published in the New Orleans Picayune of Feb. 14, 1860 / by F.A. von Moschzisker.

  • Moschzisker, F. A. von (Franz Adolph)
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1860
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Credit: Medical and surgical science in the United States, specialties, empiricism, &C : enlarged from an article published in the New Orleans Picayune of Feb. 14, 1860 / by F.A. von Moschzisker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [15] felf Profeseor of ihe Patholopy and Physi- ology of ilie Foot, and to on ; all ibis is lad enough, in all conscience, but when it is jiac- ticed in medicine and surgery, and jaiti«u- laily on such imjoitant organs, it becomes an insufleiable nuitanie. It is worse ll an that—it is a oin.e. Hence, in every section of the country, ilie high sounding adveitise- merits of these empirics are to be seen. The country is flooded -with their handbills iceiling the astonishing niiiaeles whuhthty lave j er- fornjcd and the wonderlul ernes they have effected. From the sleeping charlatan in petticoats to the w ide-awake one dusstd in his silverw bite ciavat, down 10 the candy ja«k with bissjot- ted velxet vest, 4.11 j n <i uri with ti 1 ,im< us gold chains, with which he ho] es to fasten you to hi» lanaliiy, tbtfe tujiiies abound. Iheiiist nan.td j icmiste to bestow on yen the gsl with which naiuie las bUtted her; to conveise with the stais, and through them lead jour jiesent and lutuie ailments, and prescribe to all the ills that flesh is heir to, and all that is required is 10 blister her hand with a golden eagle, ihe influence of which will jut her in a c/'ar s(eivg trance—that is, she will so cleaily tranmiit the eagle into I er pocket that you never see it again. Ihe white ciavat, in the most select, set down, steieotyped phrases, will