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Excerpt from An Address and Lecture, Delivered Before the Botanic Society in Columbus, Ohio
Judge of these things; how is it that one physician acquires any pre-eminence 'over another, in his profession? The evidences; both theoretical and experimental, in favour of the Thomsonian System, have become to di?use - too much accumulated, for its enemies to hope to break it down by bare assertion; as for evi dence, they have none but what is of doubtful and ambiguous character.
I was, myself, amongst the earliest and, perhaps, most ardent friends and advocates of the Thomsonian System, in the State of Ohio; and watched, at times, with painful anxiety, its successful progress and dissemination amongst the people. Yes, my friends, the time has been when I stood measurably alone, an object of pity with some, and of scorn and contempt with others, to breast the impetuous torrent of slander, contum'ely, and abuse, poured forth from athousand tongues against this excellent system of medicine, and against myself; but Ihave measurably outlived it all, and even more; as] was informed that a fruitless attempt was made to have me indicted for murder! And thus you may see, from this very brief sketch of a part of the vicissitudes attending the introduction of this new mode of practice into the centre of Ohio, that] had reason to watch its progress with no ordinary feelings of interest and anxiety.
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