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From the Philadelphia Medical Times.
Dr. Grlftom8 Charges Against
Dr. Hammond.
Personality in journalism i to
Ijo reprobated, but it is possible
for a plryeicianto attain such cmi
Jiencc that his character is no
longer a private but a public pos
session, the whole profession be
ing honored or dishonored with
him. Such high station certainly
has been reached by Prof. Ham
mond of New York, and cer
tainly serious attack upon his
character is a matter not of pri
vate but of .public moment. This
much of apology we offeivfor no
ticing a present controversy, if
the preferring and rebutting of
criminal charges can bo called a
controversy.. In a paper entitled
" True arid False Medical Ex
ports," and more directly in sub
sequent writings. Dr. Grissom
unskfllfully, and with, much of
very, objectionable matter, makes
certain 1 charges against the New
York neurologist. knitting the
; minor of these charges,,the more
serious may be stated 'succinctly
as follows : 1 1
First. In order to clear Mc
Farland, who shot Kichardson,
i Dr. Hammond stated on the wit
A ness tand JLthpt-. thoiiisano -.iira
very persistent in their revenge.'
1 have known insane men occu
pied with the idea of killipg their
keeper for years, and filially do
i;" whilst in order to convict
, Montgomery ho stated "that " do
liberation ta'kesjawnv the idea of
an insane act."
.Second. That to insure thc
execution: of Reynolds, Dr: Ham-
.1 .1 .
mond declared under oath, " Tiie
disease epileptic mania is of rc-
' markablyhort duration. There is
' ' " i
not a case on record wli ere it lias
lasted: fifteen minutes jKiiilst in
order to convict Montgomery he
had said, " when an epileptic has
suffered from an attack, the men
tal disturbance ; continues, fre
quctitly, several vdays.'; .' f "
l Third. Thatin the . Johnston
will case he gave testimon- which
Avas scientifically false, although
! necessary for the breaking of the
the .wUl, andf that it was
proven that lie was to receive
live hundred dollars for his testi
mony, and a j-contingent of twenty-five
hundred dbflars if he suc
ceed in breaking the will. )
Fourth. That in 8 the Mont
gomery case he oneday gave one
opinion and the following day an
opposite, onef-having been sccnin
W tnnst refr to the parophlPtTof
Dr. Grissom to show how these various
assertions were necessary to the escape
or conviction of the accused; ' j
;", fThat there are no lucid intervals In
monomania. i ;
: ; ' ". ' ' . . -ri -
Yol. I. RALEIGH,
the meanwhile by the interested
. :. -. .
counsel.. ,
Of course a wicked man may
make a true accusation, and a
man of good repute a false erne. J
Nevertheless.- the gravity of a !
charge in a case like the present
is enhanced by previous character
for ' ability, arid probity on the
part of the accuser. VJ Grissom
is a prominent chemist, ' of good
repute among his associates, and !
he is a member of the Judicial
Council of the American Medi
cal Association. Under the cir
cumstances it seems inconceivable
but that he believes to be true
what he asserts. -To prefer such
charges falsely, or even lightly,
against a physician of Dr. Hanir
mond's renown, would be profes
sional suicide.
.These considerations in no way
prove the truth of the accusation,
but they do remove the transac
tion from the arena of mere per
sonal dispute and quarrel,' and
entitle it to rank as a semi-official
citation .of the asserted culprit
before the profession, by. one se
lected by the profession to judge
of ; its '"ethical and moral questions.
This view- of the case is further
strengthened by -the somewhat
v
defiant offer (in response to Dr,
Hammond) of Dr. Grissom to
prove his charges Ivcfore n jury
and to deposit sufficient bonds to
cover any probable award t of
damage. j.
Under tlicVu circnMistnces the
case assumes a
most serious as
n'o -medical -man
pect
ihere is
in these United State tW could
! uffol'(l to alIou Hs repwtsitwn'tq
I j r i .1
j vchl 1jr il ua-x- in P0"0"- ,
lherc is no medical bod v meet
inir in this country mo;e reiniia
blc than the A.ssbciatiori of thc
Superintendents of the American
Institution for the Insane. At
the- last meeting of this -body- a
resolution was offered and warm
ly pressed by three members,
condemning the action of Dr.
Grissom. It was, however, de
feated, we believe by an over
yhelming majority.; This is, of
course, a virtual endorsement of
the charges. So that, as the case
now stands, the said charges have
not only been publicly preferred
against Dr. Hammond by? a mem
ber of the Judicial Council of
the. American Medical ' Associa
tion, but have also'becn endorsed
by the National ' Association of
Specialists connected with tiie
subject. .
The reply to'., all this on the
part of Dr. Hammond is to be
found in two pamphlets, which
may be analyzed as containing
;.1S". C, Deceibek
i:v . . i ... . . . i . i
tikst, . various counter enarges j
against Dr. Grissom with a flood
of personal abuse ; Second, the
assertion that the Association of
Superintendents areendeavorin
to destroy him (Dr: Hammond)
'because he has been an advocate
of the non-restrainC:5ystcm of
treating insanity; Third, the par
tial denial of some of the charges,
hut no straightforward, complete
uemai or tnemana no attempt
to disprove the detailed state
ments and documentary evidence
offered by Dr. Grissom.. A sim
ple denial from Dr, 'Hammond of
the accusations against him would
have deservedly had great weight
with the profession ; but his
u opcji letters7' are such a mixture
of seeming evasion, school-bov
wit, puerile abuse,; and disgrace-
- - . ' -
ful vulgarit3T: that wo think they
must have astonislied his warmest
friends. They certainly.- do not
meet the needs of his cause at all.
Tiie profession will-; be very slow
to believe his accusations against
the Superintendents Association,
audit is hp, Dr. Hammond, and
'not Grissom, who js at the bar of
public opinion. ' ""ijf Dr. Ham
mond vvould retairianv of tlic re
spect of the profession, he 'must
make a brief and pointed but dc-
taileddemaT of 'tlitr charges, and
follow this by. citing Dr. Grissom
either before the Judicial Council
of the American Medical Associ-
tion or before a iury in a libel
suit.' The professional tribunal
is, to- our thinking, the proper
one : but if Dr. Hammond de-
U.i'res to rccoii himself for the cxT
penso and annoyance to which, if
innocent, he has been unnecessa
rily: subjected, -the, civil court is
open to him. Of .one thing he
may be certain-r--that by his own.
replies he has done much to turn
against himself the current of
professional opinion, and that the
circumstances of the caseimpery
atively demand decisive action on
his part.
cIt is but fair to state that the more
serious of the counter-charges are dis
proven by documentary and other evi
dence by Dr. Grissom.
" Do you love irre still V9 Mrs:
Brown asked, as her husband was
attempting to wr.te an , important
letter. " Do you love me still ?"
" Yes, I do," said Brown ; and it
ws tiie emphasis that; 'broke her
heart. Keokuk Constitution.
It is said the casJiier of the El
liott Bank, Boston, wept like a
child when the directors found
that he had used $70,000 of the
bank funds which he could not
replace. The feelings of such a
man should be respected. N. O.
Picayune. . V
4, 1878. ?fO. 1.
EXHORTATION.
Young men, if you have arriv
ed at the riht point in life for it,
let everv consideration give wav
to that of getting married. Don't
think of anything else. Keep
poking about the I rubbish of the
world, till you h4ye stirred up a
gem worth possessing in the shape
of a wife. Never think' of dc
laying the matter; for you know
how. delays are dangerous. A
good wife . is the vmbst faithful
and constant companion you can
possibly have by your side while
performing the journey of life
a dog isn't a touch 4o her. She
can "smooth your linen and
yon r - cares' f or -y ou -mend
your trowserac, and perchance
your manners ; sweeten your sour
moments, as well as your tea and
COIie? 101 you rume, pernaps
your shirt, bosom,! hut: not your !
temper ;
and instead of sowing
the seeds of sorrow in your path,l
she will sew buttons on your
shirts," and plant; happiness, in
stead of harrow ; teeth in your
bosom. Yes : and if vou are too
confoundedly lazy, slie will chop
wood and dig potatoes for din
ner ; for . her love for her husband
is such that she will do anj-thing
to please him, except receive com
pany in her every dayi clothes.
When woman loves, she loves
with a double distilled devotcd
ness ; and wiien fehej hates, i c is
on the high pressure principle.
Her love is as deep as the ocean,
and as strong as a hempen halter,
and as immutable as the rock of
agfes. She won't change, except
it is in a very -strong lit of Jeal
ousy; and even then it lingers as
if loth to depart like' evening
twilight at the 'windows of' the
west. Get married by all means.
All the excuse you can fish up
against " doing the deed," ain't
worth a spoonful of pigeon's
milk. Mark this ; if blest with
health and employment, you are
not able to support yourself.
Therefore sjjnnch the, more need
Alvertimnta will be inserted a
the following rates,:
One square one insertion, $t (K
. 4f two 1 5(
Two sqnares one 2 00
" two " 3 (XK
: Three squares m 3 CK
two A 50
is strength. Get married, I re
peat, young men I Concentrate
your affections upon ono subject,
and not distribute them crunib by
crumb among a host of Susans,
Marys, L;uiras, Olives, Elizas,
j Augustas, Betsies and Dcrfriies, '
; allowing c. eh scarcel' enough to"
nibble at. i Get married and havc
some ono o cheer- Tour journey
through thU" lowly vale of tears,"
somebody to scour np your wholes
life, and pntyou in some sort of
Sunday go-to-meeting order. i
1 onng; woman ! I need n
tell you to look out for a husband,:
for I know that you arq fixing
contrivances to catch pne ; yoiL
are 'as naturally on the watch, ast
. . - -. v ' v
a cat i i for u mouse. . But one,
word in your ear it you please
Don't bait your hook with a arti-;
ficial fly. of beauty ; .if you do,;
the chances are ten to one that
vou will catch a udjieon som
sillv fool of a fijsli tlmt. isn't, wortl
i l-i. : i i
tiie inner lad' with beautJiul gar
ments of virtue, morality, andk
unsophisticated dove,. and: you will;
dispose of yjuursclf " quicker and
to much j better ,advautairo than
you would, if you display all the;
gew-gaws, ilippc-jigs, fol-derols
and fiddle-dedecs, in tliQ universe.
Remeyiber.that. it 14., an.. awful,
tiling to live and die a self-manu-factured
old maid.
My hearers get married, while';
30 u are young, and then thc
trosts of gc shall fall, and with-
'r tiie flowers ot affection, the
leaves 6f connubial love will still
be green and perchance a joyous
offspring will surround and grace
the parent tree, like, ivy twining
and adorning the time-scathinfr
oak. : 1 - - :.
A little boy hearing some one'
f remark that nothing was quicker
than thought, ' said, " I know
ometlung , tliat is quicker than
thought." " What is it Jolmpy?"t
asked liis pa. "AVhisting" said
Johnu. " AVhea I was in school
yesterday,- I -whistled before I
thought, and t li-k'-d for : it
too." ,
BANKRUPT SALE.
In the matter of THOMAS G.
JJj. INK I iNb-r bankrupt. , 7;
UN MONDAY, THE 1GTH
day of December, 1S7S, I
will expose to public sale, for
cash, Thomas G. Jenkins' (Bank
rupt,) interest in two acrips of land
in rear' of Governors isMansiobi
Parts riot ,144, part lot 47 and
parts of lots 92, 93, 77 and 76. ..
(- THOMAS B. MACON;
1 4-7-3 1 Assignee.
Kaloigh, N. C.; Nor. 21, j878;
"f"ALE HELP WATTED $100 per
who will introduce our. FrPijch CopyU
ui'jum emary uj im-ines! inea
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