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DR.R.W.  JANUARY,
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PROFESSOR  EVE, AND OTHERS OF THE
MEDICAL FACULTY
         NASHVILLE, TENN:
PRINTED AT THE OFFICE 0? THE "TENNESSEE BAPTIST,"
       BYGRAVES& MARKS.
              1854.
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D  E F E  N V,  E
DR.R.W.  JANUARY,
AGAINST  THE ATTACKS OF
PROFESSOR EVE AND OTHERS OF THE
MEDICAL  FACULTY
        NASHVILLE; TENN:
PRINTED AT THE (TFFICE OF THE "TENNESSEE BAPTIST,'
      BY GRAVES  & MARKS.
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TO    THE   PUBLIC.
  It is with reluctance that I obtrude my personal affairs before the
public, but justice to myself demands that I should notice an article
published in the October number of the "Nashville Journal of Medi-
cine and Surgery," which alludes to myself in a manner calculated to
injure my reputation, both as a practitioner and as a man of integri-
ty.   In this article  I  am  charged with "vile, deliberate and wilful
fraud," and with practising a  "gross, mercenary and meretricious;
imposition on the profession."   To these charges, I plead not guilty,
and I am perfectly willing to abide by the judgment  of a judicious
and enlightened public, when  my  case has  been fairly laid before
them.   I would even be  willing to be tried by a jury of honorable
and disinterested physicians; and if these should bring in a verdict
of guilty, I would submit to bear all the  odium justly due  such an
offence.   The article published in the Medical Journal is as follows:
<DU. DUDLEY AND THE CANCER-CURER-THE OLD TRICK OF QUACK IMPOSTORS.'
   "The profession has seen with deep regret and  mortification the
 venerable and distinguished name of 'Dr. Dudley, M. D., of Lexing-
 ton, I\y.;' published among the references of a self-styled cancer-
 rurer, in a religious newspaper of this city.  We are happy to relieve
 all suspicion on this subject by  announcing that B. W. Dudley, over
 his own  signature, dated  Lexington, 20th August. 1854, writes,  'I
 have received your note in regard to the Cancer Empync,  the third
 communication I have received from Tennessee on the same subjecC.
 / know nothing of this man.  He has no authority for using my name;
 while the young physician to whom he refers has not at  any timo
 been a citizen ot  Lexington.  My nephew, Dr. E. L.  Dudley, knows
 the case in question not  to be  cancerous.   He  saw the face  ot the
 Pev  Mr  D   when it had been  rendered smooth and healthy, by
 abstaining from gross food, and by avoiding physical and clerical
 excitement, to the exclusion of all medical means, whether local o*
 peneral.  In this age of  credulity, the enlightened and the ignorant.
 would seem to  be alike  accessible to every species of ridiculous,
 mischievous and destructive imposture.  The statesman, judge, ph*- 
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dr. January's  defence.
 Iosopher, medical teacher and physician, are found among the advo-
 cates of mesmerism, homoeopathy, and spirit rappings; we ought not
 therefore to be surprised, when a stupid ass gains the confidence of
 the public as b. cancer-cur er.'
   "Here, theD,  is another great and worthy name in the medical
 profession, used without authority for the ad captandum effect of de-
 ceiving the community—this  in face of  the opinion  of our eminent
 brother,  expressed in  1850,  in which he declares he Had never re-
 moved a schirrous breast but with recurrence of the disease; and that
 while he has kept carcinomatous action in check for years by severe
 abstinence, he had never seen it cured.
   " In exposing  this vile, deliberate and wilful  fraud, and denouncing
 this gross, mercenary and meretricious imposition on our profession,
 we are but in the discharge of duty; and leave to this  slanderer of
 honorable medicine and of a good name all the glory he can create
 by fraud and deception upon the people.             Ast.  Ed."
   After reading  this article, I addressed the following  letter to the
 Associate Editor  with  the request that he would publish it in the
 next issue of the Journal.  I also  desired him to inform me by  re-
 turn mail whether he would comply with this  request or not.
                                Murfreesboro,  October  1854.
 Assistant Editor of the Medical Journal:
   Sir:—I received a few days since, the  last number of the "Nash-
 ville Journal of Medicine and Surgery,"  which contained an article,
narked particularly for  my notice, iu reference to  a certain Cancer
 Doctor, who is  charged with "deliberate and wilful fraud," and who
 is represented as  a gross and mercenary impostor.   The reason as-
 signed for this grave  charge is his having used the name of Dr. B.
 W.  Dudley, of  Lexington, Ky., in  the way of reference,  without
 having previously obtained his permission.
   Believing you to be a gentleman who would not willingly do injus-
 tice to any one,  and who would be  more than willing to  repair an
 injury if inflicted thoughtlessly or for want of authentic information,
in regard to  all the facts in a  given case, I have concluded to give
you a plain statement of the reason which induced me to refer to Dr.
Dudley in my card which appeared in the Tennessee Baptist.
   Some time last winter, the Rev. R. T. Dillard, D. D., who resides
in the vicinity of Lexington, Ky., and who is a near relative of Dr. 
dr. January's  defence.
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 Dudley, came to this place, and placed himself under my treatment
 for a  disease  which I pronounced scirrhus.  Several times, while
 under treatment,  he referred to  Dr. Dudley, as having for several
 years past noticed the disease that had located itself on his face, and
 that he had refused  to operate or do  anything for it, lest it should
 take on malignant action.
   A short time after Dr. DiUard returned to his home, I received a
 Fetter from his son,  a young physician of fine talents and high repu-
 tation m his  profession, as I am told, expressing great gratitude to
 me for curing his father of Cancer, and urging me to  make known
 my treatment, as he was satisfied that it was a specific  for  the cure
 of that disease.  I also receive Utters  from Dr.  Dillard himself, in
 one of which he stated he had a long conversation with Dr. Dudley
 m regard to my treatment, and that Dr. Dudley  spoke in the highest
 terms of mv lemedy, provuled the  disease did not return.
    Now sir/believiug Dr. Dudley to be a high-toned gentleman, and
 one whose reputation for professional ability was so wellestablished
 that he would not be deterred by the sneers of others  from expres-
 sing his real  sentiments on this or any other  subject;  and knowing
 as I did, from Dr.  Dillard that he had examined the^case, both be-
■ fore and after Dr. Dillard's return, I supposed he would be entirely
 willing, if called on, to state the facts as they  had  come under his
 own observation.   And, consequently, though I had no personal ac-
 quaintance with  him, I  mentioned his name as one who could give
 infiwniation respecting  my treatment  of Cancers.  I  deemed  the
 younf  Dr. Dillard's written statements to myself in reference to his
  father's case sufficient warrant for believing  he would be  willing  to
  express the same opinion  to others, if questioned on the  subject, I
  therefore referred to him without having asked  his permission to do
  so;  and I frankly cofess that there  is nothing in  my code of ethics  to
  forbid my doing so.                                   m
    I have ever looked upon references of this kind as a simple state-
  ment of the fact  that the individuals  so  referred to,  have some
  knowledge of the subject in question which it  is b leived they would
  be willing to communicate if desired.  I may be mistaken in this, but
  it was under this impression that I referred to the above named gen-
  demen  and others in the same way. 
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dr. January's defence.
  I am therefore entirely unconscious of having laid myself open to
the charge of fraud and imposition on the public by  suggesting to
those who  wanted information respecting my treatment of Cancers,
that they  could enquire of Dr. Dudley and Dillard.   I knew these
gentlemen  had knowledge on  the subject and  fully  believed  they
would be willing to communicate it, and deemed that this was all
which was necessary to authorize  me to refer to them.  I doubt not,
sir, but you  will perceive the justice of admitting this explanation
antoyour columr.s, and by giving  it;x place in the next issue of  your
Journal, you will greatly oblige.   Your obedient servant,
                                          R.  W. JAXCARY.
  P. S.—Please inform me by return mail whether you can comply
with my request to publish the above or not.           R. W. J.
  Having waited for several weeks and receiving no reply to my let-
ter, I wrote to another physician of the same school, living in Nash-
ville, whom I had a  right to believe felt sufficient respect for an in-
jured brother to do the small favor to call on the "Assistant Editor,"
and enquire of him if he had received the communication I sent him,
and would he grant my request  by publishing  my  defense in the
Journal; if so, to write me a few lines to that effect.  Another week
has  passed, but no answer i'rom this irood brother.   I am forced to
the conclusion that  the  conductors of the Medical Journal do not in-
tend to do me jasUce.   They thii k,  I  suppose, that it would be be-
neath  their dignity  to notice me  so  much a? simplv to  inform me
whether they will comply with my reasonable request or not.  But it
appears that  I am of sufficient importance to give them the trouble to
write several letters to Dr. Dudley, in ord* r to know whether he had
given  me permission to refer ir. ['tin rs to him, and  when  he informs
them  that he had not, to seize upon  th.it fact to publish me as a
"slanderer," and guilty of "fraud," :snd "irnpo-rion."
  If the Eli.iJis of that Journal feel that they are set for  the special
defense of  the regular prao ice, -\nd therefore under  a solemn  obli-
gation to put down quacks and chirlaUn*,  and believe that I belong
to tbat proscribed class, why do they not resort to  honorable means
to accomplish it?   I have certainly given them a fair opportunity to
do so  in regard to myself.  I have challenged them to send me  caees 
dr. January's  defence.
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which they themselves admit to be well defined cancers, and if I fail
to cure nine out of ten of them, provided the patient is laboring un-
der no other disease and no vital organ is involved by the cancer, they
are \t liberty to publish me to  the world as an impostor.  How easy
it would be for  them thus to test my skill and prove my pretensions
false if they are really so.  Such a course would ba worthy of those
who are set for the defense of "Honorable medicine."  Would to God
that all physicians were honorable men!  They would not be so reck-
less of the  hard-earned reputation  of their neighbors,  who  may
think proper to  differ with them in opinion as regards the best means
to prolong human life.
   In order that the  reader may be prepared to judge of the grounds
I had for  supposing that  Dr. Dudley had some  knowledge  of my
success in  the trea'ment of  Cancers, I will give a few extracts from
letters in my possession.
   llev. Dr. Dillard, under date of march 4:h, 1854, writes:
   "Since  I returned, several perseuis  afflicted with cancer,  have writ-
ten to me  or have come in person to  see me.   I intend to send all I
hear of far and  nigh, for I am fully  persuaded that you  can  care
them.  The Doctors hereabouts have examined my face very criti-
c illy.  Some say nothing; others say that it is a great  cure."
   Again, under date of March the 25th, Rev. Dr. Dillard writes:
   "I had  a long conversation  with  Dr. Dudley.  He spoke in the
highest  terms of your remedy, provided the disease did not return.'*
   Not far  from  this time, Mr. M. Gist, who lives about three  miles
south of Lexington,  Ky., a  man worthy of the highest esteem, and
confidence, (and I suppose who is favorably known by every citizea
in Nashville who is from  Lexington,) came on Dr. Dillard's recom-
msnd-ition, and  plteel  himself under my treatment.  He repeated
to me more at length the  conversation between Drs. Dudley and Dil-
lard, on the subject  of the cure effected on Dr. Dillard's face.  Far
fear my own memory might not  retain exactly the  conversation he
repeated to  me, I  wrote to him requesting him to write down the
substance  of it  as nearly  as he could recollect.  The following is aa
cx'.ract from his letter, bearing date October  17th:
   "Now,  sir,  as regards the  conversation you spoke  of, you have 
dr.  January's defence.
not misunderstood me.   I will here relate the substance of that con-
versation, a* related to  me by Elder Dillard.   He  said, after his re-
turn from Murfrtesboro', be visited Dr. Dudley, and the Doctor
observed to him, ' You  have got rid of the pet on  your face.'  Said
E der Dillard, 'I think  I have.'   He then took his magnifying glass
and  examined his  face very minutely, and  pronounced him cured;
saving that was more  than the Faculty  could have done for him—
that the remedv ought to be purchased and made known io the world,
for the good of mankind.
  "The above  is emphatically the substance  of the conversation
with Elder Dillard, who at that time induced me to visit you."
  Dr. Dillard himself confirms  this statement of  Mr. Gist, in a letter
dited Octcb.-r 23rd:
  "I have this morning hid a  conversation  with  Dr. Dudley.   He
told  me that he had received three or more letters fiom Tennessee in
relation to your practice—two at least from Nashville, one from your
town, he thinks from Dr. Avent.   He  was somewhat excited in  re-
ceiving so rnnnv letter- that did  not concern him.  He remembers
well the conversation with me on my return,  and did say ai\tr exam-
ining my eve and face with his glass, that it had the appearance of
being cured;  and furth«-rmore.  that if  you had a remedy for cancer,
and  thev did not return, that  the government ought  to purchase h.
for the ■j.ozA  of mankind.
  "He said  this morning that from what he  hid seen  and  heard of
vour medicine, whether io cured cancer or not, (the  evidence of which
he did possess,)  nevertheless  you wpre  doing  good  in curing  old
chronic sores—(and now comes the tug of  war,  iheek meets Greek)—
and  that the mi dionl  profession had enough  to  do to  remedy their
own  o'iversity of opinions, and practice too, of diseases.  As  to  nv
o-«n case, Dr. Dudley saw  me every few weeks, and did refuse to
cut it out at my reqiect.  It is  true some years ago the sc ib  would
come nil' au i be smooth for a few days.  To this period Dr. Dudlev
refers, no doubt; but for two  years before I c*ine to you, when I
would apply oil to the place  and the scab  came off instead of  being
smooth it was covered  with matter, and for  a  year  before I come
down, it was painful and enlarged rapidly, until it had invaded  the
lower eye lid and gave  me pv'n every time I winked my eve."
  With these facts before me was it "fraud" for me to refer to Dr.
Dudley as a  man who could give some information in regard to  my
success in the treatment of  su<m "old sores" as the  Faculty acknowl-
edge themselves unable to  cure.   If so, my moral perceptions  are 
DR. JANUARY S  DEFENCE.
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too obtuse to perceive it   I have asked the opinion of several medi-
cal gentlemen on this aubject,  and they assure me that in their esti-
mation I have done nothing worthy of stripes.   I am willing, how-
ever, to refer the decision to the  sober judgment of all disinterested
persoas.
   I cannot clo*e this communication whhout referring to the strange
letter of Dr. Dudley.  The Doctor is  a man whom I have always
regarded as an honorable and high-toned gentleman, having lived for
several years in  L°xington,  during the  early part of my life, and
known personally ih.e high standing of that gentleman;  and how he
could wiite such a letter in reference to myself, I cannot account for,
only on the confession which he  made,  that  "he was excited in re-
ceiving so many letters on a subject which did no' concern him "   I
wonder if these letter writers  would like to see the letters published
that ex^iied the Doctor.   I have to r1onbt but our citizens would be
pleased to-see the  one  written from this place.   Would there be  a
chance to get a copy?
   The  Doctor, in his letter,  does not seem to know the Rev. Dr.
Dillard, but says, "my n phew,  Dr.  E. L. Dudley knows  the case
in question not  to  be cancerous."  Why  could  not  ihe  old  Doctor
speak  for himself and s-y whether it was a cancer or no:?  He had
been  v.. 11  acquainted  with  R"V. Dr.  Dillard for many years, Dr.
Dillard married his  nh ce, and has lived  in the  vicinity of  Lexing-
ton, I  suppose,  for  thirty  years, is  a very talented and  popular
preacher.   Dr.  D ulley had  of en examined his  face, and when re-
ipie.sted 1 y him to cat it out, had replied that "he would not meddle
with it for his right hand," lest he shoul I cause it to take an malig-
nant action.  Now, does this sound as if he believed it was not can-
ceiou  ?  Notwithstanding all these facts,  he speaks of it as having
come under the observaion of his nephevv only, and as if he himstlf
had heard of it only through his nephew.  The Doctor made the
impression  upon  the ruin 1  of W. D. Dillard,  M. D., a son  of the
Doctor's niece  that he believed it to be a cancer.
   W. D. Dillard, M D., wrote to me under date of October 19th,  in
which he says, "as  to the sore  that  was on my father's face, I be-
lieve it to have been a Cancer.   I never  heard  Dr. Dudley express 
10                  dr.  January's defence.
 his opinion.   He remarked to father, that  "he could cut it  out  and
 heal it over in two weeks, but that he would not do it for his right
 hand."  From  this I suppose he  thought it a cancer.  Still the old
 Doctor says, "my nephew knows  the case in question not to be can-
 cerous."
   There is something rather amusing connected with Dr. Dudley's let-
 ter, particularly that part of it where he says, "my re phew knows it not
 to be cancer."  Now if we  can only ascertain the object of the letter
 writers in bringing out the old Doctor on that subject.  It will be
held in mind that I had never published a certificate of Dr. Dillard
 that I had cured him  of  Cancer.  Rev. W. C. Buck, a  particular
 friend  of Dr. Dillard took it upon Limsdlf to go from Louisville to
 see Dr. Dillard, hearing  that he  was  afflicted  with  cancer, and if
 possible  to  bring  him to Murfreesboro, stating to  him that  if he
 would  come with him he would  insure a cure  in three weeks.   Dr.
 Dillard, having such confidence in the judgment as well as veracity
of Mr. Buck, consented to  come, but not without great opposition,
 as I learned, from the Faculty at Lexington, Louisville and Nasi -
viile, having a mind of his  own, and haing constantly by his  side
his brother Buck as conductor, had the good lick to stem the  cur-
rent of opposition, and arrived safe.   As the good Lord would have
it, in three  weeks,  precisely, I discharged him.  A cure performed
on the  person of so conspicuous a maa as Dr. Dillard, and that too
by the "stupid Ass," is too much;  and that is not all, he has had the
impudence  to give  us a  challenge, and at the same time, has taken
the liberty to spaak against  the use of the knife in extirpating  Can-
cer; aul we dare not, get tip a controversy on  this  subject for  fear
that Dc. Dudley and several  other  great  men  of our own school
may be referred to, as giving their opinions against the use of the
knife, and the braying of the  "Ass" may wake up the people, and they
may be induced to try some other method of getting relief.   We
will take a different plan to get rid of  this noisy bsast   We  will
write to Dr. Dudly and know of him by what authority reference was
made  to him.   If  we can only get a seeming apology for it,  we will
publish this fellow to the world as an imposter, we wid call him bv sev-
eral ugly names, we will publish him in our Medical  Journal; bv this 
dr. January's  defence.
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means we will prejudice the faculty in every town and county in th©
country.   And as the Faculty are generally men of high standing,
and great influence among the people, and as  the  Assistant Editor
endorses  the publication, as he stands at the  head  of the school in
Nashville, his influence will  quash  the  imposter  at a single  b}ow_
And if Dr. Dudly will  only say that Dr. Dillard had no  cancer, the
finishing'stroke will be  given; our old theory will yet be saved, that
cancers cannot be  cured only by the knife.
  Well, Mr. Assistant Editor, your plans were well laid, but badly exe-
cuted, and as matters have turned out, your heaviest mettle has some
how or  other been turned against  you.   My good old  friend, Dr..
Dudly says that honorable medicine  "he thinks has enough to do,
provided  they settle the difference of opinion as regards theory and
practice too," And as things have turned out, your efforts to prove
that Dr. Dillard had no cancer, is a failure, I feel  very certain  that
the  enlightened public who is  to decide my fate, will see clearly that
Dr. Dudly agrees  with me, that Dr. Dillard was  cured of cancer,
and that the knife should be laid aside, as he would not operate with
the  knife  in his friend Dillard's case  "for his  right hand."
  But Dr. Dudly says,  "Iknow nothing of this man."   "Xoihivg qf~
this man,"   When your friend and  relative, Dr.  Dillard, informed
you that  "this man" had cured him of a "sore" that you refused to
cut  out.   "Know nothing of this man," "of whose remedy you had
spoken in the highest terms, and said it  ought to be purchased by
the government and  published  for the good  of mankind."  "Komt?
nothing of this man" whom you declare to have done for your friend   *
what the  Faculty could  not have done?"   This is  very, very strange,
and can only be accounted  for  on the supposition that  the Doctor
was excited beyond measure when he  penned that strange epistle.
Allow me to say to these medical gentlemen, who are  so  troubled
because a  "stupid ass" can do that which their  combined wisdom
has failed to do, why are you so cruel as to  wish those who are af-
flicted with cancers to die?  You admit that  you  cannot cure them.
Why then object to their obtaining relief elsewhere?  Why  seek by
dishonorable means to prevent them from applying to one who pro-
fesses to be able to afford the  desirable relief, and can furnish ampb 
dr. January's  defence.
proof that he has done so in a great number of cases?   He takes no
work cut of your hands  except that  which you  confess yourselves
unable to  perform.   Why then this hostility?  One question more,
Why is it that those  maladies which  your utmost skill has failed to
remove, and which you have pronounced  incurable  cancers, just so
soon a' they have been cured by the  "stupil  ass," are declared by
you  to have been nothing but "old sores."   Who, I woull  ask, is
best entitled to the honor  of wearing  the long ears?
  It may somewhat  surprhe  some of my readers  to  be informed,
that notwithstanding the efforts that are being made by a few of the
Alapathic school, not only to destroy  my practice in the treatment
of cancerous affections and chronic  diseases, as well as my moral
scamiinor, some of my warmest friends are physicians, who stand as
hi'h m the profession as those who are kt'ing themselves down in
the e^tinwion of fen-ible peoj^e by their  dishonorable course in try-
ing to injure me.  Several physicians h*\e come from different sec-
tions of country  and  placed themselves under my treatment for can-
cer and other diseases: they have  also brought their wives and other
members of their family.  Not  one  that  has  seen the effects of my
treatment for cancer  but acknowledges my remedy a specific for the
disea;e, if taken in time.   I have now under treatment the wife of
a very eminent  physician from Kentucky, this  lady's  breast had
been operated on by  the knife a few  months  ago, but only to make
the disease more malignant.  Dr. McDowell,  who has witnessed the
effects of my treatment in  his wife's case, and  other patients, has
-very kindly said that I am very welcome  to refer any one to him,
who wishes information in regard  to my treatment.   I will avail my-
self of the kind  offer, and fill up the  place where Dr. Dudlev's name
stood.  Mr. McD  has been in the practice thirty five years.  These
letter writers will do themselves an honor by calling on Dr. McD. pro-
vided they wish  information on the trea'm nt of  cancers.
   If to refer to a man for information which he is capable of  giving,
without the lea<t injury to himself or to any one  else, and by which
information not on'y suffering but life may be saved, should be suf-
ficient grounds to publish to the world, a man as  an imposter, which
is intended  to destroy the reputation of the person so published, 
dr. January's  defence.
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    leaving out the great  amount of good that is  prevented;  I ask
    what ought to be the penally inflicted on a set of  men who professes
    to be learned, scientific, refined, and who has been honored by being
    placed at the head ot an institution established for the praiseworthy
    object of training our young men to the study and practice of med-
    icine, as also to give a moral stamp to the characters of these young
    men.  What, I ask, should, be done  to such  in view of the course
    they have  taken?   Would it  not be  advisable for those  honorable
j   physicians, who would  scorn  a disgraceful or dishonorable act,  to
    meet and appoint a committee  to "brush" out all such from their as-
    sociations and the "Medical body politic?"
       I wish the Editors of the journal to  understand that I  would not
    have them  posted after their expulsion from the "Medical body-poli-
    tic"  with penitentiary convicts, as they have done the poor  preachers
    who  have been so unfortunate  as  to gain the  ill will of "Honorable
    medicine," because of their efforts to  relieve those afflicted persons,
    that  Dr. Dudley says the Faculty cannot cure.  These Editors, per-
    haps, have  wives and children  that should not  be disgraced because
    of the evil  deeds  of husband and father.   I would recommend the
    gentlemen  to the  tender mercies of  their  more honorable brethren.
    I would suggest to the faculty, many of  Avhom are doubtless an hon-
    or to the profession, that they place these men under a moral lectu-
    rer, and bhould they give evidence that  they have  made  sufficient
j    progress in moral  science to perceive  the tendency of such produc-
    tions as the "Quack Festival," and to comprehend the criminal char-
    acter of slander, and upon deep repentance  for their former sins,  I
    will not object to their being restored to their  present post of honor.
    To be the willing instrument of injuring  the reputation of any man,
    however humble his  position, is a crime  that all honorable  gentle-
    men will instinctively shun.  Had these men studied their Bibles a lit-
    tle closer, or had they imbibed  the views of Shakespjar, in regard
    to the good name of their  neighbors, we would not have seen the
    article alluded to in  the  Medical  Journal.  Shakespear says, "He
    who steals my gold, steals trash, but he that filches from me my good
    name steals that which  not enriches  him, but makes me  poor in-
    deed."   Will these men ponder well the above.   Common decency 
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  would forbid the language used in the  journal.  The cancer curers
  are called "thieving vermin."   I ask by what authority did the wri-
  ter use such language?   Was it  because he  really thought that as
  they are preachers, they are not entitled to  the worth of their skill
  and labor?  I would ask these privileged gentlemen if they are not
  aware that the laws of our country were made for the  purpose of
  protecting men in their honest pursuits, and that the slanderer can,
  and will be held responsible for any injury inflicted on  the reputa-
  tion and business of another, although  he may not have been train-
  ed in  the Alapathic school or "humbuging the people by the irregular
  practice."  What does the editor mean when he says, "we reverence
  the true minister of Jehovah, and  know that he will not complain if
  we brush the thieving vermin off the medical body-politic, who as-
  sume this title to  screen their stealings."
     Does he mean to say, because Dr. Patterson was a preacher and
  a thief, that all other Doctors, who are preachers, are  rogues, and
  should be  published to the world as such; or does  he intend to be
  understood as saying, that because a preacher  charges  for the  cure
  of a disease, that he himself has  never cured by the  tise of the
  knife, that the poor preacher should be posted side  by side with one
  who has been  convicted for Scsaling, and is now enduring the just
*» penalty inflicted by the laws of our country?   Or perhaps he wishes
  to be  understood as saying, that if  a man who is a  preacher charges
  more  for his  labor and skill  than  a common  daily laborer, he shall
  be posted as a thief.   If to charge  an  exhorbitant  hill for a simple
  operation that requires but a  few minutes, ought to be  considered
  rdueving, and the  law of the  land  is  to he enforced against  such
  acts, I fear that the "Assistant Editor" would not only find himself not
  only published with Dr. Patterson, but  would soon  find  himself in
  the same prison with the thieving preacher  Doctor.
    Now, sir, are you the man to  charge others with thieving?   But
  perhaps you are ready to say  that it was not you that  used the lan-
  guage referred to.   But do you not endorse what is said  in the  jour-
  nal?  1 think, sir, if I persue you  a little closer, I  will find the true
  cause of the slander which appeared in  the last journal.   You would
  have your readers believe that you  were but in the discharge of your 
                     dr. January's defence.                  15

 duty to expose imposition.   That  I had referred to Dr. Dudley, in
 regard to my practice without his consent, and therefore I ought to
 be published to the world  as "a gross and mercenary imposter."
 This, sir, was you r pretext, but the real cause, was it not, for speak-
 ing against the use  of  the  knife in extirpating well defined  cancer?
 When I wrote the communication which I  desired you to publish, all
 I wished was to set myself right  before  the puUic.  I have  been
 suffering for several years  from the vile slanders and falsehoods of
 those who have kept themselves hid behind "Honorable medicine."
 My fixed determination has been not to notice the efforts that  were
 being made  to injure my practice.   I knew that the cures that I was
 making, constantly, would speak trumpet-tongued, and would finally
 hush to silence that part of the medical profession who were hard press-
 ed for practice, and others who had less principle than practice.   All I
 asked of those persons who have felt it to be their interest to oppose
 me, was not to attack my moral character.  I supposed that there was
 no danger of any one being so reckless as  to attempt to injure  that
 which every  honest man holds more dear than life itself.  But in this I
 am mistaken.   Well, sir, while I am acting on the defensive, I hope
 you and the rest of the profession who belong to your school, and who
 sympathise with you in your attack on my  moral character, will not
 take it unkind or  be offended, should I "carry the war into Africa."
 "Honorable medicine" has been the fruitful  source of slander and false-
 hood,  the object of which has been to  stop patients from coming  to
 see me.   I am charged with ignorance; "A stupid ass" certainly
 should be allowed  the privilege of being   ignorant.   I have been
 charged with killing my patients.   In one  particular case, a  man
 who was the  patient of an "Honerable medicine," and discharged
 by him as cured, although I have not spoken to the person referred
 to since the day that his  physician  discharged him as cured, yet I
 am charged with killing that patient.  I will give the history of  that
 case in its proper place.
   Since writing the above, I have received a letter from the friends
referred to on a former page, under date of November  14th, 1854.
"Your letter  came duly to hand.   As soon as I had  opportunity I
read it to Professor Eve.  He instructed me to say to you, that he 
16
dr. January's defence.
could hold no communication with a man who was engaged in hum-
buging the people  by the  irregular  practice of medicine."  Every
struggle, the deeper he sinks into the  quick-sand.  I would ask the
Professor what he  means by the irregular practice of medicine?  I
suppose one of his meanings is, that I have not received a  diploma
from  his school.   I suppose if I were to be  regularly initiated  into
the Alapathic system of treating cancers and other diseases, I might
humbug  the people as much as he does, and then all would be right.
He would  then honor  me  with a  notice  of my  communications.
What, I  ask, is the regular practice, in the  treatment  of  cancers?
Is it not to extirpate them  with the knife, or burn them with costics?
The Alapathic knows no other treatment.   And what is the result?
I have six patients now  under very favorable treatment, who unfor-
tunately fell into the hands of the "Regularpractice."  Could either
of these  patients be permitted to speak their sentiments to those who
are afflicted with cancer, and who  are  under  the  influence of the
Professor's  ' Regular practice," I  am  very certain  the Professor
would be harder pressed fir a chance to perform the bloody opera-
tion than he has hitherto been.   One of my patients is. as I am in-
formed, a very eminent physician.   He informed me  th it he started  ,
last spring to come to this place, to be treated by Dr. Dudley's '  Stu-
pid ass."  Oq his way, as is customary, several  Professors connect-
ed with a medical school, of "The regular practice'" assured him lhat
they could remove the disease by the knife.  He consented to the ope-
ration, and the result was, in less than one month the disease returned
with four times its former malignity.  The  Doctor returned to the
same school, another operation was performed by the same operators,
but with the same result.  Discovering from the increased malignity
produced by the operation, that  the  disease would prove fatal, he
came in  great haste and placed himself under my  treatment.   In  a  (
very  short  time the  spread of the disease was  arrested, and the
greater part of the cancer taken out.   Dr. Lee being compelled  to
leave, on important business, before the cure was completed, I  gave
him my  medicine, which was placed in the hands of another Doctor,
who is now treating the case.   The last accounts state that Dr. Lee
expected very soon to be cured.  Before he  left me, he remarked 
DK. JANUARY S DEFENCE.
17
    that he felt certain that  a cure would be the result of my treatment,
    and that he would not only report the case himcelf, but he. would in-
    sist on those Professors  who operated on  him, to certify to his case
    as being a well defined case of a inu^z malignant cancer.   Wonder if
    the Nashville Medical Journal would publish the report, if offered at
    their office, signed and  sealed by the  Georgia Medical School;  will
    they publish the report, should these Alapathic Doctors request it?
       I have now under very favorable treatment, the wife of Dr. James
    E. McDowell, of  Helena, Kentucky.  This ladv had h^r breast ope-
    rated on for cancer a few months ago.  This  was done according to
    our Professor's " R-'gular practice," the knife was used, and the result
    was the  same as in Dr. Lee's case, of Alabama.   Dr. McDowell,
    while  in Nashville a few hours, having stopped f-r the night,  was
    waited on by a gentleman of our i'rofessor's "fu<;:u'ar prartic-e."
     This kind Doctor of  Nashville,  in the  preserve  of the  afflicted
    lady, told Dr. McDowell that he was surprised that a man of his stand-
     ing in the profession would condescend to place  his wife under my
    treatment.  That I  had killed  Mr. John Nichol of that pUce, and
    had not Dr. Mel) jwell been a little better posted as regards mm-lf
    and my practice than was supposed, he  would have  returned with-
    out commg to this pkce.   Hid he done so, and  had his ladv
     died, I ask  that  kind  Doctor who would  have been guilty of this
    most  interesting lady's  blood0   As  the  Doctor referred to has no
     r.c([uaintance  with me,  and having heard the report  of the Nichol
    case, and there having never been  any contradiction of  the report, f
     suppose he thought that he was doing  Dr.  McDowell and  ladv a
    great  kindness.   Who  could  have blamed this faithful friend?  Dr
     Dudley having represented me as a "Stupid ass," because he was so
     much "excited,"  and wishing to please these letter writers—and Pro-
•   fessor Eve having posted me as  an imposter, who, I ask, would not
     have cautioned a friend  who was rushing  into danger?  If  the geol
    Doctor  had  taken Dr.  McDowell aside  and told him privately Lis
    opinion, it certainly would have shown a higher degree  of prudence
    and caution, than by the course  he pursued, but to speak out in such
    disparaging terms of the man to whom Mrs. McDowell looked as the
    last hope to save her from a miserable death, was, it seems to  me,
         B 
                    dr. January's defence.

 rue] in the extreme.  Should I cure this lady, and Dr. McDowell is
1 i^ry sar>_ni'ne *,s to the result of my treatment, provided the general
■:> ahh of hi* wife is not loo fur gone, the suppuration is very abundant
from the large cavity out of which  the cancer has been taken, which
-a !1 ti.jUie  ihe most he<  thy person.  Will Dot the cure, if  made,
m-tke  that, "[h. titrable medicine" feel rather unpleasant?  I will not
m -lith'ii t* e name  of that officious Doctor, for fear that he might bd-
'■i>m>  unpopular with the Indies.   I mention this particular case,  as
the j'to if  !< at hand, al-o to .show the public that there is a combiri-
<  : eilort aoui-r t  certain class of our Professor's ' Regular practice"
:  in. <>f  which he  cannot have anv correspondence) to stop patients
— th-v pi-.-,  (luough Nashvdle and elsewhere.  There is scarcely a
paietit th hi arrives here, bin informs me that effors  wtre made  at
*!r,v>^ evuy stopping pl^ee 'o 'urn him  back, or induce  him  to ap
n'y ehs' wh'tn for »'«^p   VV-ip I to giveewry circumstance connect-
er, wh'i  the <  fh  i:> !o it j .iv mv practice, as reltted to me by  my pa-
t  • oils, u would  reejn r- h h-u^e volume to c< n'ain the facts.
   I would oito.m Prof's-sor Eve that I do not ^md alone in depn-ca-
t  ".g the ue uf  tie knt'e in his "Regular practice "   And as he bus
 xken it upon I  imstlf io o,rce me before the puhlic, 1 hope  he will
-j. ant  me the piiviie^e to c-ill his, and the  attention of the afflicted
o n-tci'ar'v,  t > ihe  opinions and  » xperhnce of men whose Jeamini/
*'.d star.dmg ;miui:g "ebctl nifti  wi 1 compare favorably wiih tiiat
  i PtofrSMM-  Eve   !) .  dimming,  when speaking oa the su-j-c.  of
the use  of  the  I>nin,  <a_\s: "The man who  wontoniy  wields the
t> oody knife, for the *.-.ke of < xper'ence or vain  display of his  a boh
ii.-s-. is a  human savage, in whose breast soft pity m ver d-v> !t."  If
'-uch strong epithe's ar- applied to the man who wishes to make ex-
;>. liments. hoping thereby  to  accomp'ish some  ^oo 1  for menhir,',
 v'nat ought to he said ot* the man who has the  experience, wdio has
 '•.rrated «l: a in  »nd a,ron. and finds that, the r. suit is the <ame-?  no
c ire tffec e-1   1 w..uid  ask  Dr. Eve  if he  has not o\crated  on h
lelyh- breast since lie te.eiv^d Dr. Dudley's letter, stating, "He ne-
ver removed a  sch-rhus  hrva>i  but  with  recurrence of the diseas,-?
xnd that  wiieheh-is  kept caicnomatous action in check for a ears
hy stveje absiim-nce,  hul  never seen it cured."   Notwhh .landing 
dr. January's defence.
19
the experience of this "great and worthy name in the medical profes-
sion," yet, sir, I ask ytm if you have not operated with the knife on
a lady's breast?   Please to answer this question, if you cannot con-
descend to answer the man that you say is humbuging the people by
the irregular  practice,  answer it to  those who are in the regular
practice.   Let them have it  in your  next  issue.   And should you
find it to your interest, send me a copy.  Mark the answer for my
special notice, as you did the article in your last issue, and be very
certain to tell your brethren of the result of the operation.   Is the
lady likely to  get well?  Do, Professor, tell  us something  about  it.
How much did you charge  for the operation?  I wish you to prove
your faith  by  your works.  I am acting at this time on  this  princi-
ple.  I am now treating a case—a lady from  Georgia—who  was  so
unfortunate as to fall into the hands of the "Regular practice," who
took off tie hreast, but turned out to be one of Dr. Dudley's cases—
in  a very short time  the   disease  returned, covering  more than
double the space before the operation.  This patient will, in  a very
short  time, return  home well.   I do not charge  any thing for my
services.   I fed confident that a cure  will  be effected.  Do you call
this stealing, Professor Eve?   Now, sir, you have called on Dr. Dud-
ley to'prove that a seirrhus breast cannot  be cured by cutting it out
with the knife, and yet you do it.   And for what?   Is it because you
delight to  spill human  blood, or  do you operate bacause you want
the money?
   You call me a gross and  mercenary impostor, do you—and you
feel it your duty to warn the public of ihe imposter.  Did you ever
take a stranger who came from a distance, without money, and cure
hiuti of cancer or any other disease, without charging any  thing for
your services, and give him his  board in the bargain?  I have done
thi-s tiling.  Suppose that individual was to see that article over your
signature, in  the October Journal, and was called on to say which of
us was the good  Samari an,  the  "Stupid ass" or the regular practi-
tioner.  He informed, me that he had  been under  the treatment of
the "Regularpractice" until  they had taken all he possessed, excej t
bis wife  and  two children.   It would not be  necessary for you and
Jh«- letter  writers to call on Dr. Dudley to decide who the poor man, 
0
dr. January's  defence.
mentioned  above, would say was clearest of thieving, if to charge
exhorbitant bilk?  is to  be considered stealing.  I should like  very
much for us to compare bills as well as  the  cures of cancer.   You
perform your operations in  a very few minutes.  It takes me weeks,
and sometimes months, and the most disagreeable practice known.
I suppose your charge for a few minutes' work is double what mine
is.  And I challenge any man to make proof,  that in all my practice,
that I have ever  injured a patient in a single case, or made the dis-
ease worse, or hastened the death of a patient.  Now,  sir, put me to
the proof as regards your practice, if you dare,   har, I speak in re-
gard  to the tieatmeut of Cancer, and nothing else.  Notwithstand-
ing you have in the journal, and otherwise, put  your skill and inge-
nuity to the utmost itre'ch,  to ruin not only my practice but my mor-
al character, without  any  just cause, this,  sir, does  not give me
any licence to retaliate, neither do I have any desire to detract aught
from your  well-earned laurels in the practice.  You,  as I have learn-
ed, have performed some remarkable operations, and ought  to have
credit for all  you  have done.  But, sir, before I shall dismiss  you,
the public  will decide who is Lest entitled to the honor of  wearing
the long ears.
   But before I dismiss the  regular practice in the treatment of  can-
cer, I will  take the liberty  to refer to the opinions  of men, whose
judgment and skill in the treatment of scirrhus  diseases are worthy
the notice of  Professor Eve.  And I hope that it will not be consid-
ered a breach of the modern rule of ethics, for these knife operators
to examine the opinions of these learned and scientific writers before
they are guilty of another  bloody operation, by extirpating a  well
defined case of cancer with the knife.
   The celebrated Dr. M. Beach, M. D., of New York, vol  2  page
183, says:  "Yatious applications are recommended and used fe>r can-
cer, but the knife is employed as  the only lemedy; yet I have never
seen a solitary instance cured by it.   The very nature of the disease,
its extensive ramifications,  and the  structure of the parts diseased,
show conclusively that the net of cutting out a portion of the diseas-
ed mass is of no service, but, on the contrary,  in almost every case
exaspera es it.  I have (says  the  writer) seen a cancer grow more
in one month, after an operation, than it did in three previously; and 
                     DR. januaui's defence.                   21

it appears to proceed  partly from the  nature  of an incised wound,
that soon heals, and retains the cancerous matter,  thus proving  an
additional source of irritation, and partly from iritation, infiamation,
or other causes.
   "I have a great share of practice in this  disease (continues the
writer)  both before   and after an  operation  has been performed,
and, therefore,  have  had an excellent opportunity of knowing the
effects of the common practice, particularly of the knife; and I must
give my testimony against  the use of it in any case whatever; for I
am satisfied that it only aggravates the disease."  The writer  refers
to Dewitt, a celebrated writer on the principles and practice of sur-
gery, thus remarks on treatment: "Tho first thing generally spoken
of uader this head, is extirpation by the knife.  The results of this
proceeding, however, have been most  unsatisfactory.  Although in
some very few  cases, doubtless, a cure has  been effected, yet in  by
far the majority the disease returns within a twelve  month, and runs
a more rapid course than it would have done if not  interfered with."
Inasmuch,  as remarked by  Dr. Walshe, as no operation by incision
is performed without the chance  of leaving  some of the diseased
structure behind, an incident that hastens the progress of the  mala-
dy.   Our author continues the subject by saying: "inasmuch  as ab-
solute certainty of the freedom of internal organs from disease  is un-
attainable; inasmuch as the dormant cancerous diathesis is often
roused into  activity by the removal of a tumor: inasmuch as cancers,
in a state of active  growth, acquire increased energy, if produced
after extirpation; and, lastly, inasmuch  as  the  operation itself has
not unfrequently been the cause of death, excision  cannot be under-
taken without  imminent risk of putting the patient in a worse state
than he or she  was in before the use of the knife.   From  these con-
siderations (and especially when the fact is taken  into account that
patients have died when operated  upon for cancer,  in whom no can-
cer existed,) it is evident that the knife should be abstained from."
   The justly eminent Scarpa  states that in the  course of his long
experience and exclusive practice,  only three cases had occurred in
which the.extirpation of true scirrhus had not been followed by a re-
production of the disease.
   The result of Dr.  Boyers' practice, (says  our writer,) gives five
cures out of one hundred individuals in whose cases he had employ-
ed the knife; in all the rest the disease returned, and death followed.
And I entertain no doubt, that were every surgeon conversant with
cancerous complaints, and  prone to recur to the knife, to publish  the 
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DR. JAEUARY'S DFFENCE.
list of his successes and failures, the  balance  would be as similarly
unfavorable."  Many reasons can be assigned for the fatality atten-
dant on this cruel and hopeless operation.  The well-known and dis-
tinguishing characteristic of the disease is to propagate itself by con-
tamination of the adjoining parts,  and yet to afford  no signs  by
which we may ascertain the extent to which this process of contami-
nation  has reached.  Thus the whole diseased locality, as far as it
can be recognised by the sight, may be removed; the wound healed;
and the patient to all  appearance in a far way of recovery; still the
surrounding parts which, when laid open by the operation to  inspec-
tion and to touch, had exhibited every ocular and  palpable sign of
healthy structures, may be infected with the virus, and assume, in
their turn, all the malignity of the disease.  This fact leads  to the
consideration, as  it naturally involves the question of the constitu-
tional origin of cancer.  It is not  the eye  alone Avhich fail3 us in
tracing the fine and manifold ramifications  of its polypus growth;
the instrument and the hand of the operator  are equally baffled, for
neither is sufficiently delicate to trace  and eradicate these thread-like
offshoots.  Is it not very remarkable that surgeons will continue the
use of the knife  in extirpating cancers, when they most positively
know from experience,  that instead of curing the  disease, they only
exasperate it?
   Another celebrated writer  in England states,  that of  nearly sixty-
cancers which he has  seen extirpated, only  four  patients remained
free  of the disease  at the end of two  years: three of  these lucky-
people had occult cancers of the breast, and the fourth had an ulcer-
ated cancer on the lip.  He also states, that in those he saw the dis-
ease relapse; it was always more violent, and made a quicker progress
than it commonly did in others on whom no operation had been per-
formed.   Hence he questions whether "ought cancerous tumors t6
be extirpated, or ought the paliative method to be followed?"   And.
upon the whole, he concludes against their extirpation by the knife
—except in such as are of the occult kind—in young,  healthy  peo-
ple,  &c.
   It appears that  Professor  Eve  is  the champion, in  the Medical
School in Nashville, who  wields  the bloody knife in  extirpating 
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                       DR.  JANUARY S  DEFENClt.

   cancers, and as I have spoken against that method of removing the
   disease, in my card published in the  Tennessee Baptist, he  with
   others has taken offence, and for fear of disgracing himself, by no-
   ticing  me  in  an honorable way, by proving  to the woild that his
   "Regular practice" is the safest plan of removing the  disease, makes
   an effort to injure my reputation, and  when  he finds that  he has
'   "waked up the, wrong passenger," and is called on in a very polite w  y
   to publish  my reasons for committing the enormous sin of referring
   enquirers to Dr. Dudley, who had spoken  so highly of my pract ce,
   and that my remedy ought to be published for the good ^i m-Uikind.
   He refuses to do me this justice, that nogertleman would have with-
   held.  And when  called on  for his leasons for thus acting, iA\<
   back upon his dignity, and says that "he cannot hold any correspon-
   dence  with a man who  :s engaged in humbuging the  p-ople by iIt-
   irregular practice of medicine."   Wonder  hov the  o.en leman wot. d
   like to hold correspond* nee  with  an  honorable judge and an enligt t-
   ened jury  for slandering his neighbors?'  Perhaps Dr. 1) idley m''u''
   direct the gent'enan how to answer for him, or make a.  scape goat
   out  of his nephew.  Con't  there  be a  few more letter  writers.  [
   guess the old Doctor,  hereafter,  will r.ot permit himsdf to he so . ; -
   cited as not to know his near relative and neighbor, as also the -S  -
   pid ass."
     I  ask in all candor, why these gentlemen  did not comply with tl e
   proposition T made them, by sending me a h-w ca«-es of what they
   themselves call well defined  cancer?   1'ei! >\v< tie r< ason is, they »re
   afraid to call in  a council of "Honorable  rubric ne" tor the pur],  e
   of deciding on the diagnosis of the disease, shoal ! a cms - he preunt-
   ed.   They might not agree as regards  the form of the di.-ei>e.   If
   I  am not mistaken, it is the  custom of the "Re-idar pia.-iice'' to d <-
   agree  when called together to consult on the character o' cancerous
   diseases.   If the  gentleman about Nashville and one  a little nea-< r
   home, will promise  me not to bring another old brother into a d fii-
   cultv by "Exciting letters," I  will treat  them  to a cipumstHiice  th t
   occurred some three years ago,  immediately in their neighborhood
   which convinced me at the time that some of the learned Faculty did
   not know a cancer when they saw it.  The case alluded to is this— 
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Dft. J AN VARY 8  DEFENCE.
as I learned it from a member of the family.   There lived an old
lady not far from Nashville, on whose face  there  appeared a small
protuberance, at its first appearance did not give the lady any pain,
but a-, its growth was rather rapid, it caused some uneasiness.  Con-
sequently the family physician was called in  to  examine  the case,
who, upon examination, pronounced it a cancer, and advised its ex-
tirpation  by the knife, for should it  ulcerate,  there  would be  no
chance to cure the  disease.  This information  caused some alarm in
the family,  and before the operation was performed, it was thought
beet by the family to call in a council of physicians to consult to-
gether, to know what was  best to  be done.  After spending a good
part of the day with this pleasant family, in consultation both as re-
gards the character of the protuberance,  and the modus op>erandi of
removing it, it was discovered that no tcvo could agree.   One said
it was certainly a cancer, another differed in  opinion, it  was some
other disease, a third said let it alone, it would never injure the lady.
I do not know ^hat the  fourth said about it, as I was not permitted
to be present, as you know gentlemen, that the AlapathisL  are close
communionists, and I do not it this late date, recollect whether  my
informant, (who was present.) told  me  the  opinion  of the fourth
gentleman.  But one important fact was  told me,  and that was,  the
learned gentlemen  could not agree as regards the form of the disease
or its removal.   I  do not know whether the Faculty adjourned to  a
called meeting or not.  One thing is certain, in a few days they met
again.   Their numbers were  increased from four to eight.   My in-
formant gave  me  their  name-.   Some of the g nt'einen I am per-
sonally acquainted   with, the balance I know from character, and I
suppose more learned and scientific men  could not be  found in  this
or any other State.   They met at  10  o'clock A  M.  Which of the
faculty was called to the chair  or  who acted as  Secretary the depo-
nent saith not.   The protuberance was carefully examined by each,
the day was occupied by these '< dtied gentlemen in giving their opin-
ions in regard to the disease, .-md  what was the best remedy to meet
the indication of cure.  Towards the close of  the day, two of the
Jearncd gentlemen agreed that extirpation was the plan, and immedi-
ate operation  was  important.   The patient  consenting to the bloody 
dr. January's defence.
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     deed about this time, a son of the patient, who was present, stepped
     between the "reg?dur.i" and the patient, and forbid further opera-
     tions.   At this point, I learned that  one of the oldest and best phy-
     sicians among them mentiotied Dr. Dudley's "Stupid ass" as one who
     understood removing such diseases, as he himself had witnessed  the
     effects of my treatment in cancerous diseases.  The reader may im-
     agine the looks  as well  aa  the feelings of some who were present.
     Now, Assistant Editor, do you not  think that Dr. Dudley's remarks
t     to my friend, who called on him by my request, to know of the Doc-
     tor if it was possible that he wrote the  letter that appeared  in the
     journal, when he said "the medical profession had enough to do to rem-
     edy their own diversity of opinion and practice too of diseases'"   Four
     learned physicians spent one  day, and eight another day, consulting
     over a small protuberance on a  lady's  face, and no agreement, ali
     though it was a disease so common in our country.
       I enquired of the gentleman  who related the circumstances to me,
     and who was present, as I learned, and heard all that passed, if he
     had not been entertained with a great deal of learned ignorance dur-
     ing the time of consultation? Is this the "Ilegular practice," Assistant
     Editor, of your school, to meet  eight in  number  to  consult about a
     disease that is very common  in almost every part of the world, and
     not to know what it was,  nor  how it was  to be cured?  And did not
     these learned gentiemen permit that worthy lady  to die, although
     they were called to see the case in its incipiencyl
       I have given the history of the above as I received it from a gen-
     tleman  who  was present, according to my best recollection.  If I
     have not told the tale just as it occurred, I hope some of these gen-
     tlemen physicians who were present, and took part in the consulta-
     tion will correct me.  I remember a short time after the circumstance
     occurred,  to n, \e  met with one of the gentlemen, and undertook
     to joke him about the learned Assembly that  met.  He  acknowled-
     ged that he was present  but did not have a great deal to say durirjg
     the meeting.  I do not wish  to be understood as casting any reflec-
     tion upon these gentlemen.   I fully appreciate their worth, both  as
     gentlemen  and very  learned physicians.  They are as proficient in
     the practice of  medicine as can be found in any country.   With them 
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DR.  JANUARv's DEFENCE.
I have no controversy.  I  suppose they are like thousands of other
eminent physicians, who have not studied the diagnosis of cancerous
diseases.  The books have taught that this most fearful disease is in-
curable, only by the knife, acd some of the books condemn even the
use of the knife.   This being the case, we are not surprised that our
best oh}7sicians do not always know a cancer when they see it.   View-
ing the disease as incurable, they do not wish to have any thing to
do with it—as they have nothing to propose as a remedy.  Stime of
our best physicians havj said to me, sir, we are glad that you have
the remedy.   I am very sorry  to say that  there are  a  few to be
found in  the Alapathic school, in almost every part of our Union,
men who are disposed to persecute and oppose all practice that  does
not agree with their views—or men who are not disposed to be  gov-
erned by their code of ethics.  It will be remembered that Dr. Sam-
uel Thompson was persecuted, put in jail, tried for his life for giving
lobelia as an emetic—and I ask where is  the physician to be found
that does not use this medicine  in some form or other in their prac-
tice.  I would ask my opposers, in all  candor, who is the greatest
humbug or quack, the man who  professes to have traveled  over the
whole field of medical  science,  professing to understand the diagno-
sis and remedies of all diseases—or the man whose attention is given
to a few particular forms of disease, aad who is engaged every dav
in treating one particular cia»*  of disease*, from one e ear's  end ti
another?  I am charged with shortening the days of an old and very
worthy citizen of Nashville.  To this  charge 1 plead not guilty.   I
feel it a duty I owe, not only to myself, but to the surviving friends of
that excellent man and to  the public, to set myself right as regards
the treatment of Mr. Nichol's case.  As it is not my wish toinvolve
any one in a difficulty, I will give a short history of  the case.
  Some three years ago, I was called to see Mr. John Nichol a mer-
chant of  Nashville, who had a sore on his under lip of  several years
standing, and at the time I was called in to  examine  the case,  the
disease showed very strong symptoms of taking on malignant  action.
After a careful examination of the case, I informed Mr. Nichol that
the sore on his lip was doubtless scirrhus;  about one half of  the lip
was involved, running from the  center of the  lip to the right corner 
                       dr.  January's defence.                  27

   of the mouth.   I was very particular in  saying to Mr. Nichol that
   there was no possible chance of removing the disease, without taking
   off the lip as far as the disease had reached; that there was no pos-
   sible chance to take the disease out without removing all the diseased
   flesh.   After it was understood that I was to treat  the case, I cal'ed
   on a physician, a gentleman in whom I had great confidence,  whe>se
   office was not far from the residence of Mr. Nichol, and informed him
   that I wished him to take the case and treat it with my remedies and
   by my direction*, which he at first objected to unless I would make
   known my remedies.   I informed him that I did not intend to make
   known the compound to any one at that time,  but  if he would take
   the case and treat it, he  should be the first man to whom I would
   make known my remedy;  that should he attend the  case, after giving
   my medicine a fair trial,  and found it to  bs  a humbug, he was at
   liberty to publish it as such to the world; but on the other hind if  he
   ascertained the remedy to be a good one in the treatment of cancer-
   ous diseases, I hoped he would do me the  justice of making the fact
   known.   My  great object was to call  the attention of the medical
   profession to a remedy for cancer with which they were unacquainted.
   I considered this to be a good opportunity, and as Mr. Nichol wished
   to be treated at his own house, knowing that it would be impossible
   for me to attend to the treatment of the case in consequence of other
   pressing  engagements  and my  residence being  thirty miles  trom
*   Nashville, I thought the arrangement  a good one  for Mr. Nichol as
   well as myself.  My friend finally concluded to take the  case.   On
   Ihe first visit of this physician to attend the case he observed  to  the
   old gentleman that  he had promised to treat the case  for me,  but
   that he felt it his duty to say to him that he had but very little faith
   in the remedy's curing him of cancer; but as he had great confidence
   in me as a man as I had assured  him that the remedy would cure
   the disease; that I had given him the liberty to publish it a humbug,
   if he found it so.  The very rational conclusions of my friend, why
   he  did not  have confidence  in  making the cure  he related to Mr.
   Nichol.  He remarked that the cancer was a disease which had baf-
   fled the  skill  of the most  eminent physicians both in Europe and
   America, and  for a man who had devoted  so much of his time to  the 
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dr. January's defence.
ministry as I had done, to rise up in the midst of so much skill in the
profession and do what others had failed to do, he was slow of belief,
but if the remedy proved to be what I represented it to be, he would
do me justice.   On his second or third visit, seeing the effects of the
medicine on the disease, remarked to Mr. Nichol that he believed it
would cure him.   These facts were related  to me by Mr. Nichol, on
my next visit to see how the Doctor was getting on in the treatment of
the case.   This physician continued to treat the case according to
my directions and with my medicines until he removed  that part of
the lip that was diseased, and finally  discharged the patisnt as cured.
The day that he informed Mr. Nichol that he c - ei^red him cured,
I  arrived in Nashville,  and visited  Mr. N.'s residence, found him
perfectly elated with  the announcement that a cure  wa3 effected.
He told me that his physician had that morning discharged  him as
cured.  I took off the bandage;  upon examination found the lip re-
moved as  far  as the  disease had  extend; j, granu! ition appeared
healthy, and any one who was not in the habit cf treating theduease
would have come to the same concision th.it the physician had,  that
a cure was effected.  The place out of which the cancered fltsh was
taken looked healthy, but I discovered on close  examination that in
the corner  of the mouth there was an enlargement under the mucus
membrane, and upon feeling with the finger the inside  of the mouth,
I discovered that there was a root  running under t\w mucus mem-
brane.  The moment I discovered thb, I saw at once that Mr. Nichol
must die,  felt greatly distressed for him, placed back the bandage,
withdrew as soon as  possible, without making known  to Mr. Nichol
what I  had discovered, and what was my opinion in regard to the
final  result of the discivery which I had  made.  At that time,
I thought it best for his physician to make  known his true condition.
I  called immediately at the office of  my friend, who said to me that
he had  discharged Mr. Nichol that  morning as cured.  I told him
that I was just from that gentleman's house, had-examined the lip and
inside of the mouth, and was very sorry to Bay that ho was mistaken
 in regard to the  cure; that Mr. Nichol was not cured, a^d I feared
 that the disease would yet prove fatal; that there was a root running
 under the  mucus membrane of the  mouth,  and the medicine could 
dk. januaky's  dekknce.
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  not reach it because the saliva would neutralize the medicine  before
  it could have the desired effect, and in a very short time the disease
  would show itself, and if it continued to spread inside the mouth, it
  would yet prove fatal to the patient.  My friend persisted in  saying
  that a cure was effected.  A very fortunate occurrence took  place
  the same day, that will cofirra what I  have said on the subject, and
  will incline some to listen  to the truth, who  otherwise could  not be
  induced  to change their former cpinir>n3 in regard  to the facts in the
^ case.  After the interview  I had  with  the physician that treated the
  case, on passing up  the street I met Hon. Cave  Johnson,  who had
  arrived in Nashville on his way to see me, for the purpose of  getting
  me to go 'o Clarksville to see his lady  who was at  that time danger-
  ously  ill, being afflicted with cancer of  the breast.   Oq meeting with
  this gentleman, he remarked that he had, an hour before  our inter-
  view,  had the pleasure of meeting with my friend Mr. J.  Nichol,
  who stated to hira  that Dr.----had that morning discharged him
  as cured, having treated his case with my remedies, and  that he
  considered my remedies a specific for cancer   Mr. Johnson remarked
  at the same time that ho  was  greatly  encour.g.d from  what  Mr.
  Nichol had said to him. I replied to Judge Johnson, that I was very
  sorry  to inform him that both Mr. Nichol and his physician were la-
  boring under a mistake as to the cure, that he was not cured, and I
  feared that the disease would prove fatal, and for the reasons I gave
 i to the physician.   Had I to!d Mr. Nichol what v»a3 his condition when
  I was at his boa v, at the  time I discovered the disease had extended
  into the mouth, and had not left this painful announcement to made bv
  his physician, no blame could have been  attached to me.   In this  I
  did wronc; but I acted foi the best as  I thought.   Mr. Nichol, up to
  this hour, was my warm  friend^  I never spoko  to him after  that
  day.  It was but  a very short  time before the disease made its ap-
  pearance as I told  his physician  it would do,  and as I told Judge
  Johnson it would.   The enemy impressed Mr. Nichol and his friends
  that  it  was ray medicine that caused the disease to spread. Who
  that enemy was  God knows.  I feel very confident that their was no
  individual on earth that  could have  warped the  mind of  that good
  man except some physician in whom Mr. Nichol had great confidence. 
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dr. janu vry's  defence.
It will doubtless surprise many who have heard the Nichol case spo-
ken of so much, to learn that he was not my patient, so far as medi-
cal attention is concerned.   The applications were made by a physi-
cian who stands high  as  a scientific gentleman;  was  pronounced
cured by this Doctor.  It  is true my remedies were used; but how
happens  it that  up  to  the  day that Mr. Nichol was  discharged as
cured, I was considered his friend and my remedies good? but I now
siand charged with killing Mr. Nichol, when "Honorable Medicine"
said he was well, and Mr.  Nichol thought himself cured!   Can any
one be found among the medical profession who resides in Nashville,
to explain how this mistake has occurre 1?  The physician who treated
the case  knows the statements that I have made are correct,  Is he
afraid to speak  out?   Has the Inquisition laid its iron grasp upon
him? and is he afraid  to let it  be known that he  has  knowledge of
the case  in question?   The family, I would suppose, of Mr. Nichol
are  acquainted  wMi most of the facts that  I have mentioned.  The
convr rsation that took  place between Mr. Nichol and Hon. C. John-
son is important in this case.*
   I  wish to  state that I never received one cent for my loss of time,
the medicine I  furnished  Mr.  Nichol, or my tavern bids and other
expenses to  see how he was getting along.  Mr. Nichol  proposed pay-
ing me, but I could not as  an honorable  man receive it, defering the
matter for another time.  I had said to  Mr. Nichol, before the treat-
ment cemmenced, that if a cure was not the result of  the treatment,
it should not cost him anything as far as I was concerned.  Do you
think, Prof Eve, that ibis  is an evidence of  "theiving?"   Would you
have refused ihe money, should a patient upon  whom  you had per-
formed an operation have  offered it to you, although you knew that
a permanent cure was not  effected?
   If it is true that Mr. N. * as the patient of another, and discharged
by his physician as cured, and that I have nev> r spoken to him since
that day, great injustice has certainly been done me.   This/ot/Zplay
has doubtless cost many persons their lives.  This slander has been

   ' Those w h't are t.ot .satisfied with tlie explanation given in ihe Nichol r i>,
 can call on Hon. Cave  Johnson, who will satisfy thim that my siatenuns are
 curreci. 
dr. January's  defence
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used very successfully in stopping patients from coming to see me.
Many good people in Nashville and elsewhere believe the report, and
tell it to others as true.  The lamented Clay's remark is consoling—
"Truth is omnipotent  and public justice certain."

                  "SELF STYLED  C'AXCER-CURER."
  This is the language of the Journal   If I am not greatly mistaken
lean find more honorable names who call me acancer-curer, amone
whom  are, to be  found many  with  M. D. attached to  their names,
than Prof. Eve can find who will call him or any of his schools who
use the knife, cancer-curers.
  I will commence the list  by calling the attention of Pro*". Eve and
the public to a letter of  Rev. John  C.  Holt, under date,  Shelbyville,
Tenn., Oct., 20th 1854, which reads as follows*
  Dfak tr'ni:—Your note  of  inquiry of  the 12th  Oct., is at  hand.
You a.-k  whether the set-van'  '{ill of the  la!.." Dr.  Fogh man of this
town, whom you trea'ed for Fungus  f[nematodes, remains well    On
the  receipt of your note, [  immediately  called on Mrs. Dr Fore-
man, who assured me  that ihe girl's health was never  better than
now, And that the limb remained healed.   I then saw the girl.   She
told me that her health was very gool,  and that the sore had not re-
turned again  since  you ruied  it. and discharged  her from  under
vein cue, which you inform me is more than a year ago.   She ex-
pressed much gratitude for the favor you  had done her.  I congratu-
late you, >ir, upon vour success in trea'ing this terrible disease; and
the more  panicularly >-o, as I am  informed that  not an instance is
recorded  of  die  rare  vt h  well defi.ied case y,i Fungus I.hr.mutodes.
About ihe time yo". to ik the girl !o ■  treatment,  1  learn that one of
our proinii ent phvdciar.s told  a citiz  n of  \our jjUce :hdt hers  was a
c-*se of genuine  Fungus nematodes,  -ind 'hat Dr J .nuary could ob-
tain  any  number of  cer tficates of that fact from  the  physicians of
Shelbvville.   Might v not,  subserve the cause of suffering humanity
for you to e>btain and  furnish those certificates.
                                            •IOHX C.  HOLT.
  I o-u-ss Prof.  Eve would a>, so >n hear  of anything else about this
lime, as Fungus Hjemalod«-s   Had  Prof. Eve come to this place and
taken  a  few kctures  from  me on the modus operandi <>f cutting off
(hut not  with the knife) the supply  by which the disease is fed from
blood vessels, and then the diseased mass being removed, as also the
constitutional treatment, so ae to remove  the cane that produced the 
32                  dr. January's dfkence.

disease, and by which a return of the disease might be obviated, he
might have been saved the disgrace of publishing a slander against
his neighbor and his practice, when he is as ignorant of both as the
"long eared gentleman" thai he and his associate editor are so fond of
abusing.   Have you not  recently,  Prof Eve, operated on a case of
well defined Fungus Haematodes,  and pronounced as such  by Dr.
Buchanan, who is a good judge of such diseases, and who is a high
minded and honorable  gentleman?   What was the  result of that
operation,  provided the operation  was  performed?  Is the patient
likely to recover, or did he "peg out?"  "A self-styled cancer curer!"
Why sir,  if you  will  read,  the above letter, Mrs. Dr. Fogleman,
whose servant was the patient, calls  me a cancer curer.   I had much
rather have the testimony  of this most exe-.dlent lady than that of
Prof. Eve.  She was the  wife of the late Dr-  Fogleman,  who also
called me  a cancer curer; who said to me while his servant was un-
der treatment,  that her case  was  certainlv a well defined a case of
Fungus Hamatodes; and that there was no cure of that disease on
record, and should I succeed  in removing that disease from off his
servant, I would do what no man ever did before, and that he would
have the case reported  and  published to the world.  Had  this most
excellent  gentleman lived, the  case would have been published a
year ago, and perhaps many lives saved.  Other M. D's. are in honor
bound to  report the case, which  they will do, perhaps, as soon as
they  are satisfied  the disease  will not return.  But should they fail
for  fear of  the sneers of "Honorable Medicine,"  there is a tribunal
before whom they will make a report of  the  case, and there  will be
witnesses perhaps present to hear that report, who were sent to the
other world for  the want of  that report.  I have several letters from
Dr. Fogleman and others on file, in relation to the above case, which,
if necessary, will come  before the public.
  Mr. Adam Felder, of Ala., will next be introducad, who calls me
a cancer curer.  A notice of this case will show clearly that there is
a combined effort on the part of the Faculty to destroy my practice,
and keep the afflicted from coming to this  place  to be cured.   This
gentleman arrived at this place 25th May last.  He was one of the
most distressing looking objects I ever beheld, having  been afflicted 
dr. January's  defence.
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 with cancer for thirty years.   The disease having spread  from ear
 to ear, destroying the entire nose, the nasal bone gone,  the septum
 eaten out, the upper lip gone, the upper teeth also gone, and the dis-
 ease rapidly passing into the  mouth, and it had passed to the under
 jaw.  I  felt  a great reluctance to undertake the case, knowing if 1
 made but one application and the patient should die, my reporter, lo-
 cated somewhere not far from the scene of action, would use a failure
 on my part to my injury.   But Mr.  Felder said he was certain that
 I could cure him—that those who had encouraged  him to come, as-
 sured him that I could.  I finally  concluded to risk the case, and
 placed him under  treatment.   In a  few weeks the disease was re-
 moved and the healing process advanced rapidly.   Tne day before I
 discharged him as cured, he called at the  room  to see a  physician
 from his S:ate that was under my treatment for cancer.  This physi-
 cian, after a  close examination, said  to Mr. Felder that he thought
 from every appearance that he was cured, and that he might feel safe
 in leaving.   The next day,  during my visit to this physician's  room,
 when speaking of Mr. Felder's case he remarked  that the circum-
 stance uuder  which  Mr. Felder  was sent here was too good to keep
 from me, as he was cured and gone home he would tell me  all about
 the circumstance.  I  was  aware, said this Doctor, that Mr. Felder
 was under your treatment before I left home,  having seen  a gentle-
 man from Mr.  holder's  neighborhood, who  informed me that the
 physicians in that city had  sent him to  you, telling him that a cure
 would be certain if he would only  make  the  effort.  Now said the
 gentleman to the Doctor, we know  that all the physicians  on earth
 cannot save him, as he is already eaten  up  with cancer; but we have
 sent him to January.  He  will  fail to cure him, and by  this means
 we will catch "His Jack."   After the  Doctor had told me the cir-
 cumstance, he remarked that these Doctors would be not only disap-
 pointed, but badly plagued, on  the return of Mr.  Felder cured.   I
 will not call on the Editors of the Journal  to decide upon the moral
principle that actuated these Doctors to send a man several hundred
 miles to be cured of a disease when they thought there was no chance,
but a certain  failure must be the result.  1 will leave the decision of
this case to all honorable physicians  and to  the enlightened public.
       c 
dr. January's  defence.
Will t]L.ese  men  report the case, and acknowledge with shame and
deep contrition the low principle that actuated them to try to deceive
this poor afflicted man, that ihey supposed beyond cure, that they
migsit thereby injure me and my practice, provided I failed to effect
a cure?  Now, Prof. Eve, please read Mr. Felder's own statement,
a^i ».:»/. if  he is not a good witness..   He calls me  a cancer curer.

  "This is * > certify that I have been afflicted with  a cancer, which
rmde  its ai.">e^rr'.ree  r.bout thirty years ago.   It  first made its ap-
pearance on my io-t,  then on both tides  or the nose  spreading on
ih-i cheeks,  I have been treated ror the disea«e^ by four regular medi-
cal physicians, and have used the different kinds of  nostrums recon:-
ntf-ndee! for the cure of she disease.  Three vears  ago I was under
a •'■;:! >r 'Doctor near  twelve months,  but failed  to ob;ain a  cure.
The disease continued to spread until  it reached from one ear to the
oilier, destroying my nose and upper lip, and all my upper {roni teeth.
In tbi< -ihst:-e--sing and hopeless  condition I was advi-ed by a friend
to visit Tenne---:e~. where there was a prospect of a ceitain cur,?.   On
the 25t'i day of May I  arrived in Murfreesboro', Tenn.,  ail placed
ciysetf under Dr. 11. W. January, who commenced treating m>  case.
1 L?.ve been linger treatment ten weeks.   During tha' time Dr. Janu-
ary has taken cut the  cancer;  my face, although a  perfect mass of
di-ea^e *hen I came, is now neaily as smooth ash ever was. and as I
bore, a petmanent  cure is effected.  I  have  }:ii\  an "ppo-tunity of
witne-s-itKr the treatment of Dr. January  in canc-r>a< dbe)^;  1 can,
t-Lereh)!^, with pleasure recommend all who sre ^ha.eted whh cancer
to place £.h;-ia?.elves  under  the treatment  of  Dr. J.
                                          ADAM FELDER."
  Bat  you  may object,  •■.-.-d say that the  above is not a goxi witness.
Whom will you Lava?   YVdl  "Honorable Medicine"  suit yon?   If so,
yon shall be accommodated   WYil you be satblied  with the testimo-
ny of Prof. Watson?  I am  sure he is  good authotitv,  .i not with
you,  I  am j-ure his testiun-ny will be received by all wu's  honorable.
physicians, ami by all unprofessional gentlemen who know Prof. Wat-
son.   It is  true  that he is  a preacher; but as be  belongs to  vour
school, and 5 as in a speech  made before  the Medical Society, said
that there has never been discovered a remedy for  Consumption and
Cancer,  This acknowledgement will, as a matter of course,  cover a
multitude of sins.   I must press into the list as a  witness this good
man  and excellent physician, through a  second  person.   Tho wife of 
dr. January's  defence.
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George Batey, of this county, was treated  by several  physicians,
among whom was Dr. Watson, M. D.   According to the statement
of Mr. Batey and lady, Dr. W.  pionounced her case cancer.  The
"Stupid Aes" cured that very cancer.   Please to read the statements
below, Prof. Eve.

         MALIGNANT CANCER CURED.--TO  THE AFFLICTED.
  This is to certify that my wife has  been afflicted with malignant
cancer for the last five years which caused  her the most excruciating
pain.  The disease was located on  the left  ancle, extending down to
the instep of the foot.  I employed several eminent Physicians, but
received no benefit.   It was treated and  pronounced cancer by Pro-
fessor J M. Watson, M. D.,  of  Nashville, formerly of Murfreesbo-
ro\ who stated that it could not be cured only by the knife.  Losing
all hopes of a cure without a surgical operation, I went to Nashville
for the purpose of making arrangements to  have the operation per-
formed.  On my  arrival in the city I fov'unately met a  friend who
advised me to take my wife to Murfreesboro', and place her  under
the treatment of  Dr. It. W. January,  whovwas said to be celebrated
in the treatment of cancer.   I feel great pleasure in stating that Dr.
J. has successfully treated the case, removing the cancer and healing
it up.  The wound is now well.  There is  a very  small pl*ca on the
ancle bone that is yet tender.  I feel safe in recommending those who
are afflicted with cancer, to place themselves immediately under the
treatment of Dr  J., and may expect a  speedy cure.  Given  under
my hand, this 1st January 1853.             GEORGE  BATEY.
   Rutherford Co., Tenn.
   Also read Deacon Jones's statement.  He is a reliable gentleman,
and is a  member of Dr.  Watson's church, if I  mistake not.  Dr.
Watson examined his case, pronounced it cancer.   A few weeks af-
terwards met with brother Jones, examined minutely (as I am told)
the case said to his  brother  Jones  that a cure was effected.  Please
read the statements of Mr. Jones.
                         Cancer  Cuked.
   This is to certify that there appeared immediately under my right
eye a protuberance which grew very rapidly, obstructing the sight of
the eye considerably, causing very keen and excruciating pains.  In
this condition  I called on  Dr. John M. Watson, of Nashville,  to ex-
amine it, having  long acquaintance with him, and great confidence
in his skill and judgment as a physician.  After a careful examina-
tion, Dr. Watson pronounced it cancer.  A \'ew  days after I was ad- 
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vised by some of my friends to place myself under the treatment of
Dr R  W. January, of Murfieesboro', Tenn.  Dr. January in a very
few days killed and took out the tumor, and also the roots—one that
was very long, extending from the eye-ball.   The wound soon healed
up  One month after Dr. Watson had made the examination, he re-
turned  to Murfreesboro', and examined  the place again,  and pro-
nounced it cured.   Sixteen months has passed,  but no symptoms of
the return of  the disease.   I would state that Dr. January's medicine
gave me not the least pain.   My age is 85 years.  Residence, Ruth-
erford County, Tenn.                         JAMES JONES.
   July 22, 1854.
   Dr.  Watson is too honest a man to seek for a nephew  to make a
scape  goat of, to carry this sin out of the camp.   I hope that the
good Doctor will,  during this winter, make another speech before the
Medical Society, and tell tham that a remedy has been found in two
cases at least for cancer.  *
   Another M. D. is proposed to Prof. Eve as a lawful witness.  Dr.
Thomas J. Fort, M. D.,  placed himself under  my treatment, being
afflicted with cancer for several years, was treated by several eminent
physicians, who pronounced his case cancer.   The  Doctor remained
under my treatment two weeks.  During his  stay  with me, visited
my patients regularly.  On leaving me stated  that he  would wait  a
year, and if  the disease  did not return, would make a publication of
his case.   Below will be found a statement of  the Doctor,  after satis-
fying  himself of  the efficacy of my treatment.
   "This is to certify that I have been at Murfreesbroo',  two weeks,
 and have visited  the patients of R. W. January, who were laboring
 under cancer, and they  certainly improve rapidly, and to  all appear-
 ance will be cured by his treatment, and  his medicines give no pain."
   Dec. 20, 1851.                           T. J. FORT, M. D.
   At the time appointed, Dr. Fort sent  me the statement promised,
 enclosed in a letter.
                        Robertson county,  Tenn , Nov. 13, 1852.
 J)r. B. W.  January:
    Sir:—Being a friend  to suffering humanity, I send  you this, that
 those who are suffering may be  relieved I  think,  if they will.  In
 the spring of 1842 there came on my face a Cancer or Scrofular af-
 fection.  It remained for  some time without my doing  anything to
 it; in '43 it seemed to grow worse.  I applied to several Physicians, 
                    DR. JANUARYS  DEFENCE.                  37

but they could do no good;  in 1844 I applied to Dr. G. A. Bower, of
Mo., who  thought he could cure it without doubt, but he failed.  I
afterwards  advised with the most scientific men I could  find in the
West; most of them  pronounced it Cancer, and advised me to let it
rest, for it could not be cured.   In the winter of 1849 I became ac-
quainted with Dr. Cook, formerly of the U. S. Navy.  He pronounced
it Cancer, and believed he could cure it; I was  under  his treatment
for three or four  months; he succeeded in healing the sore, but it
broke out again in about three weeks.   On  the  1st  of  December,
1851, I visited your residence,  Murfreesboro', and you commenced
operating on my  Cancer, and in the  first ten days I could see it had
improved and in a short time after, compared with the length of time
it had been on my face, was well.  From my experience, I  believe
your treatment will cure Cancer taken in time and  with proper care.
    Yours respectfully, <fec.             THOS. J. FORT, M. D.
  So you see, Prof. Eve, that Dr. Fort calls me a cancer curer, not
only from  what he witnessed in other cases during the time he was
under treatment himself, but in his own particular case.
  I will now give Prof. Eve two other witnesses, one who was a pa-
tient treated for cancer more than three years ago, was cured in three
weeks, and still remains well.  Here  is the certificate of the patient:
  "This is to certify, that about 25 years ago there appeared on my
left cheek, immediately under my left eye, a sore which was believed
to be scirrhus; nine years since  the protuberance commenced grow-
ing considerably,  which gave me much uneasiness.  Hearing of the
successful treatment of  Dr. January in that painful disease, I visited
Murfreesboro', Tenn.,  and  placed myself under his treatment.  In
three  weeks he entirely removed the tumor, without  giving me the
least pain.  I am now convinced that a  permanent cure has been
effected.                                 THOS. J.  ADAMS."
  Clarksville,  Tenn., Oct. 15,1851.
               STATEMENT  OF  HON.  CAVE JOHNSON.
  "Mr. Thos. J. Adams, who signed the  above certificate,  is a re-
spectable citizen of Montgomery county.  He came to my house to
see Dr. January five or six weeks ago.   I  then saw the tumor on his
face, which he supposed to  be   a cancer;  it was immediately under
his left eye, and  was so large as to effect his vision  seriously.   The
base of the tumor appeared to be about the  size of a quarter of a
dollar, and growing from the face in  a conical form, at least an iueh.
He then promised the Doctor to visit him at Murfreesboro', which he
did during the next week.   After an  absence of about three weeks, 
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he  returned.  I again  examined the place;  the protuberance had
been entirely taken off, though not cured up.  I have  again exam-
ined it to-day.   It is entirely healed up, and to all appearance is well.
It was cured, as he assured me, without pain.            ^n^
  Clarksville,Tenn., Oct. 15, 1851.         CAVE JOHNSON.'
  How do you like  the above  testimony,  Prof. Eve?   Do  you not
begin to feel that you have "waked up the wrong passenger?"  Mr.
Adams says I am a cancer curer; Judge Johnson endorses his state-
ment.   Will  "Honorable Medicine" admit the stat-ments of Judge
Johnson  as lawful testimony?  If not, it will not matter very much,
as the public will decide the case between U3.  A verdict will be ren-
dered, and sir, you ought to tremble at the thought of being arraigned
at the bar of public sentiment.
  The Journal is not satisfied by publishing me  as  "gross and mer-
cenary impostor," but for the purpose of alarming the people,  asserts
that I use Arsenic!  I hope the Editor of the Journal will read care-
fully the statement below, made on oath before a Justice in our city
the day  I discharged him as cured.   This gentleman  received into
his stomach night and day for three months, the medicine that I use
in removing cancer.  The gentleman states that he recieved no in-
jury from my  medicine.  I have two patients under treatment that
have  cancer in the mouth,  and the medicine is applied twice a day,
yet without  injury.
                TO THE PUBLIC.--CANCER CURED.
  I feel it a duty I owe to the  publico, and more especially to those
afflicted as I have  been, also to him that has been the instrument
under God in delivering me from great suffering and an early grave,
to state that six years ago there appeared on the center of my under
lip  a Cancer, which continued  to increase slowly for a while, occa-
sionally giving me considerable uneasiness.  More recently it com-
menced enlarging mor.e rapidly, while the pain increased with the
growth of the disease.   My lip became entirely involved and swoleu
to  enormous size.  I had  it examined by ten physicians  of high
standing; some of them pronounced it a malignant Tumor, others of
them said  it was  doubtless a Cancer.   In a hopeless condition  I
placed myself under the treatment of Dr. R. W. January, of Mur-
freesboro', Tenn., who  commenced  treating my case, and has re-
moved all the disease to every  appearance, and as I believe  a per-
manent cure is effected.  Since I have been under treatment,  I have 
learned that Dr. J.'s enemies have,  f"r the puip -e of keertno pa-
tients away, stated that Dr. J.'s medicine wat,  verv  danger cat."? ar.d
would destroy the lives of his patient?.   These siaoemtvits I know to
be untrue, from the fact that for three months  the medicine was r .'-.--1
on my lip and  in my mouth, being compelled to swa'.Iow the medi-
cine and the juices thereof every time I ate  m 7 victuals, and to k-ep
the saliva from neutralizing the medicine and destroying its strength,
I made it a rule to swallow  the saliva, which was  mixed with the
medicine,  and at night I lay on my back  a  good portion of  my time
so that the medicine was received into the stomach nigh: and day tor
three months, and have not felt the least inconvenience from the ef-
fects of the  medicine;  my general health has improved very  much.
Since I have been under treatment, I have  known a great many pi-
tients cured who were very bad cises.  The reason wr.v L have been
so long under treatment was because of ks location.   1 would cau-
tion all those who leave home  to see  Dr. January not to pay any at-
tention  to those persons who are in the habit of discouraging persons
not to place  themselves under the treatment "f Dr. J., a< this came
was played on me,  anel I learn from almost every patient that arrives
that I become acquainted with, that the same effort was made with
them.                                     U. C.  FORD, J. P.
   Murfreesboro', Oct.  9, 1854.
   Reference for my truthful ns? x.—Clerk Hawkins county. E-.st Tenn.,
or Hancock  county, or sheriff of either county.
   The facts  set forth in this certificate are just and tru  U' the r*-;-4-: of
my knowledge and  be:  ef.                        B.  C. FOKLh
   Sworn to  and subscribed before  me, t,hi« Get. 0. 185'.
                                  JOHN W. THOMAS, J. P.
   Now gentlemen  pern it me  to say  to you in all candor, that I  do
not appeal to you for justice.  I did th;s in thei-us-^: 1 addressed
you politely and asked you  to admit  my n-a><.t.--  for  referring in-
quirers to Dr. Dudley into your Journal.  Teis you have den:ed me.
After the assault made upon  my  character, as honorable men,  you
could not have done less.  What may I expect here ini-r. eyeing that
you have been  foiled in your attempt to  destroy bo:h myseif and
practice?  What were your grounds for the foul slander?  Why you
say that I referred to Dr. Dudley  without  constating him,   I did
not consult a solitary gentleman whose name is on the list; arid why ?
Because I knew  that  every one had knowledge of  my practice;  I
believed all to be gentlemen, and of course ron-st men; and :'f called 
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 on by the  afflicted, I expected them to speak honestly what  they
 knew about my practice; but I am sorry to be compelled to say I
 was mistaken; and Prof. Eve & Co. are welcome to all the  capital
 they can make out of their efforts to injure me,  or my practice.  I
 have directed the Editor of the Tennessee Baptist to strike,out Dr.
 B. W.  Dudley from the list of references;  and in his place I have
 the honored name of Dr. James E. McDowell, Helena, Ky., who is
 favorably known  in many of the States of this Union, and who has
 been engaged in the practice of Medicine for upwards of thirty years.
 The wife of this physician is now under  my treatment for Cancer of
 the breast.   He  has visited my patients, witnessed the effects of my
 treatment in cancerous diseases, and requests me to say to the Editor
 to put his name down on the list of references, and  wishes any per-
 son who is  afflicted with Cancer to address him on  the subject, and
 that he is prepared from knowledge to say that I can cure Cancers.
 So Prof. Eve, you can take  Dr. Dudley back  home again, as his  ser-
 vices can be dispensed with in the Tennessee Baptist.   In conclusion,
 I wish to inform all honorable physicians of the Alopathic school,
 whether in  Nashville or elsewhere, that I seek no controversy with
 them, and that nothing that I have said is intended to effect them in
 any way.   There is no man living that more highly appreciates their
 learning, science  and skill than myself.  It  is the slanderer that
 would hold up to public  gaze.
   I would call the attention of  the afflicted,  who have come to the
 determination of coming to Murfreesboro', for the purpose of placing
 themselves  under my treatment, that should  it  be known what their
 intention is, that an effort will be made to turn  them back, more es-
 pecially when it is discovered that they have not a mind of their own,
 or give evidence of being easily discouraged.
   I will state for the benefit of those who may  feel interested on the
 subject, that I have for  many years taken particular pains to avail
 myself of every opportunity of obtaining  knowledge of all the dif-
 ferent nostrums and recipes said to be good in the cure of cancerous
 disease  that could be honorably obtained;  have at least thirty  dif-
 ferent applications besides the medicines I use as my own compound
that no other individual uses except it is prepared by myself.  I learn 
dr.  janl.vry'8  defence.
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   that there are  persons passing  through some parts of  the country
   who say they are my agents.  I wish to notify the unsuspecting that
   1 have no agents appointed, nor  do I  expect to have any.  I do not
   send medicine out of my office, neither will I treat any cases of Cancer
   unless the persons will come to Murfreesboro',  and place  themselves
   under my personal treatment and consent to remain until cured, or I
   discharge them.  My practice has been greatly  injured  by placing
   my remedies in the hands of vaf enemies, or persons who do not un-
1   derstand at what time to make the different applications  or changes
   in the treatment, and how to follow and take out the roots.  Should
   there remain  a part  of the  disease not larger than the point of a
   needle, the disease will  return.   Those who are not acquainted with
   the treatment of this  disease cannot treat successsully a case of cancer.
   Again,  when the disease  is of long  standing  and the virus having
   passed into the surrounding parts, the disease  will  re-form; when it
   becomes necessary to renew the treatment until the surrounding parts
   are entirely relieved  of the contamination.  Therefore it  is important
   that a Cancered case should be treated by one  who can discriminate
   between healthy and unsound flesh.  Another  fact I would mention,
   that has given the enemy an advantage of  which they have always
   availed  themselves.   Persons coming from different States, who have
   staid away until the  disease having spread, involving some \ital or-
   gan, or the  system being a perfect  wreck, not having  constitution
   sufficient  to stand a course of  treatment,  and  when the disease is
   taken out suppuration being so abundant, and the  drain on the system
   from so large a  cavity, the patient sinks, particularly in very warm
   weather, although it is known that in  some  cases where  I have 8"aid
   to  the  patient that there  was no possible chance to save them,  yet
   from the pleadings of  the poor sufferer, if I could  not save them I
   must if possible relieve them  from their extreme suffering.  If I
   make but one application it is  enough, should the patient die, (and
   nothing but a miracle could save  them,) there  is  ten times the noise
   about it  than  is made  about twenty cases cured.  This may seem
   Btrange to persons possessed with proper principles, yet it is true.
      As I  intend this,   my defence, to appear in pamphlet form, I have
   thought it advisable  to publish a few  certificates of persons who have 
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been treated for Cancer, for  the benefit of those who are afflicted
with Cancer, into whose hands this pamphlet may fall, intending in
a future  day to publish all the cases I have, or may hereafter treat
for Cancer, and the result of each case.
                        cancer  cured.
  This is to certify that fifteen years ago there appeared on my right
breast, a cancer tumor, occasionally attended with keen and darting
pains, which  caused great uneasiness of mind, fearing  the conse-
qnences.  Five or six years since, the tumor  commenced  ulcerating
and enlarging involving the entire breast. In addition there appear-
ed immediately under the diseased breast a tumor which grew to the
size of a hen's eg^r.  Some eighteen months ago the disease took a
more malignant form, the breast turning inside out, a blood  vessel
gave way, and before the  blood could be stopped I bled, as I suppose,
at least a gallon.   Eminent physicians who  attended me, gave as
their opinion  that there was no power  on earth that could save me.
Hearing of the successful treatment  of Dr.  January of  the city of
Murfreesboro, in cancer disease, I  was  induced as the last  resort
to place myself under Dr. J.'s treatment—who has  performed, as I
believe a permanent cure.  The cavities out of which the  tumor and
breast were taken,  are  entirely healed up.  During ihe  process of
treatment, I felt not the least pain from  the medicine when applied
to the cancered flesh.   My general health is excellent.  To-morrow
morning I expect to leave in the express train for my home in Bed-
ford county, Tennessee.           ELIZABETH C. DEMPSEY.
  We whose  names are here annexed do certify, that on  Thursday,
16th June, we examined a patient, Miss Elizabeth C. Dempsey, who
had  been under the treatment  of  Dr. R. W. January, of this city,
for cancer; and feel no  hesitation in saying that the  cancer appeared
to be entirely well, and the wound had healed up.   The patient pro-
nounced herself cured, and the same day returned home,  to Bedford
county, near Shelbyville.   Given under  our hands  this 8th of July,
1852.                                Rev. B. D. BA.RLOW,
                                      S. B. CHRISTY,
                                      Gen. W. J. LYTLE,
                                      D. W. TAYLOR,
                                      Dr. J. W.  HALL,
                                      M. G.  REEVES,
                                     Rev. S. D. BALDWIN.
State  of Tennessee:
  I, David  D. Wendel, Clerk of the Circuit  Court  of Rutherford
county and State  aforesaid, certify that I am personally acquainted 
dr. January's defence.
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with the gentlemen whose names appear to the above certificate, and
that any statement  made by them may be implicitly relied upon  as
true.   Given under my hand at office, July 16, 1852.
                                     D. D.  WENDEL,  Cterk.
   Murfreesboro, June 15, 1852.
   The above case was truly a hopeless one.  I was fearful  a cure
could not be effected, and so expressed myself before I undertook  to
treat the case.  I was fearful that the roots would pass to the lungs
before the main disease could be removed.   The place out of which
I took the lower tumor mentioned by the lady, still remains perfectly
sound, and so does  the  place where the large  open Cancer, which
embraced almost the  entire breast.   There  were two  small  lumps
imediately above  the original Cancer,  about three- or four  inches
apart,  but entirely  disconnected  with the Cancer.  As they were
very  small and  no appearance of malignity, and as the lady was
getting advanced in years, I said to her that the probability was they
never would get any larger  or trouble her;  but should they  at any
time commence enlarging, or show  any signs of malignity,  that I
would remove them.  In  about  two  years,  one of the lumps gave
signs of  disease.  I have taken it out entire, as I suppose,  and do
not think she will ever be troubled with this  particular lump  again.
The smaller one ha3 not  increased in size but very little since I took
off the breast; but should it commence showing any signs of  malig-
nity, 1 can easily remove it.
   The following I  take from the records  of  the Baptist Cnurch  in
Murfreesboro', from which the reader may  learn the sentiments  of
the church in regard to the charges made against me.
   "Brother  R.  W. January having requested that some charges
made against him should be investigated by the  Church, the Church
appointed a  committee  for that purpose.   The following  is their
report which»was received and adopied :
   "The  committee appointed to investigate the charges made against
our brother, Rev. R. W. January,  in the Nashville Journal of Medi-
cine and Surgery,  would say that  we have  examined  into these
charges and are convinced thai our brother has done nothing worthy
of censure.   He may have gone contrary to the rules of professional
etiquette by using names by  way of reference  without having pre-
viously obtained the permission of those whose names he used to do 
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dr. January's defence.
so;  but as this is frequently  done without ever having its propriety
questioned, we do not think it implies any intention of fraud or moral
obliquity on the  part of Brother  January to have referred in this
manner to persons whom he knew to be capable of giving informa-
tion to those who might inquire of them.  We would  therefore say
that we have lost none of our confidence in him as a Christian brother.
                                     J. H. EATON,
                                     W.  S. PERRY,
                                     JAMES F. FLETCHER,
                                     WM. SHELTON.
  I will close for the present by giving the following Certificates:
  This is to certify, that about nine years ago, a cancer made its ap-
pearance on .my wife's face.   I called a physician, who applied the
knife and cut it out; in about two months it broke out again and gave
her much pain, and  continued so about  five years; when hearing
of Dr. R. W. January,  of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as one who
could without doubt cure cancers, I visited him, and in about three
weeks he took out the cancer without giving pain,  and he made, as I
believe, a perfect cure.  I feel it a duty I owe to the afflicted, and to
the world at large, to make this fact known.   Given under my hand,
this 25th July, 1853.
  Washington county, Alabama.       GEORGE  W. DUNBAR,
                 I'ANCER CURED WITHOUT PAIn!
  This is to certify that I have been  afflicted with a cancer on my
right cheek for the  last six years.  I have applied to several physi-
cians, of the  old school—none were willing to undertake the case.
A short time  since I was advised by Dr. Samuel McQuerter, an old
physician, to  put myself under the  treatment of Dr. Janurry, of
Murfreesboro.  Some  three  weeks since  I  came to see  Dr. Janu-
ary, and placed myself under his treatment.   Dr. J. has taken out
the cancer without giving me the least pain—from the medicine  he
applied to the cancered parts—from  what I have experienced my-
self, and seen applied to many patients, am prepared to say, Dr. J.'s
medicine will remove the  cancer without giving the least pain or in-
jury to his patient.   I now leave for my home  in Wilson county,
Tennessee, with an assurance that a  perfect  cure is affected.  My
age is seventy years.                   WILLIAM HOLLAND.
  Murfreesboro, April 15, 1853.
                 CANCER CURED WITHOUT PAIN.
  This is to certify that I have been afflicted with a cancer, on the
left cheek, which commenced growing eight years  ago, during which 
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time I was under the treatment of four  different physicians.   I re-
mained at one time in the city of Mobile three months and was
treated by a celebrated physician who charged me a large bill but
failed to  effect  a  cure, his medicine gave most excruciating pain;
while under the treatment  of the fourth physician I was told by a
Mr. John Baugh, a citizen of Rutherford county, that if I wished to
be  cured, he  would advise me to go  to Murfreesboro and place
myself under  the treatment of Dr. January.  Mr. Baugh shall ever
have my  thanks.  Three   weeks ago  I  arrived in Murfreesboro,
and Dr.  J. commenced treating my case, in one hour from this time
I leave for home in Blount county, Alabama, I can say that  a cure
has been the  result of my  visit to Tennessee.  I have not felt the
least pain from the medicine when applied to the cancered parts, al-
though the disease was  partly in  my eye and  had taken oft"  nearly
half of my under eye-lid.   From what I have witnessed on  others
 and experienced myself, there is no danger in the application of Dr.
 January's medicine.                        F. A.  McGOWEN.
    Murfreesboro, March 28, 1853.

                   CANCER  CURED WITHOUT  PAIN.

    This  is to  certify that eight or nine  years ago there appeared  on
  my wife's nose a disease which was pronounced cancer, by a learned
  physician. Hearing of the successful  treatment of Dr. January, of
  Murfreesboro,  in  that  most  fearful  disease,  I  was  induced  to
  bring my wife to Tennessee, and place her  under the treatment of
  Dr. January, who has made, as I believe, a perfect cure without giv-
  ing her the least pain or inconvenience, from the medicine -when ap-
  plied to the cancered parts. I consider Dr. January's  medicine per-
  fectly innocent when applied to the disease—not injuring in the least,
  the sound flesh, yet removing the diseased parts.   I speak knowing-
  ly.  I leave  for home in Missouri, some six hundred miles, with an
  assurance that a cure has  been the result of my visit to Murfreesbor-
  The cure was effected in five weeks.
    Murfreesboro, March 28, 1853.                 H.  LASITER.

                           CANCER  CURED.
    Six years  ago a cancer made its  appearance on the back and  en-
  tering  into  my right ear,  eating down into my head.  Twenty-one
  days ago I placed myself under the  treatment of  R, W. January, of
  Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Dr. January has  taken out the  cancer,
  and the wound is now in a healing  condition.  The medicine gave
  me not the least pain during the treatment of the case.  Those who
  are afflicted  with  cancer, if they wish  a cure of this distressing dis- 
46                  dr.  January's defence.

ease, wiii do well to do as I have done.   Come and be  healed.  My
residence is DeKalb county, Tennessee.
  November 25, 1853.                      JAMES GROOM.

  This is to certify that I have been afflicted with a cancer for seven
or eight years, during which  time I have been treated by two physi-
cians who were celebrated for the  cure of cutaneous diseases; their
medicines gave considerable  pain when  applied to  the cancer, but
failed to effect a cure.   Hearing cf  the su-ce-s of Dr. R  W. Janua-
ry in the cure of cancer, I  was induced to  visit  Mur!ree*boro,
Tennessee, and place myself  under the treatment of Dr. Jann try-,  I
have been under his  treatment between,four and five weeks during
which time Dr. J. has removed the  cancer, destroyed the roots, a ad
the  cavity cut of which the cancer was taken is fiil-d uo almost en-
tirely. ~ 1 can say with truth, thai Dr.  J.'s medictae did not give me
the  least pain  when applied to the cancered parts.  I leave for jny
home in Kentucky with an assurance that I  am relieve.', of the dis-
ease called cancer.
  Given under mv hand this 12th S-.-p ember 1853.
                                            JOHN GIBSON.
  I do certify  that I have been an eye witness  o>  the above treat-
ment, and know the above to be correct.         JOHN McGEE.
                  CANCER CURED  WITHOUT TAIN.
  This is to  certify that I have been afflicted  with  a cancer  on the
left side of my nose,  near the corner of my eye.  The disease  gave
me  considerable pain   Five weeks ago, 1 came to Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, and placed myself under the  treatnv-ni  of Dr. January.
He  has removed the disease  without giving me the  least pain.  The
cavity out of which the cancer was taken has tilled up—I feel cer-
tain that a permanent cure is effected.
  Murfreesboro, June 22. 1853.        CYNTHIA JENNINGS.

                         CANCER  CURED.
  This is to certify that I have been afflicted with a malignant can-
cer on my left thigh, which  increase 1 to a con^iderib'e size, say six
inches long and four inches wide.   I have been  treated by four phy-
sicians, but  failed to obtain a cure.   Fies r.eeks ago I came to Mur-
freesboro, Tennessee,  and  placed myself under the treatment of
Dr. January.  His medicine has e-nLircly removed the  disease with-
out giving me the least pain;  although tho cavity out of  which the
cancer was taken  was very large, has entirely filled up.   From  what
I have witnessed  of the effects of Dr. January's medicine on several
others,  as well as myself, lean recommend all those who-are a fill c ted 
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with cancer to apply to Dr. J., and may expect a certain  cure.  My
residence is Trigg county, Kentucky.      JOSIAH BLAKEL i.
  June 22, 1853.
                  CANCER CURED  WITHOUT PAIN.
  Thirteen years ago,  there  appeared  a cancer on the right side  of
my nose.  Siirte time  after its  appearance, I called on a celebrated
physician to examine the sore; he  pronouuced it cancer,  and under-
took  to  treat the case, by burning ft out with caustic.   I suffered
greatly by the application, and received no benefit.   Since that time
I have been treated by other pin sicians wi'h the same result.  The
disease continued to spread, b volvin;;  my entire, nose, and spread on
the rioht cheek nearly into ihe eye.  My hop- s of a -tire had entire-
ly fled, until I heard  of the niccess  of Dr. Jan-nary, of Murfrees-
boro  Tennessee, in the tre .tment of  cancer disease.  Between five
and six  veecks since, I placed  nnseli  under bis treatment,  curing
which time he has  lak. n out the cancer-the pFc  where the cancer
was removed has nearly held up.  I can say from ex; crunch (and
 do it for the b,-n. fit of die afflicted,) that Dr. J.'s rneel,-,ne gave me
 no pain, whfn .Wied  to the cancered parts; not injuring in the least
 the sound flesh.   I leave to morrow «oixin£ for my homo in  West
 Tennessee.                              WILLIAM JEbillh.
   Murfreesboro, May  18. 185b
   This  u to certify that I have been  afilcted  with  a cancer on my
 Mt hand f r the last fourteen x ears-having been  treated  by a phy-
 sician bat wi.hout  effect.  Hearing of R. W January, of  Mnrtrees-
 boro, Tennessee, I came to see him  end placed  mvselt under  his
 treatment.  Dr  January has taken this disease out; the  place has
 granulated,  and is now in a ben^oj endiion.   I leave for my home
 in Sivana.di, Ilar-io.  county,  Teneestee by  this  morning  s  train
 believing that I am cured of the dis-,-a.* called incurable.  1  suue.eel
 but little pain during  the treatment of my case.               T
    Murfreesboro, May  18, 1953,            L. H.  BRO^LE, J..
                    ANOTHEU WONDEUFUL CURK.
    This i> to certify that my wife  has been  afflicted with  cancer  on
  her nose for the last  ei ;h ten  years, and after  having  been treated
  bv two physh-.ian* who'failed to i ffcet a cure, I heard of the  success
  of Dr  R W. January, of  Murfreesboro, Tnnnessee, in treating such
  diseases  a-.a  was induced, by numerous certificates afforded me  by
  men of undoubted veracity and  high respectability of  his  unparal-
  leled success in treating cancers, to come from the state of Alabama
  to Murfreesboro,  and my wife  has been  under the treatment of Dr.
  January for the last nine weeks,  during  which time I had an oppor- 
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dr  January's defence.
 tunity of witnessing the progress and effects of his medicine  in her
 case, and that of others, and I am perfectly satisfied that his  reme-
 dies are a specific for cancers, and that they will remove them from
 the  system whenever the disease  may be located so that his reme-
 dies can reach  the parts diseased.  My wife, and others who have
 been treated by Dr. January, unhesitatingly affirm that  the  medi-
 cine gives no pain when acting on the  diseased  parts.   In the case
 of my wife, nearly all the surface of the nose was involved, and  on
 one  side reached to  the bone, which is now almost entirely healed
 over, and presents the appearance of being successfully treated to a
 permanent cure.   On to morrow  we expect to leave fer our home in
 Alabama, and  feel prepared to recommend  and  advise  all per-
 sons who are afflicted with cancers, tumors, or ulcers of  any kind, to
 apply to Dr. January without delay, who, I am persuaded, can suc-
 cessfully treat all such cases.  I esteem Dr. January as  a gentleman
 and a Christian, and as meriting extended patronage.
                                  THOMAS H. P.  SCALES.
  Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 29, 1852.
                         CANCER CURED.
  This  is to certify, about eighteen  years ago there appeared  above
 my right eye, a cancer.   I was induced  by my friends  to visit New
 Orleans and place myself under the treatment  of a celebrated Doc-
tor, but failed in obtaining a cure.  A short time since I noticed the
certificates of several persons  who had been cured of cancer by Dr.
R. W. January, of  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee.  I immediately went to
see Dr.  January and placed myself under his treatment—who did in
five weeks take  out the cancer—the cavity is  healed up sound and
well.  During the application of his medicine to  the diseased  parts,
I did not feel the least pain or injury from the medicine, although the
disease had nearly  passed into the eye.  I feel exceedingly thankful
to God,  with  the belief that I am  permanently cured of  that most
dangerous disease.  Given under my hand.
                                    MARY  WADLINGTON.
  Winchester, Tennessee, October 17, 1852.
                        CANCER CURED.
  This  is to certify that I have been afflicted with a cancer, which
made its appearance on my left cheek three years ago.  I was treat-
ed by six doctors,  but failed to obtain a cure; during the past sum-
 mer I visited Waverly Springs, Lawrence county. Tennessee, during
my stay at the springs I was  advised by  a friend to coma to  Mur-
freesboro, Tennessee,  and put myself under  the treatment of Dr.
January, who  was said to be  celebrated in the  treatment of cancer. 
dr. January's defence.
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I immediately started, notwithstanding I had but little hopes of ever
being cured, tne disease being very malignant and exceedingly pain-
ful, the tumor having grown out some distance from the face.   Dr.
January has taken the cancer and  roots  all out, and the cavity has
entirely healed up and .VJound to  ail appearance; during the appli-
cation of the medicine to the cancered parts I felt not the least pain.
I feel it my duty to state for  the  benefit  of those who are afflicted
with cancers or ulcers of any kind  if they  wish  to be cured, do as I
have done.  Listen not to what the enemy may say, but come  and
be healed.  I  leave in a few  minutes for Mississippi, my place of
residence, I shall go rejoicing.        THOMAS McDONALD.
  Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 1, 1852.
      CANCER  CURED.-—MRS. SUSAN HESTER, AGED 77 YEARS.
  Sixteen years ago there appeared on my left cheek two tumors, a
small distance apiuL, supposed to  be cancer, another on my chin,
which increased to a considerable size, something larger than ahen's
egg, hearing of the success of Dr. January of  Murfreesbeno, in the
treatment of cancer. I was induced as the last resort, to visit  him,
and place myself under  his treatment, who did in thirty day;;, take
out and entirely heal up the two cancers on my left cheek, this was
accomplished without giving me any pain or inconvenience, the large
tumor on my chin was taken off in eleven days, the disense having
spread a considerable distance, and so large a quantity of flesh hav-
ing to be taken out, has taken a longer time to granulate and heal
up, I have been under  Dr. J.'s treatment near  three  months.  I
leave for  Kentucky this  evening,  with an assurance that a perma-
nent cure is the result >f  my visit to the city of Murfreesboro.
  August 29,  1852.                        SUSAN HESTER.
  This is to certify that Mr.=. Hester boarded at my house during Dr.
January's treatment of her case.   1 have  often examined the can-
cer whiist the medicine was being applied.   1 consider the cure per-
manent, she leaves to-day for Kentucky, in  excellent  health  and
vigor for a  lady of her age.                   JAMES  BIVIN*.
  August 29,1852.
  Cancers.—Our readers (if any)  who are so unfortunately afflicted,
will be interested in the new certificates this week, appended to Dr.
January's advertisement.
  Wc are continually hearing of most remarkable cures performed
by the Doctor, from persons of the highest standing in this State.—
One case in this city which has just been treated by Dr. J., is regard-
ed by the patient as entirely cured.   We arc aware that the commu-
nity are disposed to treat  such  statements,  teaching the cure of can'
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cer, with  distrust.  It is very natural that such  should be the case,
and we were  slow at coming to  any conclusion in the matter, until
the proof from high and unquestioned authority become so irresista-
ble, we have for months past been compelled to yield the point, if we
could credit the testimony of men whose names are a sufficient guar-
antee for the truth of what  they affirm.  •                   S.
         From the Nashville and LoimviUe Christian Advocate.
  Cancer Cured.—Dr.  J. B. McFerrin—l think it due to the world
and suffering humanity,  to say that cancers, which have killed so
many of the human family, and from which many are now suffering,
can be taken out, and finally cured.   A case has lately been present-
ed at my house in Murfreesboro.   A lady from Bedford county, Miss
Elizabeth C. Dempsey,  has been  afflicted with a cancer for about
fifteen years.   A tumor  exhibited itself on the body, just below  the
right breast, about the size of an egg,  and with  a projection  of two
or three inches.  She  placed herself under ihe  treatment of  Dr. R.
W. January, of this city.  In two weeks and three days he took the
tumor enjirely out;  and in four weeks from the first application of
the medicine, the place was entirely well.   This was done without
the least pain to the patient, or thu  healthy flesh being the least af-
fected ty the medicine.
  The right breast was  also cancerous, and, I  may say, turned in-
side out.  Dr. J. has taken it entirely off, and destroyed the roots of
the cancer.  The wound, though very large at first, is now compar-
atively small, and, from every appearance, v.-ill  soon  be well, when
she will return home to her friends.  Whether a cancer of long con-
tinuance will again  exhibit  itself, I know  not; but one  thing I do
know, that Dr. J. can take out, whenever this is the case.
  Murfreesboro, April 13, 1852.                B. D. Barlow.
  Cancer  Cubed.—The qitestion is decided—January can and does
cure this loathesome and fatal disease.   The evidence is overwhelm-
ing.  The  most skeptical must yield.  We  would advise  everyone
who is afflicted with  this painful disease to put himself as soon as
possible under the caxe of Dr. January.                *.  *. S.
   Cancer  Cured,—Several years  ago there  appeared on my face
and neck, small sores that would itch at times.  These sores  would
scab over and be rough.  They did not  give me any  uneasiness, al-
though they were a little troublesonie.  Fifteen  months ago a tumor
commenced growing on  my right  cheek; it increased very fast, and
become  very malignant.  Eight months ago, another ot the Fame
kind made its appearance under my right eye.—being assured that
these protuberances were cancer, and from their rappid growth I. 
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felt certain  that they would  soon end my days, unless I could find
relief.  I visited Dr.* Dudley, of Lexington, Kentucky, for  the pur-
pose of consulting him in regard to the treatment of the disease.
Dr. Dueley did not undertake the removal of the disease.   While in
Lexington I met with Dr. Dillard, who had been cured of cancer by
Dr. R. W. January, of Murfreesboro,  Tennessee.   He  advised  me
to place myself under Dr. January's treatment.  Four weeks  ago I
arrived in Murfreesboro, when Dr.  January commenced treating the
case, and has  taken  out the  cancer, and I now believe that a cure
has been the result of my visit to Tennessee.   Dr.  January's medi-
cines did  not give me but little pain,  when applied to  the cancered
flesh.   My residence  is in  Madison county, Kentucky.   My age  is
eighty-nine years.                           JOEL  EMBREY.

   Cancer.—This is to certify that four years ago a  Cancer  made its
appearance on  my left cheek near the  nose, which caused me  great
uneasiness.  The pain was very excruciating.   I called on those who
proposed to cure Cancer, but  failed to  obtain a  cure.   Four weeks
ago I  came to  Murfreesboro', Tenn., and placed myself under the
treatment of Dr. R. W.January, who has taken out the Cancer, and
the wound is healed up.  I feel now certain that I am cured of a
disease, that 1 was  fearful would be  the cause of an early grave.
During my stay under the treatment of Dr. January, I have had an
opportunity of  witnessing the unparalelled succr ss of Dr. J.'s  treat-
ment of Cancer, in a great  many cases, that were exceedingly bad.
I can  with great pleasure recommend  all those afflicted with Cancer
to avail themselves of Dr. January's skill as soon as possible.  My
age 4s 71 years.  My residence is Giles county, Tenn.
                                      GREEN H. DODSON.
                 CANCER  CURED  WITHOUT PAIN.
   This itf to certify that I have been afflicted with a Cancer for  the
last----years.  The disease made its  appearance on my right  cheek
and continued  to spread until it involved near half the  nose, the un-
der eyelid and part  of the upper lid, the  corner of the  eye and
temple.   Twelve months ago I started to  Murfreesboro', to see Dr.
January,  who it was said was celebrated in the treatment of Cancer,
but unfortunately for me,  I  was stopped on the way by a Doctor,
who said that  he could cure me.   I was  simple enough to let him
treat the case.  I continued  under his treatment  for near twelve
months.  His  applications  were very painful, but only aggravated
the disease.   Seeing  there was no prospect of ever  being cured,  but
getting worse,  I determined once more to  visit Dr. January.
   Four weeks  ago I placed myself under Dr. January's treatment. 
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dr. January's defence.
   He did in a few days kill and take out the Cancer, without giving me
\   the least pain from  the application of his medicines.  The wound is
   healed up, and 1 feel now relieved from that most distressing disease.
   From what I have sufferred, I would advise those who  are afflicted
   with Cancer, when the -< start to see Dr. January not to listen to those
   whose interest it is to stop them on the way.  My age is 84 years.
     June  13, 185<J.                          JAMES ROLLINS.

     This is to certify thao 1 h?-ve been afflicted with a Cancer  on the
   right  p m, which made its appearance five years ago.   Last Spring
   a physician  cut it  out with, the knife, but it soon appeared  again.
   Hearing of the success of Dr. January, of  Murfreesboro', Tenn., in
   the treatment of Cancer, I came  to see him, and placed myself un-
   der his treatment.   Dr. January has removed the disease, and a cure
   I hope is effected.  Residence,  Frankfort, Franklin coo.mv. Ala.
     Murfreesboro', Sept. 3, 1851,             H. C. TOMPKINS.

     This is to certify that I have been afflicteei with a Cancer for the
   last nineteen years, which made its appearance  on my* right temple,
   and continued to increase veiy slowly for several years, but for the
   last few years it became more  painful, spreading more  rapidly, ex-
   tending along the sice of the head and cheek, and running back and
   below the ear a considerable eiistance, taking off the entire ear.  In
   this condition, six weeks ago, I came to Murfreesboro', and placed
   myself under, the treat nentof Dr. R. W. January, who has taken out
   the cancered. parts, the cavity out of which the  Cancer was taken has
   filled  up, and is skinning over very fast.  .1 hope a cure  is the result
   of Dr. Janu; :y's  treatment.   I leave for my home  in Bath coun
   Kentucky, on this evening's train.
     Murfreesboro', July 12, 1854.      PRISCILLA M.  YOUNG.

     This is to certify that I have been afflicted  with a cancer  on my
   nose which made its  eppearance  fifteen  years  ago:  within the last
   five years it commenced spreading until it reached the corner of the
   left eye, injuring materially the sight,  Between four and five weeks
   ago I placed  myself uader  the treatment of Dr. R. W. January, of
   Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   Dr. January has taken  out  the disease,
   and has  made,  as  I believe, a perfect cure.  I was induced to visit
   Murfreesboro by Dr. Dillard, a  neighbor  of mine, who had  been
   cured of cancer by D:. January.   My residence is Fayette county,
   near Lexington, Kentucky.         CATHARINE  C. WILSON.
     This  is to certify .that I have  been  afflicted  with a cancer on the
   left side of  my upper lip, which  made its  appearance some  ten or
   twelve years no.  Regular physicians have examined the sore and 
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pronounced it cancer; 'some of them have treated the case, but failed
to effect a cure.   Twenty-six days ago I was advised by my friends
to place myself under the treatment of Dr. R. W! January, of Mur-
freesboro, Tennessee.   I accordingly visited  Murfreesboro, when
Dr. January commenced treating the case,  and  has  removed  the
cancer, and I now feel that I am relieved of  that fearful  disease.   I
leave on to-morrow for my residence in Carroll county, West Ten-
nessee.                                    RICHARD WEBB.
  Murfreesboro> September 20,  1854.
  N. B.—I have  been under treatment twenty-six days.    R. W.
                         CANCER  CURED.
  This  is to certify that I have  been r.fllicted with a cancer for the
last  twenty-five  years,  which made its appearance on my breast,
which continued to increase slowly for  several  years.  A few years
ago  it commenced spreading very fast, disabling me from attending
to business.   The pains  were very excruciating,  the disease having
spread  nea/ly across my breast and to my throat, measuring six
inches wide.   In this condition I came to Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
and  placed myself under the treatment of Dr. R. W.  January, who
was said to be very successful in treating cancers.  Dr. January has
taken out the  cancer, and I hope  has  made a cure of  the disease.
My  general  health has  so  much  improved that I feel  as though I
was a sound man again.   To-morrow I expect to leave for my home
in Bradley county, East  Tennessee.       RICHARD KELLEY.
   Murfreesboro, July 24, 1854.
                         CANCER  CURED.
   This is to certify that about twenty-five years  ago there appeared
on my wife's nose, a small  sore that would scab over, after awhile
the scabs would come off, then return.   The place would itch occa-
sionally;  the sore continued to  increase  gradually; five years ago
the  sore  commenced growing  more  rapidly,  causing considerable
uneasiness attended with a burning sensation; and as the disease
continued to spread, the excrutiating pains increased, the  disease
effected the eye  considerably and involved  almost  the  entire nose.
In this  condition, four weeks ago I  brought my wife to Murfrees-
boro, Tennessee,  and placed her under the  treatment of Dr. R. W.
January, who has taken out the cancer, although the disease extended
to the bone.  The wound has granulated, and in a few days will be
entirely skinned over.  I would state that the medicine when applied
to the cancered parts did not give her any pain.  My wife was dis-
eased with the piles and dispepsia; Dr. January has also  relieved
her of these distressing diseases, and we return  to Kentucky, Pulis- 
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Id county, with the assurance of my wife's  being cured of the dis-
eases that brought us to Tennessee.  We came to see Dr. January
by the  influence of Dr. Dillard, who was cured of cancer by him.
Mrs. Smith's age is fifty-one years.            BERRY  SMITH.

                        CANCER CURED.
   Twenty-five years ago there appeared  on my right temple a sore
of a white appearance, which  in  a short time  turned black and
scabbed over.  It remained in this condition for a considerable length
of time, when it commenced going away, and I thought would final-
ly not return or do me any injury; but in this I was mistaken, as it
commenced growing again, and became  very malignant, spreading
over my face  and  on the side of my  head, and to my right eye, de-
stroying the  periostru;.:a,  affecting the  sphenoid and molta- bones.
During my affliction, I called on different eminent physicians  to ex-
amine the wound; they all  pronounced it  Cancer, but coe-ld  do
nothing to relieve me.  In the year 1850 I  visited Cincinnati, for
the purpose of consulting Dr. Newton; after  a close examination the
Doctor pronounced it incurable, having spread so extensively over my
head and face,  that my case was beyond the reach of medicine.   I
considered myself as doomed to be  destroyed by Cancer;  but God
has  directed otherwise.  Dr.  Dillard,  a  Baptist minister of high
standing who lives near Lexington, Ky., having been treated by Dr.
R. W. January for Cancer, and cured, sent for me to see him.  Dr.
D. assured me that Dr. January would cure me if I would place my-
self under his treatment.  Seeing the Doctor cured,  hope sprung up.
I started immediately, and on the 13th of March I arrived in Mur-
freesboro',  Tenn., and  placed  myself under the treatment of Dr.   *   {
January, when he commence treating my Cancer.  In two weeks the
Cancer was taken out, and this was done without giving me any pain
from the medicine when applied to the cancered parts.  The  "cavity
out of which  the  Cancer was taken, has  filled up,  and I believe a
cure is effected.   I have witnessed the cure of several cases of Can-
cer  during my  stay under treatment, and would  advise all who are
afflicted with  Cancer, to place themselves under the treatment of Dr.
January, and they may  expect a speedy cure.  My residence is Clark
county, Ky.;  my  age is 63 years.
   May 5, 1654.                            H. G. BARROW.

                        Mvrfreesuoko', Tenn., Sept, 5th 1854.
   I, Milo Gist,  of Fayette county, Kentucky, hereby  testify  I have
had a Tumor on  the edge of my eyelid, the roots or its connection
extending nearly across the width of the lid.  It has been some  ten
or twelve years since its first appearance, in which time  I have tried 
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seveal  Cancer Doctors,  without  receiving any  permanent relief.
Hearing of the skill of  Dr. January of this place for curing Cancers ,
I came here and placed myself under his treatment, and in  a  short
time he has removed the Tumor, and the place is now entirely healed
over.   I now confidently hope I am permanently cured.
                                                  M. GIST.
  This is  to certify that  a disease appeared on my under lip about
three years ago.   I called on Drs. E. L.  Dudley and Bush, of Lex-
ington, Ky., who pronounced  it a  Cancer Wart, and recommended
cutting it out as the only chance of cure.  Dr. Hood, of Winchester,
Ky., examined it and pronounced it a Cancer Wart.  Dr. Letcher,
of Lexington, also examined it and recommended the knife as the
only remedy.  Dr. Hulse, of Lexington, Ky., said it was a Cancer.
I was advised by Dr. Dillard, who had been treated by Dr. R.  W.
January, of Murfreesboro', Tenn., for Cancer and cured,  to come to
him as the surest plan  to get clear of the disease.  Six weeks ago I
placed myself under Dr. January's treatment, who has removed the
disease entirely from my  lip, and it has entirely healed up.  My resi-
dence, Fayette county, Ky.                 JOHN H. SOPER.
   Oct.  17,  1854. 
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