Questions respecting America. — Pepe Joan. 



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feel concerned to oliserve that I never 

 saw more bluinlers in so small a space. 

 The custom of mcdinal abbreviation is a 

 bad one, and oiisht to bo discounte- 

 nanced by tlie physicians thomselves. 

 By way of derision, the latiiiily of niedi- 

 eai practitioners lias been frequently 

 called dog-latin. Now, wiicther the 

 prescription of M/^dk-ns be dog-latin or 

 eat-latin,] will not atiempt to decide; 

 but this I must say, that such wriling 

 is the surest way to living; the medical 

 |»rofession into disrepute. As loiig as 

 physicians continue the fashion of 

 writing in Latin, in the name of com- 

 mon sense let them write it correctly, or 

 ilrop, at o;ice, the mask, and write in 

 plain English ; a nnicli haUcr, and, in 

 my (ijiiiiion, a more iss^ciiuous practice 



£ do not lliiiik it necessary to go into 

 a criticism of the |)rescrif!lioii ot 3Iedi- 

 tns, as your learned readers will imme- 

 diately discover tlic errors, and to jour 

 unlearned ones such criticism cannot be 

 of any "se. 



Medians rrcommcnds sea-hathing : 

 taknig it for granted that he is literally 

 ■4. p/tifsician, I beg lea\e to ask him, 

 tvhat is sea-bathing to do in tlic com- 

 jdaint for v hich he reconnnends it ? I 

 believe, if th« answers to such questions 

 vvcre well weighed before they were 

 given, myriads of valetudinarians might 

 escape the many ofli(,-ious meddlings of 

 those who arc afrecledly wise beyond 

 what is known. Inasmuch as sea- 

 Itatliing must necessarily produce a 

 •hange of scene and air, and frequent 

 ablutions of the skin, it might be bene- 

 ficial ; but what is it to do tmrc .' I ask 

 tliis emphatically, for the public is much 

 concerned to know. 



HiintspiU; James Jennings. 



June 23, 1816. 



To the Editor of the Month! i; Magazine. 



SIR. 



^INCE the precious sprig of liberty, 

 >0^ planted and clierishcd by William 

 I'enn, tlie wisest of all law-givers, has 

 become a fiourishiiig tixe on the oilier 

 side the Atlantic, wbuse luxuriance 

 iiivites, and whose shelter protects, the 

 persecuted and opjjresscd from all na- 

 tions; since the principles of equality, 

 jnstice, and liberality, there established, 

 have existed nearly one hundred years, 

 Ly which the population has licaily 

 •quailed our own; which has alr.o niai'i- 

 taincd its honour and independanco 

 tbfougli two wars, exhibiting to the 

 world an instauccTof national glory not 

 J^srto surpassed ;— give me leave to 



[Aug. 1, 



request your American roadcrs to fur- 

 nish your pages with answers to the fol- 

 lowing questions, with any otljer facts, 

 illnstratuig the political economy of 

 their extensive regions. 



W. Goodman. 

 Market-place, Warwick. 

 Questions. 



1. lias either of the presidents, or 

 any of the members of the executive de- 

 partment, been found guilty of a neglect 

 of duty or breach of trust. 



2. lias corruption or undue influence 

 been foimd to o|!crate in the elections 

 for presidents, senators. House of Re- 

 presentative, or Congress ? If there has, 

 liave any, and what, eflbrts been used to 

 correct it? 



3. Are there any pensioners who liv« 

 upon the public ? If there are, what rs 

 their pay, what have been their services, 

 and what their present employment ? 



4. Are the officers of jnstice, collec- 

 tors of revenue, &c. respected ; their 

 sentences and their regulations peacea- 

 bly executed? 



5. Is the press, that engine moro 

 powerful than gold, really free? 



6. Is freedom of conscience, to peo- 

 ple of every denomination, equally main- 

 tained ? 



7. Arc tliere any game laws ? 



8. What are the market prices of 

 grain, meat, malt, wine, spirits, and a 

 suit of men's plain useful cloaths ? 



9. \\'liat arc the wages of labourers 

 in some of the useful aits, such as car- 

 penters, masons, tailors, &c.? Do tiicse 

 people pay direct taxes? 



10. Is the silk manufactory, in any 

 of its branches, yet introduced? If not, 

 would it be likely to succeed? 



11. Is there any other manufactory 

 particularly wanted, to work up the raw 

 materials of their own produce, or those 

 of other countries ? 



12. Do the most intelligent of her ci- 

 tizens seem to be aware of the evil* 

 which will eventually arise to them from 

 establishing a national bank, and paper- 

 money system ; have their speeches, or 

 their opinions, been published ; and do 

 they appear to excite a corresponding 

 interest ? 



N.n. It is much to be desired tliat the 

 answers to these questions should be sign- 

 ed by the name and place of abode of 

 the writer. 



J'o the. Editor oj the Monthhj Magazine. 



SIR, 



THERE is nothing, I believe, how- 

 ever impiobable, preposterous, or 

 t'alsc^ 



