The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-11

Pheh"icena gro treatment of diseases, IL
aeoiiion TO an endless diversity or interest
ihg taeoiles. n less correct in their aprli
catch, than ingenious and bc2uti;M in theil
col''tHt"re --li$ bss inhovat-t, On every de-
Partntnt Of soiences however cohnecte, d
| With .his favnr;;u pursui, lie has IN fact
RACED to It's foundation tbs ancient Gothic
Hhd gloomy sup"rstruciare of Medicine, and
/ on the ruin has erected a might and
most magnificent edihce, OF which he is
me undoC1ted and sole hfcnitec;, and "a
round the iirm base of which. ihe pillows of
envy and detraction will waste their fury
IN vain.
During the visitation of that malignant
epidemic IN the year 1898, VII CHI like u
tremendous hurricane, carried consternati
ON, ruih and death, on its wings, We con
'empiate Rush in Il new and more interest
ing Phasis. Cool, intrepid, undisrnayeci--
collected within himself, and resting 90 the
fruitful resources OF his own gigantic miali,
Ike ? skilfui and experienced Pilot-he
oraVed, buiieted and weathered the stern.
whist the groan of dissolution and CRY OF
despair reSounded on every side; when the
Munster or an averaging destiny stalked
around with fearful and portentous strides,
and the protecting Genius of Philadelphia
seemed forever to have abandoned tat
THIS awful and appalling period, the Church
yard-directsd march of the slow and So
Tenn hearse, was oft happily conrasted
ny the whirling sChariot- wheels of Rush
who ike ministering Angel with healing
on his wings--with the rapidity of lightsing
travers"i every part of the devoted City
and every where encountered-wrestled
with, and vanquished the destroyer.
In the bright colourings of transcendant
genius, the milder and less OBJ rusive tints |
OF the Portraiturc are not always discerni
ble-but IN RuSh, the rare dIsinterestedness
OF his heart. equalled the vigour and acti- |
witty OF his mind; his benefcence, the indi- |
gent asd unsriended. will long remember
surrounded by polished liberal and opu
lent Society. and enjoying that grade of |
practice To which is established reputation
so justly recommended him-he was never
to be shakeo in the br ght orbit of benevo-
lent but oner"uS duty IL which he had des
tined himself to revolve. by an, local CON
siderations 1T presen' convenience or pros
pective emolnme"t. His light step was oft
heard IN the bye path and alleys of Phila
1eiph' a--and the afflicted inmate of the
Hove or the Hamlet, has oft borne CRATE,
fni testimony TO the vigour of his remedy, |
and to the lberality of his hand.
In miserI's darkest caverns known,
g His useful care was ever nigh,
"Where hopeless anguish. poured hi, eroan
An lionel, want ret'r'd to die -
No summons mock'd by chill delay
In. the year 1906, business Of pressin g |
nature required my presence in Phladel-
ohia.-lnt the course Of a morning excursion
through that City, my attention was at
-racted by the unusual appearance of a |
rronp OF young Men. who with eager and
anxious looks were Fastening towards
-.,olS Dn,l<l
Siew--lt was the new Edifcc dedicated |
% Medical Science-prompted by curio- |
sity, entered. and the impressive and in.
teresting tgure, who, the next moment, ri !
vitted my eye, was the high Priest of |
the iempie-it was Rush himself. Ten
years during which had not behald him. |
had made. some alterations in his Person
and Costume.-Hi. hair, braided and Sc |
cured behind with black ribbon, was now
SILVER white-aDd the invidious artist Tine, |
mad oeen silently busy on his temples--the |
wonted glow OF beneyocnce still mantled
his teatures-aud his penetrating grey eve,
continued to emit the living lustre, the
Mems diuinior Of genius--his light and
fragile form seemed to have admitted nei
Their increase nor decay, and the simple
suit OF hoddtn Grey in which it was array
ed, was indentically, positively the same. |
From the vast repository of ibis capacious
mind, fraught with the spoil of ages--he
was unlocking the rich treasures of anti
guilty, and scattering the luxuriaune of
modern improvement.--The Lecture which
he was delivering was Introductory to his
annual course on the Institutes and Pfac
tice OF Physic'-it was " On the Opinions
and Modes OF Practice of Hyppocrates. -
L shall not pause toinvestigate its merits as
an abstract Medical dissertation, but shall
simply advert to the high and commanding
eioquence which its progress envolyed.--and
such was the effect of this, that my mind
was imperiorsly hurried back to the DAYS
OF ancient Greece--T through the dim vista
of more than two Thousand years. beheld
the Father ofPhysc the illustrious Hyp-
pocrates..-" Mid in his appearance and
digpifed in his department. Attired in
all the exquisite simplicity ST his character.
that divine old man arose to nv view
Sun beam of heaven-born inspiration PLAYED
among the grey locks which thinly waved
ddown his Observation-Disclosures
he appeared calculating
the critical days Of Fever, or investigating
the doctrine of the tempe raments.-.The
vision was complete but Reeting.-Every
artery OF my heart responded to it's inn
presSioD--l was suff Gated with emotion
l cast an anxious and appealing glance at
the Speaker, but alas! my sensations, in
tense az they were were but feeble echp
OF his who had awakened thcm--he was
chain bound in the spell of enthusiasm.
Trans dXed-agitated -absorbed---lost in
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