Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-16
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SIr-Euterinining very sincere respect for the
M emory OF The late DIR. Bard, | yesterday to
hear the Memoir ofhis Life. which Dr. Mlchiii had
lrcn appointed, by the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, 10 compile. went with sad msgiyings as
20 the qualifications of the gentleman selected To do
justice TO his subjects, and from tie Sketch which
enclose, you will readily perceive how amply these
nsgVings were realized. Such Il farl;go | never
heolr heard, and can only call itu Treatise about
MI thngs in general, and Dr. .htchi in particular"
4 he line Character the nice taste the Kind and at
fectonae heart, of the late President were no more
than his deep and varied learning, his great profess
sonal skill, and his practical good sensc, be ut all
inferred from this mcmoIr-wiich principally sigma
lie him as the preccpor of Dr.. Mitchiu and con-
ttsionist IN Yellow Fever Ii the most learned of
professions can furnish no more competent euloests
ID ticir departed brethren, n discreet silence mich
NJ least conceal their poverty IRON the public eye
A LAYMAN
In pursuance ofkis appointment, Dr. AIitchil YES
1erolay delivered his biographical memoir of the ae
I)r. Bard, To which IL fortune GOOD or evil
u stem. he commenced by stating that it was AL
ways ag' eeable, and o:tcDtmcs instructive, 10 trace
The lives oi eminent nen.-A species of wiring which
when connected with political events, is called Histo-
~; when confined TO recital of the good qualities
oi the deceased, and an unmixed fabrication of his
thoughts and deeds received the name of PaRgeyric ;
when the qualities, good and Indifferent were slated
wh eaulmg, however, TO the good, it becomes En-
toSy; and only when the whole career of n mans
iile was impartIally fced, and his fobes and talents
virtues ana wees equally set forth, could IL be dgnii
cd rs Biosrdpiy. Alter having established these a.
cute distinctions, and given list of eminent biOgr;-
piers, ancient ard modern, among whom were
pleased TO recognize our old acquaintance Coz nelius
NepoS, lie kindly volunteered the information that
they were % m present use, the memoir which he
was about to pronounce belonged to neither of these
c!asseS-and 81 it soon appeared lie was expected,
pursued the Doctor, To make known their late Pres-
dents medical! career, which, in securing honor 10
hmsciii had been calculated To- promote the interests
and character of the College and he was restrained
US wen by The uhure oil hs commission by the aCa-
demic hour, (Which to our cost we found nearly two
common oncs,) from ranging further. He was nv
first preceptor, continued the Doctor STABBED with
lin three years, and during nt time enjoy Jed the be-
nett oil hrs counter ance aud society, aud llat of the
many eminent men who requenied ii. Here the
Doctor made IA long excursion out of the bounds of
ms commission, TO tell us how he was taught, by DR.
Bard, To compound medicines and fold letters how
he learnt physlc, from carrying drugs and sometimes
seeing them adnIInlstered how he learnt book keep
my, 10y copying the Doctors bills and collecting them
now, Will this various knowledge in his head, and
ndvhg previously acquired, AT school, the @ gymas-
TIC art OF swimming, duck pond, he determined
10 go TO Europe and how DIR. Bard gave him letters
OF Introduction TO the Professors of Edinburgh, and
now be used them. Here the orator took "a still wi
der range, and 0pToos de bottles gave hasty sketch
oil the reformation and of tic lives and doctrines of
Luther and Calvin of the enactment by Henry " |
oil the edict of Nantes, and its repea by Lous i4fh
ana suddenly arrived ut tie conclusion that il behooy
cd young Students not b. dsdain the mortar and the
pcste, nor 10 look down supercilouSly the skill
when provides the contents Of the galipots, aud pre-
prcs and adjusts the blister plaster From this flight
the orator returned with Iigor unilhpaired to Dr
bard and Edinburgh He stated 10 us tlnt john |
Browne better known Johanucs Bruno was Dr. |
B1rd tutor 10 Latin aud Medicine whence natu- |
iaHy loi""ed short outline of the life and theories
CT the aforesaid BrunOt who was reprcsen tcd among
uher thin99, ms great scholar who translated the
he-cs OF less learned Eicn into Latin; and Tor those
WHO we're Idie and ignorant, would furni4h lessons
out oil We Whole stni. An essay, by d. Bart writ
l"H ~ Edinburgh, on tho power Of Opium, (Which
V" Ihe information, doubtless, Of tic yOuig students
~ medicine he explained to be- tho "ispissIed iIce
oi INC poppy, WIS tIirn discussed Opium he said
was narcotic - and by the bye, gentlemen lc me
mere remark oyOu, how greatly ichtlyOlOgy and the
"re'k dnguag" Illustrates the science Of medicine
narHe Is the Greek for torpedo which is u benmubinr
h-hj ana hence tie Inference seemed irresistible
'l, VI" Tor ~ acquaintance with Greek and the fish,
r-' mere coUd be- narcotics i'm medicine or nj
icaI not by that nainc.
Iia'lng got upon Creek, aud addressing the most
ifarnch ut professions the orator sud he felt as II
nc must be classical, aud he therefore compared op
Gm 10 'he caduccus of Mercufy e-Quoting Nirrirs |
description Of q, when Mercury was about to start on
h's message from Joye to .Encis
Jine eygan capi,s 6ae qnio,as me e4a-rt O,co
tHDsaiss, aiigs sgb trifia Va,tora aidh
D"t S'"tps mtdfTtes dtsmiua rt,ric rcsignaf.
which may be thus roughly Anelicsed--
le axes the rcd, that rod Of power 80 fen
tese'e rom rom. or piange rsic ghosts to iieii,
or soai them ttn ~ deaths nnsiarici slcrp.
" Aud so does opium, said tie orator rambling
view was then added Of DR. Bads sly and studies al
81 his return 10 his native counttv and Or
ihc lIonors aud success which attended him lin The
breaking out Of the revolution, Of which, of course.
u was proper 10 give sketch well Of the pro.
cess o. milking sea salt, Ia the learned language Of
ipc orator, OF eXtacfing the mnYate OF soda from
the niinc OF tn sea-" an orcupadon 10 which Dr /
bafa beiooh himself tn shore Of New Jersey