The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-18
Further Notes ON the Progress q medicsl
scIcnce-The Remarkable success Of the

1he DOCTORS naVeht got the coO yet Inc
Boz epidemic has disappeared, and the Pickwick
papers more undisturbed on the shelves Of
the circulating Libraries. But the excitement riots
hecely as ever in the veins of the Esculapians. II
'eems, indeed, as if the faculty" were fully de-
termlned to make up for the dreamy Incidence Of
the past, by the superhuman exerton of the present
and the future The two rival &c schools have Just
terminated the winter campaign, and conferred their
valedictoy blessing two Of the largest classes OF
Medical Students ever collected in New York. It's
generally supposed in the best informed circles, that
the sold school" have cleared the most money, in
asmuch as they held on the even jog trot tenor OF
their way, without running into any extraordinary
expenditure, whilst the infant phenomenon at the
Stuyvesant has been nurtured al an enormous cost
for pep, baby -linin, and other incidental nursery
pences. "Little Trumpeter," as they rather pro
fanely designate Professor Draper has, it appears,
run up terrible bill for printing and publishing hand
bills, advertisements, announcements, and intro
dactories," with which Uncle Sans mail-bags have
been stuffed throughout the water. But, as the
sagacious old gentlemen of the Stuyvesant establish
ment managed to secure great many private pupils
from amongst the students, who paid enormous fees,
is believed that they will be able to clear expehces
On careful and candid review of the operations
of the two schools, during the past session, we are
disposed TO award to the managers Of the Junior con-
Germ, the merit Of the greatest ingenuity and tact
They have, in several instances, discovered know
ledge of human nature-a cearness Of forethought
"a proficiency IN manouvre-and a sense of the all
important duty ofse preservation, such as may well
elicit profoundest respect and admiration. For
instance, when their President, the renowned
g Captain of the Deck" threatened to withdraw his
round, geod-humored countenance from amongst
them. with what consummate art did the Faculty"
compose the old man innocent All the dry
nurses respectfully licked the dust in his presence,
and with voices somewhat asthmatic but wonderful.
y harmonious, they sang =
"Csns'; thou leave us thus Doctor Mott p
Canst thou leave US thus, Doctor MOTIF
Well thou knowst our aching hearts,
And canst thou leave US thus, Doctor MOTIF
And they didn't sing in van.-for, fattered by
their repentant humiliation, and DR.. Patison hav-
ing cried pscari, and promised to be obedient,
to break up the ciRique, and not attempt to rival
his ustrious brother-the great Mecenas Of the
f" new school" stroked his rubicuud chin, and with
a bland good humor that would have honored Will
liam Penn, sang in reply
"Dinna think bonnie lssses, I'm gaun 20 lea ye
Dinna think, bonnie lasscs, Pm gaun to lea ye'
Harmony being thus happily restored, and DR..
Mott being kept well supplied with sugar plums, all
went on comfortably
There is another point to pass over, which in ST.
lence would be objectionable remissness-we allude
to the manner in which the Suyvesant faculty have
rvalled the fame Of the man who invented that
grand instrument Of intellectual enlightenment
gingerbread alphabet! We believe that the name
of the philosopher in whose brain wos first origi-
mated this sublime project Of uniting in such fell
citous combination mental and physical nutriment.
has been lost to the world. But the Stuyvesant
gentlemen have earned everlasting renown in adopt.
ing this truly rational mode Of instruction, and won
the enduring affection of the whole race of students
Where is there another school" in which "sur-
gerry with surgical and pathologicaI'anatomy," and
champagne suppers-c chemistry and picked oysters,
are so pleasantly combinedl When will the stu
dents who have just returned to their solicitous pa
rents in the country, forget the splendid feast pro-
vded for them by their kind preceptors at the close
of the session! Never will they be 60 ungratefal as
10 forget the ioval hour when they were helped 10
the breast Of a goose by Dr. Bedford, quaffed the
flowing bowl with the Rev DR.. Mott, and joined in
the wild chip, hip, hurrah' of the venerable Patti
son' Hail, thrice.happy students, and hail, ye jolly
Professors, that crafty at the Thirst for drink
and the appetite for knowledge!
Meanwhile, the SCHOOLS" have not all the fun
and excitement to themselves The great mass of
practitioners throughout the city own the inspriting
that are now abroad, and have actually
opened their eyes, and the revolution spreads wider
and wider every day. Hosts Of private lecturers
are starting up-several valuable original works
have just been published by physicians of
our cty-the necessity of extending the term
OF collegiate educaton-the injustice Of hos
pital and other monopslies, and many impor.
tant questions in medical politics are exciting
attenuon.-and everything promises fair for a
reform OF the entire medical profession. And
what has affected all thisl The answer is plain-a
free and independent medical press. The Lancet
has torn aside the veil of gloomy mystery which has
hitherto wrapped up the practice Of the healing art
and is adapting medical science to the popular mind
This explains the secret Of its unprecedented sue
cess. The number to be issued tomorrow will be
unusually interesting 1t will contain an exceeding.
ly valuable paper on the cure Of spinal curvaures,
by DR.. Richard S. Kssam, with beautiful engra.
wing, Illustrative Of this genteman's improved mode
Of treatment. Every parent should become acquaint-
ed with the information contained in this article,
and be prepared to prevent those distressing de-
formities Many Other valuable papers are contain
ed in this number, and it presents concentrated re-
cord Of the progress Of medical science in general
throughout the world. The Lanee. will do more in
one year TO extermnate quackery than the legisla-
tive enactments of halt century.
EXHAUSTION OF THE ESGLrsH Coal MrNrs-It is
feared in England that there viii be- in few year,,
an exhaustion OF the coal mines Of that country by
the drain opened by the great increase in steam
navigation.
AsorHER Mail SrEAAER.-There appears to be
no end to the number Of Wett India Mail Steam
Ships On the 18th instant the Trent, Lieut. Miller,
r. N, was to have left Southampton for Barbados
and so on to New Orleans, and another again on the
18th.
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