The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-24
/ Clinique at the Medical Departments o. the
unlYersIfY OF New York.

Clinique at the Medical Department. o. the
University OF New York.
The session is rapidly drawing to q close; in
fact on Friday next the last lectures of the season
will be delivered, and the halls that have for many
months past resounded daily with the admirable lessons
of the professors and the busy hum Of the four hundred
end odd students that have been in attendance, will be
all deserted and lonely.
On Saturday. the examinations of candidates for the de-
gree of doctor ofmedicine commenced and they will be
continued throughout the week. when probably, some
hundred and fifty young gentlemen will be declared
competent to take their stand in the ranks of the profess
SION This is an anxious ordeal to pass, and many
heart kept suspense betwxt hope and fear until the
fiat Of the faculty has gone forth whereby they
lieved of all their doubts and disresses One thing
certain that every is taken by the faculty to do
justice to the various applicants for the honor OF writing
NJ d. after their and moreover the great atten
ton that has raid to the lectures generally and the
close application to their private studies that has been
made BY the class will warrant in saying that the
graduating class Of the medical department Of the Uni
versity of New York. this spring will prove, at leest
worthy addition TO the renks OF an honorable pro
fession.
The annual commencement, and public delivery Of
he diplomas to the successful candidates; wiz take
the proceedings on that occasion.
But to return to the clnque Of yesterday-there were
eighteen cases, in all, presented to the class
The first was an infant four months Of age affected
with rightly Of the muscles of the neck, of some
weeks standing; DR.. Mott recommended the mother to
make the child lay its sound side and thus endeavor
TO this rgdty before should have settled
into confirmed contraction he also directed stimu.
iatlng linament to be applied to il outwardly.
The next little girl with an inaammatory condi.
ton OF the eyeds, Of ten months standing As the roots
OF the eyelashes were involved In this the ashes them
selves were retracted, and the child directed to
certain washes, IN order to allay the named condition
OF the parts.
Then followed little girl with incpient chorea, or
ST. Vtuss dance. The doctor put her upon the use of
Fower's solution.
ease, scIoiua. !! was in the person Of Ane looking
lad, eighteen years Of age who, years ago.
attacked with abscess in his back in the lumbar re-.
gion that was healed up but since then no has shown
an evident tendency to srumous disease of the vere
bIa and he also has the symptoms Of that lament.
able thing, lumbar abscess The Professor recon-
mended issue to be established in the parts and gave
him general directions as to diet SC.
The next was case of injury OF the face and eyes.
from the explosion OF gunpowder of those that
SO frequently occur in our quarries and mines The
present patient had of his eyes injured to certain
covering the use of
After this, another case Of injury of one eye from
rous thing, as he matchmaker by trade and from
long habit OF using the right eye only in his occupa-
oa ne nad gradually lost the faculty Of using the lett
recommended cold applications &c. and general treat.
Some two three very extraordinary cases were
then presented They were perfect anomalies in ana.
tonical structurendeed such as are rarely
young lad Of about eighteen years od the sympathies
OF the Professor were SO much moved that he recon.
mended that subscription should made by the class
for the Benefit Of the poor object This accordingly
done and thus though the surgical Of the
of his determines relieve him, at least he went his
way with few dollars extra in his pocket After this
the class separated.
These cniques will be continued every Saturday,
throughout the year. As many Of the students pass
their vacations in the CITY, though the college will not
be 10 actual session. still there will DO this weekly
union from which they, the hand, derive the
most useful kind Of practical knowledge and the poor
patients sound me ical advice.