The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-11

Citations the object oil which may Dc 10 wal ~ S
vidual rights and by the sscrnce OF truth ana
honor, the pecunisTy interests, and worldly advanc
ment Of its members. II you have knowledge, ana
with this you conjon industry ana hrm dstermhauon
to rely on your own personal exertions you will have
no need Of such influences to promote you IN PUBLIC
prove the safest foundation on which 70 the super
structure OF you fame and fortune ms leu ,nr;c
in' vSs x Hr feel deep ami
abiding intersst-an interest in which your pa,
tents will largely parcipass aiua nte 70 extern.
sivsy into practice. occasions will often arise rem
derng necessary to seek the aid and counsel Of some
may arise from one of two either from loss OF
confidence in your skill the extreme ness Of your
to respond to the wishes Of those who have conded
not only in your science hyscians but also IN your
nonOr 2. This SI Of
frankness. Ths man Of true knowledge-he who feels
that he has discharged his obligations to his patient con
soientiously will rather be pleased than mortined IN
before his associate in practice the details Of his
treatment he will render with confidence full history
the broad PRINCIPLES Of Science who the Individual may
be selected to meet him in consultation 20 long a. he
respectable practitioner will DO to him matter of isdif
ference; and above all he will not from motives Of sor
did fear from any feelings equally unworthy nomi
nate bis medical ana n, n =. hs
proprety Of what has been done TO-. for the suffering
patient Take for example, some half dozen ply
pledged if not by written document at least by tecit
understanding which admits Of exception that they
will always call each other in consultation Dr. A. hasa
A. and DR.. b. are personal frsnds-a strong affection
subsists between them-and it must BIO remembered
on his friend Dr. A. will not assert that gentlemen,
thus situated will be dishonest that their personal
relations will engrsss so much OF their thoughts ~ 70
consideration But may, without mourning the hazard
of contradiction, affirm that such an occurrence would
not be among the most improbable events Of life This
system Of Wholesale partnership, trust will never re.
cslve your .anctonti: wrong in pTincpls and lead:
ssrsotyp:d phrase "A has been done that could be
done" rung through the hearts Of conndng friends.
late for isnentaon-oo late rspns at :ensesss
dulity-too late to say. would that We had called on
physician Of our own hs s
Of our deceased friend az the only object Of care and
whose moral courage would have enabled him. II neces,
ssry to protest against treatment OF which b" could
mot approve In order to save yourselves ON TINS
bitter reelection, and to carry out the great
moral ..ms%Ssl n.. Sh Gs
appreciation on your services ana an aa
eausss 70 dssscrats to the purposes sci
snce noble and God the OBJECT o. Wn aTs
nisItn nno you viii Away: respect op
ions of your colleagues and treat Win courtesy NOSE
with whom may be associated yet stili higher ana
inc to the patient the advantage of whatever science and
skin you may possess irrespective OF al personal con
in the language of the day. render you popular with
your professional brethren from whom you may have
ton IF vour own and make fast and grateful
friends Of those whom you may have thus rescued from
the grave Look at the ansou: n.nst =; snS osnS n
smpistop of losing the idol Of hearther nights rem
dered sisepless and her vigil. accompanied BY psngs
be The measures Of her gratitude to the man
who, by skill and Judgment. restores to hsr the
child which others b nsa n that the first
dutv Of the physician IL to guard with sacred care the
life his patient nor should no sn S;s
nta object of his profession must Hkewse'
NOT be forgotten that gentle snd urbane bearing 10
wards your patient is boon to which ne is entitled ne
will naturally lsok to you for sympathy and IN me
honr of his anguish he will deeply appreciate the exh
biion Of generous and kipa lsenng n ms ooas di"n
1hcb sometimes results the destruction OF the pa
tent The heart of the must not oe
nna,,n hs nacsd in circumstances in which the heart
for the instant must close up its fountains OF mPathy
With chose of agonized friends your duty will be to ar
rest the work of aesh-the drnger Is imminent tine
friends gathered around the conoh OF tas
ve-ther penetrate the Utmost recesses Of your
hearthey look you only being under heaven on
whom their last hope dependsIone moments hesIguon
or doubt and ell is ost-ths disease irlamPns' ana tne
chamber Of sickuess converted into the gloom Of death
and desolaton 1t is in cases Like these that prompt
nsbysnd sIhough our prompnsss may subject YOU
To the charge of being rude, and your decion De ms
taken for asy ys. these a ynP
save human life fond mother to her weeping
Children or beloved wife to her husband what care
Won for The Interpretation which selfish and hcartes
",S nav plsce on your conduct. Like the good Samari
tan Won have healed sick and dhused JOY and happ
among the aaRer for s n.tsn:
charge which has been preferred against the tudv o.
snd which ha. IN most o aSr
Il alleged that the study Of medicine not only weak
ems and distracs the mind in it, religious convcuons
S..a faacv. The study of medical science lead
to in6delty /! what, let me ask. is the basis Of
SCIENCE Is nG structure msn
ure full of the evidences OF infinite wsdoma structure
and so snas Ear s ,n d
medicine while it for6es the Christian mind and eie
Yates Chisn hope, points out the spenaid 40
won.rat;ons of anatomy demonstrations which take
a. hosS Of The human hsarthe fascies of the 30
nbiit and the absurd dreams the sceptic In your da
svoeaons while sng.gsd N mean the Dissection
the deadyou have had revealed to your minds tesimo
ny well suited to the h.rs ad %na all the
the moralis have failed to show hm-pestivs and ur
doubted demonstration. His reason would become cor
vinced of the eloquence Of natureand her silent, ye
graphic displays would force him, 10 the pride Of HI
heart to excaim the finger OF Omnpotence IL, indeed
here You perceive them that the profession which 70
have adopted, whilst it viii enable you dispense tn
solid benefits of science intended by the Create
to alleviate the suderings Of the numsn race emDs
dies at the same time, irresistible proof OF his ow
| infinite wsdom-it exhibits the greatness ~ God
and disoloses the utter nsgnifcance of n an! Il
your good fortune, gentlemen, to live in an age {
Enterprise and progress the supremacy Of intellect
hibits itself in everything around Religion, the ar
and sciences, tho profession Oh medicine mechanics
bear ample testimony that this Is not age Of msn
slumber Man seems to have brought into active requ
sition all the powers of his mind. He has not onl
solved problems which previous ages had considered b
yond the ken Of human wisdom but he has reduced !
practical and useful results theories which, If they hav
heretofore not been regarded absurdities hav
at least resisted all attempts at deduction Look ft
example, at the recent discoveries in science
discoveries which, whilst they portray the triumphs
mind demonstrate that man. finite and humble, compare
with the Author of his being is through the vigor Of
intellect, constantly adding to the wealth OF huma
knowledge, and the impeasurable good Of the huma
race Three of the most brilliant discoveries will NJ
say of modern times but since the foundation OF ID
world, have been made within very few years. tn
locomotive spgne-and who will attempt to place lin
to its usefulness = hes characterised the preset
century. The electric telegraph, which enables
to commune with friends, separately, hundreds
miles, with almost the rapdity Of thought-is AM
Their of those giant strides Of midland the min
which has made this application OF u
electric huid. belongs to this University. In 1889,
gucTre, whilst investgsMng the chemical agencies
light invented process for taking external Landscape
aud il GENERALLY Aupposed that the usefuness Of