Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-09-25

superiority and moral supremacy might
not be entirely effaced BIZ the leprous touch
+ of depraved moral conceptions and illegit-
/ innate animal Qualifications Like burn
/ ing meteor surrounded BY the nocturnal
reyelings of tempest. his eternal princi-
/ pies Of Medical Science conioined with his
enduring precepts of Medical Ethics kept
up a continued vigil amid the enchanting
influences Of the wicked, the worthless.
and the ignorant
1t would be useless to enumerate the
constellation of successors to this Orient
al prodigy; suffice it to say that the in
ductive system delineated in his sacred
writings laid the foundation for that im-
proyement and perfection in our art which
has this day made US the proud recipients
of a dignifed and honorable Association
Whenever and wherever true profcs-
slGnal merit has displayed its benign and
healing influence. whether upon the burn
ing sands Of a desert, amid the frigid and
lce-bound fastness Of an arctic winter or
within the more temperate and genial
climes where mind and matter unite In
developing and keeping pace with the i'm
provements Of nature and natures laws It
has been acknowledged by Empcrors
Kings, Priests and Peasants as possessing
all the attributes Of benevolence which
characterized the patriarchs and prophets
of old.
Napoleon Bonaparte, in his last Will
ana testament, placed upon the veteran
brow Of his Surgeon-GeneraL Baron La
roy. civic wreath OF imperishable glory
He had occupied this responsible and lofty
IN ha e., 81.
years more than quarter of century
of Revolution and blood-shed and still
had so conducted himself as to call out the
most unqualified eulogy from the " Great
Captain" who had rode the whirlwind
and directed tie storm" After having
made the most honorable menticn Of bis
professional services be adds and the on
y honest man ] ever knew" Nor in this
our own America. does professional merit
20 unrewarded.
Invited by tie calls of humanity and
stimulated ly tho love Of MS pr5tess.cn.the
american naysic apir seeuweudinr WA
east west. north. and south. from the At
lautic to the Pacific from Maine to Texas
onward and upward keeping constantly
IN view the great prototype Of patholo1i-
cal research sure of a blessed reward in
the Lonors aud success which truth. IN
dustry and ii we'll regulated life bestows
ou all Ecr voturies though too often his
iran bark when first launched upon the
mirror surface Of popular patronage. is
destined to encounter gu,ck->auds shoals
and hidden reefs Of rocks bat nothing
dauuted. he knows the prize is worthy Of
the eNertion. and plying lis whole facul-
ties 10 tic work before him, in a process
Of time lie bids defiance to iufractious
without having long since learned the
rules. and practicel the laAS which should
govern MS as members IF civil society
D7gnifed and elevated by the utility and
Importance Of his profession he finds his
early ambition more than realized and his
wants, as a republican citizen, reasonably
gratiied.
Having thus far confined my remarks
to the dlgl1itY. respectabiIitv and uniyer-
sal charity attending the practice Of our
profession, and the estimation In which it
Is held by the great and the good dating
back to the earliest traditional history and
gradually accommodating with the progress
Of ages until the aggregate has become a
comprehensive cede Of established facts;1
l shall next proceed to show some Of the
subjects which It presents for study" and
reflection If these be ola corresponding
elevation. and characterized by the same
general principles of beaevolence and in
their nature calculated to develop and cul-
tivate the nob!cst faculties Of the soul
which are sure to carry with them moral
and professional confidence as we'll as per
sonal esteem. my position viii lie establish
cd and my object attained
Our profession presumes every iudivid-
ual who presents himself for initiation
into its sacred portals. well vcrsed IN pre-
paratory studies. and those OF a solid kind
those in which principles are presented
in a clear light: and the application of
those principles VIII compel the mind to
work-wili call into action its energies
and thus. hv its own INDEPENDENT action
enable il TO advance with a steady firm
pace and accumulated strength and grasp
and WELD the more complex branches OF
human knowledge This point established
the medical student is introduced into the
complicated labyrinth Of anatomical his,
tory, where the variety Of minute objects
and their uses grouped together and act
ing ia most perfect harmony. open upon
the mind q most extended field for Obser-
vatian which if neglected or unimproved
leads the blind victim Of ignorance. in af
ter life through the mazes Of doubt, per
plexity and trepidation, and often ending
in peril and disaster to his patient In
deed a thorough knowledge Of human
anatomy and physiology may BE- considered
as the basis or pedestal on which rest the
whole fabric Of medical science. Nomat-
ter in what department Of the profession
the applicant may be destined to display
his genius aud talent, whether In the I'M
agiuary limits Of operative surgery or the
dispenser of medicinal agents and a7pli-
ances, internal or external. unless he be
m,astcly acquainted with the parts ii
physiological and pathological condition.
know how. where, and 70 what extent. the
various tissues and organs require his in