Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-19
The I,ate DOCTOR DANIEL Drake.

DrDksIrL DE- AXE Of Cincinnati, who died in that city
Saturday moTIin last was 1 sos sIs orr sq
profession In the West runs far back as his does lie
~ iSst winter IN Cincinnsti at the beginning OF
the present century, at which tine That ety nov so aTe
and important village, with one DICK mousse sh
ming in solitary spendor In contrast to those OF logs and
Or brakes is the most eminent in the annals Of
Western medicine His great work on the Diseases ofthe
Valley ofNor America 8 fun OF ability and The results Of
well directed industry and the most research
me fret voiuas only yet been published We most
sincerely bore that the second yosme Is ~
then his death win indeed be great calamity TO the public
competent medical critics TO be the most original work that
las been introduced by any American PhySean Its for
SNOW II home tits book that win have EpeTman9ht
leading place assigned TO 1t In the medical literature Of
APART from lis abors in his profession, DR. Drake, va
oecasons delivered lectures and oatons on subjects
OF public interest, many OF which have been published
They are marked by ysgros and Original thinking and By
made which WI uld have great interest
He was extremely fond Of recalling tho past Tho seene
OF Ills youth lived most wildly in his memoTy, and would
glow his ervid descriptions before the minds Of hos
ness His own carly struggles and successes were ocn
on much in the spirit OF vanity because he
did well for his own and trials, he also accom-
ished for the successes and trials Of others do was a
at any period parallel with his own Henee tnspeah
ing OF his early and somewhat rough professional expo
renee be would anecdotes ereditabIe those
who his competitors for the public favoT His mann
both large small from tho pill he administered to n.y.
poehoniiac patient y years ago. up to what had been
anlty which taxed oies powers OF tho greatest
the deceSse OF LIZ Drake Cincinnati has lost one
her pioneer citizens her greatest man. and tho writer to
whom abe T. most Indebted S for her 70 as siT
mediataly under his own in tho Wilderness He had
it superb ety, ofword renowned Importance, tho Queen
West It Is not strange then, that he loved the
fancy to its Teatncss The city consecrSted to his heart by
acion adyeTsiics lndbyprOsperiyithe city which
friendships had riPened fourished and deeayedi where
the past was full OF and OF go9m
where his home had been for half century, period
marked by events OF the most Importance
prominent and wonderful among which events were the
birth and growth OF such city as that no loved with
AS lecturer on subjects connected with hasproesson
his reputation unsurpassed by of his coadutoTs
We heard him lecture on professional subjects, and
his superiority from what know OF him In other res
pects But we know we shall be sustained by Thousands
in saying that medical lecturer, few have been
gagged long and devoedy while have excited
students Snxioas listen 10 the wisdom which fell from his
lips He at the time Of his decease member OF the
faculty OF Ohio Medical College. .-.....r
From what know OF his habits, we have doubt
that he has LETT behind him ample material for the construc
~ and tie Conspicuous piacs he filled ia the profession he
adorned. Tho the associations OF his life will
ONCE ample mstsriaI. ior Lie which viii Be fai Of
and instruction. We hope they may be committed to
distinguished dead well to the living
There those still living who have been on TERN oil
tmHcy with the u6ect Of this article during that long
Rod by his professional life and from them much
may be gathered of interest in relation to departed
friend He always felt deep interest in the success OF
young talent and genuine merit and now
the stage oe who look back to the sympathy
many ndnesses he showed them In their days OF trial
with feelings OF profound gratitude He was not only
Of high talent, but he OF The most PansaknS
and lRbOTOus student that have known His
Is mainly to be attributed TO his answering diligence
He satisfied Ons os he knew that he was
this Tesect Is va uSb!e and ought to be- followed By all
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