The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-19
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nToaan ,he nobicst and os among them Is Il n
watcher-te eir captain; yet surei, no ono viii sGts
that this iacn tty Of habit is the result -
ca Ion or AZ e Sstjon 1t Il the result Instinct and
| that IL the result z physical organization.
have been ondea 'efing 10 impress upon you the ad.
atuds MT tho dpresaioo have fallen into msniy f,s
The purpose lutxtinx that there IL no brsach 81
kuosedge nor inde'd scare "a rGlasa v 20 sos ina,
dUof attempt scneth 0S more than called for
by the requirements Of the law rms 'hstitutoc 70 opcs
20 you Throughout the year pans are taken to pro
vide Instruction for those who cho ~e to avail them y
It, tt has given tho faculty greet pleasure 20 hnd shss
the numbete OF you in attendance dG avg .ne ,as' so
Inor was far greater than expected anu tnas 20 as
| eiduous were you in your sppliciticc taas you 40
clined the vacation iatended Tor the u,s OF Au.,
IL may thosefora bc matter ~ just prss 10 uo to%
since the completion of this eddce-a ysw ago 1t hts
been for tho Of students without t.e tasesmis
sion of single day. When Addressed you sttstt ams
II was only the language OF rromie could usy; ve San
nov tax o. che performance We were then under Nes
restraint Of te prercpt" Let rot him that pu5eeh ss
his arnor boast nkc him thar puttetn It on
sincc ths last winter session closed Professor %sxSos
has given Of lectures pathological and nsro
acopicai anatomy reaorng 10 the practical use cf tns
microcole os the means OF Illustration Proesacr so
ready tas given on hygiene and to1icocsy sub cte
too much overlooked in curriculum Of study yot of
tho osscFt importance to ysician special ooury
fas eo been given by Professor Mescaf the dseascs
OF e Ghost, and their physcal dognosiii auother by
Professor Van Iiufen on one OF the inoss importsas
trauoaes ~ surgical anatomy We have also had A.
position by Professor Lee Of the principles OF medical
jurirudonce; and in connection thorowith exDsri
mental description If che various for ths cham
cal detection oi The most important potons ss now re-
quised in courts of law cour-e OF Lectures ON tho
Mythology OF the functions OF organic lite has boea
given; epo her bv Professor Paine tho general srno
turo and functions OF the organc yoora and on f.vsr
and lnsnuaou another on the Diseases OF tho nervosS
system, by proiesar Clymer another by Professor Pot
on optbalmic anatomy and surgery To pr. Rcosn
Lequard eminent physioosst indcb I'd fur
Instructive ana novel course The experimental phy
olcFy of the nervous system
With respect TO that most important branch OF msd
cal education the clinical department dAr
tin ouphout the week we have attended one Of tn eo
N he pf tNe
tai During the year there have been admitted mro this
foimer 4e0 patients, and 600 into the later Once
week ~e have had cportuDhy Of attsndause mt ths
hospital at Elackweis Island; twice week have at
tepdeo the Eye and Ear lnirnary and the practioe
there In The University College BUILDING have, for
the greater part Of the time hal i've cinlues erery
week; medical olinipuo conducted in ttc tomporsry
absence Of Professor Clymer, by Professor Ms.c.m.
Every Tuesday surgical clinquo under the direction
Of Professor Mott and every saturday one uGder Pro
lessor Post AT these syery large nu@bor OF rsmhrks.
bly, interesting cases have becn Intro lnccd ana great
many operations performed The diseases ot She skin
baSo been described by Dr Bul5ey partly BY courss
oi lectures and partly by the ao OF Seoitiy cinaue W
which have he peculiar cheractorics OF msuy
Of this important group of nLedios ana, listy,
in tho obstetric ciiDique nave had profnsion
OF eases and many operations Coneiderng tho
e1tsemo difficulty surrou1oiog thS special bran'h ~
study the absolute necessity OF It aud a proper
medical education the iabiity to be misunderstood W
THE Gcate and misrcpreseLSed by Co depravca lo,E
and light ninaedness of medical css-es. ant
above OIL ,he discrimination OF Professor Bedcrj have
eeheYtda reeUit which hereafter ., be rggset - ono
nent of medical cauca si0n.
Aod nov may turn from tho class VIII, h.vs been
hfu 10 then oil tho summer those of yO1
Eh0 went awsy, and Iay the hooely but egaicaat
exIrefsion-ste s1at you have lost 20 those WOO are
here or The aus and just ninecing Sheir studies,
no better advice h. offered than TO tass ocaase q
those who remained. They viii With voice JON tho
IoeUty 10 uIgiDg upon you to follow the example they
have set.
Since lest met to open yearly sesson casngcs
baye ccc9ired hot oniy IA cor orgnsatoa bat also ia
T0c9lly Professor Ven Burea been GATED -
oupy the chair ied since Tue foundation OF tbs tastiu
tion by the lamen,od Pref raltsou already kacsn to
insy OF ycu oe public teacher IN, sure e will repay
the seraial 1sconie Ls,0w nina Oy bis czcrtson3
ict communicating 10 you Thorough Lnovcdg. Of 20
OF h6,f IL toll Nor. in this presence nceG reter 70
the pleasure with which witness the rsturn o.
Protector Mott the scene Of hs lsbors for many
years ready to mpavt you the experience long
and brilliant prof.seo cal lic. May he oa 20 you living
t1onpio by whicb you may shape your career.
At the outaet of your two imoortsR eubeots
enTbatcally demand your attention the study Ut chs
aninal structures aun che study of their functio and
accordingly have exact information these points,
WI. you, tutufe progress 10 more satisfactory. Anatoy
md ply sicogytI.e one describing the animal mocha
n.m and tie ether IT. opeeiion-sre ths fiundat;on cf
u medicine surgery without them il sn ,o-aibnty
thorough knoslcdse OF theIa Will preserve frcu
f5hrg into the diusionA that common. tor much
Of lac empf en Of cor times is duo to TO al gaoraace
OF thtec Eul ccts Dna undertakes bo.
cause he we born Nlt nGGara, M Tor 80 doing though
te neither haoHb De mechanical fetttien OF tue trnc
tuSd Jat nor tuo ad usmeuf accessory 70 restore u TO
IT, ggi condition. Ano ne. thinks no sucnl msss
d,es ty ht oopt9u5 use Ct ooid water In Tie opinion 81
Iis li3i steam il the gcat leunoeahog hrcke aad set
nkuGols better sal tea ketla witn spout yard
long The virtues Of bos aud sca pgFpar support
tribe Of nposo the Jsstescs u nnua mtgnotisn
ofher Tho homeopasnic. who suspects hsf la.G tins
troubles If ocioty arc Imaginary rcsocs L. b srtu,ipe
that Ike causes Ike ard relieves those msaieg with hB
The Protector ncxt pointed out how muoS en- ,rcism
IL due TO oofoo i've sysicm Of puUc educ ttoe
marking a. length the pursued in scadcB-
bs colleges From ihis he passed t. nu.eudatou of
the study Of chemistry aad explained the recent dscov
cry which has seen atdo IN rpatl3o the aoon OF qu
noe tho systew lie tn0n continued Wh,,st
thus apeahing OF The phenc q The nervous systenl
u may be r.'nart'd WAT our views rSaeectng It wall
rOtably before long updergo very eerpos agd dcat,n
hhe cocEipc Of relcs aeron, which 4 iussrsted
BY so many ncautifa observations aui experlmonts u
cuAhe OF deeply ercsting extension. A. NJ present
eeue.ay Understood acced acsion takes place in-
slsntJneou'y The sdse Of the eytld being taucasd,
the ld Instantly closes Food brought within the rcsoh
Of The ,nuselcs o; sulilon l. ss tnty and ie ists
hly swallow ed But i would bc dnic Ilt 70 main
tain tnst ts in Of action Is hy
essential and hat time may intervene between the
reception OF sn impression and Toe accom- oil
of the r,lfced And IL sensation perceptions
the necseesry incident of this retardSton lhsre
many animals ranking low in the series ssch may be
REGARDED merely sutomsta every action Chsy dsplsy
ia purely reflex they eminent physoiogist
has observed like mschues in ~bloh when you toueh .
given prins given motion u produced But not so In
thOee Of he her grade IN Which The brain has bec
move pefcly ooyeloped ths dmc intervening bot reen
tLorceptop Of IN Impression and the resulting aoou,
impression becomes mingled with another thc rsgs
Try of them Is coppox aud cue resulting act acts wiN
be compe1 too Aud thus tbers IL to suppess,
kat this consists the chis difference of ac,oa es
tween he tpiSal cord AMI he bcsn reasxioa In he
afnief takes place lnstGnaneouy bat Ia the operstos
Ct be siter time may enter cedlrnt The phsDc-
- he simple those q the other compound
sita ion u the one is Instantly converted into no
toD bur IL the obor sounds that may have been hest
stat mty have been witnessed aud al, tbs eompt
cqtd B prtsi ions maize the organs of hecoma
ctnmHelsd In that delay perception. arise. the mind
s5raIes coupree judges and complicated actions are
tba fetult
IL what manner thc impressions thus male upon
ale oIsn gnizsd. II nOnld be in vsiu for us
a. r4tsfnt 70 conjecture IL mar be useful however
10 remind ourasiyes. Whist apparently Insignificant
%, rNfN hkfl
on a Letter recalls a distant fcienl at a glsncs );
the Splicnir pecutaTi les Oi tound pSssn. foot
ttp IL enough. Nay, . It not m amazing thiug
n at a lev me,k upon = pltc9 VI paper infDrm
no whai Il pasng In all paFts Of tho Rio6e, fisc-
IAa us with the fp.eaJG cfestions CT the
ttrs of littst0e. or Gring a. acaualnsed with the
grsa. dsc6gaes ia science. surely the poets aud my
ihOogfts have gone tar atray when they have im-
putlG all this IL y direct togelation
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