Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-14
RICHMOND MEDICAL, COLLEGE

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RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE,
We take great pleasure in calling public attention TO tie
following Interesting communication which clip from the
Norfolk Beacon.
The Southern people have been long enough hewers Of
g ,nd and drawers Of water for the comorants OF North
49, os,u,i,,s |, is time that they had looked more to
the institutions home and asce'aiAea hey mol ooal"
the sam. amount Of information equally low price
ana cur nstitr;ons not the proper ones IN which 10
learn the peculiar diseases OF this climate and their proper
remedies.
Some short time since the whole country was excited to
lis almost by the attempts OF the Northern people
10 interfere with domestic policy we then determined
10 RELY upon ourselves encourage nstutlohs man
u!actucs &c, which were Southern we now nave an OPP
poruni,y do Let show that were then not mefeA
threatening, but that we were in earnest
Bu, the article below speaks for itself:
J5 the Editors of ;te Norfolk Beacon.
As The season nigh hand for those young men IN our
STATE who intend to follow Medical pursuits determine
which among the various Colleges in this country they VIII
attend vii! not be Of place for one VINO mas ha
some ypcrncr Of the advantages offered by the Medcai
S,o ~ VIRGINIA TO mention these advantages and com.
pare them with those of the Northern schools An appeal
to yreinans lovers of thc State should De sncen 10
r., cal! them from their dcserons ms mas occn "i'u
and fasd In times Of excitement Nirsnians Tes"re
must spendiiy; when qnie. restored ifsn'a
vrnsn and Virginia money floods the North MS appeal
and heir interests In general
Despite the fact that have in own State, 'nsta
lions rcnal if not superior the Northern, our disposition
still lends Norlhwar. No, needing The needy ccun'san
cc under which foreathers existed and which compelled
Them 10 attend The Padc pha Schools OF Medicine we SIM
cling with ondncss unabatcd and "e nave reasons
believe that could generations that have pecedca Us
now rise up amongst and witness our noble State lhS
,i,rs thai have actually struggled into existence, they
would cxcluim in the iuncss OF their WISDOM no" long Se
simple ones wii sc love simplicity and fools hate Know"
cdge" The strong hold which The old University of Pa had
upon Southern easily eXprabe lis continued success
present prosperous condition OF the Jefferson Sch"o
are easily explained At and long subsequent 10 Tie Tune OF
the foundation Of The University Pa was the only Schoo
OF Medicine in this country OF any note. Inc lohuhcss
wlicl. its graduates Alnmns entertained Tor H. was
htnded down from generation generation in an Increased
co and even Ia This late day mems eyes blinded TO
every other School the jefferson After the establish
m, the University Philadelphia soon became cceora
ted rs great Medical metropolis OF the United States
When any place becomes celebrated for Efforts at PERFECTION
a certain pursuit. in consequence of It's institution whose
object is the arrival n said pcriecton any s!mHr nSh
ton being there organized AT starts with The Influence
both %: place and competition Ptdcc giving reputation
competition reducing expenses Thus has competition pech
c-upshct in Medicine and in this way has The Jefferson
School att !ncd 10 lis prcScn, hc CHI al prosperity
The progress that the States generally have made IN pop
uarinn agriculture, and manufactures 0semer
NTH tic consequent rise q cities has enabled almost any
as literary and the establishment Of these Schools IN coun
Try comprising such different ATTITUDES und climates as th
led the greatest advancement in Medical science ana
taught the lncsmabe importance OF thorough KNOWLEDGE
of the influence of climate upon disease. l. Is this know"
ledge which The end State Colleges TO prosper"
no matter how great and how prolonged their present strug
ues The STUDENT may be equally well Instructed IN the
great PRINCIPLES o Medicine wherever there are competent
teachers and dequatc accessory means "t h
if during allotted the acquisition q" principles II"
does not learn something Of their practical application 10
the diseases OF The region in ch he may de gn 10 practice
he sill Become sensible CT the want oil ths 'speha
Bile niormaUn aud the first IN his profession being
ichtci, the toll o years can restore him, he must
,n learn from his nj the hazard % Ills h-
TENTS life; he must undergo the difficult task OF unearnlng
r NOT
which placed bur absolutely fatal ID inc patent
WHAT learns of diseases al the North, or school,
where not case il seen, Medical Surgical from ma
tricu.ticr ~ aadalon is learnt from boOs alone ana
aerer from the bedside examination OF disease settled
upon human shape and iorm l. IL this very want
bedside tfuci0n constantly gwen TINS want oi NHRsSRg
not reading disease :" noting IN: mo1ns opan
M i medicines becoming thoroughly acquainted with The
pysiog Of disease III renders the first five or six years
Il he Young ply -rIans unremlttng s"vlindc
unt. experienced physician who has doubtless
many years ami patients in obtaining his experience be-
cause enormously impressed NJ ihr North, and found
that the principles there taught might h" pro'r mn ma
their apple diseases. modified by ocaty ana
climate utterly erroneous and iall 10 his patients II
i hi- al "al!Y Sno"lcdge o: his own disease ina"
makes his probation long n and that nj once
das linn who refuses travel through rain hail and sno"
thunder ana .hnir visi; pay patient Of the geo:
OLD Doctor" vito Sil- cr"yng his wine and cigars his tamil
Is rr and churaes with delight that lie loses nothing
aud The time encourages tn" young physician.
Whaa rood soul is he 10 BE- c Il Is this want ni cary
cuac by the young ply that be obtained
will insure him Immediate prncce prorfen
he taxes GdrurtgE Of afc opportunities or;red MN Lei
yunI Viz attrni The Medical school, nj Richmond,
facility 10: obtaining thorough Medical edGca-
lion p.nulv auonnd.; wnc:r the pric.icc OF medicine,
fn1; the ia alun.) is here disease doth Northern
and Sanr!crnl observed in all ts phases and where surge
~ can pnraby learned opinion than al any
other School in the Unon
To cOnClud. this without a true computation OF IN"
amcun which has been out al our own State Sy
yn;nr North Medical education, woui be- I'M
FIR ana would deprive Virginia eyes Of too pretty 70" % g
cs moi 20 be- contemplated and Et4inans of too large
amount OF charity The NORTH To be- fingered over and
admired The Statistics Of The University Of Pa show that
not less 100 Virginia Students have been numbered
among its u,arcutts l50. Adding the number at
tending other Northern Schools and may safely estimate
The avcra ge number Of Eglnans Northern Medical Col
be $50 Their expenses may be moderate
H. estimated $500 each making actual expenditure OF
&15 900 or 81 600 for tic whole period estimating
the interest Adding the annual expenditure simple in
e-e. At liz, rate per and the amount Will be found
To 81 2l3 500 Compromising the interest and We have the
tlr ding amount S39-S ia sent ogt %! Stale
Ia TN. North far Medical education alone. With these cy
lcnccs before them Frginans any longer submit 10
system of things that is slipping the State Of its int grncG
and every economical interest Has The time arrived 10
encourage our Medical SCHOOL, We have in Stale
n COLLEGE Richmond possessing advantages adequate To
medical student and superior 10 those
Offered North BY encouraging IT, large sums VIII be
retained AT home and contributions invited from abroad To
add 10 the productive of the State increase its
spirit scientific enquiry and elevate the intelligence Of the
people large the position which il should occupy
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