Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1855-12-08

PRESENTATION TO DR.. ALSOpKERT.

Quite an agreeable affair came off last night
at the Cooper House. Dr. Alsopher, who has
been practising in this city for the past ten
years, has been eminently successful in treating
diseases of the Ear and Eye, TO such extent as
to enttle him TO the name Of a public benefac-
tor, was presented by some fifty Of his former
patients, with a pair Of magnificent SILVER
PITCHERS, as a slight mark Of esteem and
gratitude to the man who had rendered each
a most valuable service The Pitchers bear
suitable inscriptions, and are certainly highly
creditable to the manufacturers, as well as to
the taste and generosity Of the donors. Il. NJ.
Meyle, NJ. D., who was deputed to make the
presentation, expressed the hope that Dr. Also
phert would long be spared to follow in the
path he had chosen, and where he had met
with 50 much success, and to whom the medi-
cal profession was so much indebted, not only
for his valuable work on diseases OF the ear and
eye, but for the many reformations introduced
in the treatment OF these delicate organs. It
is notorious fact, said DR. NJ, that the prac-
tice of Aural Surgery is as a sealed book to
nine-tenths of the Physicians and the difficulty
of those suffering from defects of sight or hear
ing, in obtaining relief may he imagined Dr.
/ Alsophert assuredly deserves the highest praise
/ both from the professional and unprofessional
classes of society, for deyoting his energies
and talents to a branch Of the healing art
where both fame and pecuniary reward are
doled out most scantly. DR.. Meyle's remarks
were eloquent and fattcring in the extreme !;
the more appreciated by all who heard them,
knowing they were well deserved. DR.. Also
phert feelingly and most appropriately replied /;
relating some of his experience since he COM
menced practice in the United States, and de-
picted in graphic and glowing language, the
feelings experienced by those who had been
deaf from infancy, orwho had formerly groped
in darkness, on their being restored to light
and to the world of sounds. The feelings 81
the successful Physician are best expressed in
DR.. Alsophert's own words:
"The Merchant may feel proud and elated,
when his schemes for amassng wealth have
been successful Kings may exult when their
dominions have been extended the Sculptor
may gaze with admiration on the liie-likt
statue his ohisel has created the eye OF tht
Student may brighten, as the treasures Of learn
ing are exposed to his view, or the great truths
Of science dawn upon him or the Warrior
heart may bound with exultation, as bis thnn
dering squadrons shout the cry Of victory, O.
when The wreath Of laurel cncircles his brow
yet all these emotions cannot exceed the pleas
s ure of that hour when the Physician sees hi
r efforts crowned with complete success when h
: knows he has been the humble agent in reno
a wing the cup of bitterness from the lips of hi
D fellow man,
{ In deaf and dumb cases, he said, general,
l., considered incurable, he had met with the mos
: fattering success; and while he confessed tha
V a majority Of such cases were incurable, yet h
: considered that the medical profession ha
Q been shamefully remiss towards this class G
uniortunates. He asserted, and was ready +
c prove by overwhelming testimony that ever
q case of deafness Fcan be cured, except wher
: such arises from malforInation.
The Doctor has been the recipe Mt Of man
=. similar tokens--one from Royalty itself-in II
:, shape of magnificent CLUSTER PIN, frol
}. the late Queen Adelaide, consort Of King Wi
liam the Fourth--his success in this instans
I, only being partial otherwise knighthoo
might have been conferred. DR.. AS Dian
must be an interesting one, embracing man
years Of Hospital practice and extending ov,
period of thirty years. We trust he within
II time to publish it.
81 Medicines, Apparatus, &C., sent to any par
at my expense and risk.
L Address DR.. Al.S0PHERT 242, Broadwa
New York.
aS- Consultation fee, Five Dollars.
= 51S- DR.. AS work on diseases Of the ey
the nature and treatment Of deafness, and tres
- ment Of the deaf and dumb--ilustrated wi
= steel plates-price $40.
= Money letters must be registered by the POI
= master; such only win be At my risk
- - Correspondents must enclose postap
y" nov. 3-6m.