Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-06-30

Wiling 10 accoru 10 Nortnerh CoicScs auu sohe VI
science all that is duo thom, but wo not willing
to acknowledge their claims over US as being para
mount to those of our own beloved country. Tho
past is tho only just criteran by which to judge the
future, and il allowed to mako that standard we
neol never, can mover expect anything but taunts,
vituperacn anlIve abuse at their hands, (taken as
a wholeS except for tho time while our money is
going to cram their araracious maws. Dam up tho
current of money which is continually lowing into
their always open pockets and their real feeling to US
as people will soon manifest itself, and their "whole
souledncss" will dwlndlo into the most contemptuous
insgniGcanco. 1t s hoped that those who arc ncos-
sanity DINING scctionslsm" into our ears, will boar
in mind that the poor simpleminded man that thawed
the frozen viper had reason to repent of his gen.
orosity. My Bible (Which invariable adopt as my
rule OF action) teaches me that he who provdeth
not for his own household has dsnca the faih and
is ,sorse than an infdel."
Another inducement to hold the sessions Of the At
lanta Medical College during the summon season was
found in tho fact that at that period Of the year health
is to be found at its ultima thule in this city, while
the most of large cities and towns suffering under
the fatal epdcmscs prevalent of latc years in the
Southern states. Atlanta, tho scat Of tho College, is
located in high mountainous country, being blessed
with surprisingly salubrious amosphore pure water
and good health are provcrbial of the place.
It has been said by the enemies of the College
members and interested persons Of rva organizations
that Anatomy could not bo taught successfully in
the South during tho summer season. But any one
with five grains of common sense can geo, by mo-
monts reflection, the fallacy Of such m assertion.
Here the subjects for dissection, the most important
thing in the study of the human organism, pro-
cured during the winter when the process of
putrofaction does not advance so rapidly, and are
preserved in alcohol till required for uso. would
not bc thought attempting to derogate from winter
schools when state that they cannot possibly keep
their subjects in 80 perfect state Of preservation,
bcing compelled as they To tako them in tho sum-
mcr season at which time decomposition readily goes
forward. I know the Charleston College teaches
Anatomy successfully, so does the College of Augusta,
but not whit bcttcr than tho School of Atlanta.
Tho lattcr College building is large odco in which
there is capacous apartment used as dissecting
room, which is most delightfully."- ventilated, where tho
student may pursue his studies with the utmost
and comfort enjoying at the time the oral insruc
tions of efficient dcmonstrator. If this is not nj
lcast rs gooa as closely pent up room whore the
student must, cr necessitate inhalo IN impure ut
mosphcrc rendered so by the cHluvia thrown off from
decomposing animal matter and where ho can scarco
ly hold tho scapcl in his bcnumbcd fingers, hon am
no philosopher.
The facilities for teaching Chemistry are by nc
means unimportant The chemical laboratory is well
furnished with al tho apparat essential to the c1hi
bition Of those experiments requisite to correct
lerstanding of that important branch Of scientific
medicine. This department is in charge Of thai
bright luminary of the Chemical world, Alexander
Means, latc Of tho Medical College of tho State o
Georgia. whose vast learning and ability, nccd but
be alluded to, to be acknowledged and vencrntcd.
We have frequent opportunities of witnessing our
Prof of Surgery Dr. W. F. Westmoroland, performs
tho most important and difficult operations. The
privileges ho enjoyed for several years in tho Sur
gica Schools of Paris fit him for tho most successful
performance of those operations, always dcvolvine
upon the practical Surgeon lie is likewise an ablt
toacher of his noblo art and delivers his instruction:
in that fascinating lucid style so apt to commend tse
to tho heart rs we'll as mind of the pupil. In word
our teachers al interesting lecturers and MS sin
gular end incredible it may appear to some, hart
tho happy faculty of making each Of their subjects
dull and rksomc as some arc, full of pleasing inter
est
It ha, been inmated that any body can graduate il
the Atlanta Medical Collage. othey if sufficiently
prepared, but not otherwise. Let those who imagf
this School mere diploma-sclling -money-makint
machine cndcavor to graduate without sufficient prep
araton and they will soon loarn to their own chagril
that they can't "squcess" through quite so easy. Th
forccps are never used to pull candidates through
hero. Nay, verify.
will leave the reader to judge whether the Aant'
Medical College is likely to "fourisb as the greer
bay treo," after stating that the first Course was at
tended by class of 70 students; tho second class
numbered los; tho third 125; wbilc tho present il
still larger. This is success unparalleled in tht
history of any Medical College in the Union, and il
has risen against wind and tidc,-against world Of
oposition Yonrs from now, tho alumni of this Ins IT,
tuition will be proud to say "thc Atlanta College II
where I graduated" They will glory (nnd for one
in claiming for their Alma Mater the School which
has for its motto "par Get scicnta, set reritas sin
timorc"
Excuse me for being so tedious, but know yot
and your readers can but be much interested in al
Southern Institutions of learning. s.