Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-16

There are those who would disparage physician
for making particular branch Of medical science
what is termed especially" We could never re-
cognize any good sense sound reasoning In this.
II is not possible In shortl life time, for any man,
however richly gifted, to become SO thoroughly
auainted with the human body and the ills is "heir
to-" as be equally successful in the treatment Of
all Diseases and in all descriptions OF surgical opera
tons. He who would attempt TO attain such de-
gree OF excellence would find himsefa student-and
but studeni-al his life laborer in unintermit-
ing seed time, with harvest TO gladden. his heart,
and to exhibit the rich stores of his Information.
Death would overtake him the fields where the first
fushes OF me- nhood introduced HIM; and he would
have lived in vain.
Ii seems to US, therefore, that he is to be COM
mended instead of disparaged, who aims to become
eminent and useful in special department Of his pro-
fession rather than by attempting general excellence
10 lessen his capacity 10 benefit his race. 1t must
have been with such ideas these that DR..
AoscHZsKER determined TO devote himself to the
study and treatment of the diseases OF the Eye and
Ear fine scholar, a ready and fluent writer, de-
voted tn the profession Of medicine and surgery and
gifted by nature with mind which readily grasps
and comprehends the most difficult and hidden truths
in the Of SCIENCE he might by the exercise OF
proper diligence have attained as high dsgree OF
general excellence any physician Of the age But
preferring shine in sphere, he gave himself up
the specially in which he has become distinguish
ed In it, he has but few, if any, superiors IN the
United Slater. II is well that we have such a man
amongst u.s. for who does know that the deaf and
eyedseased have little, very little, to hope flor in
the hands Of the profession generally few give any
attention TO the diseases Of the ear and eye. The
eader may desire to know something OF the history
of the Doctor, and we disposed to-day to crafty
the desire.
Anatomy, physiology and chemistry, says pub
shed sketch of Dr. NJ early engaged his ate ton,
and Interested his Thoughts. Medical works were
the favorite reading of his youth and lie natrc-
uIated when quite young, student the University
OF Leipsic he made steady progress, and after
wards went TO that Of Berlin, where he hrt saw the
-enowned Ocusts Junkin and Ruety, operate on the
eye, and the equally celebrated aurst, Kramer, on
the This determined his course, and he adopted
those branches OF surgery and medicine as his pro-
| fession. Coming eventually to Vienna, he graduated
creditaby at the ophthalmic College there ami per-
formed several excellent operations. He Afterwards
successively held the appointments OF Surgeon ocu
list the Imperial Guard and the Military Hospital
| at Prague.
In a few years, having obtained afurlough he de
voted il to travelling over Europe, visiting the princ''
pal hos ptals and cultivang his in and
/
ed great privileges in his profession and put them To
useful Improvement He wrote sketches Il his OBJ
servations as a traveller which were published in a
Ieipsic Journal In Is45 he rejoined his regiment and
attained great celebrity in the practice OF ms profess
siCn. Being Pole and IL patriot, he bO c conspio-
nous part the revolution of lS4S and distinguished
! himself with his sword in the field, an lis pen IN
the press. Some of his political prod ons, pub
! lished IN the form Of pamphlets, show Hlm to be
man of erudition his professional successes
| have stamped him u skful and accom- Ilshed sur
geon.
The cause TO which he had devoted himself failing,
| Dr. Won NJ. ii seems went TO London, and soon be
came connected with the Eye and Ear lnfrma'y
there. In Bentley's Magazine he published some
spirited sketches Of the Revolution, ana, Ia 1850,
| book called "a Guide to German Literature" and
| other other works which were highly spoken Of by
the press. Coming to this country, which he long
had a desire to visit, he remained while in New
| York and Philadelphia, and then went to Boston,
where he commenced practice and was visitor TO and
practitioner in the Eye and Ear Infrmary there. Hs
then went to Baltimore where he settled and whers,
as may be gathered from divers reports, he publish
| in the local and medical papers, he performed some
extraordinary operations There, too, he published
| his work ''The Diseases Of the Eye and Ear, and
! their Treatment,' which he dedicated to Professor
! Dunglisson of Philadelphia.
| He has also published in the newspaper press of
Philadelphia series of sketches Of 1T 'raTy
| merit and his occasional poems exhibit rich and
| glowing fancy.
It would be highly gratifying could Or. NJ. be pre-
| vailed upon 20 make Nashville his future home His
great skill could here be Employed to advantage
theatre were hundreds OF medical students annual
| y drink of the pure fountains Of medical oIe
| opened IN our midst.