Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-09


DooT. BENJAMIN Haywood, obi July 2lst,- 1860,
act. 80.
When a man in the prime oil life is removed
from the sphere of his labors and usefulness by
death, it is fitting that some memorial of his
life should be preserved. The deceased was
the eldest son of Doct. Benjamin f. Hey,cood of
Worcester and Nancy Green, his wife, (daugh-
ter Of the late Doct John Green the second of
that name in Worcester, and sister of the pres.
ent Doct John Green and was born at Wor-
cester, Mass, July 10th, 1921. He pursued
his studies, preliminary to entering college, in
the grammar school at Worcester, graduated
at Harvard University in 1910, and commenc-
ed the study of medicine Immediately after, at
tended his first course of medical lectures in
Boston, the two succeeding courses OF lectures
at Philadelphia, and in the spring of 1843 he
took the degree of M. d. at the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Doct. Haywood entered upon the practice OF
medicine i'll Worcester, and continued it until
the spring of 1916, when he went to Europe for
the purpose ofpertecting himself in the theory
and practice Of surgery at the city of Paris.
He returned to his native country in the au-
| tuulH u lOtl, anu resumed the pfaCtlce OF
medicine and surgery at Worcester and con.
tnued in practice up TO almost the day of his
decease, (July q, 1867 having prescribed
within three days of his death for an old pa
tient, and prescribing, also, mainly for himself
| during his long illness OF more than year.
DIR. Haywood combined with high attain
ments in theoretical knowledge, rare skill in
determining the varying phases of disease, and
sound, discriminating judgment in the applica.
ton of his remedial agents Few men of his
years i'll the profession have been more sue
cesstul practitioners both in medicine and sur
| gerry; i'll the latter branch it is generally con-
coded he had no superior in the county In
the sick room always quiet, gentlemanly and
courteous in his manner, giving cheering hope
to his patients and quoting their nervous ap.
| prehensions by kind words and soothing at
tentions The poor will mourn his early
decease, for their ills were cared for by him
with alacrity and faithiulness at all times, the
consciousness Of having performed his duty
faithfully and alternating the ills of suffering
humanity being oftentmes his only reward
Large was his bounty and his soul sincere"
He was ready alike at all hours to attend the
calls OF the poor as well rs the rich. The
words of the Roman bard always found kim
dred feeling in his mind and heart; "Homo
sum, ct humani a me nil alienum puto," In
him the faculty have lost q sound and safe
adviser; the community an able, talented, and
successful physician and surgeon his friends
one whose genial, social and generous disposi-
ton and qualities strongly endeared him to
them. They mourn for him (but not as with
out hope) as one cut off in the midst of his
days, Tor whom they had hoped future OF
distinguished promise and usefulness.
Descended from line ofFancestry, EN-.
| inenty distinguished in medicine and sur
gerry, lac seemed to have acquired the cart
of healing almost by intuition Apprehending
readily the obscure as well as the prominent
indications of disease, his remedies were
adapted and applied with rare skill and sue
| cess.
"De morus nil nsi bonum."
OF his failings-he that is without fault let
HIM cast the first stone--we can use no more
appropriate language than that in the closing
stanza of Gray's immortal elegy
| IN o farther seek his merits to Disclose
Or draw his traiies from their dread abode
(Ihere they alike in trembling hope reposel
| The bosom of his Father and his God.p