, 1864-10-11

The opening exercises Of the HAhnemanu Medi-
cal College was held last evening" in the rooms OF
tie College, No. 1863 South Clark etreet. Tne at
tendaI C r7at large and much interest WAS mlrt-
ftfttd "a the p7oceedt1 gs. The College opens this
year urter favorable autp1cet, with large list Of
stuoe1ts IN attendance.
Tie. Introductory address was delivered hy g.
d. Btebe, ~ u. He said they had met 10 prepare
Tor e1tering on theater Of usefalness IN the nud
ical world Thsy met under clrcuWstances OF
great national peril when truth Is was1n9 derce
pby-ical warfare upon errox and Wron2. lie asked
them TO withdraw their Eazs from the RED theatsI
where sci, ntibc 1nth battles nobly and e1ccees-
Iuljy with bosry headed error.
=. In uone oI the achievements OF man has moro
ofts1or cfcpt, thsn into the Science OF medicine.
But the Yelczn goes on bfnTe'E and tFtnmphsnty,
AID before th1 msrahalled hosts or scientific
Turn 1he Hapks Of The opposition are scauefed N
Zor are ynsshing The Of truth lesps 70 the hi
izon 10 blesn with its rays the whole family Of mau
The Times demand tue men OF fa!:h, aud men OF
irtless energy: euch b. hou2ht be had before
him. Far bsck in the history Of The, past. we
fpd that 1t was customary to place tue sick IN tbs
ss,es.s spa pne'is places int thsy might NET
snd the remedy which had cured others become
known tothem Thirteen hundred years before
Il Sst:y va sad 70 be sAllsd IN tns SCI
ertfe oy neif Al ency. But the progress Of dis
eoreEJ WAS slow, aDo tue advance OF but little
.MpoAta4 y. - a eIltulnC p0ldL OF view.
61tttte R1terid At7sea, and trace the history Of
tta fFo9e a0Q panaceas, and ron will ind that the
old women nEft ueeo those same remedies, aud
rpo1 this 1s eased the whole fc.erce o, the Alo-
pathfc school Nothing more: no hing less. But
the Pentus q the German philosopher -uabne.
mann-elopeht peT lisst upon she world. In
Vi drugs upon healthy body, and
most uLdoubted standard 10 Judge al its natnrc
II d DOW s1a. In afIopathy, dtte2ee. ara as ira.
arenly created ns cured their treatment serving
10 multiply the punher not reduce toe ia.a]Iey Of
13:ease Standing Bs me e1ponents Of a rfeat
rc.orm ron mutt net with sreat prudence md Wise
ca7.ion' The battle between tfu,h and nor has
hcen foreht and Won aiTays upon high mor.
9rerndt. The s!Andcre OF th- charlatan hayc
never bcen uaed in the defrnse Of great
rdtntiac unIhs. They. are only tie
wearops Of 3. error ard envtous malice.
30 abstain from those vile eptthets whlca sre 60
frequently buried nealnst sou. Take not yn7r cue
rom those who aess1l ron. In the prosecution Of
voar calling, fret lst Eonreeves fut!y understand
| sLe nature and II truths Of HomHopsthy and
seacb youtf eyes to love II. Mans creates. st1dy
| u man. .,Knpw thysc1E,'' il . grand ln!unct.on
hot OF yet baif learned. The body of man - the
+1hl!Jaert etud3 that can engage y0ur attention.
Yen may rot At once gaRp II 10 it, full extent hat
| ever et1lve to mas1er the grand theme,
4nd fhl,st and labor for knowledge.
| The de1d Of investigation ia boundless,
nrt tIave1te all in Your power. !ts mysteries are
| rpfs, hGmnb1e, but rest not until yol h3vs ex-
Jurtd pottirn at least. os IT. nwinl fndnsT. So
! tbsIl 1ou march onward and upward. and Eesch
,y the goal Of yoGr highes: ambition; ard