, 1865-11-21
THE 1RsnARREs RospETAL.


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A day or two since. this paper contained hstsa
announcement Of tho 4ct that tAe Desmal1es Eye
and r Hospital, in thts city, had been given up By
! the Government lis usefulness u N institution
for the treatment of spett11des IN the umy having
ended. The great benents achieved BY this hosps-
tal botk In is direct treatment Of soldiers md tn
the contributions to science which rho wide Eeld oG
experiments opsned 10 tho surgeon in ehaz2o, has
enabled him to win for the institution more thsn 4
ne7o peaatng notice OF It's dtsconttnunoe- It hss
oe1 In The fullest aensa Of tho words sutfo sue
cess, md as such its rise and progress aro most In
seteaun9. and should Be made matter Of history.
very soorus after Tho oreakinx out of tho rsbol-
lion. Dr. Joseph 8, Hlarrth. 4 voun9 AmexIcen
phJsicsn, who h1d received ali tha Advantages OF
long course 81 practical study. under tho most emf
nenk pn1Neaans 0! Franco and Germany md bad
slnee settled down IN Practice In oue of onr Wess-
c,n cities, Offered his tie md ta]en,a IN tha snr
geon General at Washington for eup,oymen, in
Whatever position be could be of no.t
service to the Government. Aner n,stnnn
4enSs,anon 7 W. & determined M 70 establish in
c1s1s Of eye and ear diseases IN the ary The nsft
tudon to be under his Eoa charge. For this pur-
Ss5 e. N -. sR ta 4 sas
provide for the great number OF ca%es which uers
sent there for treatment A second md thsn
third @ Taid ry Ta1e M added; bit tne aesommodaiona
vas seized By the military authorities and applied
for these purposes. Here the burden OF rrsponai-
70 ba ptes Tas = b. n T.
discharge those Of Coamtseafy, Quarsesmlste1
PaymssteE, and military conmandsut. It WAS very
soon evident ffom the success met With IN the
treatment Of The most difficult cases that such an
institution ior the treatncnt Of The delicate orEans
Of tisht and bearing, whera they could receive
UfDdFY hcfDtf4l. 9unUyf0fr NNpf which hAd
long been ielt in the army, and which no Govern
ment had set eudearored to meet There wss bow
IN Warrington and that WIS found III lha climatic
enanFss DURING portion Of the ycar, which wore
Of os
opthamic disease is termed from the fact that blind
nest coniss upon the patient with sunset each day
az ess s sna @ Hop Ss Z a w..
ei.her at 5L Louis or Chicago, and preference was
given to the latet because 81 the cool atmosphere
atnntiy enjoys, Chicsgo having heen decided npou,
the moat suitable bulldlng which cuuld be obtained
W. w ,s; H. Old city Ao.pl's On Eighteenth street
Ear Hospital" !" named alter distinguished french
] oeull~t, and conducted. ulder the control Of tha
only for one hundred and any beds, and shcse verp
soon filled With suffering soldiers rom Chatta-
nooca, Louisville, St Louis. New Orleans md every
disease known to archaeological and aurai sei-
eEce. The 1abors and responsibilities Of the sur-
Geon IN ehss;s were 1eFy great. but werp admirably
hldret6 when ptsrnieu op1doto1ia began Spreading
rnnrsa ~ ap,t, tso years since, sagrcstnR
ed WITH The most eutire success. sestin md be,t.
Ing ibe disease N almost every case. For m able
paPer on ms soeleTl, oy DE e, read before ths
IrV hiuh c1mTan3., soele's' ns nas received
The nesmsrrex unsnis., 10 49,.
adopted BY any government Tor he tn5,mcn. ~ ~
speclaty IN It's army; but the benefits derived ttom
e,ss ersry peTn en- e b:f i o. easss seus
nece.siI, md The example, ot our coycrument VIII
doubtless be followed by other nations. in this as
has been, Of tncalculabls advantage, not only IL
ali tbe condition of he soldier md d. dIminsbIpT M %
The pain too often acquired for alt Of after nj: m
remembered viii tenderness aad prsI;tnde na ~ sn
proud AL The most difieuIt opctations mon tht
eye and ear were performed IN flis,ntts,
ard With rare degree OF success, md aoms must
remembered By those who have enioyed lis pu1i-
leee Of attending these operations. two inc,dsnts
Of this character occur 70 our memory: me aFst
the service. who fsir no lrenly Ma AMI.
tiou that he ayowed he wontd ciaiiv
he vas oesomnsnie 10 H. f1ntnI,, IL Nv r. .11,
pathziug and axonixed fother. Uho III, ~ dessnIv
The atnlctou OF his son that he could not h rsss
mitiet TO remain NJ the room turtne the nncr,f1n1,
upon which hung Ill hope Of The young ~ manss ~ 1ss
tanouilitv Of ill., nst,ent c II "on@ ns1, amtaso ne
succsssfu and he bind il enablen IN az NJ riss.
" as before, Words are inadenunte to. 5cn;c1 M
joy Of both ntheF nd son at t1s hapny snapi
sid es@e he.e snrey unaba no 10 ds;;nn;.S
es I'D have shs 1qt1e % 1eno 20 y y
to or of n3ss
ef VAS ouiie a. gucressfui IA thst .nnlie1 ~ he
eye, but there were fever cases, and icy wes not
plaiutK, which had nreyionsfy beers n aisrrnin,v
frequency and y,rulenee il he amy. Tbs eetims.
tiou IN Which D.. AildFrih y held, through tho
by humber Of eminent nhvsic,,ns mr., nths1. n
the East ufriIc h.m fo H;ke nnbIic N hnnie form
esn sases :, r. aqS s BE-
mas had
NNow that the return OF peace has rendered the
fnl to ihe army, II Is hoped tkat tie supcsvisoes
Will in rroTganizinr 4 h6fn,t.i fnr I'M e,fv snn-s
ciate he pecssIty of deyaljna csttsin H,It II +
eye and car diseases an 100 trrnnsnr. ana VICE
II attended to in time by Fkiltnl ha-ds IN most
the nubl1e " tc,r1 r.. nr Htidsoth ,naaaa, "
soon as the Government can spare him, 10 deypto
n!mAen % mt specially IN th1H city. and We fa.nest
= @ + ~ a. e. h a.1os VI gur !eadins ett-
lis services il conduc,'nr sn eve md ar t,enaT
nent In the hoepito which Is 81 once 10 b. oospcd.
10 ne efed!t ol ear ciy Les our hospital b equal
,sa y. H"ste1n c1ues IN tolS fespeet aa In all
CHICAGO ART GALLERY.
An,eeitno or the A,soci,uo, ~ In..-.-.
- 49,. c...s. - ~. s'.oa asr.N VI taeofpofa'os
OF me Cnieaso Art Gallery was held In Hon J.
Young seauHon's private office, Marine Bank
building, yesterday afternoon, Tor the purpo,e or
e,ect,ne of1cprz md the ,-,rs,c.gon -, ~" 49,.
sN~~' 11o ~ ''ans'ee"a "a "I071 oosa-
ne9ss
There were present Hon. j. foun. Seammou,
Hon. VIM Bross, G. P. A, Hea1ey. Es1.. Edwin q.
she1de, Esn + r s+,aor5 ~ n 81 ~ p,
Geo. + Bnmsrv Eso md ~, t3s,.ir u 80 i'4's
The nneetin r.a e.i r.its au y, W.. n:,;o n. T. q.
10 The election Of ofcefs ior he ensuin" vear The
motion prera1led and the following gentlemen were
''fs.eG R1ss as omesfq: u
Vice.Trcsjdent-J. r Sis5fo,3