Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-23

The second annual announcement exer-
cises Of the Cleveland Charity Hospital
College took place yesterday afternoon, com
mencing at four o'clock, in CARROTS Hall
Avery considerable number of ladies and
gentlemen, friends Of TIE students and in
~stitution, were in attendance. The outgoing
members Of the class which numbered sew
enty-three all in all, took seats in front.
There were twenty-eight graduates on the
list, two of whom received the honorary de-
gree of NJ. D. Their names are as follows (:
Charles N. Hayden, VIM. Crawford, Jose
a sr-i. GGrh u, YIN II; Swans, George ".
J0hn E. Carpenter, G. W. Jenner, E. H.
HaEen, I. l.. Harris, N. NJ. Jones, J. L. Par
ker, Hiram Nye, H. Is. Psttison, +. c.. Ma
lOnyb John L. Woodbridge, Edward Steese,
John l. Ewald, John H. Pipes, Jonas H.
Sommers, H. A. Root, S. H. Wilkins, L. B.
Shield, George B. Hayward, E. a. Dirker.
HoNoRARY.-. B. Livingston, and II. C..
Coates.
The exercises were opened by prayer by
Rev. j. Monteith. Professor Weber next
introduced DIR. Jamin Strong, jr., of Elyria.
who proceeded to deliver the following ad-
dress to the graduating class. We give it
place, Notwithstanding its very considera-
bic length. It wal a very able discourse.
and will be read with deep interest not only
by the medical profession, but by the pub
lie generally
cHAELATANIsN n HOW TO MEET IT.
Truth is the natural antidote of error.
In this sease it is a certain specific. It
may cost US much effort to find tive NAV
have Perplexity in applying it but it is
well TO remember that our most costly sac
rifces are followed by our most generous
rewards. The gaseous efauvia that fill
the atmosphere and poison those who
breathe it, are suddenly collapsed by the
lightning's bolt. Thus it is with error. 1t
may for q certain period eeem to prevail,
spreading its sickly miasm and ~c6-rupting
those who inhale it, but at length there
comes the electric shock of truth, exploding
suddenly and forever, the pernicious ele-
ment.
In no department of life, in no field of
human enterprise, is the "irrepressible con-
hlct' between truth and error more con-
s~pieuously manifest than in Medicine. In
the name of medicine, and under the
OF its mighty wings, portions of the
human race have meekly and submissively
bowed for centuries. The faith and blind
creduhty of the heather, as they manifest
in the open sacrifice Of life upon
the altar of his religion, scarcely furnish a
in absurd devotion and supersti-
tious belief This strong proclivity of man
in all ages to PROSTATE itself at the
of charlatanism has always readily
its counterpart in the empty preten-
of ignorant and designing individuals,
ul,r 49, % e,1o-s~ ~. --.zs.l .F.Il
in the treatment of disease are paTalleled
only in absurdity by the insane fancies of
victims. Whoever is willing to be
deceived has little trouble in finding a de-
oeIver. Whoever will consent TO swallow
nostrums, will find acup ready to be pressed
% his lips. Charlatanism, then, is not ex-
,~lusively i~nstigated and perpetuated through
he deceptive wiles and clamorous preten-
ions of those who carry its banner in their
lands. 1t finds a powerful auxiliary in
he readiness with which men give ear TO
Is syren voice, in their willingness TO i'm
'ibe its notions, and what Is infinitely
worse, swallow its doses.
THE TRUE ISSUE.
A pertinent question arises here. How are
We as medical men to oppose with the great
st possible degree Of success the various
pecies Of imposture that are legitimately
mbraced within the cspacious folds of this
enEs, charlatanism? An answer is found s
q the following proposition: We should 4
i'm to give the community such clear proofs
{ our skill that the contrast between the
Intelligent physician and the quack will be {
ecognized and acknowledged by all. 1t E
lay be claimed hat many are 80
linded by prejudice, and are so in !
ltuated in their devotion to this ]
r that branch Of medical ~humbuggery, they '
ill resist all evidence, however clear or 7
emonstrative. Thatit is difficult to reason i
into, is readily conceded. That 4
icy sometimes cling with peculiar tenacity P