The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-09-14

PROGRESS on oPTHALMc sURGERx-wHAr MAI
BE sEEN IN THE OFFiGE or AN occULlsr.

| IT,, student Of human nature i ever or
tie rtto distend and perfect his knowIedgss
Of his fellow meL. e him the expression
Of the face y ,iie .olume Of the soul, where
10 temay read the occult mysteries Of the
mind, and prepare himself for an accurate
estimate Of its characteristics. IL is, IN fact,
If rightly understood, key to expticate the
varied impulses Of humanity. II has been
said BY an eminent Preach writer, " that il
requires great deal of philosophy to observe
once what may be seen every day." This
remark is particularly applicable ! those
branches Of knowledge which late. I'D are
intimately connected with the pursuits Of
every day life, among which may be classed
the Study OF Human Nature.
Every day life is prolific of resources, from
which to desire informant on, yet how few
avail themselves OF the privileges soashss!ssa
to them by bountiful u ature, to dltivate
the garden OF the mind the end that u
may Weld immortal fru,t, Of which posterty
may eat in gladness wttn blessings on the
source from whence it vas OBTAINED. Man
Is essentially creature OF wants, with fewer
natural means Of grstid cation than any other
animal. Upon man devth'es Inc necessity
Of administering to the wants o. MS iellow-
men, and he who from he exterior can
best judge Of the proper sites OF the soul, il
the ore best qualified TO exeit an influence
upon mis- brothers, whether il be 'or moral,
mental or physical good. These reflections
were occasioned BY a visit, which, 10 com
pany with an afflicted friend, re Gently made
to the Iong-established Eye and 4 Ar Surgery,
situated at l24 Randolph street, over which
DR.. j. 5. Underwood presiies as tt. opera
ting surgeon.-and here | may perhaps DC
allowed a depression for the purpose Of briefly
abiding to the progress Of 0pthalsnic Sur
gerry, and in particular TO our own CITY. IL
is not, am confident, necessary for 90
expatiate upon the importance Of tiiIs sub
Ject, as all are sensitive to the value OF sight,
feeling that deprivation would subject them
10 M existence Of misery, from which death
alone could release them. Bllndn ess, Is be-
yond controversy, the greatest Calamity
which can befall human nature, AMI he who
by his skill rescl % the vision frorf smpend-
ing darkness, Or, ~ timely opsis.'on ar.
rests the progress Of disease, pcrlo<sns one Of
the nOblest works Ofameliorssion. ior Which
be is worthy to be enshrined 10 ehe hearts
of bis elbow men. Between 0pthdmic Sur
gerry Of the present day and that Of former
times, there 10 brilliant con srast, acd each
succeeding year adds many bright pages 10
the history OF Its miraculous achievements.
Is is no longer regarded a. handicraft, but
as a s~ience ana an art, reduced 10 correct
and forming one Of the most in
sere sting branches Of natural science. No
Where's those who have been brought
uEde'r its influence can amply testify-has
0psis'.mic Surgery been more scientifically
pursued than in the large cities Of The xast
and West, and more especially In our Cwn
/" Garden City" where the developmsnts of
science within the past few years have been
truly wonderful. For years past Europe has
been considered and perhaps justly sO-ths
bead center for medical and surgical knoul-
edge, but Of late IL has become apparent that
our own country u making rapid strides 10
that direction, ana nov c ss g.. ss.v - eoual Y
not s1pass the Old Country in almost every +
branch VI medical science. A lev yesn - i
the treatment and management Of the eye
and ear was confined to the prineipal csnss |,
Of the East but gradually ~ scenes pro-
gressed IN the West surgeons became aware \
Of the peeessity a desosing, IN many cases,
their Individual ateenuQn 70 the highly i'm
porsane subjsct Of 0PEhalmie SuEgsry. tn-
drmariss were at once essablishsd, and shs
necessity Of an Eastern pilgrimags Tor treat
nsnt q The ere and eax uas hsncslorth md
Ior<ytr obyiaked. Amons tkcoe (an1 ~ IN
>oAzf - several skiAlfli 0coolist1l who kave
,o1t{ |6ntsd 10 me adsaeoeinens = Qte1al-
nic science IN this city, " Dr.. J. 3. Un1sf- /
rood, who, ] am informed, ~ been emil +
,enely suceessful In the trsnkmnnt q evegy
Iissase q which re eye snd ~ 90 mtjsGl. |
rq ~ eonEinced O. thus IL u oniy nseenns5 |
% vlsi< hia opersting rooms and witness tlis
eonknx. Il men, womsn and chill-
rem xhs daily gnshef there hon II pare Ell
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