The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-04
-MEDYCAL SOCIETY OFzSOUTH
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CHARLESTON, S. c., october l. 1870.
At meeting OF the Medical Society Of South
Carolina, held on the lot Of October 1870 DR.. P.
porcher. cha,rmnp Of o special committee made
the folio wing report, containing q preamble and
resolutions commemorative Of the death OF Pro.
fessor william Hume, which was unanimously
adopted: :..--i s.e.t
Alta meeting OF this eocietya committee was
appointed to draft preamble and resolutions
upon the death OF Professor William hume, H. D.
PREAMBLE.
Death has recently removed from our number
Professor William Hume, II. D.. native OF Charles.
ton, Curator OF the Museum Of the College OF
Charleston, formerly Professor Of Chemistry and
Natural Phllos ophy in the State Military Academy
In this city, and long member OF this society
Professor Hume was distinguished for his at.
tatnments in many departments OF human
knowledge, but particularly In those ofchemstry
and the physical sciences, ncladlng natural his
;tory: These he ardently cultivated to the latest
period OF his life. He was graduated In medi.
cine at the College OF Physicians and Surgeons Of
New york in 1920; .avaiung himself Of the oppor-
tunies Afforded him. he continued his professional
studies In London, where he was long dresser
In Guys Hospital under Sir Ashley Cooper.
Passing from thence to the French. capital, he
entered as a student at the Garden OF Plants un.
der yalenclenues and Geonrol st. Hilalre, who
yere coworkers with Baron GuVler. where also
he enjoyed an association with Humboldt and
other distinguished men Of that period.
Upon his return, he was appointed professor OF
cbemlstry In one OF the medical institutions of
this State, and whether as practitioner OF medl-
elnce and surgery, rs lecturer and teacher Of
vouth or az q member OF the City Council OF
Charleston, he was conspicuous for his ardent,
unscdsh. phllanthrop!c desire to do good In his
generation.
With n mind stored with knowlege. fertile In
invention and practiced In the "tedious ways OF
ar, :, M one here was ever more ready to
| nromote every public service tending to the gene
raj oo,d. lie therefore worked continually TO de-
vp]on the resources and increase the prosperity or
| the State and city. On subjects connected ~ltn
the hygiene aad sanitary condition, and par
| tIcuarly the drainage, sewage anu "atcr sup
pIy Of this city; In tracing up ana recordinV WIN
zea,,us naInstakIng attention the origin and
snread or epdemlcs, he was especially prominent,
and In M, papers and reports will be found ma
| terJa, for the future historian and statistcian.
Gifted also with ready facility in expressing ms
thoughts his style, both in conversation ana
writing, was slugulary attractive animated ana
graceful: 30 that his addresses before pubic as-
semblles convened for business, as wen Is nl'
frequent contributions to our medical perioaicals
were received or read with the SeeneS' 'n'e' e'''
Therefore,
Reso,rsa That In the death Of Professor WIN:
Hume this society mourns the loss Of one OF ,1d Us
most valued and esteemed members, Mno n,aa TSu
always taken the deepest I'M erest In aovanCtSs
/ the welfare and usefulness OF the medical proiss
sion aud uf,hls society who had sigaszs' worE n
which he undertook, and which had always les'
is obSt his own than s pDS OF The medca
nrifessjon and a. man OF science, reflected hono
himself and upon his native a city The nlnut,
! Rooy bs n, scrIbed to Ills memory; that copy
this preamble and resolutions be sent oy the sec
retary 70 his family, and that they be published
a - 'Ar e49' alSNINa sIxoss, n D., Secretary.