American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-12
Address Of C. B. Galloway before the
Mississippi Medical Association.

Address Of c. B. Galloway before the
Mississippi Medical Association.
From the vicksburg Times and Republican.
The annual meeting of this body
was held yesterday in the Hiberni-
an hall, the president, &. B. Gallo
way, Nj. d., in the chair. So nu-
nerous an assemblage of medical
men was never before gathered to-
gether in the State. 1t was an as
sem blage of which a MIssissippian
might excnsably be proud, so gen
eral were the evidences of culture
aud refinement.
Doctor Galloway's address dis
cussed many subjects OF interest to
the profession and the public, in a
lucid aud pointed way. We note
with approval. as also did his audi
ence, his censure Of ministers of
the gospel who thoughtlessly lend
their names, and so their Influence,
to the m. nufacturers and dispen-
Tsersof quack remedies, "patent med
icines," SO called-and his sugges
tiOns of the necessity of cOmpulso-
~ vaccination. Had this latter adj
vice been given our city authori-
ties in time, and had they acted on
it, our bills of mortality would be
much less, and our revenues much
larger. Did our space permit, we
should be glad to give the address
in full, for il is not often that so
much elegance, good taste and
tact polish the periods of public
speaker.
Below we give the speech Of DR..
C. b. Galloway referred to by the
Times
Gentlemen of the State Medical -Associd-
tion: l congratulate You upon the return
of another occasion which permits us to re-
new that fraternity of intellect and feeling,
which eaAobles and beauties the life of
the true ply stefan.
historic by the seif.sacri6cing patriotism
of her women and the chivairy Of her men J.,
| / feel the glow of that pride natural to a
MississippIan. The wonderful recupers-
tive powers of this people are only equ ,led
by the misfortunes they have endured. In
the brief space Of eight years this city has
more than double its Inhabitants, and
with railroads In cOntemplAuOn eAtcuutuR
! in almost every direction, together with the
natural advantages, will make her at no
distant day, the pride of the State. Com
ing into a city that has had enough missiles
of death poured upon her to pave her
streets, aud whose end uraRce and devotion
to principle has won for her the appellaliou
OF the Saragossa of the South, feel al
though q strangely no hesitancy in saying
to you will receive the warm hand of
greeting.
Our Association once more assemblies us
together, like harvesters, to garner up
somewhat of the fruit We may have reaped
amid the toll, the success, the failures, o: a
} ph sician's daily life. 1.-THE recognition OF
regularly recurring periods, devoted to ret
rospection and an .iciPatien, is q necessity
of our nature periods, when pausing, we
may glance back upon the cloudy frag-
meuts OF the past, gathered into solemn
forms of warning and encouragement
whence we may look forward to the future,
bright aud Uniformed, and take council
with ourselves how we may SO shape il
that men may know that we, tco, have
lived and struggled"
These annual meetings have been COM
pared to mis-stones along the pathway OF
life. They tell how far he has Travelled
Here he can go beyond himself aud consider
the past, present and future of that body
powerful for good or evil, of which he is q
part. He may cultivate his loyalty and
enthusiasm for it by dwelling upon its
eScellencies and triumphs he may arouse
emotions of bitter disappointment and re
gret, as he recalls its imperfections and
self-induced failures; but withal, the para
lyxing routine of thought and feeling will
be broken, earnestness engendered, and 9
, fresh impulse given to exertiou. Atno age
, has medicine made such rapid progress as
the present. In chemistry, physiology
surgery and gyhecologv especially have
many old theories given place to new and
more rational ones. Indeed, it would seem
that inquiry has been pushed to the very
limit of human knowledge.
!. He that would keep abreast with his
profession must be up aud doing, for it !:
, no Procrustian couch we subscribe to no
. paralyzing creed which moulds Belief by
! Will, and euslaves Will by some. phanton
, authority. The Book of Nature is spread
gu, before us; with snch faculties and pow
srs as we possess we strive TO interpret the
, puzzling pages of pain. disease and death,
that We may ego about doing good
/ Each quality of mind and temperament
j which impresses characteristic differences
!, upon men, as il predominates, may 6nd
abundant material for their special exer.
else, amid those complexion vital phenom-
: eua which demand for thir investigation al
the intellectual and moral powers. all the
! present resources of sciences. Each spe.
cial constitution and habit of mind, each
peculiarly of external circumstances, is
J free to give its impress to a science, liberia
enough to embrace, vigorous enough to In
F corporate them all.
COUNTY AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
But gentlemen design my address to be
suggestive. Feeling a deep interest 10 the
: prosperity of our Association it is matter
of regret, that so many of our profession
have stood aIoof from us. ] would be
pleased to see some plan adopted by which
we can reach the physicians of every city
and county in the State. County and
District Associations, wherever formed
tend to unite the profession, and would
serve as SO many workshops to prepare
the material for the State Medical Assccia
ton.
We are largely indebted to the Columbus
and Lowndes County Medical Society fol
many valuable and interesting papers
There is no reason why every city in the
State should not do as well. Wherever
these societies are formed the profess sion is
united, and they exert such an influence As
to keep off vantage ground all quacks and
impOstOrs.
| MEDICAL EDUCATION.
Medical education has been the theme oil
so many addresses, that feel some diff
dence in allnding to the subject. Much
has been said about reform, and a higher
standard o: medical education. The prop
err place 20 elevate the standard and COM
mence the reformation is in our Offices
See to it that you admit into your Office no
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