National Republican., 1873-10-08
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OF watlng TOT sign. mlnu Ieauy " voselse n
ant will, cleaves way through every onstacle.
But there is q danger greater than this reliance
on predcsined calling and ~ nv s,. ope aerns, ine
all dangers Of It's class II is bred OF custom, aud
hides its traits beneath the daublng OF general
acceptance. ! mean mat creeu e, whlon dlsIn'sses @
imply Immediate practical results, aud which,
with most unjust ignorance, condemns every
thing which ssyors o. pure theory. Even the
medical literature OF our country--the task OF
which is TO improve the art by advancing the
sciences. can Ind no higher credentials for our
favor % than those o. being practical"
begin your studies with any hope Of success at
teudent upon practical endeavor, or with any
practical end IN view at all. The knowledge
for you--lt must he gained for It's own sake. Tue
beginning student who slurs over the studies OF
anatomy, physiology and chemistry, the prao-
teal utility OF which IL not Immediately seen,
and wno steals time from them 10 give TO prac-
tlcal medicine and surgery, paralyzes himself at
the opening OF his career; hereafter he can be
nothing else than mcndicant Of science, de-
pending for success upon the charity OF acci-
dent or impudence. Closely allied to the fala-
cy Of believing that a "practical education" Is
the one most to be desired 10 The tendency
among students to be inattentive to what Is
general, reserving their powers for special facts.
No greater mistake, or one more lasting in It's
Injury, could be made. The generallnstiODs once
mastered, Tie particular facts arrange them
selves In order and are easily remembered, and
would most strongly recommend that you
should cultivate the ha0it of generalization, Of
liking 10 the mind general facts, and referring
details TO as few well.establisned principles as
possible.
1t follows from this that the student should
form no Intentions OF tho application OF kls
talents to any particular branch Of medicine.
Scientific Bpectslisu Is tho outgrowth Of an
elaborated neli. II you venture to tread any
other highway than that OF honest, patient
study and invest CATION you will DO bui enpirics,
and will be lost In the MAKES OF your own futile
efforts.
The members OF tho faculty are unanimous Ia
earnestly recommending that the student In a
three years course shnli so arrange hts studies
as to proceed by regular gradatons from the
more general to the more special subjects. Thus
| the nrst year he devotes himself exclusively tC
anatomy, chemistry, materia medica tuot thera
peutic) and philosophy, the last two years to the
more special professional branches with lhera.
pcutics. 1n this arrangement tho knowledge o
the healthy body precedes that OF Its inaladiei
| aud the application OF remedies for their case.
j. what has been said tonight have not al
luded ,o you As as doctors In embryo. not ait,erct
towards your diploma. Tue thought OF ply
slGiAns lfe-work IL Ia not yours now TO know
Sucn themes belong to the valedictory aud no
| to the Introductory address. The motto whlcl
| would have you adopt now Is, study TO
study's sake.' Knowledge should not be IN you
eyes q means to an end, but an end In itseli-i
may indeed hope that when many days are passc,
In safety you will sec the CLEAN from the light
| house tower. But the rays are not In your eye
| now; theyw would only dazzle and mislead. tn,
CONSEQUENCES should be, not that you viii on,
day bo doctors, but that you arc now students
such a title bears with it every dignity, ever
When tho thirty thousand students gathere,
| out OF nll Europe crowded the roads to Paris u
listen to the teaching OF Ahelard, their purpos
secured the respect AMI the support Of thos,
| whom they met Formal licenses were thei
issued to scholars wandering In pursuit o
knowledge, and laws wcrc suspended IN thei
favor.
Thus should It ever be that the calling Of III
student should entitlc him to the consideration
Of Others, and be matter Of Just pride to him
self. Secure In his own aiuis, he can look for
ward to future Of pleasure aud pront perpe'
In renewing our friendship with those VIII
have been with us before, and In welcoming a
who now enter inlo new relations with them an
with us, wo wish q God-speed to the hopes, I
the noble ambition Of you all.
NECESSITIES OF TIE SOUTH.
Address OF Jsdxc Fisher on ImmiErntior
Transportation and IntcrnaI In,prov,
ment.
The Southern Republican Association met la
evening at Clark's hall; President Murphy In u
chair and DR.. walsh secretary.
After the transaction Of some routine busine
Judge George s. Fisher, OF Georgia, was intr
duocd, and made an interesting address upon u
present condition and pressing necessities OF II
South.
In commencing the Judge alluded to the recci
organization in the State OF Georgia OF some ~
! hundred Granges-ostensby for the purpose
, controlling the manufacturing Of agricultur
! implements and to establish bank, but real
4 through these and other means to serve the u
0 terests OF the Democratic party. To meet a.
Counteract this movement measures should
!. taken to induce emigration into the South,
J construct water lines OF internal imprnyement
n hn w
1 west, so us to Afford cheap transportation for u
! products OF the several sections and facIl.ta
: exchanges OF the various results OF labor.
h The South has claims upon the generosity
. the people Of the North and West for intern
z improvements which cannot he ignored 500, o
u year Is expended TO keep open the Mssissip
o Delta for crafts drawing Is to 10 feet OF waite
< and yet IL afforded no sure and adequate outi
y for the great grain crops OF the Northwest. II
climate OF the lower Mississippi and the Gulf VI
d unfavorable to the safe transportation Of prov
;, sions aud brcadstuns during the summer month
r Two grand water lines presented thcmsely
. that were not open TO the objections OF the MI
! slsslPpi on the one hand or OF the lakes and Er
Y canal on the other. The latter routes, II Is W,
: known,are closed five months OF the year by ic
!. The same objection applies to the ST. Lawren'
l. route.
$ The two routes referred to above as presen
e Ing themselves that are free from these obIe
I tions are the James River and Kanawha cant
n through the state Of Virginia, and the mo
y southern route, by the Tennessee, Coosa at
: ocmulgee rivers. The latter line is three hu
4 dred and sixty-four miles long, and would
u navigsble every day In the year. Both lines n
u free from obstruction by frost, and are favor,
with genial and saubrlous climate. Tho al
e tude OF the Georgia route Is seven hundred fe
u less than the virginia route. The distance fro
u 81. Louis to Savannah Is said to be eighty-thr
4 miles less than from 81. Louis 10 Norfolk. II
" estimated cost Ia sS5,OOo,OOo to loat boats
y three hundred tons burden.
D, There are seventeen thousand miles OF riy
= navigation IN the Northwest which might
drained by this southern route. The seyentc
l. Southern states and three Territories are doul
:, Interested IN this line, for the South needs I
b. cereals Of the Northwest, while the latter SC
e tion will consume largely Of the rice, coal,
d bacoo and cotton OF the South. Many statistl
l. OF the amount and value OF the productions
Al the various sections OF the country were pI
sented, which cannot be given for lack OF spar
IS II Is estimated that thirteen and o quarter m
). lions could be saved annually to tho country
l. freights, which would largely stimulate produ
II tion. No subsidy by the Government TO aid u
% construction OF this work, but q loan OF SIS, ,O0
10 900 In Government thirty-year bonds. New Yo
+ has made more than seventy millions clear fro
% the krie canal. Al rates Of tolls much lower
$ this route the bonds could be provided for lol
i before maturity.
The country demands and must have beti
II outlet for her vast productions. The constrr
l. tion OF this line would bind the North and Sou
.. indissolubly together by a community Of int
u ests and tho wealth Of the whole country and
y taxable capacity enhanced intellectually.