, 1875-02-13
FAMILIAR TALK.


In the cuIminttinB ago at Attic culture, tie
medical profession was held in high esscoln, md
liz practitioners were, manv OF them. profoundly
learned iu tho science, and skilled in tho &rt Of
treating dscane. lIppocrates, tho contempt
farJ o1 soefstca and Plato IL, sven at the present
das, regarded ~ an authority In therapeutics,
whom rhysicians naty With profit consult, Tue
WORKS "hich lie rrotn upon the principles and
practice OF medicfus abound III valuable facts
and moral precapts. liz exhortn those WHO
ontor the profession to purity Of bfs aud fidelity
10 their art, a. we'll 10 careful attention to tbe
duttes of forming progno.is ind anpI,jup an.
propriate remedies. lila descriptions Of tho
phenomena Of diaease havs never bean aur.
FasAed, willis his directions tor the management
Of acute malsdfes have sczlcelv been ttnurovetf
upon during tha centuries sincs To prescribed
for the plaques that coutended againa. hcaitl,
md life in Athena and other citios of Greece
Ills lfateriA Met1iea comprised 30 mineral. 500
vegetable. and 160 animal substances. He wsa
skilled in both animal and vegetable nl,ysioloey,
and it is sail TINT Aristotle and ThcoplirAetI4
pEotited by luis ia5ors IN tLtA depal t1nen. OF eci-
tnce
| Anothef eminent physician. Of still earlier
| period WAS Ucnociles Of Eroton, who raA n
stident in the ce!ehtatcd school Of medicine III
| III. native place. lie was driven from home by
she tyrAnny OF = cruel father and went to Egina.
~hero. in the course Of siuEls yosr, he securad
! better practices than all the other tesldant
phvhle!sn.. though, IN bis poverty, b. va. dessl-
tnt4 of tue nee'iful appliances of hts art. The
, Government Ut Et.1na. discovering his Abllitv,
appointed him to tbs Office Of Ststs PhynlciAn.
| ~ ss!a11 Of taisnt, or 81, 220. After holding
Tins position yea.. Atapns secured hlm at
salary Of 5000 aud, four ysass thereafter, he
entered the service Of poIJcrates for tie consid-
GRAFTON Of e. 435.
l. il probabls that st.te Physicians we're not
In the practce Of waiting their EAtlehta but we're
Hft1G = ftIaf Inns
received no private fees. The position wRs hnN-
oraols II velt ~ lucrativc. and man. veto tho
applicants Who set forth their gains to It. Ars-
| tophanes, Plato. anl Acnupnon maze many a.
lusions 70 tle Office OF STATE rlysciau. Plato
plainly hints TINT tbs medical profession wAs
followed By men Of culture aud Ut rank. and
that they hasod their practice upon rational oo-
| serTation and experience. fu sha military ar
langemcnts NJ Sparta, sscura pl.ce wa1 care
FULL provided tdl ths kug goona, WHO wess ind!B-
pcnsab!e sttendants upon thsir arm!es.
B.a!e phyHic'sus we've proyiacd With number
OF attendants' "ho treated simple caass. and es
pccally tho dlssaaes uf slares. This establish
mont OF tina d1ctrr waE, ~ in cur
day, separate from tlat og tie apotlIecaxY, aud
the TWO prufa. tions occupied tho tHns relative
rank. fe.nel remains Of but eingie hospital
IN Greece, which wAa situated 1t Fir4us, tho ses-
port Of AtleLr. aud the residence Of thosc who
Followed seafaring Life. tisistratus set apart
a.pottlon Of the State fund fur the support Of
ds.ahicd au!dIers but. beyond these bald facts,
w. kuo" notht"E Of the provision made BY the
Government for the cate Of tie suck and the
prevention OF disease.
l;iss cur;ou. incident 10 tbs history Of Greek
! medicine, that ple.CriI tIonB wers wr1tten in
| Dollc Greet. ~ they nuw ass IL Latin. Being
couclsed IL foreign dRlect nnin .e,igilte to tAs
multitude. thaJ seemed to certify to til. superior
wisdom OF tia physician, to his capacity to deal
out ariss which be knew EoH Il spea!: Of
| fauilLarlY by strange aud learned pantt
| Besides tbs educated and accredited school OF
| medicine, ttcre WaB = cIAss OF ignorAn. p1ac,i-
tIr,. urk.- ALI Ill.
uomsn and mere emplosed in cases Of d;Ae..e
peculiar to their sex. There rere also certain
! clnsses and families who pretended to have this
possesslon OF aecret cuIes,that wore handtd down
mentions that, iii bis day. there was = plaut
growing oa Mount pelsou, whoss medicinal yiT-
tues were known to single family in the city,
and t!lat, in thar bands, it VAS . ccrtain cnte
ThoHe Hho understood tbs urs of such secyst
r8modea toox no foes from the paueuts that
weEe hcalol by them,
Tho priests attached to the temples OF Eacn'a-
| case by miraculous eiit from tho god tuer
| eerYeu. pateut1 we're taken Into thete temples
aud left Tor . night, aud in tia morning went
away he!iaving themselves cured. 1t il cup
asloep, or 6lltn. Under tie command Of the
| prienia. who had soms irregular kuowiadgs Of
the proper trsat1neut Of eominou mAlalies.
Chilli.
The fourilhinE and ambitious Republic Of
Chill proposes 10 bold National Exposition At
SautHgo, beginning 8ept, 1G, sud cloaing Dec.
81. .! tho present year. The Government haa
erected suitsbls building, covering an sses Of
2Hauare miles, and provided With every facility
for the practical nxhotion Of watas-poWeI, agrl-
cultural aud other machinery on tbs grouads.
In addition to the four qreat divisions, inolud-
ing Raw Material, Machinery. Manufactures. and
Fins Arts, there wll be a special ssotiou on
Public Instruction, devoted to Al exhibition o.
tie AppliAncaA uaed and the methods praetfoed in
primary and admit schools. and iH secondary and
university education. In connection with this
department, al International Library will bs
established in SAntlago II permanent memorial
Of the Exhibition.
10 encourage contributions 10 tbs Exposition
iron foreign counties. t1e C1'ian Government
promises t40 iu god Tor passage Aouey to every
individual coming 10 charge of mashjney for the
Exhibition. aai tbs South Amcrtcan Inc Of
dhplay ffes ol freight. Auauns the premiums
A3reRdy datatmined upon By tie Executive Com
mttea are Rret, for the best ba.roH.gange
railroad. not exceeding . feet, $1,010; second,
for tba best hyHtsm OF measuring aud distributing
water for purposes Of irritation. $l.uG5; third,
for Tue best azploEiug drtll adapted to mining
| operations, $500. Gold. silver. and bronze ned
| as will also b. awarded in eacL section.
| An@ A4A4sAu toldulB IL LIE EttAt Eitloat Auu
| various merchants III thncllef 4esports. engaged
in commerce With Western South America. viii
| act AX Com mHiasioneta, in coupert wtth tho
| diplomatic representatives. Of the Uhillkn Gov
syument,
| slpca tho International Agricultural Exhibt-
| ton OF 1BGD, Chsll Las nude great advance in
| prosperity and civilization. 1t hss butt up
| la1gs cosss-tIads aud las established llneH Of
steamers running To Liverpool, Bordeaux, Ham
| bulK, AI,d antwerp. petWoFk OF railroads IL
| gradually sproalluB over the country, atfotlinE
facilities for tEayel and transportation to the in.
| tenpr. The uaualous ul,aes Of tbs stata are
| ylelIing Increased revenues under improved
AZ varied and abundant. Its coIpnr nin.s are
said 10 proauGs fully two-thir.is Ut the total prod
ucs of tile world. Those Of Copiapo. llnREco,
ftor1da aud other points, ars reao ned for thelr
riclluoas. Tue coal.dsposits IN tLe eoun:sy ars
also Ok eDsive, aud sro worked Oh = large scala;
while, In tha sonti. tlero large veIna Of itoa
waiting To be developed. T4ere II nov capitsl
| Of sl5o,olp.ooo inyested In banks. railroads,
stexmhAlIA, mining. manufactures. And yaIIel,s