The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-11

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Wehave al aul watched tho sua as it
Slowly sank below the western horizon,
in c.oudless sky. and meditsted upon
bis departing glory as almost impercepi'
ably dsyHg faded into the twilight q
evening AID Nlsld teus engaged on
emotions aoBlI change s. Nitl the hgft oi
Heaven from their bright hopefulpess 20
= state corresponding 60 the darkness
which yellei tbe beauty Of the earth ana
the grandeur OF toe hudsragc f,om our
eyes The revolving earth that cives us
light and darkness has counted ont 10
man his DAYS aus numbered bis years
One generation after another has been
boru and passed dway. sac6ecdlng gen
eratlont have arisen 10 take Aheir place
aud thus f has been from the creation 10
the present slime, snd SO 81 Will bo untjl
tiIne i.la more Da aud uigld Bfe
A0d death impress upon our minds our
personal irailiy and mortality.
Selflove. that ilosven-insuitd pr;nci-
PIE which dwells ia the bosom Of tnan,
leads us to estimate numuu lne above all
thing~ else Man will part with all lac
may possess, that ne may be preserved
TO him; ln will sufer every endurable
privation that he may still live, History,
observation aUd experience, each alike,
verify this. Maa's love does not end
here, II there is divinity enough about
him to inspire his heart with the feelings
at humanity. There is love for father
aud mother TOR companion, ior son and
daughter, which ills the heart, and
which ia the hearts Of kindrea produces
d comm0n impulse. SickHez- az suGer-
ing, disease OF approaching dissolution,
in OURSELVES or our loved ones, quicken
our love OF lie. and lead eagerly TO iu-
quiFe for a remedy that sickness may be
removed and lit's be preserved. Anxiety
land activitv to relieve aud save are the
indexes Of our love OF life. We have, in
the providence of God. a class OF men
" hose lives arc devoted 20 the beniicent
work OF healing tbe sick, aud, if possible,
OF saving human lie, This is great and
good work; aad It is a noble impulse that
moves to enter upon such a work. We
have met to-day to pay respect 10 the
memory Of one who was engaged ia this
vocation, aud who, SO short time ago,
fell a victim TO diphtheria, that disease
we all so much dread To-day we meet
to pay the honor justly due the memory
OF our departed, common friend and BEN
cfactor.
How can we best, on this occasion, do
homage to his memory, endear his name
TO us. and make more sacred his chosen
profession? These are the questions
which present themselyes for our solu-
ton. We believe we shall best answer
them by giving a succnet history Of the
practice Of medicine, and by pointing out
what seems to be the indispensable intel
lectual aud moral characteristics Of the
practitioner; or to resolve the thought
into subject, as The occasion seems TO
Z demand, "a Tribute TO the Physician. "
We then first present a succinct history
of the practice of medicine,
PREHISTORIC
d Men, in the first period Of the worlds
history, were not born with intuitivc
knowledge Of disease IN all its mutitu-
dinous forms and in all It's vast couple
nv, and with the remedy in their hands,
with wisdom bow to deal out the health
restoring balm and lilsEiyiug elixir 1t
has been, ihrongh close Observation, IN,
tGiug experiment, set-denying toll that
We lave mediaisa ~ 8 science SO fully
!, perfeel4, ~ il is; aud il will be only
~ through uryaquilcd research that this
noble profession will be more fully equip
q pei and becia4q = sreafr ble'r'eg e
Our suffering and dying race,
As we would giauee into the prehistoric
'' period Of be world 10 te4,p how men
:. glndisd inlo the nature "a diseaae, apd
10 ascertain how tley found he remedy
- VIC Gud it a shady lsbyrintb Hist~l
banded along down from age to age hy
the voice Of mau bscaues changed &
adapt ID 10 The exisihg tpnaifi5n 81
- things. ltjsnai, therefore, 10 be relied
ppon. In tfieschild4 ld4periotitof our race a.
mea we've ipiurcd or sickened they wer'
forced to seek for healing aud restoring
remedies By experience, aud by ob
serving the habit. Of bru,es, they learne,
Ia much, much more than perhaps We tbini
lther could have learned 6f disease hi,
remedy. as the blind msu learns TO d.
many things which seem impossible Il
him who has The sense of sight A. thD
world grew wicked aud superstition.
aud gave themseye. over to idolalry, lh'
practitc ~ medicine beeamt i eoyet
l. science. aB3 maukMtf had tteir medica
goI.. and attributed an their kuowIedg
Z. Of disease sud remedy TO their deities -
1Ebypt. one most Civilized smong the y,
t1ea. IL feuote pptigulryt = lef u a1aI
#fnenls and tghbs. .ud her h'tfoei}pl4s.
decipAercd by lhe scholarship 10 9ut oa
age. plainly indicate accorded her bno"
edge Of medicine 10 asuperhumsu origin
a. lse lhaffiaFe wight Laws e1scos
the ptt sesss 81 E-Aspi sseir'alatisa
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