The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-22
The Medical Profession Among
the Centennial Great.

ton for the week ending June lIth to
Centennial medical men. The number is
preiaced with steel engraved likeness
Of Genl. Joseph Warren of Bunker Hill
fame, who was physician and surgeon
Of great promise. Then follows an ar
ticle headed 1.-THE medical profession in
Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary
war; Among the names eminent in
public life during those stirring times, and
who were members OF the medical pro,
iession, we find those Of Leonard Hoar
John Rogers and Charles ChaunCy, all
Of whom occupied the presidential chair
Of Harvard University, and the last sent
also ak sons into the medical profession
There was also Thomas Thatcher, u
great divine and first minister Of old
South Church in Boston, who was famed
for his thorough knowledge Of medicine.
John Winthrop Of Massachusetts, was an
excellent physician as we'll as IN illus.
trious Governor, and John Winthrop OF
Connecticut was barely less distinguished
as a physician Than ms participant in
State affairs,
The Great DR., Rush, who rs aphySi-
clan was bold, sagucious and successfully
rs ascholar was brilliant and accomplish
ed, and as q Statesman patriotic far see
ing, and Independent.
Joseph Bartlett, who had the high
honor Of casting the first vote, given in
the Centennial Congress in favor Of in
dependence and 81 afixing his name to
tho declaration next to the ilIustrious
President, was distinguished physician
as was Matthew Thornton also u signcr
Of the declaration.
Some u these names still sit with un.
cloudCd honor upon the descendants oil
the revolutionary fathers. Another ar'
ticle Ia entitled "The Diseases Of Amer
lea" which Is u translation from the
writings OF DR.. SchoepA, who was sur
geon among the Hcssian troops, hired to
fight in the British army. This German
DJctor seems to have had rather u poor
idea Of the country, and very much dispar'
aged the character and physique ofthe peo'
pic. Perhaps afterwards when he remem'
bered the few Of hiScountrymen who were
left to Tell the story Of bloody trays and
only less bloody retreats, he might have
written better opinion Of the Americans
At the time Of writing his book, Thu
Hessian commentator thought them I
lank, feeble, weak set, lie ascribes al
this to the frequent changes Of the
weather and the great extremes Of hea
and cold; between these extremes, he says
they become powerless as spring that has
often been bent TO and fro. The diseases
appear 10 have been then such as are now
incident to newly settled portions OF the
country, so that there seems In the course
Of q century to have been no marked
changes in diseases not dependent or
more universal causes. A disease, ms he
calls II, that took up q deal Of the Doc
tors attention, and does to this day take
up the attention Of those afflicted with it
was the fiery eruption commonly known
as "prickly heat" It WAS evidently d
new thing on the EesSian.
The number also contains some letters
which passed between Gen. Washington
and his Dentist, from which it is easy tc
understand that the false teeth Of that
day had little either of the elegance OF
comfort Of the modern affairs. Those
teeth we're an annoyance to the Father Of
his country, and we have no doubt they
made him swear, even II he couldn't tell
lie.
The sketch Of the Warrens, Joseph and
John, is quite full. The former in the
sacrifice Of his young life, made history
brief, brilliant and yet immortal. The
other, less ardent, less eloquent than his
illuSttiouS brother, pursued prolonged
career Of honor and usefulness, and when
he closed his long and disinterested life
left behind him All enlarged aud expanded
system Of medical investigation, IN illus
triousexample OF a wise, patient and self
sacrificing physician, and community
oiled with sorrow that the last Of the two
great brothers was gone.
The publishers Of the journal evident.
" feel that the array OF iIlnstrious names
from their profession, which figure in
centennial history, IL something to which
with pride they may point, and tothe re-
cord Of which they may well devote one
entire number Of their magazine.