The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-27
MAKING GIRLS PHYSICIANS.
vISIT TO THE VIEW York FREE
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Prof. Sarah n. Brayton's Manner or Lee
TURING and the Behavior of the students
An Insight of n Good Institution

-. 'eO'u'' anu quH "i one OF the
College for Women AZ 81 81. MARKS Mace mo
lecturer ,vaa Nil. s,roh n p.a.,-. =, ~ -,
fossor -, 49,, So, ~ "'"S'V.,, ~ D' Iro-
IeS9"r vi ""era Medca and Therapeutics.
Miss Brayton IL a handsome Girl Of thu Fnylisb
blonde tyne. not n nre,tv ,yomsr. 90 rai, TO-.
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pretty would he a libel upon her fine, vigorous
attractive womanhood I have hoard many
"o"." 'e''"'o's anu reauers' Out all that nave
seen before the public were dressed and gotten
up especially for the occasion. Here was n
woman ,yho doit,oro, =, ,,,,. -. =,
""""" VINO uehVereu lecture every other day,
VINO came to her work In her business suit, who
neither curled her hair nor donned her host
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E'"" oeioe ene mounted the rostrum' The
womnn,s srhoro" co,ld ,a, 49,. 49,,
IN tho f,,r nro,..a,.I,a,. -
W ''e ,"r proiesnorihes positioni Tor she
stood before an audience composed entirely OF
women the ladies' OF the class ~ s,uden,s ~,
ts-i "a Tho ton,,,.o. "s~, w. s.uue,'s .,
roo 90 rue ie''urer was perfectly AT ease and
so were the members OF her class. They were OF
all ages apparently from twenty to forty years
was not favorably impressed at a first glance
for the lady medical students had not made the
most OF their natural ADVANTAGE In tho ,,o,. -,
,,,. nv , ia 'io way Vi
i"ohs' lhey were well enough dressed 80 far as
materials, neatness, and cleanliness were con-
cerned. hu, ,ho,, ,,.or, ,t1a,,,,,, 49,. ...,.
,' Wv, 80 '''u'"'is "o' S.uucn's vi
made the best use of their dry goods A New
iork shop girl could have taken the same
amount OF money that they had expended for
,hhe'r Rowns, mats and wraps, and have made
t1e mus. on those pam women look attractive,
u not pretty. During the whole OF Miss
mayton lecture THIS thought dwelt upon my
mllnu put when tho lecture was over and the
quiz began, forgot To observed the dress Of
!ne students IN noticing the play Of their fea-
stamped on each lace. could not help think
ihs thdt II had daughter to educate, whether
n,a , ner doctor or moi, would certainly
ENs ner partial course OF lectures In a medical
college. Every woman on those hard benches
looked cheerful, interested, and Intelligent.
lnere was not blank or ill-natured face there.
10 return TO the lecturer and her lecture. She
zane in 10y -ide door that opened on the low
pocket spread II on the tall reading desk before
her az me front Of the rostrum. She did not
lo9k hurried or Hurried. She was delightfully."-
earn, inc students drew out their note books
ana pencils: and the young professor In a clear,
ee.yaated. English woman 3 voice began:
your conslderation this morning IL Amyu NJ
UIum. Nltrte Amyl was first discovered by
a. french chemist ia lsii but not until 1865 was
" orouHht before the notice OF the profession.
since then II has been extensively used, but Is
as yet non-oncinal." She then rapidly and
graphically described the method OF preparing
Nltrlte AMY and its action on the human sys-
method. After quoting a number OF authori-
ties for the use Of the remedy In various dis
eases, she defined with great care the circum-
stance and symptoms which indicated Its adj
own experience with il as a practitioner, con-
Guiding " | do not advocate It's use I'm every
case Of the diseases mentioned, when attended
with ordinary palm but in cases OF severe nem-
ralgio or spasmodlc affection accompanying
them, have found II Of great service. Two or
three drops applied to the nostrils or mouth ON
handkerchief, and removed as soon as a sense
to control the paroxysm. 1t has been employed
prostraton, and several cases are reported Of
aroused blythe Inhalation Of the nitric. iii.
It's use In counteractins the dangerous effects Of
chiolot0rm
Equally fslicitous was the lecturer in the dis
In her lecture Of the day 1t was Gelsemin,m
sWpeTpHtns-the yellow or Carolina Jasmine, a
ollmning pant 81 the Southern States. but the
nust interesting part ot the mornings instruc-
u9n was embraced In the quiz"
ahose VINO nave never been IN medical
lecture room Will explain that after every lee
.uIe II Is customary Tor the professor TO ques-
non the students upon the lecture Of the day
before. ms frequently leads to animated dis
cusslons upon the merits OF various authors on
ne subject, particularly II the lecturer Is in
easien NJ there Tree dlssIson on this oc-
SON out ~ spite OF that fact the play OF char
lecture Every lady put up her note book, and,
Tlulng more erect seemed prepared for the
professnr I,rs,,o, no,,,,,,,.a NJ. Nj.
YOU Tell me Mai ~ IT, Srs N1rtis, can
sI yn nt u't"n anu NINA. parts OF the plant
e"p4iay S"'N'u d ouio'hSi ny tue pharma-
bo'h tba Iv ~ , , or poison heml3ck, ana
Prof bly, what names are sr thew evit tnaIyn9
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b. n; mn 10 ionuin anu anu S3nl lIuctus.
DO Ia,,,bad ~, i rs uanJ Is Ilfnt' OUT you would
~ ,1snS ~, d. Wy we uIuRRists clerk u you
u'nr ~ 10 p'es0i'PNoh Gaming LOT coma 10
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haaI -. pPuro. P'ecihely' lMrs' M. shook her
"I Ih E n 'nS T.. upi
ma '0i' NIB "unueii' perhaps you can tell
"sirs n Coou ,.u. a.. ,.. ..,,
, - -. Gum ioii"-the ieANesi conf iru c.
'u - ny ~ ru ", 49,. .,,u
ca,,I. !" ~ nay STATE lhe ulHereht phhrma-
writio @ ~ tnp proper manher OF
rer tha r"''"' '"' u'Scs aiso II you can reheHl-
NJ a"0h A. m. A...,
a,,r rs, NJ ise pnarhac1phla recognizes two
eN t, GaiuGeun e0It'.the mesh Juice ana
T Ut o%'', etcono,.um the acoh1c extract
dlI omv 10 Two grams 10 be very gra-
Th esfu uisli W aclioh ~ perceptDie;
aiso u fNeh "a doses OIL
Ianno, re'neIhuer the lhAy doses, but they were
rn Tess Snrreet i1r me professor nodded ap.
iho tiii;, 10 Sne eo ,n, nuld extract OF
ov ir , ~ nis3 oiiclnai' IL Is called e1tractum
'' W. m ~ 'u ~, nuiu t, a. ~,
vol, nnne; ha na , W., nov 90 hernember that
yons "'I1. ne careful ~ writlng your prescrip-
NJ - ,ausn,s, aIon iH re , oehcIiesl
81 ~ mSA"uot"" oo'" Fuhum onet 10
W. prn n,''iu ~ siD,A, ,,. ~ ",
n,onnr,io. ~ sni siss Do VOC "hat arc the
p ',ureiT n ~ coma coma -
administorsd ~ S al enerRetic poison when
III uOsts hu1clent 10 make n de-