The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-29
New YORK Feb. 25, Is

New York Feb. 25, 1875.
The celebration of the "birth day" was
the chief feature in the week, and in this
the centennial element was largely devel-
oped. Historically speaking Washington's
birthday, a hundred years ago, found him
precisely A years old, and at the head of
the army which then besieged Boston. The
year 1776 brought his first success in con
tending with the British arms, which was
the expulsion of the enemy from that city.
aud also brought his greatest defeat, which
occurred on the 26th of the succeeding
August at Brooklyn. Before the year ex-
pired he reached the lowest degree of de
| preston, and it is a great wonder the whole
enterprise had not been abandoned. One
of the most interesting features of the &C.
casion was the gathering of the veterans Of
the war of 1912, a few white headed and
shattered ola men, who reminded us of that
struggle which really was but the finishing
of the war of independence.
SURGICAL FACTS.
| At one of the entertainments given on
the birthday, among, among the toasts was
the "medical profession. In responding
to this a prominent practitioner made some
interesting statements. One of these was
in reference to the great service performed
during the revolution by this profession in
other departments The first historian OF
the war of independence was DR.. Thomas
Thatcher, whose military journal 10 &C.
knowledged authority. Warren, who fell
at Bunker Hill, and Prescott, who held
command there, were both practicing ply
sicians. SO also Hugh Mercer, who fell at
Princeton, and who was one of Washing
toms best generals, was originally mem
Der of the medical profession. The con-
tinental congress contained six ply sicians,
one of whom was at one time its president.
Five states have taken their governors from
the medical ranks, and foreign embassy
was successfully accomplished by a ply
stefan. Even the war department was ably
administered by one of the same profession.
During the revolution 100 physicians held
commissions in the army, from that of lieu
terant up to colonel. DR.. Craik, who at
tended Washington on his death bed, was
field surgeon at Braddock's defeat, and
to him the general refers in his will as my
er then proceeded to the service performed
by the profession during the late rebellion,
in which he himself had held surgeons com.
mission. He had seen the surgeons dress
ing the wounded while shells we're bursting
round, ans they were often the last to leave
the field One of their number, CDR. Ed.
ward Bently), preferred to remain as vol
untary prisoner rather than abandon the
wounded. The speaker saw a surgeon un.
der fire at Malvern Hill performing hii
duty as calmly as though in his office Du-
ring the rebellion 80 surgeons were either
slain on the field or died of wounds. Nine
were the victims OF accident or of guerills
shot. Seventy three received wound,
from which they recovered, and no othel
staff department suffered to an equal de
gree. Such were some of the points which
give your readers as matters of specia
interest in the history of noble profes
SION.
BESEvoLgScE AND PATRIOTISM.
The Martins Washington reception at thu
Academy of Music, in behalf of st. John
guild, was a grand success. The guild i
doing a vast amount Of good among tb
mi,er bly, poor, and in this grand reception
|
The Academy OF Music 10 another name TO
a theatre and dancing room of extraordn
arv size. with magnificent supper room
attached, and on this occasion its entir'
capacity was required.
/, "At 10 O'clock 200 lsdies marched In
, each In centennial costume, and the minue
was performed in all The grace OF antique
, fashion. As this dance is now but lit'l
understood, will give . brief explanation
. of the term II Is derived from the FrencI
word menu, which means small, for tb
steps of the dance are very short, perhap
to a degree unequaled by any other. TIL
music is peculiar, being in three crotchet
with repetition called the repTse Tb
: dance is supposed To have originated In tn
. French province Of Potion, and It's pop
: ulari,y gradually spread, until about tn
!, year 1860 II was introduce in Paris.
Q held prominence for century, and wa
then as distinguished az the polka or walt
| In our own day, Since the beginning q