The New York herald., 1878-03-01

FTatcs H. Lay.....N. y.
Macy oil the sraduases received bouquets at tne
same time they were handed tneir diplomas aai la
some Instances there favortes could pol
carry from TIE stage their numerous aorai CUTS.
LIEUTENANT oovrRxoR D0gsHEinEE's ADDRKss
Lieutenant Governor Dorshsirner addressed the
graduates at length aud frequently upplauded
He spoke substantially as ioows;--I have been askc
by tue faculty oi the Bellevue Meiicai College 10
mako address. whicn 20 requires this occa-
sion. Were IL not that gcntlcmen IA my profession
s,em to be under certain obhgston TO the comm.
NIFTY to speak upon ali subjects. before all companies
and at al ,imes. II would not be easy TO had any ap.
propriaieness in this rrqGcsL
IL is said that IN The PRIMITIVE times one person
niled the place Of physician priest anu iawgi,vr
Examples OF this are to be to-day in our Indian
tribes. sitting Bull is a medicine man. II he a.
equally skilled Ia all the iuucions Of his fcc aud
;ceeds well with his patients he does Win bis
Toes, he deserves high rank among American pract-
tones. mention this Tor the consideration
these iunctiOLs were gradually separated. fusL
tue physician separated lI0m she clergyman, AAd
then the lawyer ~as developed IL tais b an ia-
stance oi the operation o TIE Dsrwinan OF syoa
non and WAS proeression rom tue lower The
bgner ypcs-lroip the clergy man 10 thc phy .cisn,
from The physician to The ia"y yer shy, an la
CONCLUSION E.ruy respectful 10 the othor lf0lcssOuA
ana ono which the eourtosiss o this OCCASION "li
permit me To iIelst on
Wuat ASSOCIATION u there beIwccn the sciences of
medicine vii "a kIusnIp uptwcru
physician ana ltwy cry Certainly no. Licrciy the
one which grows out Of medical Jari-prgdencc, ana
when often makes legal eontroyci slos d, pend upon
medical Research. lbat relation Dct~o.n ths
Law aud ali branches oil know leuge Obviously those
Is a more profound reiauonship-thai wniCh tlLds
Ipio community ala men waOso pursuits extend
the boundancs OF human knowedgs or iigbicu the
burdens OF human scrroa.
BACON AND MEDICINE
There Is no department. ol science ~hlch has taken
more benefit irom BscOn'J teachings tuAn yOuf..
Medicai science may be said 10 have Doraa men.
ur 81 toI a
All Englsn physician, William Hafy y, ~iu eig6t
years alter the publication oi tho Moran Crgdnnn,
1rnteda reatlse. demonstratiDg the circulation Of
The blood. TINS treatise cxlmpe 81 tAe Ds.
CONAN methods. Bacon himseH could Ios
strictly in accordance with his own mein.
Dds. / make this statement ancr auly
c0nsidering the criticisms o. Professor Huxley. I
suppose am not extravagaai IN saying that arscy's
discovery was tDe mo-t important 60 medical
science winch has ever been made. h's success
stimulated inquiry all over the word Osbef
covcries 10 lowed IN quicg succession. The depart.
ment Of Maieria Meuica came Inio hens lhe
muscular an" nervous sysiems sis-
Severed lho iu.ctIons oi the organs ~sfe
dehaed. The customs OF rural community
IN England led Jenncr 10 tho sceret oi vacnIna.
ion and defence was gwen to against t8c MOI
deadly oil diseases. The PHI la, ly cn H.
vested with power little les, than u,irseuious M.
nov holds Ia has hands "a nald whlcl .ure... a..
oblivion oil sleep even over surg cons taDlc lne
Ia which no moves lie has risen above ti.o
mlsts OF superstition and walks 10 tse urnt
oi reason. nc Is me soonest Of igalofs,
TOO subtle for MS anayss. no enterprise TOO d4ring
Tor his courage profession wAch has rs incentive
IN the purpose TO ailcva'e human suaertnr IA. 70.
necied upon the character OF those who r,llow n,
noble spirit OF philanthropy has been awakeued-
n splrt when indeed farcft MID a.
the new phiio, ophy 10 II owe aA these e.
hiOtiOns oil Dcnevolence--thc hospital In. asylum.
The school for the bind anu deal. IL has ely,, 40
woman a public career. lwenty years aao IA lei
Florence Nightingale 10 the Hospitals 0f Scular and
iouuded u order OF nIghthoOd DugIng our evil
war 1t enlisted army OF those who saved whtcb.
with curagc danger could dsuut and cnnrtty no
demand could weary. followed The bloody path OF mo
armies that destroyed. Gefmany anu Fransc were
the only parties to contest oi 1870, but cyory
battle ncIi were men and women oi every European
race, wcarcrs OF tho red cross, tho badge OF
homer crusade. Anu to-day Tho only slcan Of aun.
SHINE which has alicn upon tue rude quarrel ol
Russian and Turk has bcan thc spirit wnicn has led
EngIishmcn intv Deloal urea PievDs ana persuaded
men oil he world ana women of fashion. here IA New
YORK, 10 range themselves no what We may hope was
prophetic union, round tho standard OF the Cres-
cent aud the Cross
have claimed Tor men OF my profession that they
began inc true philosophy. But to you doctors oi
medicine belong the chief honors Oi this last ana
nUpies roe played by man. Gentlemen, III the spirit
Win which have strIvcn 10 show, with pride not
nnparoonablc nope that the pursuit and learning Of
the law mas worked TO the general good, by discov-
bres which reached far beyond the jurisdiction Of