The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-24

course with them he was free and
undieguised, entirely above. the tricks
resorted to by a class who labor to Gre
ate all impression that in the mana9e,
ment of the case they had worked
wonders! There was no clap trap In
his composition, nor was there anything
in the practice of others be 80 despised.
He was C|ousiderate of the feelings Of the
younger members OF the profession, aud
when called in consultation was chari-
table toward them for any mistake that
may have been made. Devoid of pro-
fessional Jealousy, 80 common in u
ranks, be treated his competitors WIN
candor and confidence. He had a de-
cided taste for surgery, and was the
inventor of a thign sphnt, approved by
surgeons of national reputation, be was
liberal in his views of practice. While
free to admit there was r.erit in steam
and red pepper, starva ion and wet
sheets, Jaw beef aud the vacuum treat
ment, the recuperative powers Of nature
with tue adjuncts of rect and proper diet,
yet he was decidedly Of the opinion that
the practitioner who confined himself TO-
a dogma could not safely be trusted.
In religious belief Dr. Bowen WAS
what may be termed liberal. Though
not a member of the church, he fire.
quently attended divine service, anc,
believing that the Christian religion
was calculated to make men better, he
gave it a support. A minister Of the
city, who frequently visited him during
his last illness, and must have had ire
uuent conversations with him on the
subject, in speaking of him, said: DR.
Bowen was a true Christian, in the
broadcast sense of the term" We leave
him in the hands of a just God, who
doeth all things we'll"
The loss which a community sustalns
in the death of an intelligent and be-
loved physician, is severe, and often If,
reparable; not SO much that one of equal
skill cannot be found az the confluence
reposed in the one cannot be Immediate
" transferred to the other. Such a
physician is not only the medical adj
wiser, but also the friend and con6dant
of the sick; he sympathizes with them in
their sufferings, enters into all their feel.
llRB, dlu ID q GOulOlNGl III 4 ~ AANiS
His presence and encouragement are
often as beneficial as the medicines
which no prescribes, His presence in
the sick room is q ray of light in the sur.
rounding darkness, When death removes
him they feel that their security is gone;
that life is less valuable, because more
uncertain, and because m of the sources
of enjoyment is removed, and that a se-
we're trial awaits them in selecting an
other in whose knowledge and Judgment
they can place the same confidence, and
ON whose integrity and friendship they
can safely rely.
Gentlemen of the Association: l have
given you in brief an imperfect sketch
of our friend and co .laborer. There was
much in his life worthy Of imitation. To
the young man Of industry and ambition,
yet wanting in means to prosecute his
studies. it affords every encouragement.
His habits of application should stfnu-
late us all to increased exertions in pur.
suit of that professional knowledge which
he cultivated 80 long with 30 much asst.
duty and with such ardent zeal for the
melioration of his fellow man, not only
in the PRONUNCIATION of life, but for the
moral and mental elevation of our race.
As a class, we manifest too little interest
in education and public hygiene, subjects
that pertain to health of mind and body
and which legitimately come within our
province. We should be public benefac-
tors, beyond what we can do to relieve
pain and restore the sick. Such was DR..
Bowen, and the good he has done will
live after him.
1--WE live in deeds, not ~years-in thoughts, not
breaths-
In feelings, not in figures on q dial
We should count time by heart.throbs, He most
lives
Who thinks m~ost-feels the noblest-acts the best,
Lives in one hour more than in years do some,
fat blood sleeps as 1t slips along their
vain1N