The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-05-27
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TRIO 10 tho State Medical socIelY.

fne Snyuer county Mcdicel society
appointcd two delegates 10 the State
Medical Society, which met at Altoon,
Pa. was Quo Of the delegates upor
whom this honor was conferred lef
my homo and practice on Tuesda,
the 18th Of May 1880. took tho train q
our depot and at IL o'clock laudoj In
the Borough Of Lewistown, In tho eve
ming at O'Clock I reached Alto ona
City the hub Of Pennsylvania. cal
Il the hub Of Pa Tho Pcuna. r. r.
Co. compose the wheels Of that m ,un-
tain City, and the City Is tho hub. just
rs we'll M Bosten Is tho hub of those
United States. Well rs I said above,
[ laudcl In Altoona Ia tho evening,
after washing of tho coal dust incident
70 travelling In tho Cars. I registered
my name In the hotel register Of tho
Loganho,lso, and aftcr supper stepped
out onto the porch Of tho hotol, AID
tlicro found seventy -fvo or moro of
our NJ. Ds. of diirsrcnt parts Of tho
state, who came 10 tho place rs delo.
gates from their respective County
Medical society. In short timo,
was introduced TO Doctor Clark ono of
tho committee Of arrangements, he
told mo should come the palor Of
the Loganhousc aud ho would have
my namo onterod as delegate from
!Suydcr county in book kept by tho
state medical societies for that purpose.
Bedtime. went to bed, had ro.
freshing sleep. In the morning at 6
o'clock I got up. aud opened tho win.
dow of my room, took look ut tho
building and its Surroundings. I came
TO the conclusion | was in q very largo
house, aud thought might have some
trouble TO find my way dow 70 the
sitting room, but not TO mako an eff
fort would never bring mo down, start.
cd and arrived on tho lower floor
without trouble. After Breakfast soy.
errl NJ. D's agreed 10 take walk aud
take look at the town and It's sur,
roundings. At IL o'clock We assemS
bled at the Operahousc, whero tho
state Medical society was called to or.
der by the president Doctor Nobingcr
Of Philad. Tho foreman was employ.
cd in things Of minor importance. In
tho afternoon papors wero read by
Gentlemen on Surgery. Practice DIS
Thursday Goth, wo met at tho same
place. The meeting was called TO or
der at half past ten o'clock tho rcgu-
lar order OF business was brought up,
and disposed OF. Friday 81, the
delegates from Snyder county and also
the delegates from several adjoining
counties boarded the train aud left for
homo, whom arrived in tho evening
or tho same day. am happy TO say
that spent two days at tho meeting
Of tho state medical society with plcas-
uro and unboundcd benefit 10 myself
aud also 10 my patients now in my
hands. There Is no questioning the
strength Of association, il is one of the
most powerful elements. IL Is
The band Of society aud the hand.maid
Of knowledge. No two persons can us.
sociu,e together, however ignorant tho
one or how learned tho other, without
IN dtual benefit. By Interchange Of
thought each learns something. THIS
is tho age oi progress not only In tho
mechanical arts and sciences, but In
the scicnco Of minds. Tho genius Of
tho ago Is for universal education and
improvement. II would DO prcsump.
tious in ue TO make any Suggestions
as 10 our duty as members Of this or
ganization. feel thst tho individual
interest must DO great indeed which
will bring delegates together from
every city and county of this great
commonwealth to lay before tho soci-
cty tho result OF their labor for the yoar
that they may 10 criticized for the aJ.
vancement of the profession TO which
We have consecrated our lives.
Il. X. Middloburg.
May Oath, 1850.