Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-23

DEATH or DIR. JONATHAN M0YEE.-
We were incxpressibly pained 10 hear Of
the sudden death OF DR.. Jonathan Meyer,
of Logansville, Clinton county, which sad
event occurred early on Wednesday morn
ing OF last week, at Lock Haven. DIR.
Meyer was a native Of Miles township,
Centre county, where his brothers, the
venerable Henry, living at very advhnc-
ed age, John and Reuben still reside. On
reaching mans estate, and soon after COM
pleting his medical education, the Doctor
settled in Sugar Valley, where he contin-
ued to 1.-Two during all his life, actively
engaged in the duties of his profession,
except during term that he filled the
office of prothonotary Of Clinton county.
He ranked high as q physician, had great
experience as practitioner, and filled Il
useful and benefcent place in the commun-
ity. In the early years Of Doctor Meyers
professional life, Sugar Valley was sorely
afflicted with an epidemic of typhoid fever,
of type SO malignant that it baiiled the
skill of the best physicians. The disease
was new 70 the section and for some time did
not have a technical name, but was known
and dreaded rs the Sugar Valley fever.
1t would not yield to the heroic remedies
Of those days; death WIS in almost every
household and the period of It's duration
was full of sorrow, afniction and even
terror 10 the inhabitants of the valley.
1t appeared that its Tavages could not be
stayed, and it WAS at this time as we once
heard the late DR.. Robert Vanvalzah, Of
Spring Mills, then a young physician
prscticing in Brush Valley with the yet
we'll remembered DR.. Samuel Strohecker,J
remark that DIR. Meyer, after much obser.
vation, thought and study, was in advance
of them all in concluding that new
method of treating the disease must be
adopted. He made the change, was soon
rewarded with gratifying results, and his
mode Of treatment was afterwards SUBJ
stantially followed by his fellow practi-
t!oners. We thought ~ the time we heard
this statement that it was high COM
mendation for one physician to bestow
! upon another, and il has been vividly re-
called to our mind by DIR. Moycr's death.
On the day preceding his sudden end he
went TO Lock Haven for the purpose Of
attending 10 II business affair and also 10
/ be present at the Democratic meeting Of
that evening. 1t was our pleasure TO meet
him that afternoon and 10 receive from
him an old time friendly greeting. He
called during the afternoon TO pay his re-
/ spects 10 Gov. Curtin, for whom he enter
tained a sincere and ardent friendship
| After the first words of greeting he en-
gagged IN n conversation with the Governor,
and a strange episode Of the interview,
taken in connection with the sad circum-
stance that followed so speedily, was
short dissertation he introduced on the
longevity of man. He stated as fact,
well established by scientific observa.
tion, that after reaching the years Of
manhood, the really dangerous period was
between the ages Of fifty and SIXTY; that
after passing sixty years, unless called off
by accident or some other unusual or yio-
lent cause, a man had reasonable certain
ty Of life for ten or fifteen years longer
He spoke OF this in a seeming tone OF self
congratulation at having safely passed his
sixtieth year, and at the fair prospect Of
the years that were still before him. But.
alas, in a few heeting hours, while sitting
in the court house, listening TO the glowing
| cloquence Of his honored friend, he was
seized with the fatal attack that ended his
earthly career. When discovered paralysis
had already ensued, and before the dawn
Of another day he was in the cold embrace
of death. Sad and startling DR.. Meyer
was about ca years Of age. His funeral
took place at Logansville on last Sabbath,
and was largely attended by sorrowing
relatives and friends. We shall ever re-
member him as a genial, kind hearted and
intelligent man. May he rest in peace