The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-21
iesEion in West Virginia. A prosperous
future Il before us, Let % do our whole
duty, and enjoy the rich reward.


About torty.sight hours ago, notice Wsa
served upon me that would be expected
TO respond on this occasion TO the ssRti'
ment "Ths Medical Profession Of the
State"
During these torty.eight hours that have
elapsed my time HIS never been more
constantly occupied, but, up to the last
two hours, with matters wholly foreign to
the text now before me,
! greatly regret, therefore, that the lot
has not fallen upon some one much more
equal TO the occasion.
Seeing, however, NO escape, have VEN
tured, during the last hoHr, TO collect =
few thoughts In response to the sentiment.
And, under the circumstances, trust l
shall be INDUCED II speak from the man
uscIipt,
The sentiment to which I have the
honor to respond 10, by its wording, wide
in scope and suggestive Of various lines Of
thought,
AS / conceive its import, however, the
ideas Of comparison and relationship
are prominently presented, and implied
comparisons are sometimes said 70 be
odious, But / do not understand the
spirit OF the sentiment 70 involve any in
Vidious distinctions, and II would certainly
DO In exceedingly bad taste to make them
on occasions Ike the present
To formulate, then. my conception Of
the sentiment 1t would be something like
this: The status OF the medical profession
OF our own State as compared with that Of
the profession OF otheT States, and the medi.
cal profession Of West Virginia as related
to the other professions and CAllings rep.
resented within the State.
It has been my t0rtune on many oc'
casions 10 bs brought In contact with
many members Of the medical profession
In the various States oil the Union, and
without intending diSpaIsgement to any
l feel l am warranted In saying that the
representative medical men oil West Vir-
ginis are the peers OF their professional
bretheren elsewhere. II Ia true thatin the
larger cities Of other States, where there 10
greater division Of labor and larger oppor-
tunities for pursuing Investigations In
special departments, superior excellence
must be attained In such departments Of
medicine. But among general practitioners
have never seen more jealous, accurate
and methodical observation oil morbid phe,
nomena, nor more careful, safe and eff
clent Therapeutic than have sean among
the practitioners Of our own mountain
State, ....
For themselves, l feel warranted In say.
Ing that nowhere among medical men viii
be found Q deeper sense Of the RESPONSE.
bilities Of their calling or OF the val.
ue'of the human life and human happiness
committed 10 their hands, and
also % respects the sacred character
Of family secrets conaded to their breasts,
As 10 the relationship between the
medical profession Of West Virginia and
the other professions and Callings repre-.
sented In the State, / think the facts jus.
tify the declaration that It's members are
always found ready 10 cooperate with all
good citizens In every work which has for
ia object the advancement oil the State 10
lts educational, moral and material inter
ests. In acts Of valor, deeds OF benevo.
lenCe,a and Ia oil enterprises OF great pith
and moment their hands, their pockets
and their hearts are ever ready, open and
willing,
In oil this, however, the true physician
never torgets that bis one business In life
10 10 minister 10 the relief OF human suffer.
Ing and TO prolong human life.
! believe In an aristooFaCy-not an ar.
stoCraCy OF wealth or blood-though the
longer live and the more observe men
and things the more become convinced
that there 10 something IN blood which
gives character to the individusl In man
and woman As well as In the lower ami.
mails. But the aristocrGcy to which
allude is the aristocracy Of true ard
noble manhood, an atistocracy which
stamps and distinguishes 0 man above the
common hero on account OF the genius
and skill he exhibits In his calling aud his
unselAsh and untirlng devotion 10 Ito pur.
suit.
According TO my conception the highest
compliment which can be paid q man,
sfser saying that be is q Christian and .
gentleman, 10 10 say he understands bis
bnsiness-be he minister OF the gospel,
editor, lawyer, doctor, shoemaker or boot.
black.
The man who makes q substantial, com.
fortably.ftting shoe is O useful man 10 any
community and ls entitled 10 iGr
more respect than the pharisalc
preacher, the pettifogging lawyer or
the quaCk doctor. IT'S not the calling
which dlgnities the man, but the man the
calling. Even the boot.black upon the
streets, II he put on decent shine and
possess within him On honest, manly
heart, demands a more cordial recognition
than the man-be he bank president, rail.
road directorior member Of Congress, who
has attained wealth and position by po.
litical intrigue, the tricks Of trade, or The
proceeds Of the sale Of O nostrum. Such
men, unfortunately, now days, are not
fdrd avis. U
In the city Of Buffalo, until destroyed
by FIRE few weeks since, was one OF The
largest and most magnificent hotels dpon
the continent, built BY the proceeds OF The
sales Of Dr.. Plerce's Golden Medical Dis.
coYery, Safe Catarrh Remedy, etc.
Our nelghbor city, Pittsburgh, boasts OF
q millionaire who owns q controlling Ia.
terest In the Pittsburgh 4 Lake Erie rail.
road, paid for with The proceeds OF Dr..
Hostetter's Stomach Blttefs.
Such men are the Judases who have
crept 10 among the disciples Of Escula-
Plus, and betrayed the trust committed 10
their keeping.
The public never has, and, II 10 to be
feared, never will know how TO detest
such characters. It's only the educated
physician, thoroughly indoctrinated In
the ethics Of his profession, that under.
stands the business.
Thank Heaven, we have but few Of
these Judases 10 West Virginia, and we
invoke the old oil all good people In keep
Ing down the number Particularly do
we invoke the press to lend less aid and
encouragement 10 these parasites and
mountebAnks. l. $40
.... Modern PhyBIe.
Addtea a the banquet BY Dt. 8. L. Jtpsou, Of
wheeling
It would have pleased me, Mr.. Chair.
man, had The duty Of responding to this
sentiment been assigned TO another. The