The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20

In the room did ample justice TO Il, There
were Just enough persons seated Of the
table TO insure the comfort OF all, and
Robert Grant, chief OF the walters, was
indetatigabla In his efforts 70 sccommo. |
date al, Colonel Norton has frequently |
been congratulated on his efforts 70 cater |
q his guests, but last night he fairly tout. |
did" himself, and pleased all.
At the conclusion Of the Tepast, DR..
Baird announced the frat toast, sour
State" and said that Governor jackson
had bean Unexpectedly called from the
city. Mayor Egerter was also absent, Is
were Drs. Frissell and Bates, ST., who
were down for toasts.
Mr.; Campbell in responding to "The
treaa" began his remarks by deprecating
the TACT that all toasts had failed to
elicit response until "The Press" had
been reached; A toast to the press
was supposed 70 be in order, like
Bnndreth's pills, at all times. The press
was an adjunct to all sorts Of associations
and every kind Of entertainment. To no
science had It been q greater auxiliary
than TO that Of medicine. II has in fact
elevated medicine into q science, Prior
TO the discovery OF printing, medicine had
no recognised status. Among baTbATic and
semi civilized people 1t was esteemed
sort Of occult art, and was mixed
up with theology. In Africa they have
what is known as Q "MediCine man" at.
ta1hed to every tribe, and inasmuCh as al
disease was supposed to be 0 special vlsi.
tation oil, wrath Inflicted by SONS offended
deity It became Q matter Of very grave
concern where an important life was at
stake for the medicine man to prove that
he stood we'll with the offended deity,
Otherwise his head was liable to come of.
He would leave 1t for the honorable mem.
bers Of the West Virginia Medical Society
TO say whether they would like to take the
risks Of practice under ouch circumstances,
The speaker referred TO the great
changes that had occurred In the practice
Of medicine In the last generation or two,
He asCribed these changes as due In no
small part to the spread Of intelligence
through the multiplied agencies oil the
Ipress. By these agencies the country
physlclan had been placed on an equality
with physicians In the cities. Medical
literature was equally accessible 10 all,
Hence the practice oil medicine had I'D,
vanCed hand In hand In the city and
country. Some Of the great discoveries
were due to so.Called country doctors,
Therefore II may well be said that In the
science OF medicine, as In all other
sciences, the press was "the art preserva'
tive OF all arts" II made them oil known
to the world, discussed them all, modified
them all, and improved them all.
In response to the 1.-THE Medical pro.
lession Of the State,n DR.. M. w. Brock, Of
Morgantown, said; at Is wide In its scope
and suggestive OF various lines OF thought,
The state Of the medical profession in this
State l feel warranted 10 saying that the
representative medical men OF West Vir'
giniR will compare iavorably with their
professional brethren elsewhere In the
Union. have never seen more jealous
accurate and methodiCal observers OF NOR
J bid phenomena, nor more careful, safe and
efficient therapeutics than have seer
among the, practitioners Of our ON n native
State" We regret that thu lateness OIL the
hour precludes the possibility OF full
publication Of the address OF DR.. Brock, az
1t was really gem, aud was listened L
with the most profound consideration and
enjoyed by all those present.
] "Modern PhyslC," brought out DR., s. l.
Jepson, who traced the Arrangement thai
had been made In medical science with
| 10 the past one hundred years; the dis
| covery and application OF surgical appl
/ anCesj the rescuing Of obstetrics from tht
. hands OF ignorant mldwives and lie ele
vation to the plane OF soienCej oil the
j laryngosCope; the opthalmoscope, and
other invaluable instruments: the advance
Of the science Of gyneoCology, aud othel
important branches oil the profession.
DR.. LSzzsll, OF Fairmont, responded Ia
) 1.-THE Future Of the Society Of West Vir
ginia," In very happy manner, but bill
. speech would require 10 beheard to be up
precia'ed.
DIR S Harvey in q most islicitous weir
, responded TO "0ur Guests" bidding then
welcome and wishing them all a sale 10
turn 10 their homes. +.
, Dr.. ]. &. Reeves responded 10 "Statt
Medicine In characteristic style, and The
address was listened to with much atten
tion.
DR.. vanKifk moved vota Of thanks Il
the physicians OF Wheeling and TO The
proprietor OF the Mcclure House on 90
count Of the tsvors that had been shown
the society, .....
Most fine members will leave tjr home
to-day.