The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-05-11

Bv DIR. n. n. OF MIDDLRBURa.

Bv DR. n. n. OF MIDDLRBURa.
DR.. Boyleston, however, deserves
much credit for his conduct in the
matter. as he inocnlated his own
children aud servants before he tried
1t on others. This was ono of the
numerous instances where the most
beneficial discoveries have been op.
posed By men ignorant OF their
merits. The state Of medicine dur
ing the earlier years Of colonization
was not elevated as Smith the
historian Of New York says: Few
physicians among US are eminent for
their skill" Among the early
colonial physicians none we're more
eminent than those OF South Carolina
Bull, Moultrie, Linning. Chambers
and others, are yet known to the
profession. Bard aud Middleton of
New York, and Jones OF Long Is-
land. stand prominent in medical
science at this period. About this
time we fiud the American Philoso-
phical society exorting q powerful
influence under the auspices Of Benz
jamin Franklin. Boyleston. Mitch
ell, Morgan, Gardner, Winthrop.
Paul, Leverett, Dudly, Brattle,
Mather and Bittenhouse were elect
cd, during this period, meubers Of
tue Royal socity Of London, from
which we may presume they were
well informed mou. The first meji-
ca! College was established 10 Phila-
delphia in 1865. Drs. Morgan,
Shippin. Kuhu aud Rush were the
first professors. New York soon
followed the example OF Pennsylva.
MIA, and established q medical Col
lage, The New York College con-
forred the first degree Of NJ. ID. on
Samuel Kissom and Robert Tuck
or.
The second era in American msdi-
cine is not characterized by any re-
marksble..events now we'll known
through the channel Of civic history;
aud I pass to the last era. which is
characterized by the establishment
OF several new schools, among which
may be mentioned the doctrines Of
Thompson. Hydropathy, Homeopathy
aud Eclecticisyn. Eclectic practition-
, ers, had, however, existed since
medicine Was science for every
} ply ysician who picked out what he
thought best, was, to All intents aud
, purposes, an Eclectic. But this
body OF men did not form themselves
, into O systematic sect until during
the last period under consideration,
The FIRST properly organized Eciec-
, tic medical school was founded at
} Worthington, by Drs. Morrow, Jones
, aud others. But there Was no school
: 30 organized aud situated as to ex-
. ert commanding influence upon
= the public mind until the establish
7 ment Of the Cincinnati Eclectic
Medical institute, A broad plat~
form of liberal principles was adopt
cd and the name Eclectic was chos-
en- toillustrate the comprehensiveness
of the philosophy Of the school. This
word is not we'll understood by the
public, aud for this reason I beg to
define it +; Eclectic, ~ applied to
medicine, means the embodiment OF
. all that is good or worthy OF conf
dence. II contends for the right OF
!, sppropristiug to itself truth, wher-
ever found--discards no fact until it
has been duly examined. 1t re,
a nounces, with uuspeakable scorn,
that liberal spirit 90 often mani
Tested by those who believe them
= selves the only representatives oi
. medical science-who attempt to
" better the mind by forcing the adop-
: ton of a particular doctrine merely
, because that doctrine eminated from
J a certain source, they contend for
the right Of private judgment, and
= hold in utter contempt any attempt
. to deprive them Of that right. Az
was to have been expected, when
J. the liberality Of Ecleoticism wss
} known, and the public saw the sue
z cess which attended the Eclectic.
Q practice, it rose rapidly into favor
Z Bot tho age aud times in which we
|, |live-here let me dwell for one mo-
: msnt, comparing tie present with
the past.
Three thousand years ago, medi
cal science wasa compound OF Super
: stitiou, bigotry aud intolerance. Two
: thousand years ago II was but little