The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-16
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r olders home from July, 1865, to April 1866,
1 hen it was vacated by the removal of the SOL
diers to Knlghtstown April 81, 1866
written by the former surgeon of
the hospital. urging the necessity OF
procuring furniture and supplies for the institu
tion, and its permanent adoption by the city
At special meeting of the Council, May 81,
1866. an ordinance was passed for the govern
elected, and DIR. G. V. Wooden selected as super
inteudent. DIR. p. H. Jameson at the time
a member of the Council, and the success of the
movement was chiefly due to his energy and in
dustry; in fact the ordidance was drafted by
him. The register of the hospital while under
control of the city authorities shows that the
whole number received from July l. 1866 to
March /, 1888, was IL, Ill; the number of births,
662, and the ratio of mortality was slightly in
excess Of per cent. Therefore. the soldiers and
civilians who have reaped the benefits of the IN
stitution from May l, 1861, to March l, 1888,
reaches the enormous number of %, l02 persons,
and by aid of these figures, and in full view of
those old dilapidated frame extensions, we may
begin to have some appreciation of the neces-
sity for new and improved hospital buildings.
THE OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL
Since July l, 1870, when DIR. woolen's term of
service expired, Drs. E. Hadley, ]. W. Marsee,
A. W. Davis W. B. Mcdonald F. ]. Van vorhis,
position of superintendent, in the order named,
DIR. Wishard being the present worthy incum-
bent. DIR. A. W. Davis died before the term ex-
pired for which he was elected. Since July 1,
1866, the following-named gentlemen have al
ways cheerfully given their time and profess
sional services to the hospital inmates without
any hope of reward, excepting the con-
seriousness of duties faithfully performed.
The names are copied from the staff
register, and any omissions are, Ok
COURSE unintentional; Drs. John 8. Bobbs, G.
W. Mears, John A. Comingore, F. s. Newcomer,
T, Parvln, J. Fl. Woodburn. I: B. Harvey, J. K.
Bigelow, Joseph Eastman, R. n. Todd, L: D.
W r. wriTat L n Todd We
Lyons, r. E. Haughton, ]. 4. Featherston, 8. P.
Ceilings, G.. B. Boynton, A. W Patterson, John
Chambers l.. =. Henthorne, W. s. Raymond, d,
H. Oliver and c. D. Pierson.
Dr. John 8. BobDs was for many years pro-
lessor OF surgery in the Indiana Medical College,
and DR.. George ". Mears professor of obstetrics
in the same institution. They both died with
pneumonia-the former in 1870, and the latter
IN 1879.
THE FUNCTIONS OF MEDICINE.
To save life, relieve pain and prevent disease,
are the great functions of medicine, and there
should be neither mystery nor pretense in connec-
ton Herewith The public should be taught to
understand that large majority of acute dis
eases have a natural nistory-a course to run;
that the tendency is toward health, and not to-
ward death; that, in large proportion of cases,
recovery would take place without any medicine
of any kind whatever; that there is within the
organism of every individual vital power capa-
BILE of curing diseases and healing injuries; that
this is called nature and that medicine is simply
auxiliary TO nature. They should be taught to
know that there are few specifics, and that the
really useful medicines are not as the sands
the seashore, but can almost be numbered on
the tips of ones fingers. Permit two ilustra-
lions:
l. Measles, a disease, is self-limited. No med
icine known will abridge Its duration in the
least. 1t has period Of incubation, OF fever,
recovery within three weeks. The chief object
of treatment in this, in all febrile diseases, is
to keep rho fever within safe limits. and here
the thermometer becomes invaluable. for only
ten degrees of temperature lie between health
and death.
bone in spite of all the lotions, lininents, plas-
tiers and splints in the wide world The surgeon
simply places the parts in favorable position for
repair. Nature ponrs out plastic material
around the fragments which in about weeks
becomes converted into bone ana union has re-
suited.
The sEilful navigator does not attempt to con-
quer the storm, but rather to guide his ship
safely through it. Excepting malar1al fevers,
the prudent physician rarely makes effort to
'break up" disease, as is the popular idea, but
feels 1t the part of wisdom to take the helm and
reach quiet sea with little damage 10 the
craft as possible. 1.-THE words of David in the
1O3d Psalm may be referred to as the popular
expression in his day OF the curative power of
nature: ut is the Lord who healeth all thy
diseases that is as we should say (speaking rev.
erenty), 1t Is nature, the ordinance OF God, that
healeth our Diseases yet there are many very
respectable clergymen nowadays who seem to
have greater faith In sugar-Of-milk and St.
Jacobs Oil. and 1t is really refreshing to witness
with what lamb-lke confidence they swallow ono
and battle their stitched joints with the other.
PHYSICIANS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
We hear vast deal in outside circles about
SCHOOLS Of medicine; that lie, systems of
medicine based on exclusive dogmas There
can be but one school OF medicine-the school
of experience; in fact, It would be just
able to talk about allopathic and homeopathic
religion as to apply these terms to medicine.
They are equally distasteful. The good word
physician" in the Holy Book needs no such
adornments. Rational medicine and rational
religion go hand in hand; there ia no sham or
ny pOcrsy about either; their origin is divine
to be sound in one requires soundness in the
other. You find them IN churches with lofty