Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-03

consists in being able to discover the true curative
Indications and not med cines - answer them, !
and those that have overlooked this pOlnt nave /
taught empires 70 initiate pbysieisns,' Tor II is
from the soil OF creduliy that q1ackery resps u
harvest. ThrOughout the history of al sciences |
are t. be found the grieVous evidences OF the con;
Eliminating effects OF superstition In Inc DAYS Of
the Greeks and Romans all intellectual advance
ment was held in submission 10 its common; as
evidence Of its power may be menuoLed
the fate of Calico. with wnlch you
are all no doubt familiar, and regret 70 say
that the progress OF medicine has not escaped It's
baueful Influences Soranus attached great euts-
tive properties to The honey made BY bees ieeo1ng
near the tomb of dypocrates- Boyle GAINED tnst
the ashes OF the thigh bone of executed crl1nl-
ste-ility and even the great mind OF LoIo bscoA
was Inctured with asppersttious belief ID char ms
and amulets. But in this enlightened age, while
We see much OF surerstitioo. II docs not n9lu 81
preme sway over the minds of man, snd the sci
enee of medicine is now indebted TO the
awakening genius OF modern ZINES loI Us
rapid advancement and Us richest geanings
But gentlemen, in practice II Is mol
always good policy 70 oppose TO StFonsEly
the influence of the mind over the 5ody-tnat Is.
If the old man wishes 70 carry potato IN ms
grease the bottom of the babys feet with goo,e oil
for cold in the head. the boy 10 tie yarn STING
around dogwood tree for wart on his toe, or
the girl to put around her neck a young mans
coat sleeve with an arm in 1t for sore throat why,
let them have ter way; Il VIII n9i ahier ERE
least. The practice of medicine is q liberal and
intellectual occupation; all mysteries and con-
cealments are at variance with its mental and
moral teachings. Come and see is the inscnp-
ton which blazes in burning letters the imperial
dome of the temple of medical science This
grand taberp acle is built upon everlasting rock
of truth; its gllstening spires, reaching toward
heaven are seen from afar night and day, inviting
to its haIIowed precincts every sincere lover Of
knowledge; its walls are draped with the yotiye
ministered unto by them that kneel at its vestal
shrine and drink deep OF the Pyerean spring"
from its golden chalice. Without It's sacred en-
and mercenAIy pretenders, who, true 70 their end,
claim shelter under its wide-spTeadiug roof, and
1t is the solemn duty OF every true physi-
clan to protect and uphold the honor
of his vocation with untiring vigilance.
and he should exert every vestige of his
moral AID intellectual nature to render himself
strictly honorable member of that fraternity. In
other words, ITO thine own self be true, and it
must follow. as the night the day. thou wilt not
then be false to any one. The poet Pope, in
speaking OF the members of our profession, says:
They are in general the most amiable compan.
ions and the best friends, as well as the most
learned men, know" DR. Parr, of England,
says that latter long and careful survey of lit
erary characters, hold physicians to be the most
enlightened professional persons in the whole cir
advice To pEy'icians is to read law, so as 10 com
plete the character of general and extensive
others, has remarkably deceived" quote from
these celebrated authors that may be Endorsed
in the estimate which place the moral and in
telectual attachments of the followers of the med
ical profession. The demands upon the capacities
OF physician are OF the most varied and response
BILE nature. diversified knowledge of literature
and "the tines generally is almost indispensable
to him in a social sense he is constantly thrown
in contact with men in all grades and ayoeatlons
of life: and accurate insight into all the
branches pertaining to the science of medicine is
alike absolutely essential that he may be quail
fed TO practice with ultimate success the art of
curing dseasA, the abb ity to prevent, TO relieve
and to save In the field Of medicine, anatomy is
the one tine qua non The skillful physician must
know the interior structure and position of each
organ vessel nerve and tissue of the body, in order
ana rtra md
OF the various paris ofthe human frame suscepti.
bic to disease The surgeon, with the knife in mis-
in all its minute to guide his fingers aud direct
his Judgment, is like the man VINO attempts TO
| construct house without a knowledge OF the law
Of architecture, or endeavors to solve difficult
problem not knowing the elementary principles of
calculation. But TINS Is not al; ne should be an
whose moral department will bear inspection I'M
| der all circumstances and hold him high above
suspicion. The varied scenes and incidents OF a
physicians life understandable, and can never be
ap rec atet by who has not travelled its respon-
sfble and perilous and ofttimes ludcrous, way; as
he moves on in his daily rounds he encounters the
prsyest responsibilities, seemingly more than can
to labor and to watt f5r an early Improvement
Here he witnesses a scene more ridiculous than
was devised BY the most VIVID imagination but
secret and silence seals lips and feelings.
There is before him hazardous undertaking. He
feels that his reputation is at stake and the result
doubtful; yet he must act, and at once, or wit
lie take its fight, and leave him to look with
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had just intrusted to him his earthly destiny. He
may in the distressing seasons OF epidemics witness
while he is heioies to reiieve, and feeling that he
too may be the next one summoned TO THAT
in tboss d. TX hours of bodily aflicton It is the
| physicians imperl tive duty to refresh the weary
spirit by cheering words OF hope. which springs
| q mane whose tmind is colored with the di ma
hues of despair, is like reading the death warrant
to the condemned criminal. Some practitioner,
| cold WiDtry winds. and apparently sc
unconcerned as to diffuse q despairing influence
over their patients while others inspire confidence
by their very presence, and sustain the expiring
energies of life by constant encouragement
and chee5 for vel, thu the ri great art ,0o
The responsibilities of a phys elan are all mo
mentous. He is the repository of family secrets
| human life, and 1t would seem that the relali
| sustained by the physician toward his patien
should warrant the supposition that the obliga
tions Of the SEX man would last for time
"Other professional men advis', but the medica
| man prescribes." He has full authority over hi
patient who. with implicit confidence scquiesce
| in submission to his orders, unlike in any othe
transaction in life. But, gen lemen, regret t
borious and valued services rendered 10 the sick
but short-liyed, and You may expect often througl
your professional career 10 be wounded by the in
gratitude OF mankind.
Gentlemen, gather from every available quartz
by reading. experience and observation, the prin
add deduct; let consistency direct your action:
your minds remain fixed in determination to ex
| self to. Fear not to oppose deluson when ii VOL
ships at the shrine OF charlatanry, nor aSsociat
with men who delude the public with "false illu
sion" to contribute to their own personal aggrand
| izement. These principles are the alpha an
| omega of medical culture; governed by them you
course will be ever onward and upward; step b
] | step you will reach an enlightened spher
success; but not ali reach the goal tina
! has glittered before their aspiring eyes
. the sea of life is strewn with the melanchol
wrecks OF bright and lofty ambitions; but gen
| tlemen, trust that will not be your fate. Ma
you have patience to labor and perseverance t
conquer, remembering that Labor oniaG vinci
May benevolence direct your mind to shed aroun'
| you the fragrance OF that charity which is twic
| blsssed"-blessed in him that gives by illum
, | mating his spirit with the smile of approvin
: | heaven, and in him who takes by ministerin
to all the ills that flesh is heir to-; thus the bles:
ings of both God and man will lie yours. So Il
: conclusion, let me impress upon you one cor
: sideration: In all your purposes and transaction
) | in life, whether practical. medical, surgica
; matrimonial or otherwise, adopt David Crockett
! motto-"Be sure you are right, and go ahead"