Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-07
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 THE LATE DE. ELISHA W. C1EAvEnAND.
 The image of Jesus nailed to the cross continues to hang in front of the Catholic church of this place. It represents Jesus suspended by spike through each hand and through each foot Blood is reprsse~+
 flowing from every spike ar' ,-'sa az wound in his sid~ --- rom spear to be 1-- -. hS IS not only EePEesenSed
 -au, but he would seem to be left in [ the hands of the most merciless assassins, who leave him day and night, week after week and month after month and year after year on the cross, to be frozen by the cold, to be beaten upon by chilling winds and by icy rain. For one to see the image hanging out in pitiless storms is to be convinced that those treating it thus must be destitute of l ''all bowels of mercy" As work of art the 1 image is excellent. but as public educator 1t is simply brutahzinR. Protestants here do not say much about the barbarous exhibition, but their indignation at it is well nigh 1nsx- pressible.
 Though Iate 1t is fitting that 8 word be said resp citing Dr Elisha Whitney Cleavsland, who died here several weeks ago. He had been Mason for over sixty years His funeral was largely attended by the fratsrni- | ty from this and adjoining towns. He was graduated from the Pittsfeld, Massachusetts, Medical collegs. He was in tho office of | Salisbury physician for time. He and President Hopkins. classmates of the sams medical .school, after a little, removed to l New York and opened, each, an office. Dr. | Hopkins was recalled to 8 tutorship, and accepted it on the advice of Dr. Clsaveland. Both were fast and admiring friends all through life. Dr. Hopkins is still living. Dr. Cleaveland at one time had under his supervision and proprietorship two drug stores. But apparently he had nothing to do with them. The head of each, however. did as directed by Dr. Cleaveland The doc tor wore the garments of tho Quaker. He carefully noted all the calls of his extensive practice. But he never sent out bill. Only those paid him who chose to do 30. He was we'll acquainted with Dr. Willard Parker and others of his school. He was married at the age of ffty-one to an English lady about tw snty years of age, who survives him. When four children were born to him he gave up business in New York and returned to Lakevile, his native place, where fonr more children were born to him. Not child of his has yet died. Since his return here, he has responded to some urgent calls. but would never take Q cent proffered him for his advice Ho had his own family physician, who luckily, was not much need cd He was a great believer in the virtue of salt and water as medicine and as wash. He habitually used salt instead of soap as hand and face and head wash. He wore his hair close shorn all his life, rendering it
 
 morning and oftener on occasion. He never used intoxicants and was principled against treating" Be fond of trout fishing and wonderfullyskilful trout catcher. He was passionately fond of the lake and sea. He swan as well when eighty years of age as when eighteen. He never drank hot coffee or tea. Indeed, he never drank tea at all. He was a temper ate eater. For wonder he chewed tobacco, using small quantity, never increasing it, for years He disliked smoking. One of his sayings was that tobacco was too good to be burned" He desired above all things to have his body kept by some medical college. But his family would not hear to it. One could not converse with him five minutes without smiling at more or less of his shrewd sayings. He rarely laughed him. self, but those talking with him would laugh right heartily. Black clothes were his abhor- rence.. He never wore 8 oravat or necktie. Hz kept his boots carefully oiled, but no one | Ipust black them. His remarks about fash | jpn always showed that he was no slave of it. And still one could but think that he was proud of his own uniqueness. He was scrupulously honest; and he was respected and loved by all knowing him. Feb. 6.