The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-24

might piles OF masonry IN such psrfsol
mechanical construction, a. 70 dsiy the
composition OF this enlightened age were
The work OF men whose minds were In their
inispcyr Indeed, no; they were sesohy-
mites IN chemistry, but perfect In anatomy.
The honey bss, sincs frst record. buIlda
his homs with the same geomstfio pre-.
cision: tho sweet singer weavss her most
the counterpart OF thoss In Eden, and the
monkey lives In holes and among tho
branches OF the trees, while man, by the
cultivation OF bio mind, aud not anatomy,
daily rises higher.
Art and sciorce, NO know, have had
their waves. which have thrown
upon tbs shore, OF time vast records OF tho
past. The brass tablets and granite monu.
monts. inscribed with the lsbors OF the
artisan, nnfod to Ia histories OF cities long
buried from sight. In the temple OF Aesou-
lapsas these mementoes arc of unknown
date, yet the same nc these Of our metro
poli'. Recon. discoveries ie AsIatic cnun.
triss record great proficiency with her
people In ancient times.
The rscondlts and eso'erlo hieroglyphics
OF the Toltecs, the precursors OF the cuti-
waited Aztec, lsit a record OF surpsssiDg
greatness. MEXICO adds her qnots TO this
record for her aslronomicslly constr ucted
piecss oi ancient architecture, OF which tbs
early history is lost IN an unremem bored,
unigcoided past, tettlfy to the learning OF
tho people 81 that day, and record their do
| ings, the finished work Of minds maturVd
And, even IN our land, evidences OF high
degree Of culture are found 10 bavo ex-
istsd In people OF whom We have 10
| record.
Even tbs Comsnche has no tradition OF
when the Mnstodon was alive, whose sSele.
| tops are thick about Dallas. Their atruc.
| iura, and the sea shells and lark skeletons
found in close proximity are tho same n,
those found IN other countries--b0th dad
aud nliye-snd TO evolutos monstrosi.y.
No Csrdif Gisut, nor Lilllputisn sseston
are there 20 attesl tho co'sxi,tence Of man
dwarf itse!, to sccom pllsh this Ideally, and
so believe that all the Knowledge ard in
telligerce we possess is cultivated ins,inct
OF lower animals. Thia il askinK US TO ret
rograde In our pride OF ancestry. Nature,
IN all her lsvs, Ia perfect.
Chsmisiry teaches that no substance In
ever Loaf, kut exis;s In changed conditions,
always Of original elementary parts. Nature
In herself shows @ well defined, unchanging
purpose for everything. None OF her works
ore for vsin show. ESch has It's mission
and destiny. Believing this, where, l nsk
this school OF philosophy, are the minds Of
those millions OF beautiful, symmelrically
formed children who cut on in all tho
months Of infancy, and whose epSrsling
syes and changing expressions OF lace point
TO senses well formed, and OF original per-
fection2 pces IL enter into The minds and
hsarts OF man to entertain tho idea Of
iuture nothingnsss, for these uneducated
uinds2 Or 10 II no, rather more natural to
believe there is q sphere more friendly 10
tho perfect development than this o! CURE,
where these young minds and senses are
irainsd higher, aud not by contact with in
ieriori,y1 II does clearly appear to us that
those recorded !scts more clearly contra
dict evolution and natural selection than
testimony remotely leading to such hy-
potheses.
| Communities have n right to demand
thai the standard OF their physicians shall
BIZ very high, Tor, by his avoca;inn, he Is
brought into the most intimate relations oil
the amiiy homo. And, on the other hand,
the degree OF respect should not be 4Tudg.
ingly withheld.
Many often blame us for yet writing onr
prescriptions 10 IA dead language. While
this, to tho unrshectipg mind, msy bs
some ground o, exception, by s more care
ful study and examination Of this anci ent
custom 10 will readily recommend itself.
] Whan we remember that many are of pc
culihr education, and have ruch precon-
ceived ideas that they associate many dis.
eases with the medicines proposed 10 he
administered, and II our Prescriptions for
these are written in the plain dialec.
apprehen S ' Would be- aroused fSnss or or
perhaps be stimulated by nervous, fretiul
Imagination TO ench en extent ns 10 Illustrate
our purpose, or CAUSE them 10 utterly neg
lect our directions Out formula language
is almost OF universal use, and although
dead. speaks eloqueDtly from many thous'
and prescription stands daily.
The trst school OF medicine, rs might BIO
inf, rred, was established at Alexandra, the
opposed literary cradle OF toe void. The
fam Gus Norman coDqueror, Griso I'd. about
the eleventh century, established tho cele-
hratsd school at Seierno, IN Italy which for
ng years was due to the patronage Of tho
B-uedetina moDks OF Monte Casino. L, was
from this school the African and cnriatain
physician, ConttAu'ine, gave To the world
his rich fund Of medical learning, sccumu-
lated IN his thirty-Dino years Of wandering
and close observation and study.
Arsnsthus q teacher OF this school, gave
out rule by which too many have gained
potoriaty nnd well filed purses 80 ths ex.
pense Of truth, viz: ito the patient promise
recovery: 10 his risnds declare him very
sick" Even at this school tho early initin.
l,ve Of patent medicine and qusckery In sll
It's high sounding receptions, and bland
ishiu. Gllurencnts, was TAKEN. Many
IDEAS, TO us verv iudicrous. found q teacher
ia that ancient achoJl. Ooe was to feed
fat toads t. heos, md enc that part OF the
fowl corresponding 20 Tho emacinted part
OF the human BODY desired to be deval.
ooed. THIS would lead us to believe that
evan in that remote day there we're angu.
lar spiustsrs and vnpid dudeg.
The wise laws OF Frederick III laid the first
good foundation OF Jaw. for the practice OF
medicine. and TO this good day his wise
laws have been very slightly improved on.
About the sixth century Greek literature
Ia Italy bscame almost O sealed book en-
TO people Of liberal education; and, he
works OF Hippocrates and Galsn began 20
DO OF tradition, rather than Classic iitera-
ture. But works. Of snch literary merit ard
great importance were not to mouldsr In
the dust. for while to some was givan the
power to heel, this power was coupled with
the power Of topgues, In that cultivated
cbriAlian gentleman, Constantine (the In
ventor OF the truss). who, By his double
gift was able to rescue rom oblivion the
worka Of thsse great authors, and to give
them 10 the Arabic people.
In tho tbirtesnth century thu idea OF
special practice WAS being entertained, and
Roger made the drs' effort 90 q apec nlist in
surgery. and 5OO years after this FIRST A.
to The prohs Of the specialist and great
good TO the people. From this time on, as
liter ature ana tns arts advanced with Chris
tisn civil stion, other schools multiplied,
and Bacon IN England, Gui de Chanlisc Ia
Francs esta ,lishsd such schools OF msdi-
cine as to eclipse all others-tha. no longer
tue literature OF the Medlt-
{ rssesn 10 triumphant. Rivalry
In other nations stimulated the effort OF cr-
t.biisbing ctber schools that far surpassed
Salsrno IN her richest era.
The opening up and psopling Of the great
Western Hemisphere, brought vita them
the need for medical schools; and, 40 the
YANKEES never half way accompanies q
grand dsa, and with the experience OF these
schopls I'm tba mast oenturise IL IL any
wonder that we excel; and that 10 our
schools ara met the child OF the Nile,
Arsbis's and China's dark skinned chill
dreu, and the Swans of Oxford, Heidelburg,