Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-24


In Florence, where for 500 years II Ind
remained hidden by coat Of white
wash. Something like the finding OF
this ancient niece of art comes up 10 us
in some OF our investigations here. Tue
rust of ages is scraped away. Iron
sharpens iron,n and many y grand
idea is given with as much freshness as
In its originality. Hidden things are
not always lost, land we hope THIS Is
one of those occasions) They are
actually preserved by being hidden,
and their revelation often comes at q
most opportune moment. In the
lonely chambers Of the soul, many a
wall is iIlumine,i'with the fresco of
grand remembrance, lost for the time
| to all but its possessor. Ii Is covered
over with other thoughts and other
cares. To erase this cover and bring
to light the pent up knowledge in the
brains OF the solid thinkers of this
empire state is our mission here, aud
we believe the coverings from many
frescoes are drawn aside at these meet
ings to be utilized and bear fruit, to
the attentive observer of the word
pictures here framed and hung out to
view, for by our nomadic life we meet
| the owners OF these frescoes, thereby
mutually enjoy what might otherwise
be lost, or forever remain hidden. A
retrospect to the first origin of our
profession reveals the touch of master
hands and hearts, and minds alive
with tender soicitude for the suffering.
And often "a we read and compare the
past and the present, we are aston
ished and full of wonder that such
minds could come as near the solution
of facts rs we, and yet, for so long a
time, remain away, or not be in pos
session of accomplished fIcts to many
mediocres now well known. The day
is not far distant, Judging from the
rapid strides Of the last half century,
when positive truths and settled ia "a,
in our science. will reach so near uni
versal adoption as to place inferiority
at discount everywhere. The stu
dent fresh from the halls OF our
university will be fully equal to many
of those who by long years of study
and active practice now occupy high
positions. This is the ultimatum we
| desire.
Experience Is primarily a rude
teacher, but splendid expedient
and lessons learned in her school are
oft ineflaceable, and very profitable
The cries of agony from illy-narcotized
patients, when boiling tar was applied
To an amputated limb, touched the
great heart of Ambrose Pare, and a
ligature for the divided blood-ve'sel
was the result of his study and expe-
rience, TO avert danger and mitigate
pain. Yet, even in this day, we hear
learned professors decry this procedure
of which their knowledge is the result.
a NJ Hiniy, 6t,u
only known. Empiricism can be in.
telligent, and should be encouraged.
Some inventive genius is yet to per-
feet an apparatus 20 counteract quinine
deafness, or find some antidste, per.
haps on the banks OF our paludal
streams. No school suggested to
Mcdowell to dare and do the grand
operation by which thousands of love
ly women now live 10 bless his MEM
DRY. The schools of his day cautioned
against such procedure. The day in
that epoch had arrived for some vast
forward move, and the steady hand
and master mind of the Kentuckian
was equal to the occasion The idea of
lloeraling parenchymatous pus with
waiter, Roser, Simon and Stone, by
their peculiar method. to each of them
was new, but none the less valuable
because of the experiment, but of the
Intelligent kind, that bore the fruits of
noble purpose. OF these. SO of many
more, all aI9Dg down the ages-each
: one bearing It's fruit. In each is shown
J some grand discovery by which the
: healing art Is benefited and advanced,
e ana no doubt in many u bosom is locked
4 some valuable TACT fearing to announce
4 lest empiriclsm should be charged
1 AS lar back As we have any kpowl.
Il edge of medical schools and associa.
e lions the members of these have, n;
!, Times, not agreed oft III on vital points.
= Professional schism has ever prevailed,
c ana las often wrought injury, some
!, unes good. There are many things
/, about which the most learned Of OF,
: profei sion honestly differ, ana the
!, better will IL be when we accent thi,
Y inevitable fact, and do away with
j questions of casuistry or cease TO en-
h gage in debates of polemical character
It Yet men will differ in all the affairs OF
life, and even of the hereafter. We
are but mortal, and too much should
= not be expected of us. One mind il
trained in one channel of thought
another differently. BY clash of arms
:, tue strength or weakness of fort l.
tried. y West Point and Anuanolie
e man laughed at the sand embankment
/. oil heather, though they soon un.
q learned, by dear experience, the fierce
e teachings of the grandest military
II schools on earth. All of us have not
q exactly the same oral teachings. This
q would engender difference of belief or
q divergent belief might result from
ID the manner of Interpreting the didactic
e. teachings of the same author. The
e University OF New York teaches that
/ yellow fever is of spontaneous o,i,in
! on our guilt while the University -,
Il Louisiana takes the opposite position
i. When out of such variance we can "a.
T. tabiish the truth, science is advanced
u aud the interests of our fellow.nan
IS benefited. 1t would seem rather de.
2 sirable that difference should eyist
N IN our minds that investigation should
,e be pushed with u thoroughuess thar
>. VIII eliminate all error, and place ns
D. on solid base of truth. But for dis.
). putes Il this nature Charlemapne
N mlgit not have established HI
Of new school of medicine, almost
Y Tue mrs, out of which
e grew desire for the teashi ion
n and spread of truth rather than ths
n Benedecine boarding of medical learn.
d ing. In matters of church or stata
s. how many of you agree? some hs,
4. iisve in the infallibility of their family
70 physician, some in amulets ara
IF charms, some in the kings touch All
v these fail, and when the question -,
> who Is to dec de when doctors dlso rrao
4. H. nnawered that In tn. ,.,.t '',i c'i