Milford chronicle., 1885-09-04
OBITUARY..

The subject of our sketch, DIR. George
w. Maull, late of Georgetown, Della
ware, where lac practised medicine for
| fifty-hye years, demands more than a
passing notice. and 10 that end an old
friend and eOlabOrer presents the fol-
lowing tribute in justice to his mem,
DRY. Born on the Tth of September,
1907, lie died after a few hours Of sick
ness on the Goth of August 1885. He
graduated at the jefferson Medical
College, on tue 9Th of March, 1880, and
took out a license to practise medicine
IN this State on the llth Of May follow
ing. 1t is believed that at the time of
his death he was among the oldest liv.
ing graduates Of that institution, as
when lie entered, 1t had only been I'm
existence about six years; and that lie
was the oldest practitioner of medicine
in the State Of Delaware. lie was
able to attend to his practise in lin
tied degree until two days prior to his
sudden death, DIR, N, had an exten-
sive field of practise for many years,
with only an occasional competitor
for the hard labor consequent upon
long and tedious rides through the
sands Of Sussex. He rendered profes.
sional aid to the rich and poor alike,
no person, it is believed, was ever
turned away without assistance. Day
OF night Gallo were promptly answered
and provided for, and his books will
doubtless show that thousands of dol |
lars were not even asked for, from the
poor he had attended and to whom he |
furnished medicine gFatultoqsly. He |
rarely, if eyer, enforced payment Of a
demand or sued for q bill Of any kind,
In his death tie profession loses a
connecting link between the old and |
the present advanced strides which
the march of medicine and surgery
have made since his advanced age
prevented his taking an active part /
therein. His wide circle Of friends
and the community in which he lived
have sustained a serious loss.
He was the prompt and patient SER
want of the people of his own and the
neighboring towing. His uniform kind.
ness and gentleness won many lasting
His visits to the sick room
broughta feeling of relief to the suf-
ferer, for his eheerfaIness, sympathy,
and tenderness, were but expressions
Of nature he could not conceal. In
the prime of life he was a public
spirited citizen, a friend to progress,
and attached to the cause of general
education. DR.. Maui will long be re-
not only by his many per-
sonal friends, but also by the large
number of families who trusted his pro-
fessiOnal skill. He entered profess
liOnal life in possession Of many adYan-
tages which combined 10 ensure sue
cess. His tastes led him to seek med
ical rather than surgical practice al
though he did not Refused surgical
cases which came to him in oOnnec-
ton with other work, and his treat
nent of them was skillful and judici-
Dus. Dignified and courteous in de-
meanOr, he was remarkable for his per-
sonal power Of qnieting the nervous
anxiety of the sick, aAd securing and
holding their confidence, this faculty
aided in no small degree, his profess
sional usefulness and success.
answering fidelity to duty, I'M
integrity in his dealings.
and unyielding hold upon his frelnd-
ships, were manifested to the latest
hour of his life, and he has left an
honorable record as physician, a
trustworthy friend and
an upright citizen. H.