Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-06

TENN, TUES
t ciai and from this upon the sympathetic sys-
muscular fber Of the arteriOles or eapii-
iaries l? of the face with such alterna-
suffu.e the % skin with 1 is cri%son % tints. It IS
but muscular action beyond the power of the
delighted or confused will. The. same cause
quicken the thought as to send strange sensa-
tions to distant nerve centers, arousing the play
anaiyze. Physiology tells you of the inter
mingling ofthe white and gray matter Of
TIE w0NDR0US BRAIN,
the one to originate the thought. the other to
IN her domain. al You learn ssf the digestive pro
cesses, from prehension to completed assimila-
ton of chs me and chyie. the action of the bile,
the function of the pancreas, the absorbing ac-
eested material in the misenteric glands ii 1itis
poured rOm this into the thoTacie duet duct thence m
MSS hi himself aaStsd the SAYING
OLen: 1.-THE bleed .:-.,.s: :,,..ss ,he fluid body,
the body becomes The solid blood" She goes, a
stes further in her wonderful changes sill BY the
different emunctories the waste of the body is
steadily eliminated, undergoing from day 20 day lay
and year to year a retrograde nietamorphosis till
sRs ehsn.sa earf fnds scsnos Eod Claim
are another being, that your personal identity is
Such are the solutions, the cnemiso' vital solu-
ons of the varied functions of those me bers
eyes Chemistry; her 1 hsndmaid; follows in her
train with her cruciblss, her retorts, her Te7
AGENTS. e drag forth by her sna,ytics Power = hsE
ers these in the in=ensible rock and the siugglsn
clod which the rude swain turns, with his shoes
W stes and the beautiful flowers of cultivated
lawrs, in the waters of ths briny deep, IN ne
sSoTs or the fos@ which saTdens on the
ia the @ beneath the ea @hsr
eyer you turn, TO earth, sea or sky, or to mount
cling spring, there she points you to some secret
source of health life. The imponderable
agents come and go as WINGED messenSers from
tie divine bome, essential elements OF life
evolved through the philosophy by fire. with
which she to-day blesses and gladdens the race.
and wonderful discoveries which are being daily
made by cunning brains and skilitgl hands IN
the great laboratories of the world? There are
some that soothe or lull into lithean repose, of
which an analgesia and an anaesthesia are
THE SOFT AND DRoWSY NAMES;
others which borrow the euphemism elixir, nee
tastes. There pps are aikaI1ids and extrae's. the
product of cunning isolation or exquisite DIS
est and richest fabrics find their Tyrian
tints. How awful too, those almost satanic
hoary clif or the towering mountain to its base,
and yet in minute parvules or tiny pearls can
si ns Brain Iae Who coad SUPPOSE that
glycerine could have been employed as a medic
bs TO admnsr it to his
| fellOw-men! Yet the destructive agent is safely
| administered. We hear nothing about those VINO
| ming N D. has wisely excluded from his pub
| lished reports. do not propose to administer
has chemistry i done. % What has Botany? @ Does Does
| our armentarlTm bristle with these warlike bay
onets, these two,edged swords? None the less is
II attractlvely adCrne with plants and beau
tiful flowers. Many of these are hidden away in
, the Gepths Of inaqeessible.forests 70 BLOOM and
sides of rugged Cliff, OF float
me caves Of ocean; others lurk in the
sides of monster trees, or distill in the resins
i and gum which exu lie from their riven trunks;
| in the hard and stony seeds Of luscious fruits.
| Tough and fbrous roots bury the strong and
| mould. How vast and varied ,thest resources.
| From many chemistry extracts Tie most valuable
| and potent medicines, the subtlest polsons, the
most deli -ious aromatics, the sweetest perfumes,
powerful stimuants, dangerous sedatives, deadly
narcotics invgoratng tGnics surely F WIZ M Suen s
ought not TO die. In all this supply cannot tne
elixir of life be found. Out of some one OF these
| strange liquids cannot
THE FOUNTAIN OF PERENNIAL YOUTH
burst and bubbl6. Cannot the specihcist fiq i'd
his Utopias in plant or flower, in root or bark,
in seed or she'll? 1t would seem not to be an idle
dream which once enchante the alchemist of old,
that somewhere in tn great world there was a
| vertable philoSoPher' stone-a real fountain OF
perennial youth! Young gentlemen, can you
| hope to compass KNOWLEDGE of these? Such
| must, indeed, be vat; 1t will be the Hork OF
asd sPE IN hs o
| the cunning chemist who reveals their properties
to man. You must find in them some practical
| utility. You wish to employ them as medicinal
agents. In this knowledge are you to lind your
therapcusis:, Need 1 say that this is to be OBJ p
- aA tlA ahn-r nf 0aar1n mo
ataned aI dH viii the III
view: When cOmpasssd, they win exhibit the
relation which one branch of medicine
it as science. You have. indeed. en-
tered upon a great study-brOad, Intricate,
profound, embracing within its range all the laws
Of health and disease the many m5 sterles Of q 9uI
| being. The curat.v We means which mereiful God
has placed in the hands Of nan-with what feel
| upon its study with what conscientiousness and
| with what modesty should he demean himself as
ure of his obligations and to avail himself ot
those "a cans which are placed within his reach
| is lust so lar culpable He is either an intel
iectuai siuggard or a moral c,ward. Young geu.
| temen, let your standard be high; let your pro
fessional lives re those of labor, both a. the bed
| side and over the midnight lamp You may NO
| become Virchows in your vast eruditi0n 1or
may not rival Bilc2th in his surgical skill anc
great men you may surpass them. ich one tn,
aItifcer of his own fortune, is applicable to you
| BE AMBITIOUS. STUDENTS, WITH EAGEf
MINDS,
attentive habits, wills to srapple with to conque
all the difficulties which oppose success. But af
ter you will or can do, the ocean of discovery, 0
| which Newton felt the infinIte vastness stretche
| illimitably away, yet the few shells which h
gathered were very precious and Wondrousl!
| beautiful. Pearls of purest water yet lie hldder
beneath the depths of oceans, exquisitely bestut
| ding their opalescent walls Dive down into thei
| briny waters and bring them out into the sun
f cd far down in their obscure recesses the pur,
| gold of truth. Apply the crucial lest Of expert
| mentation to all your research. Your dlscoverle
| may reveal some concealed secret, sumo unkno
manity sighed. Let me recur to the words witt
| which began-"There is no excellence withou
great labor Recall the magic words of Bulwer
''Time, faith, energy" LIT them be 10 you tn
sesame under whose potent spell the gres
doors of the caverns of light will fly open wide
| revealing 10 easy access the hidden treasure
| within. FORGOTTEN or unhes ded, these secre
| chambers will forever remain closed against you
| When Cassin saw that his brother measured hi
| gold instead of counting it, he marveled and wa
| very jealous. May your Professional brother
. find in you treasures of knowledge which cal
neither be measured nCr counted. Let them b
jealous for good cause, not alone for any superio
intellectual endowment you Il. ay possess, but be
| cause Of your great untiring labor, which is
| crown long lives with high honor am emineD
success. Would that could arouse in you hig
| purposes of study and i'm ress Loon your mind
| some proper conception of the dignity of you
| calling, that you dealing with a God-lik
ience and wonderful art; that its great law
| demand unceasing Investigation, for which onl
trained, studious minds fitted. | would the
feel tha- these words had not been IDLY spoken
carelessly received. In conclusion, we ask tina
you aid US by your diligence and attention j
| trying to impart to you the knowledge we pos
sess. We on our part promise to do all In ou
| power make YOU well-informed, cultivate
| physicians and elevated professional men NJ
colleagues will, am sure, echo his promise an