New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-15

"The Colonial Council order that ships doctors ar
irving the port of New-Amsterdam shall not 90 per
mted to practice medicine surgery without the con-
sent of Doctor Ia Montague The good doctor was the
only physician on Manhattan Island. Orders OF tho
Council were equivalent TO statutes and this was th'
first law for The protection Of American Industry ever
PASSED on this continent In the midst OF tne hca'eu
controversies OF the hour this great question: you
gentlemen may congratulate yourself that the father
Of American Medicine also the founder OF our pro-
tectlve system One hundred years after, In l'o3,
Kings college, in New-Iork had Medical Depart
nent and Dr. John Jones Its Professor OF surgery,
published work upon Field Hospitals and the treat
ment OF the wounded which the text BOOK OF the
staff during the Revolutionary War, and Its suggestions
were adopted by the army surgeons of the veteran
armies OF Europe it's the Just pride OF our state
that Its medical colleges in equipment and Instruction
compare fsvorably with the world-famed schools OIL
Vienna, London and Paris
A PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTION.
congratulate your city upon the possession Oh
a school of such high standard and character. Far
sighted energy and enterprise have made eyacuso
an important industrial centre, and its solid growth
in the past fifty years has been phenomenal but
there comes period in tho life of every prosperous
community when It's successful citizens must recognize
the debt they owe society," and the highest interests
70 themselves and their children best served by
intelligent aud opcn-handcd liberalty. noble band
of pbc-spirited physicians practically grauitousy
give time and hard work here, that this community
may not be cursed by badly equipped and incompetent
doctors They require year more In their curriculum
than their rivals They know that the rush OF
students is TO the places where they can quickest
receive their diplomas. But this Faculty, preerrng
perfection to profit and quality to quantity, made
degree from Syracuse guarantee of faithful study,
and ability sklfuy to treat Injuries and diseases.
The Vanderbilt endowment of a million Of dollars,
the Carnegie and LOOMS gifts, each of many hundreds
of thousands, have done much TO plant in New-forA
City the best opportunities in the United states ior
a medical education individually or by combined
action you have among your citizens tho men who
should build upon this noble foundation Give 10
this college building worthy of your city, let IL
have hos al and dispensary for the most benefceht
of charitable work and medical training equip u Win
the most advanced appliances for Physiological a''"V
omlcal and chemical work, and you will have In your
midst an Institution which VIII be an enduring hohor
10 your city and Of incalculable benefits anu
blessing TO the suffering in all conditions and to the
poor.
The progressive spirit Of this institution happily
recognizes that among the many opening Tor
work for woman, medicine should give her cofuiai
welcome As a nurse she is always tho conhortns
and minstcrng angel Of the sick room, ana inc up
portunlties for her usefulness as physician are aS
boundless as tho complex Ills which flesh is heir TO-
The students who have this day been graduated
fully I'D with the best thoughts and most valuable
discoveries In every field of activity that they cannot
DO narrowed by their specially. To-day all the re-
sources of science are devoted to the discovery OF new
remedies and nature has secret or sanctuary sale
from the assaults of the indomtable seekers aiter
truth Daring cxperimentSliss are testing ard IND
Ing healing virtues in the venom of deadly repteS'
and the mineral ard vegetable Kingdoms are con-
stany forced to yield curative elements of priceless
sTI dogfo NrhO I'm
marches ableas: Of the progress Of his profession
must be broadly educated and discriminating stu
dent There Will be many years before your prac-
ce occupies all your time and this IS your golden OPP
portunity. Sir Ashley Cooper, the most Famous OF
English surgeons received in fees his first year SD
Of years his practice netted only 5000
but IN his fifteenth year patient nunS into his lap
check for $4,000 for single operation, and his IN
come grew from that time until It reached 100000.
You will not all be Sir Ashley Coopers but your early
struggles can be cheered by his story. The En-
peror Augustus granted TO doctors only, Of all the
citizens of Rome the exemption OF their properly
from taxation. / suppose the Imperial Treasury did
not lose much by this generosity. but l hope you
may be prosperous that you will long for tho re-
turn Of the Augustan Age. Keep in mind Daniel
webster's famous remark to the young man who COM
planned that the profession OvecfOwded. "There
is plenty Of room at the top"
During the period when you have little to do read
upon some method If you can, If not, read without
method The process not only broadens man with
a wealth of varied information and view Of the whole
field Of knowledge. but 1t suggests congenia eXcur-
sons into politics. theology philosophy aud sociology
which invigoratc and fertilize the mind and give
stronger grasp on your profession 1t does more 1t
stores away in the memory exhaustlcss stock Of
lncacuable value in buster years. Acquire the habit
roIfrC no odd uoafo of mo
employ the unavoidable waits, between the scenes Of
our daily family drama, in preparing for either the
idiot or the insane asylum. They do nothing and
think less, get mad. They the types Of the friend
know well who spoils the trip party by storm
Ing first about ard then at the who is the Of
the delay OF the good deacon who responded TO his
pastors earnest compliment that no matter who slept
he was always awake and attentive. Yes, doctor,
when you preachn', Sis and thinks of nothin'"
The cause is always your sweetheart your vito.
Women rarely prompt, and the is either the
bonnet or the baby. Accept the inevitable a special
dispensatlon OF Providence. Take up your book and
read until she appears. Then do not swear rave,
but compliment her cordially: she deserves It; and II
you have the high privilege also kiss her. and you Will
both doubly enjoy the entertainment the journey.
and in time The things read during these intervals will
prove liberal education. As as you able To
support wife, marry. God and nature bless the
union. Real happiness aid the growth and preservation
Of all tho virtues are best found in the family and
home. But many promising career has been spoiled
by rechessly assuming the burdens of household
without adequate income 1t often mortgages and
weights man so that he cannot pursue his profession
and under pretence Of affection, he decevcs his wife
and infcts upon her untold privations and misery.
BIS education and opportunity give physician I'M
usual influence in the community. He cannot escape
the responsibilities Of citizenship, and IS specially
charged with high public duties lie has the training
of leader and holds confidential relations to large
constituency lie should always be partisan, but
will rarely find excuse for the practice OF mugwumpery
Hostile pnica narfles. ever Wnichfnl and Critical