The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-29

Cenrnsies were ushere1 in and van
frhed dowu the vista u the past Va
fi0ns arose, frissmphed and died rsces
were born. aoufi-hed, and passed
susy. each behoidlng the nornine
san bathing the World IN parp1e aad
ro1f, xsd the esening spjen<sor kissing
the roses 70 deep, vet none dreamed
that il vas the earth that moved,
While the san, the mighty ssntiuel q
infznity. moved fnp<fcep<is1y- 1hl
fazIary was 1t last exploded by an In
novnspf and Il came near costing him
his life because Il shocked she con
s<rvzxiyes.-
The traveller who starts on his Jour.
ney at midnight has far more 10 fcal
during the first feu hoars he gropez
his wsy than after the purpiiHg east
bersits the approach Of day, more "a
fear durfax The uncertain light II TN
foIainx dawn than after the golden
spienaof Of the sun foods his p4fk
with radiance
Just 20. far back In the history Of
medicine they Numbered along, era
piosiur the naost heroic measures. the
most deadly minerals, the most ioath-
syssse connections that the brain could
conceive. and the iezacies or heirlcoms
hare been xeafouz!y defended for cen
tur;es. oniy describing them when III.
inupvstors compelled them BIZ their
success 10 reluctantly reiinquish their
ocsspsls hold
The old schools Of medicine, clad In
the ancient mantle Of utter eonseryat-
ism, whose ample robes have. - they
swept down the corridors Of the cen
turirs, caught and held 50 much OF the
teachings Of Hippocrates, CELSIUS and
Galen. hoary with antiquity ever rev
erenffy worshiping the old while they
invariably conhatted innovations
ADD viewed with cynical skepticisul
each new discovery. Can such . body
be regarded safe 10 trust ones physi-
cal happiness with,
Irregular rsoye In medicine has
been protest against the barbarities
OF the cid irrational congfonerate. II
must be remembered that every STEP
taken has been bitterly contested BY
those in power, but after failing ~
crush the beneficial innovation they
have been compelled to embrace It.
Come, wake up and move on said
the people 10 the old school. accept
the new teaching or We win leave you
TO sfarve. and thus in spite OF thesi
conservatism they have had to more
on. 10 be sure always away behind the
times, but still they crawIed snail-liks
and painfully slong, far in the rear
Of the started standard bear.
ers OF progressive thought. Slowl,
and rebelIiously they had TO accept the
discoveries OF those whom they de-
nounced as dangerous quaeks. Many
have been the rude awakenings that
this time honored old school has suf-
feress from progressive thought.
Bat fame Is earned, not merely by
things written, but by ardRons great
ness Of deeds accomplished. Every
assault upon the impregnab!e citadel
OF true science has added numberless
recruits to its cause. The ammunition
Of calumny has been exploded. The
deadly prejectiles hurled have missed
their destination. The shafts and ar
rows lie broken at the feet of victory.
And when Aurora's rays shall have
pierced the smoke of the beautiful, the
name Of the bistogcnetic system oi
medicine will glitter bright and i'm
perishablc sun in the diadem of sci
euee, when those who tried to wind
their Shiny coils around its snowy
throat have fnouidered in oblivion and
their cpitaphs have vanished from the
face OF the earth.