The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-17

well how to build healthy homes and
to keep them healthy how to ward
OIL epidemics, to destroy and remove the
canse ofinfection. His services were in
constant requisition by corporations TO
preserve the health and usefulness of
their labors. In matters of food, cloth.
ing, drainage. heating. ventilation, In fact
in all things pertaining to health and dis
ease his opinion was asked aud his services
required by the community, the state and
the nation-for by preserving the health of
the people he was contributing to the
wealth and material prosperity OF the ma
ticn.
DIR. Mccormick was next called upon
to respond to the toast "The Owosso
Academy of Medicine" He said that this
Medical society was organized over nine
years ago. 1t had one death-loss in its
membership, viz, DR.. l.. M. Goodrich.
1t had on its roll thirty-two names as
active members. There were eight
honorary members, most of whom were
prominent physicians in Detroit, one
from Saginaw and one from Ann Arbor.
In point of medical skill and ability the
Owosso Academy would compare favor.
ably with any other society in the state.
1t was a training school to it's member
ship. The interchange of Thought, the
comparing OF experience, observation
the relation OF the history Of obscure and
perplexing cases, the writing of these
upon important medical topics, the read
ing and research necessary for their
proper preparation ard defence, had all
contributed to make the Academy Of
always made in the interest of truth and
medical science, and never, he was
proud to say, in all its history had there
been uttered single unkind word.
The Rev. Mr.. Brewer responded to the
next toast, "The Honest, Upright, Skill
full Physician-the sine qua non of every
civilized community" He said his toast
was well defined and was pleased to
respond to it. He divided physicians
into three classes, regular, irregular and
homeopathic. The latter he said with
their infinitesimals, attenuations and
high diIutions so nearly reduced medi-
cine to nothing, that as class they
were,-nothing the irregulars whose
Objectionable methods were too we'll
known, were to be avoided to the regu-
lar professors he paid glowing tribute
OF praise he spoke of their worth both
from personal experience and observa-
ton. He knew them to be kind, benevo-
lent and selfsacrifcing, ever ready TO
respond at the call of duty, in fact
much needed good in every community
whether civilized or uncivilzed.
"The Lights and Shadows in the life of
the Country Physician" was responded
to by DIR. Parkill in his usual humorous
vein. He described the life of the
country practitioner in the early history
of this county where he began the
practice of medicine. The bad roads.
the inconvenience, the hardshps, the
sparse population and the crude remedies
of those days were dwelt upon. He
told how for three months after he hung
ont his shingle he had not single call.
He then extracted single tooth and
fessional call and none but the doctor
himself can fittingly describe the pleas
urable emotions which filled his breast,
and curious and funny incidents con-
nected with that first professional call.
Old settlers snake stories don't compare.
DIR. Ward was to have had poem for
this occasion but instead he treated the
audiance 10 dissertation on the Luxury
of Lying" Neither pen nor lounge can
do this speech justice. You must hear
the doctor In order to thoroughly appre-
ciate his remarks.
This ended the intellectual program.
The picnic ers then sat down TO dinner
which was served in a supurb manner by
the good people of Vernon, after which
the company enjoyed themselves in ball
playing and other amusements Thus
ended another one of the Academy's annu-
al picnics. REPORTER.