The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-02

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midnight has far more 70 fear during the
Grst few hours he gropes his way. than
after the purpifng east heraIds the ap-
peach Of day, more 10 fear during the TN
the golden spsenior Of the sun foods his
path with radiance
Just %. far back in the history Of medi
cine they blundefed along. employing the
most heroic measures. the most deadly
minerals. the most losthsome connections
that the brain could conceive. and the
iexaciex OF heiriooms have been 1caiously
defended for centuries, enly discarding
them when the inBoysfofs compelled then
BY their success 10 reluctantly relinauish
their octopus hold
Every irregular move In medicine has
been q protest against the barbsrifics OF the
membered that every step taken has been
bitterly contested by those in power. but
after failing to crush the beneficial limo
walton they have been compelled 10 EN-
brace it.
Come. wake up and move on said the poo
pie TO the old school. accept the new teach
ings, or We win leave you tn starve,
and thus In spite Of their con-
.ervasism they have had to move
on, to be sure always away behind
the times, but still they crswled snail-uke
and painfully along, far in the rear Of the
started standard bearers Of progressive
thought slowly and rebelliousiy they had
to accept the discoveries Of those whom
they denounced - dangerous quacka
Many have been the rude awakenings that
this time honored old school has su6ased
from progressive thought
But fame IL earned. not merely by things
written, but by arduous greatness OF deeds
accomplished. Every assault upon the i'm
pregnabie citadel Of true science has added
numberless recruits to Its cause. The anu
milton of calumny has been exploded. The
deadly projectiles hurled have missed their
destination. The shafts and arrows lie
broken at the feet OF victory. And when
Aurora's rays shall have pierced the smoke
OF the beautiful. the name OF the histoge-
netic system of medicine viii glitter q
bright and imperishable sun In the disdem
Of science. when those who tried to wind
their Shiny coils around its snowy throat
have moulaered In oblivion and thei cpl
tsphs have vanished from the face Of the
earth.