Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-16
LONDON PHYSICIANS.
TBy Dr.. Z. B. Ro5ingon.I

Nd9L ~ CLOsooLOl4eIi III 80 III ~FCA
line of action. Demand and sup
ply are balanced forces. Science,
law and theology all have advanc-
ed representatives, but the object
Of this letter is to present to the
reader a profession in which Lon
don is very rich namely, its medi-
cal men. Few Of the readers will
be familiar with the names but
probably every one who has had /.
any surgical or medical aid will
have had applied in his case the
principles which those celebrated .
men have advocated for years.
To reading medical men the
names Of every DR.. mentioned will |
be as familiar as house hold words. |
The first thing that may be said Of |
London physicians is that they
excel almost every other nation in
courtesy to their medical fellows
Of every land. No doctor could |
be treated more kindly or receive
more respect than foreign medical
men receive at the hands of every
celebrated physician Of London.
Though the doctor be young
man, unknown, or from the most
distant land Of the earth the Lon
don PHYSICIANS receive ms card
with a gracious smile and kindly
requests hlm to attend his lectures
and operations. Inc man most
famlharly known ID London and
IN the medical world IS Df. Lister
lie = Professor 81 Surgery III
Kings College. lie IS tall man,
about sixty years Of age, with long
gray hair and long head. lie has
a pleasant b4ardiess lace, appar-
entity quiet courteous gentleman
with bland disposition. Out
spoken determination appears IN
his acton under the cloak OF a
quiet but earnest demeanor. He
received a Wisconsin man with
benlSnant coantcnance and with
charming pleasant voice SAID
mat IS q long call. we would
be glad 70 nave you Vlslt our col
le8e ana hospital ana we are sorry
we cannot show you something
Deter to-day. Frot Lister has
made h.hseH famous throughout
the mealoai world oy the adHocat-
ing OF ms method OF Ant!Sef5lc
dressing 81 wounds. NAT IS the
wounds are heFmeflcally sealed
rom tne ar Dy means OF dressings
dlsinlecJea with saIutionS OF car
bollc acid or Dlchlonde OF mercury,
MS idea IS based on the tern
theory which claims that eX-
cecdla8ly small vegetable organ
isms, float in the air and water
and are IN the earth and on all
objects, that the penetration OF q
wound by these organisms will
cause Inflammation and sutfuration
and that if these are kept out, a
wound will heal Immediately with
out the production of any pus. A
very small per cent of carbolic
acid or bichloride Of mercury
added to a very large quantity of
water is sure death to these organ
isms. Therefore the dressings are
dipped in these solutions before
being applied to the wounds.
Prof l 5ter's theory and practice
has absolutely rcVolutionized sur
gerry in . few years. Experiment
tai practice has demonstrated be-
yond the possibility Of doubt
that he is right. His discovery
has saved thousands Of lives, and
by the rapid healing Of wounds,
saved untold loss of time to the
patients. Prof Listers methods
and views are published in various
forms by his first assistant and
fellow worker Dr.. Cheyne, a
young man of bright promise.
One of the ablest men OF the proies-
sion III London is DR.. Duncan,
professor of female diseases in
BortholaneW's college. He IS an
original thinker, a celebrated
author and possesses about all
the titles Of honor that can be be-