The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-14
From the Ohio State Journal.
A Remarkable Physician.

A Sketch Of the Personal, Medical
and Surgical Career Of Dr.. s. B.
Hartmann Columbus the Heodquar-
ters of the Greatest Physician and
Most ,Sktlyal Surgeon Of the Age
A Chapter Of Instructive Neacs.
There are few great men. There are
few who, in the practice of their pro,
fession or avocation, are able to outstrlp
their fellows and rise to such relative
prominence as to be called great. Nature
seems to have doomed all but very few
to mediocracy, whether in art or science.
The popularization of science is slowly
elevating the mass of mankind, but fur
nishes no means by which one man may
usurp any great superiority. Great men
are born, not made. The reason why
some men rise like rocket far above the
habitual dead level does not appear either
in their faithfulness or opportunities.
Others, with faithful application and op-
portunities, fail to get beyond the COM
monplace. The world furnishes to-day
but few great surgeons, although it fur
nishes great many. Surgery, as an
art, is surely, yet slowly, improving; but
the number of men who can be called
great, as compared to the many, are still
as few as ever. Such cities as New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago can
each boast of one, or possibly two, men
who can be truly called great surgeons.
1t is, therefore, with just pride that our
city columbus, Ohio) can, without any
exaggeration, claim as resident great
surgeon. His name-Dr. S. B. Hart
mans known to all, and has become a
household word to many Wishing to
find out the exact truth concerning the
many reports concerning his remarkable
cures, reporter visited his offices, 241
and 242 South Fourth street The
doctor, of course, is very busy man,
as the crowd of waiting patients testify,
and being quite disinclined to talk of
his great success in his profession, we
cleaned few facts from observation
and conversation with patients He is
regarded by the eager crowd of patients
as a wonderful man, holding him in al
most superstitious awe, obeying implic-
lily his minutest directions. He has
very distinguished personality, a noble
head, fine, intelligent face, keen,
pleasant eyes, rich, cultivated voice;
these make an impression at first sight
one cannot soon forget One visit at
his office is enough to convince any one
that the doctor is truly great surgeon.
As to the main facts of
DR.. Hartman's Life,
they can be briefly stated. Born in
Pennsylvania, he came to Ohio when
fifteen years of age. After taking
literary course at the Farmers College,
near Cincinnati, he studied medicine
under the distinguished DR.. Shack
leford, of Midway, and, after taking a
course of lectures at the University
Medical College of Cleveland, he prac-
ticed medicine most successfully at Tip
pecanoe. Desiring, however, to make
special study Of diseases of the eye
and ear and deformities of the body, he
went to New York, where he attended
all the large eye and ear iu6rmaries and
orthopedic hospitals. He then went to
Jefferson Medical College, the celebrat-
ed Philadelphia institution, and, after
taking special course on the eye and
ear, and full course of lectures, ha
graduated with honors He established
himself at his old home in Lancaster
county, Pa. There he practiced for
some twelve years with a success that
made him famous throughout all Eastern
Pennsylvania. Especially did he be-
come celebrated for his unparalleled
success in the treatment Of the eye and
ear and deformities of the feet, limbs,
and body in general. So immense did
his office ard his general practice be-
come that it taxed even his extraordin-
airy vital energies to the utmost to take
care of it. The work he did during
these years would have laid dozen or
binary men in their graves. As it was,
his own Herculean constitution finally
succumbed to the intense strain. and he
was compelled to relinquish his general
practice, and, combining health with
business, to make tour of the States in
the practice of his specialties
And it was here that DR.. Dartman's
career as physician and surgeon Of ma
tional renown began. Henceforth the
broad expanse of the mighty Union was
to be his field of labor. And from the
day lie started out on that first tour to
the the present time. the number of his
patients has grown until now there is
not a city, village or hamlet in the
United States to which his name and
the fame of his wondrous doings have
not penetrated.
One cannot be in the doctors office
ten minutes without being astonished by
his method of treating patients. Tie
rapidity with which he disposes of a
case is almost inconceivable. And when