Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

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diseases. Many Of us saw for the
first time q furnace for cremating the
dead, and several small stone Jars
were shown us containing few
handsful of ashes esch, as all that
was left of a cremated body. One
body was lying In an attic room
awaiting cremation, but as u post
mortem had not been held to ascer-
tain the disease of which the subject
died. and time would not admit of
the steamers delay we did not have
the-I had liked to have said pleas
ure, but will substitute-opp Dr.
tunity of satisfying our Gu
riosity by seeing " cremated.
But Just here permit me to say II is
more easily imagined than described,
to depict the expression ON the coun-
tenanccs of several Of our party, es-
pecislly the female members of it, on
reading in morning paper u few
days after our visit: "The subject
on Swineburn Island was cremsted
to-day, and the post-mortem revealed
the fact that he died of yellow fever"
The Association was given 4 mag
nifcent collation. on board the steam
er, while under way, estimated to
have cost several hundred dollars.
l find the Hospitals full, some to
OVERLOOKING. The surgical wards as
usual filed with wounds of every de-
scription, and accidents of every con-
ceivable form.
With the facilities for teaching the
ample hospital material practical
work, afforded by the medical schools,
hospitals and numerous charitable
institution of New York, can not
see the necessity for students of med
icine in any Of its various branches
or specialties to undergo the money,
loss of time and expense OF trip to
Europe, TO complete the most extern
sive medical education 1t seems i'm
possible that all the medical cities of
Europe combined can offer to the ar
dent student of medicine, any more
facilities for the prosecution of his
studies either didactically or clinical
ly than can be found in this cosmopol-
itan city, when you meet daily with
representatives of every nation and
race on earth, especially when the
difficulties of foreign language are
considered.
AS you know, the Tabernacle OF
the great preacher was consumed by
fire; il occurred about q week after
our arrival. Its pastor now breaches
to 5000 people in the Academy of
Music. Have just returned from
hearing him preach his final his
farewell sermon before he sails on
next Wednesday for Palestine. But
before he returns two months hence
the new Tabernacle will be far on the
way to completion. They have pur-
chased a better site and will increase
its size greatly. suppose they have
already over half million subscribed
for the purpose. Talmage evidently
possesses some wonderful magnetism
to attract so constantly such immense
congregations, whether those powers
Of attractions are ever found out or
not, he has some charm above other
and able men. attribute his suo-
ress to his broad spirit of christianity,
bis freedom from sect.rianism, in
these alone seems to consist his great
charms for the masses, and the secret
of his drawing powers.
In his fret sermon after the fire he
announced that they would build
new church, tabernacle
In which would be preached a reli-
gion as broad, grand, and good
as God. That he could say
to the Baptist we will have in IL
baptlstry, to the Methodist we will
sing Zion constantly and deliberately,
to the Catholic there will be cross
on the altar, TO the Episcopalian, we
will embody part of the liturgy
in our service etc, with some special
features of every denomination.
As to politics, my opportunities have
been too few to give any account of
the political outlook. Only from
reading the dailies Of both parties, l
am Inclined to think well of the sue
cess of the Democrats because II
seems they are in q more harmonious
condition than usual. Tamn,any and
the County democracy seems inclined
to pull together.
A successor to the much lamented
g. s. Cox will be chosen next week
there are several candidates to oil
his boots, but who the joint conven-
ton will select, am not informed
al this writing. | could continue
this letter indefinitely II it was pos
sible TO give your numerous readers
one fourth of what would seem of
interest from the standpoint of the
writer, but your space forbids, and
l have perhaps already scrubbed
more than will escape the waste
basket.s With best wishes for your
success and happiness,
l am your obedient servant,