The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-10
RECENT LITERATURE.

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DIR. Moses Gum is one Of the men to whom
humanity is deeply indebted for many valua-
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science of surgery. man Of strong intellect,
of great capacity for original thought and Of
untlriug industry in his profession, he did
something constantly throughout his busy life
to widen the boundaries Of medical knowledge,
and give the surgeon greater power in con-
quering the ills which afiiCt mankind He
was born in East Bloomfield, ". Y, in 1922, Of
substantial farmer parents, and OH arriving mt
manhood began the study Of medicine under
physician of high reputation. After graduating
from Geneva College, New York he became
Professor OF Anatomy aud Surgery in the
newly established Medical Department of the
University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor He
Immediately attracted attention by his
thorough knowledge and cousummate ability in
presenting it, ard in the course Of a few years
removed to Detroit, to be the better able to
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tlce that had grown up for him. He was there
when the war broke out aud gave up his prac-
tice, but not his lectures at Ann ATbor in or
der to yield to the desire Of his friends to have
him accompany their fathers, husbands and
sons in the 9Th Mich. to the field az the Sur
geon OF the regiment. HO threw his whole
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| field had better surgical attendance than the
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and scorned personal danger when there was
duty to be done. But the enormous response
bility and labor broke him down. so that for a
long time he was Frustrated on his bed, and he
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was very reluctantly accepted by his superiors,
VINO knew bis worth, and did not consent to
part with him as long as there seemed chance
OF bis restoration to usefulness. In 1867 he ac-
cepted pressing invitation To become Profess
scr Of tho Principles and Practice Of Surgery
in the Rush Medical College at Chicago. and
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upbuilding of that institution. From that
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10 be regarded one of the most skiliful sur
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