Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-25

hoSh soClely, ana OF OJnef similar aSSOCa-
lions whose names are not now recalled
Among American medical superintendent
he stood in the foremost rank, and among
them all there has not been a man more re-
spected or whose opinion carried greater
weight His expert opinion was widely
sought for in courts of law, and i'm compl-
Gated and disputed cases, such as arise
from time to time, that of Edward NJ
fleld OF New York being the most recent
instance.
His contributions to the literature of his
profession were frequent and numerous
His most important work of this kind was
the Annals of the Vermont Asylum for
the Insane compiled and elaborated by
him with painstaking care, covering the
history of the first 80 years of the asylum,
and published in 1887. The list of his
published papers and addresses is as fol-
lows:
Sketch Of DR.. James Deane 1853
Sketch OF pr W u. Rockwell 1858
sketch Of Or G. II. Tenney 1874
| The Pathology Of Insanity 1873
The Pathogeness Of Insanity. 1877
Hystcriu in Insanity. 1879
Responsibility Of the Insane in Asyums 1879
Neurasthrnia Of the Ganglionic Nervous Cen
| tres. 1881.
Insanity in Great Britain and upon the Cont
The Responsibility of the Insane Outside Of
! AsylumS 1873
- Sketch Of Vermont Asylum in the History Of
Insanity in Vermont is35-iSs5. 1855
Obituary Of Or Sumner Putnam lSSS
The oath Of Hippociatrs 1883
Nervous Prostitution. 1880
! subjective Decisions 1880
Besides the above DIR. Draper has writ
ten and delivered numerous papers or ad-
dresses before local societies, as in the cit
liens lecture course in years gone by, the
Professional club etc. His marked ability
in this direction was first made known to
the people of Brattleboro in his address on
"Ihe Drift Deposits of Civilization" Civ
en- by him in December, 1879, as the open
ing lecture in the successful citizens course
of that season. This address was one of
! remarkable insight and intellectual force
and produced a strong impression upon the
community. Three years later he gave an
address in a similar course on "The Influ-
ence of Mental lncapacity in Rulers upon
some OF the Great Events of History"
Both these papers he was called upon to re-
peat several times before audiences in this
and other towns. His most recent paper
or address was that given before the Pro
fessional club last May, at the annual LA
dies night on Caesars Image and Su-
prescription this being the pleasant foil
for his real subject, which was hered-
| ity. Other papers had been read by
him in the previous history Of the club
These papers and addresses show how
much of literary activity DR.. Draper con-
triyed to intersperse with the duties of his
eNacting professional routine. He was al
ways reader of good books, and there
was rarely time when he did not have in
hand for leisure moment some solid work
of English or American history.
one of the most important Characters
tics of DIR. Diapers personal life and work
remains TO be spoken of, and this is his in
huence as a citizen, As a factor in the best
life of the Brattleboro community. He be-
ieved in Brattleboro sincerely and wholly.
lie believed in the town and its people
Other places and other countries were to
be visited, enjoyed and learned from. but
to him Brattleboro was the place to live in.
II would be difficult to estimate the actual
| benefit which BrattlebOro has derived from
great institution like the Vermont asy-
lum, managed as it has been as a Brattle-
boro institution, thoroughly in sympathy
| with the best good of the town, and solicit
tous for all its interests DIR. Draper
first duty, To be sure was given loyalty to
the asylum, but in its development and in
the improvement and Identification of the
| home grounds. and of the estate as a
. whole, he had Enthusiastically the underly-
lng thought OF loving and devoted son of
| BrattlcbOro, that this work was. in its
largest sense, work for the town.
1t would be difficult to make one not &C
| quaintcd with DIR. Draper to understand the
nature and extent of his influence upon
our community life His modesty was in
nate and genuine He had no wish for
/ public prefrrnent. To seek To float with
the popular current was directly contrary
to his nature. He rather, in his own self
centred way, held himself aloof from the
I crowd and the eNcitementS of the day.
But because he did this, and because he re-
fused 10 enter into any partisan or personal
strife, his opinion was sought and respect
ed a that of few men has ever been. In
movements and organizations for the pub
lie good or for personal uplifting. like the
/ Professional club, the Rural Improvement
society and the Free Library, he took an
active interest and bore his full share in eX-
ecutve work, in the use of his time, and
in contributions of money. To every
helpful public enterprise he gave literally.
No man has ever been broader in his SYM
pathics in this respect, or more generous of
/ himself and of his means. The real sense
of his loss will come when, from time to
time, community interests or enterprises
are presented for consideration of a kind
in which the spontaneous thought has been
for so many years, "What will DR.. Draper
say about this?' For answer must now be
the painful consciousness that this strong
rock of reliance has gone forever
The Rev. Mr.. Phalen, in his admirable
funeral address, wisely refrained from at
tempting to give an analysis of Dr. Ora
pers character, for the reason that it was
the man himself who made his character
and personality felt in way not to be said
in words. Were We to add anything to the
preachers suggestion of singlencss of pur-
pose as DIR. Diapers predominating char
acterstic, we should say of him that he
was "A large, many-sided man, who "stood
tour-square to all the winds that blew" of
perfect modeSty, with an inheXible will.
not given to sentiment, but with heart as
tender and approachable as a child's-and
above all a man without a trace of little
ness in his makeup. No man was ever
stronger willed or stronger in his likes and
dislikes. No man, in the intimacy of pri-
waite life, was more pronounced or search
ing in his criticism of men and motives,
/ but whatever view he took there was moth
ing of pettiness or mean suggestion.
/ Everything was large, clean and whole
some.
In no one place outside his home will
his loss be so felt as in the Unitarian
church, into which his affections were in
separately woven. No more eloquent trib-
ute was ever paid to any man than the
tear-stained faces of the practical, every
day men who sat in the congregation of
hat oh Il, l,nt