The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-09
Sir Andrew Clarke.


Sir Andrew Clarke, the emminent
physician who has just died in London
was born on October %, 1926, and was
educated first in ancient Aberdeen and
then in Edinburg. During his pupilage
he gave unmistakable promise of future
greatness, winning in swift succession
first medals in anatomy, physiology,
chemistry, botany, materia medica. surg
cry, pathology and practice of physic. He
was for two years DR.. Hughes Benefits
assistant in the pathological department.
of the Royal Inirmary, and was demon
strator of anatomy to DIR. Robert Knox
in that great anatomist's last course of
lectures. Then for four years he had
charge of the pathological department of
the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, here
he delivered lectures on the use of the
microscope in practical medicine. Finally
in 1854 he received the degree of M. D.
from the University of Aberdeen, and
settled in London
In the metropolis DR.. Clark rapidly
rose to the highest standing in his pro-
fession. He became a member and in 1858
Fellow sof the Royal College of Physi-
clans, and in that distinguished body as
Coonean and Lumelian Lecturer, Coun-
cillor, Examiner and Censor. He was
also Lettsomian Lecturer and President
of the Medical Society of London and con-
sulting physician and lecturer to the
London Hospital and to the East London
Hospital forDiseases of Children. For
number of years he was president of
the Royal College of Physicians Aber-
deem, Edinburgh and Cambridge each
made him an LID. honoris causa, and in
1883 the Queen made him a Baronet
His professional writings were volumin-
GUS and have become standard works in
all medical libraries.
1t was originally DR.. Clarke's intention
to devote himself exclusively to patho-
logical research and study, but this he
found impossible. He was literally forced
into the general practice of his profession
and had a clientage scarcely rlvaled in
size and quality Among his patients
were the Prince of Wales and Mr.. Glad
stone; but his big house on Cavendish
Square was daily besieged by great host
of almost all sorts and conditions of men
and women. Writing a few years ago.
when DIR. Clark was at the height of this
fame and in the full vigor of his powers,
a visitor described him in 1.-THE White
hall Review" in part as follows:
You may be visiting this eminent man
in two ways; either professionally,
being patient or as q friend, or it may
be a com bination of the two, II it be a
professional visit, you are surprised at
the thoroughness and minuteness with
which the doctor, after the manner of his
noble profession, goes into your case.
A note book is produced and all the lead
ing details are jotted down. You are
required to give your history, diary of
one day of your life, to state all the
Important, and as you, poor ignorant
one, might think, the unimportant symp-
toms. No sane patient will think of
using any concealment, or pre-
varication with this DOCTOR The
patient of this celebrated physician will
be unfortunate if he does not carry away
some wise suggestions or interesting
remark from DR.. CLARK. He will certainly
be struck by what is said to himself
A full. clear interpretation will be put on
the facts that have seemed SO battling to
him. There Will be no reticence or OBJ
security in the opinion formed. A prescrip-
ton, of course, will be written, for it
seems to be de rigueur; doctor seems
always writing prescription. But the
patient sees that the doctor is watching,
following and assisting nature. He
understands that the treatment is
philosophical and physiological. He is to
put himself under regimen. His cure
will depend much on his own resolution
and self-government. AS, in most cases.
the illness has been superinduced by
chronic causes, so it must be met by
chronic treatment. Such take to be
the ordinary line adopted by the patients
whose ailments still permit them to make
personal calls.
"Dr. Clark is a younger and more
athletic-looking man than you would
expect from the long period during
which he has been before the public. He
bears the traces of labor and care. He
has Scottish name and descent, and is
a very Scotchman of the Scotch. He has
been long and intimately connected with
the London Hospital of which he is
physician. Twice week, at an immense
personal sacrifice, he is there to lecture,
and he is man who is -acver five
minutes after his time"