The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17

r,sirc mower like japan. but the prejudice
against MOngolians Is undehidbie', or
the Japs clam TO nave hidf Inrobably
belongs 10 the late Theodore bl"o'n' Vi
Germany. l.. ,,~1 IN
effecting the transformation. but IN III
ture generations. II is claimed, hdtuLe
viii mould the organs stralshfl. ,oro ne
report of one OF the chlel ~ yyroLJo *
young American surgeon at TOXIC -
enCouragtug TO success. Almost lne
entire order of the nobility, ana even 'ne
royalty of the nation, have proited ~
the skill of the specialists. whose slsheu
correspondcnCc with the writer is gwen
below. and by IL will be seen that even
the Emperor requested that he come
and "civilize" him, as one might say
In recognition of the necessity. 49,,
Mr.. Abraham Stone. graduate OF INC
College OF Physicians and surgeons vi
Now York, IS the speclaIls'. me nn "0
takings in modern science; ne mas takeIi
up fight against nature that Is 10 rlu
the nation OF the greatest draWbach III
its struggling efforts for Arrangement
Stone started for Japan niue oHci
year ago by way of san FranclsGo,
end the letter Just received rom ron b n,n,
instrumental i'm bringing 70 the atteh-
tion OF the japanese Government. among
tho Japanese Emperor's most Iromlnch1
subjects, who. like himself have prontea
by the artiiice, are found the names OF
statesmen. diplomats. in the action OF the
present war with China. and loyailsts.
Here is the letter:
~Tokio Japan, Dec. /, 1894.
''My Dear Hammond: / presume you
think IL strange that / haven't written
i'm so long, but 1 VIII have you 10 KNOW
that YOU friend Stone now has such a
large practice in "A unique way that if
IL were not for the need OF a pen IN VIII
ing out prescriptions, that rival weapon
10 the sword would sleep and rust on It's
rack. IL was very kind In you TO recall
TO me all the good times we nave had
together in our native land. but also
want you to appreciate the fact That
Japan Is not a wilderness. its people
is<Seing made I'm diplomatic circles mere
80 Srnes4 tcs nation to the system ruling I'M,
sports'and plea 81. Cd a iaed Us enJsy
find here. ! OILY miss my friends The
islands are crowded with Europeans and
speaks and writes in English. is intelli-
gent in conversation. artistic in his tastes
and true In character, sense OF honor
Chinese. who. from my observation. are
as ignorant. dirty and treacherOus as
the Japanese are clean and noble
you will probably recall tina; when
left New York you. and in fact all my
friends, were greatly surprised, but none
of you knew the plan | had conjured.
j had so often built air castles that | de-
termined 10 say nothing until some good
results were reached. | have always been
rather OF a visionary character. nothing
suiting me but the odd and untroddcn
paths of life. and had not my japanese
venture proven successful should never
have practiced medicine or surgery
~ also felt as though ! never could
so at practice in the regular routine way
graduates have to begin. even while
studying the hardest, and yet no student
was more earnest in his work You
know that. \ love of science was what
kept me at my books. and / determined
10 avoid the hardships of the young prac-
titioner at home by originating specially
for n i1,;eH:, We'll hays done Gnor itea M
Shrady is due much of my success. While
studying at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons. one day causally picked
UP a copy of his medical journal the
Medical Record and read short para
graph describing how one Of the japanese
nobility. while in Berlin. sought the late
Professor Theodore Bilroth and had his
eyes Strengthened. ON the spur of the
moment an i,,ea flashed across my brain.
What an air-tlsht copper-bottomed
one to go 10 Japan and make specially
OF this little trick upon nature, and why
should not ] enact the role ] decided
10 do so as soon as | graduated. II
pleased me much. too. TO think of 1t,
when | looked about me ana saw thou
sands OF young men In the colleges like
myself about TO have the title OF NJ. d.
attached 10 their names and thousands
more Dracticing in obscurity and strug-
Cling for existence.
professor Bilroths little trick. while
not widely known, ana especially NOT IN
America. was. however much discussed
in Berlin. and two years later. when |
arrived in Japan. | found two German
physicians practicing the artifce quite
extensively. There was room for more
though. as when II became known that
an American surgeon had arrived who
proposed making n specially of straight
ening the hated slant of the native eye.
/ bad plenty of callers.
"The Japanese, YOU know. show the
traces OF their Mongolian origin more
p.efniv i'm the shane Of their eyebrows
than In the color of their skin. and those
who can afford II are Kidding themselves
Of this absolute evidence of their despised