San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
San AntOnio's
Medical Fraternity.
A Body of Educated and
Refined Men.
Known for Their Enterprise and
observation-disclosures of
Some of Them

EuSlSy ~ tA~ PAOASooAOA Va A~NA
icine, as in all other occupations
properly displayed, leads to sue
cess. Success in one line of bust
mess in city means more or les:
success i'll others. Energy, ant
consequent success, has been char
acteristic of San Antonio ever since
she first began to take on city airs,
and this energy has not been exer'
cised more by men of affairs than i,
has by medical men. Hence, in
the grand strides forward of our
city the doctors have gone along to
the front, ifnot forged little ahead
of the procession. The profession,
as a whole, has stood well to-
gether.
There are, perhaps, fewer
"quacks'' in San Antonio than any
other city of the state. This is be-
cause of the high standing and
honorable men of the regular pro.
fession here. The people have
learned to large degree to recog-
nize that honesty in the practice OF
medicine is one of prime import
ance, and that the "quack" is the
wolf in sleeps clothing. Hence,
that bastard of the profession adj
mirably called "quack" has small
following in San Antonio, and his
existence is for the most part short
lived. There are more we'll posted
and eminent men in the medical
profession here than in any other
town in the state. This has been
brought about by the friendly spirit
of rivalry that has fong existed
rivalry engendeped by a spirit OF
aunAitiouI
This spirit of excelsior owes its
existence to the older members OF
the profession here. Such men as
Herff, King, Graves, Watts, Spring,
Shropshire, Barnitz, Pascal, Men
ger, Bennett, Braunagle and others,
can never know the good they have
accomplished, not only by their
own administration to the sick, but
indirectly through the other physl'
clans who have located in San An
tonic, and then found that only by
reaching the highest round o.
knowledge could they ever hope tc
compete with these gentlemen.
FERDINAND HERFF, NJ. d.
An eminent member of the medi
cal fraternity of San Antonio was
born in Darmstadt, Germany, 1920
His early education was received al
the Gymnasium School of his ma
tive city. He began the study o
medicine at the University of Bonn
and remained there three years.
He then spent year at the Uni
versity of Berlin, and graduated II
1912 at the University of Giessen
The doctor began active practice
at once at the army hospital al
Darmstadt. In IS47 he came tc
America, and after spending shor'
time in New York he, in connec
ton with a Mr.. Spies, headed ar
immigration expedition to New
Braunfels, this state.
Remaining there but a shor'
time, he went back to New York
and from there to Europe. He
took contract as surgeon in the
Revolutionary war in Baden. II
1880 he made his advent into the
city of San Antonio. and began ac
tive practice of his profession. II
1866 he again returned to hi
fatherland, and volunteered as sur,
geon in the war between Prussia
and Austria. At the close OF thi:
war he returned to San Antonio
where he has since resided ano
practiced.
Doctor Hera is a member OF the
Society of Hessian Physicians, anc
also of the Society of Natural His
tory at Darmstadt. He is mem
Der of the American Medical Asso
citation, the Southern Genealogical
Surgeons Association, the State
Medical Association and the West
|, Texas Medical Association
The doctor has in his possession
two medals received for service in
the wars in which he participated.
He has recently received an honor