Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-12


their opinion that al the diseasee Of the |,
brute creation would be transplanted into |
the human family. and they gave instances \
where. they said. actually horns had como |
vut on thc forehescs OF Innocent persons
md people had begun to chew the caS But
pr tenner the hero Of medicine. went on
fighting for vaccination until IL has been
estimated that one doctor in fifty years has
saved more lives thsa all the battles OF any
one century destroyed.
The profession has done wonders for pub
lie hygiene. Bow often they have stood
between this ncs.cn and Asisttc cholera
and the yellow fever The monuments ia
Greenwood and Mount Auburn and Laurel
Hi tell something % the story OF those
men Who stood face 20 face with pestherce
IN southern cities. until staggering IN tnef
own sickness they stumbled across the
corpses % those whom tkev had come TO
ssve This profession has been the sue
s,sSSsul advocate OF ventilation. sewerage.
drainage Snd immigration. until their
sentiments were well expressed oN Loro
Paimerston when he said 10 the EnglisS
nation AT the time n fast had been pro-
claimed % keep oN a great Desttence-
Clean YOUR streets or death viii raNaSe.
MISUNDERSTANDING al tho rraye-s Of this
nation Clean your streets and then call
on God for help.
See What this profession has done for hu-
man longevity There WAS such fearful
subtraction from human life that there was
rar,,Sus.r: . AZ within n few centuries this
Adam started with whole eternity OF
earthly existence before HIN. ous he cut OF
the most % Il and only comparatively few
wears were left-Only 200 years OF life. aad
then 500 and then 400. and then 200. and
d. then 100. aud then -. and then the average
% human life came 70 40. and then X
dropped - i. But medical science came
in and since the sixteenth century the
average Of human life has risen from l.
years - ~. and a will continue 70 rise un-
IN the Average 81 human life will be %. and
IL will - co and IL will be 20. and m AZ
will h-ve 10 right 20 die before - ana the
prophecy % Isaiah viii b. literally fulfilled
And The child shall die 100 years old
tn. millennium t1- the souls 81 men vii
b. the millennium for the bodies % men
Sin done. disease viii % done. the clergy
man and the physician getting through
rf-h tha'- work ~ the same time time.
mt II seems u mo that the most teauti
ful f-ere.iiction 20 the medical lrote>sioi
has been dropped upon the poor. No *
cuSe now Cor any ones nor having Scientl-
ATTENDANCE. ni~pensarieS and innrmarie
cverv,rhere. under the control q the hes
doctors. some % thcm poorly paid some =
tha-a not raid az all. 4 half starved wona
comes out from the lov tenement Hons
into the disrensa-y and unwraps the rag
from her babe. q bundle 90 ulcers ana rheu'
a1s pus;ules unt over that little suffer-
: ba-as the acru nuiatet wisdom % the aSe
from Fscuiarius down - last weeN
D S-tousv IN one 6isQensary in one We.
a - lFh| T~f- .rlNf4- were l-~A"A- ffAf
?. fshow YOU what God has allowed TINS =
p f..SSion % ao3 l. II - stir uQ your Nanitl
p Oh ~, The day has gone by Tor pompo'
% doctors. with tconsricuous ccld-neaa'
r. canes and powdered Wigs. which were q
e Accom- uarfrr errs IL the DAYS when the ia
= ber used 20 carry through the streets
n London Dr. Hrockelshv's wig. % the a
D. ufration and awe % the people. Savin
= Make WAY Herr comes Dr. Brockelsn,
- wig" No, I announce these things
"a. fN..r.a n lay
T. In regard 70 the work ~ physicians. but
- stir il she hearts % the men OF the medic
=. profession q feeling % gratitude % g.
~ hat they have been allowed 70 put ia
o- sanl 70 such magnificent work and 81
= hey have been called into such iliusirio
Do .omuanv. Have you never felt spirit
- rrAfitude for this opportunity DO y
- ior fe-l thankful now Then. Am ARA
- soctor. YOU are not q Christian and thnt ;
"a ia 0rovero which Christ quoted ID hi- 81
~ non NAV be appropriate - you, "Fhy
lr- ..an heal fny-elf.'
nj Another reason why 7 think the neii
=. profession ought % te Christians -
81 .auSe there nr- 80 many trials and ann
ne ances IN that profession that need post
- Christian s0iare. I know YOU have
gratitude % q great many good people
80 know 30 must De- = grand thing u Walk
. teusgently through tLe avenues % hun
= lie and with n-ltorrlr skill roiSe your
'-.r az the nerves and fher- which cross
No. r--ro-- this wonderful physical system
~ euurrse skilled eve can See more b%-i
- svea IN a ralformatiou than an a-chi'
.-- can point out in any n hi- structu
go though il De- the very triumph - arch
al rlfrth and ahaeus- Bat how many iuf
nc. ar-cs a-.a trials the medical PROBES
ne have, Dr. Rush used - say ia bis vale
80 tory astr.-- % the students ~ The med
tI' college. Young gentlemen. have Two -
NO. ets-a small pocket and bag pocke
* small pocket in which % pat YOUR fe'
.,1 large pocket ln which - put your an
a-c-s.
T. the first place the physician Ia
SABBATH Busy merchants and law
= . und mechanics cannot afford % De
during the secular week. and 20 they r
Themselves along with lozenses and
hich hound candy until sabbath morning co
} Try aat then they -ay. 4 must have doci
y. And thar -p0ll- the sabbath morning RI
ants service for the physician Be-ides
2 -. there are a grAAt many men who dln'
-c~p- once week with their families Du
.ther The secular DAYS they take hasty lun'
Z the the restaurant. and on the sabbath
Greer make 70 FOR their Fix dag aostinene
ench especial gormandizirg. which. b
- q, night makes their amazed cige7tiv
that gans cry out for doctor. And that :
u 70 the evening church service Tor The
igion fcian.
went r-h-r they are ANNOYED by people co