The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-26

OF corn, .r,n'.ine w.iiii.e h' 81 .pithDls
and icaclr oi the day. and anon.
his lrcnl- aud r"ilr-p -pondcnt- he
could hum!,rr ili, great medical men
al the na,ipn: Marion -im,ns. Gail
lard Thomas. f.mmc,t and other, Of
the North; Gcd,liug,. Iiinlrck. Par
Lrr, Tabcr, Tally and u host If other,
in lic South Our old State did not
fail 10 do him honor When the Leg
i,latnrc established IL State Board Of
Health onr brother was elected a, one
Of is first members. and at hi, Gcatl
he was the last of the oliEinal Board
to ias, away lie wa> often selected
ipr important pu~iiion- rs the state
Board Of Health, and wien it was de.
t'rinlncfi to ,rnl commission tu the
We; Indies /" investigate Tie cause
uf yc!iow fever and - -uggr.t means
to prevent it, introduction into oar
State, our brother was lonorcd by
( being placed on that commission. He
went to the West Indies, did his duty.
and after prril"us passage on his re-
/ turn, being caught foi several DAYS i'm
Il fearful storm at sea. he came safely
back home and made his report, which
IS now Il part Of the medical history Of
our State. Some time before his
death Congress passed an Act Offering
reward for the first disc very Of
an|sthcsia, and the Medical Associa-
tion of South Carolina, at one Of it's
annual meetings, instructed it's dele
gates to the National Medical Asso-
citation, to be held at New Orleans, to
lay before that body the claims of our
brother, DIR. p A. White, as one of
the first discoveries of annstl1csia and
entitled to a art Of the appropriation.
Thus it will be seen that our brother
was not without honor even in his
own country. He was often honored
with positions Of trust and RESPONSE
bility by the medical profession,
which he always filled acccptably.
I &c younger members of the profcs-
sion always found a true friend and
adviser in him he was ever ready to
give them assistance in time of trou-
bic and difficulty. His books and
Instruments as we'll as his own skill
aud experience were always at their
command. lie was truly strong
pillar and support to the medical pro-
fession Of his County.
AS citizen he was ever ready and
willing to do his part. His public
acts are too we'll known by you to
make it necessary for me to repeat
them here. He was always anxious
that Anderson should be the banner
town anu County of the State. OF his
private character, if time would per
nit, | would delight to talk about. |
will only speak Of few of his noble
traits. He was not one Of those who
delighted to tell what he was going to
do and quietly slip away and never do
it. Neither did he perform seem
ingly kind act and then sound it
abroad so that the world might speak
of him as a clever fellow and a charity
givcr; therefore, few knew Of the
gos,s! deeds oe our brother What he
did was done sn quietly and pleasantly
that those whom he helped were made
to feel that they were fayoring him
by receiving his aid rather than re-
ceiving favors from him. Just after
his death l was standing on the Pub
lie Square when gentleman from the
country said to me-: "Wcll, old DR..
White is dead. l have lost good
friend, lifelong friend. When
was married was very poor and was
very anxious to have little homo for
my family, but | could not see how
could ever get one. One day while
DIR. White was visiting my sick wife
! told him wanted home, and there
was piece of land soon to be sold in
the ncighborhood that would suit me.
He advised me to buy it, but told
him had no money. lie said I will
raise the money for you, and he did
raise the money, and | got my home
by his kind assistance, and now
have prospercd and l hayc to thank
him for giving me my scarf in life
In my settlement there orc number
of others who he has treated the same
way" Very few knew of these kind
acts Of our brother in our very midst,
but thanks be to God We are assured
that all Of these kind acts shall be re.
warded openly IN the kingdom above.
For 'tis written in heaven
What he hss given,
Placed on the recorda in letters of gold.
Read by the spirits.
Judges OF merits,
Some day the name TO ua all will be told.
Meantime let silence.