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


and teachers of the day, and among
his friends and correspondents he
could number the great medical men
of the nation: Marion Simms, Gail
lard Thomas, Emmett and others OF
the North; Geddings, Kinlock, Par
ker, Taber, Tally and host of others
in the South. Our old State did not
fail to do him honor. When the Leg
islature established State Board OF
Health our brother was elected as one
of its first members, and at his death
he was the last of the original Board
to pass away. He was often selected
for important positions by the State
Board of Health, and when it was de-
termined to send a commission to the
West Indies to investigate the cause
of yellow fever and to suggest means
to prevent it's introduction into our
State, our brother was honored by
being placed on that commission. He
went to the West Indies, did his duty,
and after perilous passage on his re-
turn, being caught for several days in
fearful storm at sea, he came safely
back home and made his report, which
is now 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@sthesia, and the Medical Associa-
tion of South Carolina, at one of its
annual meetings, instructed its dele
gates to the National Medical Asso-
citation, to be held at New Orleans, to
lay before that body the claims Of our
brother, Dr.. P. A. White, as one Of
the first discoveries Of anasthesia and
entitled to art Of the appropriation.
Thus it will be seen that cur 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 filed acceptably.
T younger members Of the profes-
sion always found 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
and experience were always at their
command. He 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 and County of the State. Of his
private character, if time would per-
nit, I would delight to talk about. l
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 a seem
ingly kind act and then sound it
abroad so that the world might speak
of him as clever fellow and charity
giver; therefore, few knew of the
good deeds of our brother. What he
did was done so quietly and pleasantly
that those whom he helped were made
to feel that they were favoring him
| by receiving his aid rather than re-
ceiving favors from him. Just after
his death I was standing on the Pub
lie Square when gentleman from the
country said to me-: "Well, old DR..
White is dead. / have lost a good
friend, lifelong friend. When l
was married I was very poor and | was
very anxious to have little home for
my family, but could not see how l
could ever get one. One day while
Dr White was visiting my sick wife
| l told him I wanted home, and there
was piece OF land soon to be sold in
the neighborhood that would suit me.
He advised me to buy it, but | told
him I had no money. He said [ will
! raise the money for you, and he did
raise the money, and 1 got my home
by his kind assistance, and now l
have prospered and haye to thank
him for giving me my start in life.
In my settlement there are 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 it's written in heaven
What he has given,
Placed on the records in letters of gold,
Read by the spirits,