The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
Nineteenth Century Observation-Disclosures.

be a great pity if could not be said
icine in comparing its during the last century
with that of the other sciences, had its
proper place long history has
scored more substantial trumphs than during the period
named. The process Of evolution from enpiricsm to
scientific Interpretation of the proper relation of and
effect has been necessarily slow, but coespondngly
We have only note few of the advances in
the prevention and of diseases be abundany
WINGED of this fact The discovery Of principles and
their adaptation practice followed the laws
Of Independent conditions and consistency Of general
adaptation In these respects medicine and have
worked together along paraal lines of discovery and with
equal aims IN the high duty of alternating human suffering
AS result life has been prolonged and diseases
heretofore believed be incurable perfectly
amenable to successful treatment.
many striking examples the truth of
everywhere apparent that the history the
present improvements which have made the present meth
more wonderful thing has been accomplished than the
sleep of aneshesa which banishes all suffering from the
operating table cheats pain victory the
sharpest blade Of its Wonted sting?
Not only by such it proven that operations
but greater advances made in preventing
infection universally adopted method asepss
OIL clean wound treatment. a Of
there apparently limit to the daring and genius
0 brilliant operative hitherto hidden
which considered sacred against the invasion of the
knife explored with mpuny and the most extern
sve and complicated resulting wound quickly safely
healed. Every organ body yielded willing
legance to the leading principle which the goriOusy
advancing Of the day is founded Only
within past years entire
cessuy exrpaed severed ends of intestinal tract
upset by proving that the question
sental prolonged life progressive nutrition.
With the perfection of operative procedures the
development Of brain with its remarkable and
startling results The accurate knowledge of the functions
of the different cerebral regions enables the
locate tumors with the certainty
dependant mental and troubles which only
years ago beyond all hope.
The readiness with which the x ray was utilized in
demonstrating otherwise invisible organs
other of perception certainty
conclusion The solid flesh dissolved transpar-
and the perfect skeleton is appallngy outlined in the
living body Broken misplaced bones demonstrated
Gated with precision before realized.
In general it may be said that medicine adj
vauced surgery. following bacteria
logical investigation and by applying the results of abora
tory experimentation. The demonstration of the microbc
theory Of disease causatOn has opened wide field for
inquiry It is apparently well proven many
of the lowest hold the balance power
with the highest creations determining the life limit
In many of the diseases there a special mi
crobe for each The familiar examples those of typhoid
maaria and yellow fevers diphtheria, cholera pull
monary consumption
All these being treated intelligent
than Their being their preven-
ton and logical sequences The promise
better results pestilence decreasing
the death and in adding to the length of life
The history the the best prediction for the
In the light of have
disease incurabe today which may
in the be triumphanty vanqushed by its
remedy.