The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
THE VERY GREATEST.
The Columbia State Pays this High
Compliment TO
THE LATE J. MARION SIZES, N. D
Who Became a World Renowned
Surgeon DIR. Sims Was 4
Native Of Lancaster
County. S. C.

country and the appreciatiTe welcome
rendered him by the medical profes'
sion and the laity Of the United States
| in every city he has visited recall,
says the New York Sun. to those
who moved upon the scene a genera,
tion age the tour made by the late
DR.. j. Marion Sims throughout Great
Britain and the continent" This
com parison is apt, and it is interest
ing TO recount in connection with DR..
Lorenz's great work that OF the great
er physician and surgeon, DR., Sims,
Soutl Carolinian. The Sun pays
him high but deserved tribute when
it says:
The special object of DR.. Sims visit
was the demonstration Of method
of curing by operation condition
which rendered the victim far more
helpless and hopeless than that which
exists in the unfortunate patients
with congenital dislocation at the hip.
Before the advent Of this great man,
whose genius carried the fame Of
American surgery throughout the civ
ilized world, no curative measures had
succeeded. and the host Of women suf-
fering from the painful and loath-
some condition which be had learned
to cure could up to that moment look
forward to 10 relief from life Of Suf-
fering and isl0ation but that which
death alone would bring.
The scene witnessed on Tuesday in
tie surgical annpitheatre Of The New
York Polyclin:c Medical School and
Hospital when the gifted Vienna sur
geon demonstrated to the physicians
in attendance st this institution. rep
resentins practically every State in
the United States. his original opera
ton for the correction Of lameness
caused by 4 fault in development. re-
calls the never-Jo-be-forgotten occa-
sion at La Charlie in Paris when. in
1862, in the presence of Eelpeau and
Nelation and large audience COM
posed ofrepresentative physicians from
all parts Of France, the country doc
tor from Alabama" successfully de-
monstrated his method in the case Of
a young woman upon whom more than
a dozen operations had been essayed
in vain.
From this brilliant triunph Marion
Sims went forth to the professional
conquest of Europe. The journals OF
the day heralded bis advent, and the
gates Of the capitals Of Kingdoms were
thrown open to his coming From
place to place be journeyed, healing
the afflicted and teaching others how
to heal. Kings Of the realm OF. Sci
ence wed with each other to do MIN
honor, and kings and rulers ofnatiors
we're proud TO confer upon him the
highest decorations in their power.
Upon the base Of the pedestal which
his statue in Bryant Park overlooks,
the physicians Of our time and Of all
times may read with encouragement
the epitome OF his life.
Truthfully and Loyalty spoke our
distinguished citizen and surgeon, DIR.
T. GaIllard Thomas, when, in his ad-
dress before the graduating class OF
Cornell within a year, heoaid to those
who stood upon the threshold OF a
medical career: If were asked to
name the men who in all time have
done most for the welfare of their fel-
low men I would say, William Jenner,
George Washington and Marion
SIMS
TIE genius which invents and estab-
fishes a system. method or an opera
tion, and thus saves life, lessons suf-
fering or restores to usefulness the
stricken members Of the human faml-
ly, deserves the boundless gratitude OF
mankind. In the same spirit OF ap-
probation shown to the immortal
Sims the American people OF all
classes and professions. welcome this
modest, skilful and generous benefac-
tor Of the afflicted, Adolf Lorenz.
The Suns brief narration Of DR..
Sims service to humanity does him
no more than justice, although 1t
is hardly accurate to speak Of him as
the country doctor from Alabama.
J. Marion Sims was born in Lam
caster county. South Carolina, in Jan
uary. 1913. and it was there that he
grew to manhood and there: that he
began the practice OF that profession
OF which he eventually became the
most illustriouS eXemplar in America.
Not only was he born and reared ir
this State but here he was educated
He graduated from the South Caro-
lima college in 1882, and after study
ing medicine for awhile with a Ian.
caster physician entered the Charles
! ION medical college when it was open
cd in November, 1888. He then com
pieted his course at the jefferson
! ,;edical col!ey:.,. Philadelphia, receiv.
+ ing bis degree iii 1895. After Gradua
ton he located at Lancaster. thf
family home. and practiced for some
time but in a year or tive removed t
Alabama. The Sims family. however
IS South Caroinian Of South Carolin
ians unto this day.
I OF Dr. Sims discoveries anc
achievements il, surgery books have
0eeu written. E:S fame isso we'll fixed
that there is hardly need TO recount
the several INNOVATIONS OF practice
which he inaugurated. Wonderful a: