The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-10

entrusted To tie science CT medicine. Tire
great questions that nav, exercised th
mind, OF individuals AID people revert los
their ultimate solution. ia mauy
stances. 10 the physician v> ay>
elan who. a. one 80 the national trhitl
tors. suggested the first rational and SIS.
ceptable terms 0t d ce~>at on ~ hg~tt#.
ties between tie North and the So4t
Tie tr1est histories ana records d fa1
past are those LETT By the physician. TIE
most trustworthy arhiter aud counsel or
MS day and generation = the phy~festa
He who wul1 progaosticatc with apploNt
mate cxactuts9 finds la~ best resources
II that technical knowledge and eyrstl
ence appertJinIag - tie practise ard stat
oC medicine. The VIDE, t4cN n
held a. expressed hy phIlo~ori phil
fhropistN, moralists and ja9.t c.ta a.a
plitude by vi~ualzing from the liyel,laa
point OF view. Nor j. the 1.4~r - H.
spccial endowment OF the phy> egsa SIS
10 seek. IN s~'f'ion to that perfection
ment OF vision secured Ly liberal cdUg.
ton, included IN medicine, there IS
contact and personal intimacy with hu-
man weakness and traitty. through mCdI
cal practice, which contributes to judi
c!al capacity. He reads the book Of ht
nan nature while the people turn th,
leaves. The physicians response IN p@
Torrance T duty to human kind Re d.
habitual and eelf-acting. ANA tic D Ill
is followed instinctively without struggle
being unconscious o. the stress ana stf1fn
OF duty. This exercise u duty is copied
with diecernment through which tic seem
expresses the unseen. Furthermore. .ae
medical men has greatness of soul which
dissolves personal distinctions. The high
and the low, the rich and the poor, are
equal subjects Of his impartial beneiaS-
tons. The true physician recognizes no
limitation By creed or doyy and has 10
field of service less wide that humants
To one thus endowed the moan OF injuS
ticc, the cry OF ignorance and shrek IF
pain are alike calls which inspire the uea
witty Of all the wisdom. courage ana sym
pathy which he possesses. 10 human cal
ing tends to ninimize self and maNlbiz,
benefcient Offices towards others like to
that of the medical profession. This is
but 4 brief sketch Of the medical m3n ct
this twentieth century whom cyclopee,as
commemorate nd whose name IS craven
upon tho flcehy tablets Of human hearts
everywhere. II is the picture CT tho past,
the reality of the present, and IS exempt
fed by the myriad noble thoughts and
countless self sacrificing deeds Of physi-
clans Of all ages and tongues.
IN considering the negro question from
any point Of Wow the concern OF the en-
tire nation on one hand, and the physical
mental and moral welfare Of ten millions
Of negroes on the other. await The secret
analysis and lonely d~clvine.
The objective and Subjective cause anG
consequence may unfold under the scruti-
ny OF the trained eye and earnest mentaIi-
ty of unbiased inquiry. Where human VI
-. - S:I- -
scope extends the field Of tho finite 10
the border lands Of the infinite. The pains
and penalties which human dcstinies o.
dained may be differentiated from those
which are the Greet s~equelae of violations
Of orthodox laws. There may be revela
tons which the subject, if animate, would
fam conceal.
Discriminating the negro's physical char
acteristics as they reach cognition through
the medium OF the sense CT sight, we note
his general appearance. Those who arc
defendants Of unadulterated Ethiopian
stock and born beneath the Southern san
are lacking in physical proportions in nine
ty-nine per cent. A careful inspection re-
veals the body of the negro a mass Of
minor defects and imperfections from the
crown OF the head to the soies OF the feet
The surface anatomy IS full of blemishcS
which outnumber those Of any other race
as will he shown if careful comparison be
made. The negro skeleton admits of ider-
tifcation from that Of the other races
because Of pecularities OF growth which
are general and special. To a general
view the negro body presents a coarse.
ness and a variety IN symmetry with 9th
er mathematical inaccuracies. The skull
of the negro is demorstrabIe heavier.
thicker. ard coarser in texture than thai
OF the white man. is surfaces are smooth
CT, because tie more complicated stsu,c-
lures leave their impress upon the Cauca-
san skull. We may accept the evidence
OF the osteologIst that the structure OF the
long bones Of the negro when examined
microscopically show comparatively less
minute capillary distribution. Moreover.
there appear on the records OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
evidences of the difference III the contour
and structure CT tire negro SKELETON cor
responding with the age and environment
II which the subject lived. The superior
and inferior jaw bones Of the negro race
give to the negro facial outlines a pecu-
liarity easily objectifed. The feet am
hands ard relative length Of the extremi-
ties are racial marks which come out o.
the depth of centuries. Medical men can
not fdl TO note an Infeliority in hi,
skeletal conformation and structure which
lntlnates the primitive character Of his
physical Framework. Moreover, the pa,
tholo2lc records are full of interesting de
talls Of the numerous diseases OF the bony
structure Of ,ic negro race. In some OF
the soft structure which ~oyerlia the skc}-
etal frame work there is apparent a gross
ness winch would link him to animal an
~cestors- The thickness OF the skin of.thc
negro race IS rarely observed in the palor
races. This, together with puffiness be
meath the eyes, broad and fattened. nose.
poutIng lips, nasolabial folds. dull and
apathetIc face, abdominal prominence, ex-
aggereted but+ocks, Inequality of the
thighs and legs, the fat foot. all present
g possible pathologic solution. Enlarged
and amphded laryngeal structure and
cavity lengthen the oscillations Of The
vocal cords and deepen the voice which
Is often wanting in proper delivery ia
consequence OF the clumsy employment O.,
q large and flabby tongue. The general
emphatic conditions are subnormal with
a tenoencY to take On hypertrophic growth
from slight cause. In eli these rcspec+s