The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16

Rhodes; Williamson, 81. c.; Dorsey Mo
Neclcs, Ryan. Rcd SULPHUR Sprin IN, ~ ":
y WI a% sayth r soSt1 S var Daniei
Metcnw To,mpkins. Richmond Va; James
Gordon rrant, Richmond. W. ~; william ! l'nh
T rm',1p' watson, P5hllippi. ". Va; Landon
Wilmer White, Eureka Mills, Va; Ben)a-
min Joseph Wlllinghatn.-. Richmond ,,a .
Euclid Clarence Wills. Chuckat NC y, va;
Elins Wesley Woodruff, Calls. ". va.
Appointments.
The following hospital appointments f'ne:
10 the Memorial Hospital, Rich m n =
Dee Talley. Jr., pr. James C9lem nan. Mo'-
To the City Hospltalfi Richtnond. ~ pr.
Thomas David Jones and Or. Dre"rv
Hamilton Mason ,. -.
IL s.: yIn , sl Hospital Norfolk Dr.
'a ~ the pr r,, Hospital Norfolk Or,
Euclid Clarence Wills. ,a.,,,,,,
TO the United States Marine Hospitai'
San Francisco. Or; George &c many other
hospitals had applied to the college lHr
lntcrnes. but there were not enough aPp.'-
cants for appointment TO M .''' 'i
Prof. Thorntons Address.
AS the orator OF the occasion,y Rr. IomH-
kins introduced p PROFESSOR daan ~ the
! a ,,U, - mani of engineering Of the Univer-
atty OF Virginia. "a gentleman ,resptLI.e g" =,
esteemed and beloved by all VINO ki KY J"
him. sE jfI G5, ,.h ,,,,r,n
a nnla,1se. and his address more than UP.
held his reputation as one OF me api ~.
orators in virginia. Professor Inorhto y,
began by reading the Htppocra.ttiic o p'll
of the ancient physicians, the noble VOWS
OF which are even now q model lor eii pe
modern day doctor. 1.
The speaker said that the best inc Oh
doctors could do was TO cure oi N'st'..'
h,t now the doctors task WAS to pre-
vent disease. The Improvement OF SAM
iary conditions was first started in En's-
land and soon spread to America, where
ii was now being even more thoroushly
worked Medical science soon 1ouhn tnils
the greatest cause OF disease came from
tmn,,re waters, and 1t was at this stage
OF advancement that physicians ana
engineers began working arm IN arm, Tor
the former discovered the source OF the
trouble and the latter discovered me ours ours
byiinventIng filters.
The engineers followed nature IN thelr
invention.
they knew that tainted water became
pure by passing through earth strata
composed OF rocks. gravel and SAND. Ana
yet this was not the real litter. as soon
learned The real filter was a Him winch
through, chemical action, spread over the
sand 10, 1t was then the task OF tho engi-
neer TO get an artificial film, and after
much experiment they succeeded.
Must Not Get Sick.
professor Thornton went on to say
that medical science is becoming 10
advanced that soon 1t will be the rule
that II you want to keep well you must
j ,S,,I,, ,iua M raj
saving that all diseases can be prevented.
There used to be an ancient custom
among certain great and barbarous cities
70 erect a large altar In the public square,
where ten OF tl!s most beautiful youths
and maidens In every thousand or the en-
tire population were brought and sacrihceo.
t"Aro not similar sacrifices being mace
in our modern times?" asked the speaker .t,
care we not still Us barbarous as then!
Is not our carelessness, prejudice and
neglect OF proper sanitary conditions de-
mnn1Ing an equal sacrifice? Oh. New
York. Oh. Chicago! Oh, St Louis!
Oh, Philadelphia Oh, Richmond on
New Orlcans! Oh, Charlottesville!
some people OF to-day are again going
back to the ancient idea that disease Is
caused BY sin. They are right in SO far
that they touch the root Of the evil
INF medicine can never be entirely done
away with until we become a perfect
d f .
race.
Professor Thornton went on to make
light OF some Of the modern ways Of
aphvsicians In olden days people had
their family physician. and the speaker
hoped that some OF tho advantages Of
that old custom would never be entirely
done away with. .
You then become a victim OF an opera :
ton. solitary confinement under the psy-
hiot or q trim to Europe.
The speaker closed with plea not to
give up the good customs OF the olden
times, but ut the same time not to let
stilted Ideas hinder the best advance
mcnt OF science.
Reception at Temple.
The benedlction closed the exercises.
and the large audience adjourned to Ma
sonic Temple to attend the reception
given by the faculty.
supper was laid in the dining hall for