The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

lively young man. aged sixty-three years.
of Brights disease
Dr. Francis -. Cunningham knew well.
Absolutely free of an sham. a true and
skiiful physician and surgeou-scholarly.
answering IN his devotion to principle.
under a brusque exterior hc bore heart
as true and tender and sympathetic as a
wOman's. / have seen him with the sym
pathetic tears streaming down his face.
as he underworld to bring every resource
OF our art 10 thwarr the dread destroyer
and restore 20 health and strength some
loved one. He WIS most attractive as "a
teacher. and possessed the rlre gift ~
iuparting knowledge 90 his pupils with
them he was always very popular Few
men ever enjoyed a larger patronage IN
Richmond. He was most popular as "A
man. and died al forty-ninc lamented 10y
host Of friends
Dr. Jenifcr Garrett was "a contemporary
% my own. graduating "A year before the
writer After plucky and courageous
struggle. under adverse conditions. by his
force Of character nd energy. De- attained
. % large success. good physician "a
warm. devoted and generous friend. con-
scienuOus to fault in tho discharge ~
duty. he finished his work and went 70
his reward ere be had attained to the
prime ~ life
DIT. Charles Magin was for many years
conspicuous character ia the faculty %
this city. lie was "a typical representative
OF the old school. 4 man o. gigantic size.
affaole in manners and OF most courteous
bearing. he was most conspicuous for his
advocacy Of bleeding. and regarded Gallo
mel as the great wheel-horse OF thcraDeu-
tics IL IS related Of him that on ono
occasion when about 70 leave town. and
turning over several patients 20 brother
doctor TO be looked after for him until
his return. the doctor asked What are
r~fs. rr.rs B.. d.
OF the old reliable calomel' What arc
you doing for B?" "Weu. ann giving her
little of the hydr. chic. nit" what
are you doing for CO" "Hydr. submur."
lie was very pompous in manner. 4 recall
seeing one Of his patients who had fall
len IN fit on the street / attended him
home ana TO control the violent delirium
which had set in. was forced to bleed
him. When Dr. MagiH arrived / told him
what T had done.
lie marched around the room several
times with mis- hands I'm his pockets. his
hat on and a sack coat. not much long
or than jacket. buttoned up down the
front: then stopping IN front Of me. and
l\king down Il only came % his shout
dcr) he remarked. Doctor. 7 am glad
to find that you are phleDotomis<." ON
another occasion, he asked me to see a
case of pneumonia with him. The patient
was a fran young man about twenty.
When we entered the room. the patient
looked very pallid and almost in COLI
lapse. The doctor remarked. Yes sir; as
soon as I saw him / tied up his arm
and bled him almost ad deliQuium animi:
see the result" Tn. case reminded me
of the heroic days l had heard OF not
so long before the Civil War. when every
doctor carried "a thumb lancet and when
called on to see q patient the first thing
tied NO his arm and bled him freely, then
gave an cmctic Of ipccac or tartar emetic.
followed il by the popular ten and ten
(calomel and jaiap) and called the next
day to inquire OF the patient what was
the matter.