Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
DIR. POLL LOCk FOR PRESIDENT
Banquet Major Hull Mskes Address Upon The Doctor and the Law "Reminiscences by Dr. Peck.

ioHeu cnaise. nung on ieaIner stfaps, there were only two such nNtown,; the other was used by the late Senator Foster.
 The old horse travelled mostly up and down. taking steps nearly sin inches long, and with every step, the chaise gave an antero-posterior bob: but it was a delightful vehicle in which to ride. and did not require a ten acre lot to turn around in
 He seldom came to the city. but when he did it was probably to re- plenish his stock of calomei
 Then there was Dr. Halle. He was a doctor of the old school-tall ven- erable. dignified, elegant in his black clothes and gold headed cane. In those days our meetings were held in the upper rooms fthe Richards block One night. after climbing the stairs and coming down again, he had an attack of angina. Dr. Amy and the writer attended him. in Seyin's drug store. until he was able to go home. few months more and he slept with his fathers.
 Next there was Dr. Dyer a kind hearted. mild hammered man. beloved of his patients. who practiced in Nor wich more than fifty years ago.
 Next there was Dr. Kinney. He was the father of this cociety. the one who first proposed that we organize. He was neatness and elegance person. flied, splendidly read physician and Ia skilful therapeutist.
 He was the first doctor whom met in Norwich. For. some reason or other he took me under his wing. To him was indebted, not only for numer ous kindnesses but even for the life of a relative, who would certainly have died of puerperal fever but for him,
 Dr. Kinney knew nothing then of the cause of this fever;: thought it due to malaria: but his therapeutics were splendid and equal to all demands.
 Dr. Carletoni How I looked up to him. and how I listened to the stories (true stories. tool, of his wonderful operations As keen an observer as Dr. Kinney told me that not even in Europe had he ever seen a surgeon more skilful in the use of instru- ments.
 He operated on Dr. Paddock, for appendicitis, and saved his wife. many years before that word was coined, and before aseptic surgery was even dreamed of
 Think of the nerve required to do that operation, with no hospital fla cilities, with no trained nurses, with no knowledge of germs; at a time when to open the abdominal cavity, or even the knee joint, was considered certain death. I think it was wonder full
 Many years ago I often saw a man wearing green glasses. On asking him cS lO HIS iOuDit, HIS Ttply was 1OO much Carletoni" Just think of it. Op- erated on long before the discovery of cocaine; operation done under ether. and often utterly spoiled by the vom- iting and retching following the ether, at time when no man on earth knew how to adjust glasses to overcome the great amount of astigmatism follow ing operation for cataract, and yet with a fair amount of vision he had nothing to say but ''Too much Carle- toni" Oh, we'll we've all been there.
 Then there was Dr. Paddock, the last A man not over strong physically, but with stalwart mind. scholarly and well read one whom I met many times in/consultation. and who was never found wanting
 Thesk were the giants of my youth ful dad they were, but are not But there &ffe still two others who yet finger With us. God bless 'em.
 You younger men can hardly under stand how I miss them here tonight Dr. Perkins, with his calm, genial face, always smiling, always with good story up his sleeve. which none could better tell; a face worth a fortune to its owner and a godsend to his pa uents.
 If someone should slap me on the back and shout How are ye. me by?" I would not turn round. I'd jus tsay: Hello Cassidy. Where did you come from" and he'd say: I've just come from everywhere"
 I used to think that one could find Dr. Cassidy on every street in Nor wich, any hour of the day or night. Haven't you seen the doctor in his carriage a thousand times, sitting on the edge of the seat, and every ten seconds shouting Go long! Go long? and the old horse does Go Hong" for at least three or four steps. then slack ems his pace; for the nag knows Dr. Cassidy just as we'll as the doctor knows the nag.
 The house of Cassidy has never taken kindly to automobiles, but ob- serving ones have noticed that the doctors horses get there, with four feet, and the doctor gets there, with both feet.
 Our sincerest sympathies go out to Dr. Cassidy because of the great sor- row that has recently come to him; {; a sorrow that is sure to come to some of us.
 giants in those days" Just plain giants; not angels; not even saints. l never noticed any halos lowering above their heads. Giants are human, subject to all the weaknesses and linn itations of humanity. just as we are. There is an old Latin proverb begin ming with the words de mortus nil. That was a wholesome saying. Who ever nrSJ uIIeTeu lflOSe HOioS ihuSl have had a kindly heart and a keen sense of the fitness of things As these worthies recede further and further into the past. let us behold their virtues through the big end of the telescope; and if we look at their shortcomings at all, let us turn the glass around, even as we hope those who follow may do for us. In our hours of discouragement, when failure attends our best efforts, we may find some comfort in the words of Seneca, two thousand years aRo: "Tf a physician has done all in his power to effect a cure. he has per formed his duty" 'Tis not in mortals to command success; but we may all do better. we mak deserve 1t, and not evan giants, saints or angels can do more than that.
 A burst of applause greeted the doc tor as he concllded.
 Unity and Harmony. pr. P. J. Cassidy spoke to the toast Unity and Harmony. urging that pro- fessional harmony would work for the good, both of the profession and the public He expressed his regret to have to admit that there seemed to be an undesirable lack of harmony in the profession in general. yet Norwich seemed to be favored with as much harmony in the profession as any place for this organization includes all schools. He spoke of the three diff ferent examining boards in the state, which does not raise the standing of the medical practitioners, and he was