The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-16

lS5, 900 to rear a monument to his
memory. What has become of the
proposition? Was not the South
Carolina Medical Association to do
the rest? We think that a monu-
ment would be a handsome way to
building somewhere would be better.
Who was Marion Sims? He was
the sman OF this country who more
thu any other has brought relief to
su osring women, and every molecule
of granite in any monument that the
state might rear will represent a tear
OF relief and happiness from one of
the thousands of suffering women
whose lives have been made brighter
because OF the genius of j. Marion
Sims.
He was q native Of Lancaster, the
county which gave birth to Andrew
Jackson, and was born the year Of
>Jackson's great triumph over Packen-
ham in the battle Of New Orleans.
DR.. Sims was more or less of
failure as young man in Lancaster
.county and this should offer encour-
agement to young physicians of to-
day. Later he went to Montgomery.
Ala, whore he startled the world
with the daring OF MS surgery mG
tine success of his operations H..
first attracted attention with his OPP
or I,,, g..
lof the eyes lie was also Succuy sful
in substituting silver tor silk suures
in cases Of vcsico-yaginal Gstula. u g
results were received with ucrodulitw
by the profession.
At the age of 40 he removed to
New York and urged the building OF
hospital for treating woman's dis
eases. \ journey to Europe brought
him recognition denied him in this
country and he established q lucra-
tive practice in London and IN Pans
He organized an ambulance corps
which did great service after the
battle of Sedan.
He was given medals Of honor and
decorations by the Kings OF several
European countries. He was the first
.American member Of several learned
2societies in Europe and America and
was president OF the American Medi-
Cal Society in 1876. He was the
author of a number of volumes, one
being an authority on female surgery
~ After Sedan he was enabled to
start his woman's hospital in New
York and we are told that SO many
persons Hooked to see his operations
fthat restrictions were imposed which
considered officious and drastic
d he returned to France. That ac-
bunts, in part, for recent dcclar2-
ion by The New York Sun that Dr
Sims seems to be honored abroad
pre- than in his native land
The German governments monthly
lical periodical recently printed a
Photograph of DR. Sims and dcscrip-
tion of his life work This great
journal says:
America is entitled to honor in
the history of operative gynecology.
The names OF Mcdowell. Mott, Bat
+ tey, Emmett, Bozeman, Edebohls and
Kelly will be known for all time. but
none shines with such lustre as the
/ name Of Marion Sims"
The achievements of it's citizens
are the greatest assets and the great
est heritages OF a country. The cour-
age and genius OF Marion Sims-Gs-
pecfally in view OF his sad entry into
the profession-are such as were ex
Eibited by only such men as st >ne-
wall Jackson and other stalwart and
Aberoic figures in our country's his
Try. His greatness deserves com
rnoration. In his memory there is
re size statue In front OF ;he city
ry in New York city. But in
Carolina there Is nothing.
"a 'twhose happy privilege it was
81 his man personally were not
hat he rapidly became the
ser of the nobility. In
scerned all those ele.
ecter which are the at
? nobility; simplicity
sympathy almost
Hy without ostenta-
manner, the kind
y