The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-01-25
DOCTOR J. 7. WILSON
Brief Sketch of His Life.

The proprietor and manager Of the ]
Wilson Surgical Hospital and Nurse |
Training School, was born at Atlanta, !
Ga, 1868; his mother died when he
was but one year old; his father sur
vived but few years, leaving young
Wilson an orphan.
The first fourteen years of his life
were spent on a farm ten miles from
Atlanta, Ga. Here ne learned lessons
OF industry, obedience and punctual-
ity. During these years he thorough.
ly understood what it meant to sup.
port ones self. For he lived on the
sweat of his own brow. That life
knew no luxury, was fed from no gold
en- spoon, but common clothes, com
mon food, the bare necessities of life
| We're the coveted fortune OF this ur-
| phan's estate.
Here upon this farm he toiled early
and late, taking advantage OF the
short term summer school. which was
| only an opportunity to learn to read
and write in the simplest way ana
lowest grades.
He found his way into the rude log
church, took the best that was offered
in the Sunday school, sang the merry
songs, listened to the preacher eX-
pound the Gospel gave his life to God,
set his face toward the rising sun
and set out on the journey of life
After having received a good COM
mon school education, he entered At
lanta University where he was pre-.
pared for the higher duties of life.
Here he studied not only books. but
he made close study of his teach
ers, the students among whom he
moved. lie soon discovered that he
was part of the world and that he
was in the world to do something for
the world
He was inspired with life itself and
the possibilities of doing something
and becoming something in the
world.
From Atlanta University he went to
Roger Williams University at Nash
vile, Tenn. While here he was seized
with the idea of studying medicine.
And in 1889 he entered Meharry
Medical College 1t is to be remem.
, bered that he was a young man with.
out means of support, so he had to
work as we'll as study He kept up
expenses by running a grocery store
and huckster He worked hard and
tstudieds shsrd, ,gappled himself dilig9nt
ly to every task assigned him He
graduated in 1895 For three years
he gave himself to the practice of
medicine. In 1898 he was elected as
a member Of the faculty of Mehary
1t was here, possibly, that he dis.
covered his life'S work, and took the
step that is destined to immortalize
his name.
For, seeing as he thought he saw,
his deficiency as an instructor he
increase his store of knowledge. This
determined to broaden his study and
led him to enter the Chicago Post.
Graduate School. Here he finished
two courses in two years. Took a
course in mechanotheropy and hydro
theropy, and was elected at the head
Of the Hospital of Hydrotheropy at
Nashville, Tenn, which was branch
of the Battle Creek Hospital.
r The next year he went to Phila
= delphia for the purpose of study an,
; observation on a larger scale. Here
y y he made study of his work in three
:, hospitals, Poly-Clinics, on Lombard
y street, studied clinics at Jefferson
Hospital and at Medtcochirurgical
From there to Canada Studied tht
|. work at the hospital at Toronto, anC
i then to Rochester.
S For eleven years he has made
II study Of clinics at st. Mary's Hospi
e tai, under the supervision of the May
= or Bros.
t. To Chyle, at Cleveland, Ohio
i There he studied the locking O
:. nerves with novocane, eucane, ny
t drochloride, chloride. The effect O
Z all this study and research could b.
u seen in his work at Nashville.