The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-07-07
Doctor Of Gainesville Spans TWo Eras
AS lie Enters 6Ist Year OF Seruice
BIZ Dean Collins

the horse and buggy doctor to the
horseleSs carriage doctor.
After listening TO the III and
complaints of humans fcr 90 years.
Or. Snead has entered his 6lat
year with vitality and detelmina-
ton. interested in serving people
who need him.
After attending the University
of Virginia and Pradu1ting from
the medical college Of Virginia
April 5. 1898. the yolln. doctors
father DR.. George II. Snead. o.
Fluvanna county gave him SIS ann
horse and cart With these ma
terial gifts. his father gave him
bit Of verbal advice. You are on
your own. You can earn your
next months board
Drove To Village
Dr.. Sncad was six mon rs from
his 2lst birthday when he drove
his horse and cart into Carriers
Vile May ! 1888 He drove into
the village along the Jar2es River
by way of Route as. on which his
rcstful and beautiful dairy farm,
White Level Farm. is located
nov about a mile south OF Car
terSville b hind one of the side
doors of the large brick house
which he built IN 1920 is D.
Cncol'a nf u sol h.,
called at any hour Of the day @:
night to relieve a sufferine p..Nent.
Transportation and roads are
great changes that I've noticed
DR. Snead said. Were living in
new world altogether did YOU
know that?"
He can remember Wher he Kept
six horses to make home calls And
for winter he had a buggy heater.
When he made a call in winter he
bundled UP in his fur coat aud
gloves and built a fire il tho
heater
Homemade Sleigh
Shows are not like they used
to be Dr.. Snead felt I can re-
member one winter that we had
snow for six weeks. and l had to
travel in d homemade sle.eh.
The son of DR.. and Mrs George
II. Snead he was born Sept -.
1872. and reared ii FluYanna
county
Dr.. Snead came to Gainesville
to set up his general practice when
he learned that Dr. John Ran
do!ph the former doctor in the
area. had decided TO leave to be
come a company doctor with tie
slate quarries in Arvorla He
established a practice during the
years in three counties C'mDor-
land. Goochland and PoVhatan
He married a graduate Of Stat
Teachers College al Farmyille
Miss jamie Minor. who Nas born
and reared in Richmond She
taueht for two years al Hle bland
Park before she moved . Carriers
VILE as Dr. Snead's wife. She still
works at his side as helper and
business manager.
Wife's Advice
when the doctor not at home
the patients will take mother ad-
vice Just as quickly as they viii
the doctors, one Of their daueh
tcrs NJ IS Phyllis Snead SAID
Hes been retiring 70. three
years. Mrs. Snead commented.
But with a ponderiro look in
his eyes. Dr. Snead said Just rs
soon as I can get a yolm9 man to
take care Of these peopl YOUNG
doctors don't want 20 come to the
country these days h" continued.
They want to stay IN the cities
and specialize
The Cumberland comfy doctor
believes that diseases have chane-
cd during his 60 years .! practice.
Il us d 10 let people die when
could save them now with these
new medicines and met: DDS Of
treatment" he said
Diseases Change
To illustrate how diseases have
changed. Dr.. Snead described the
treatment Of two diseases pncu-
monia and typhoid feve
Typhoid fever has practically
disappeared in this area. he said.
And one of the reasons that it
has Dr. Sncad helped ciulcnS safe
guard their water supplies about
30 years ago.
About pneumonia there used 20
he few things that a doctor could
do like maxine a blister on the
patients chest. but il Was mostly
matter of waiting for a patient
to pass the crisis he said Now
doctors use these new drugs and in
a matter Of days the patient is
well.
There have been radical
changes in medicine" he COM
mented
ACCORDING to his own statement,
he has never taken vacation dur
inc &C wears of work.
I'VE did 90 to tho Jamestown
Exposition about 80 years ago he
added.
$4,000 Babies
Asked about the number Of
babies that he has delivered Dr.
Snead said. About IS 600 /