Milford chronicle., 1959-03-27
WILLIAM. CRAWFORD COR

GAS: TROPIC FEVER FIGHTER"
by Beryl Williams and Samuel Ep-
stein.
William Crawford Gorgas (1S54-
1920) was a physician, sanitary en-
gineer and Surgeon General of the
| United States Army.
In the ravaged south of the Civil
War, little boy fleeing Richmond
made vow that was to change his
destiny and ours. Someday he
would be a soldier and win big
battle. Years later he did become
a soldier in the Medical Corps and
won battle against one of the
most treacherous enemies of man
yellow fever. He began his fight
during the Spanish-American War
in Cuba and continued it in the Ca
nal Zone. In his work in the Canal
Zone, Gorgas had to fight ignor-
ance, superstition and Indifference.
Others tried to discredit his work.
He was denied essential supplies
which he had requested-the only
items he could be sure of receiving
were coffins. President Theodore
Roosevelt, aware of the Importance
of his work, directed that Gorgas
be given cooperation. Gorgas was
| finally able to free the Canal Zone
and Panama of yellow fever and
malaria so that American workers
could build the mighty Panama
Canal
This is book that is stranger
than fiction. 1t is an inspiring bio
graphy of man whose courage
and persistence conquered one of
mans most dreaded diseases.
"THE DOCTORS MAYO" by
Helen Clapesattle.
William Worral Mayo (1819-
1911. William James Mayo (1861-
1887. Charles Horace Mayo (1865-
1939).
This is an extraordinary book
about three extraordinary men-an
interesting picture of hundred
years of medical progress. The
book has been acclaimed as one of
the finest biographies ever writ
ten. 1t has been enjoyed by readers
all over the world and has been
translated into numerous foreign
languages.
"The Old Doctor, as William
| Worral Mayo was affectionately
called, lead the way for his famous
sons. He left England, then New
York, and worked his way west
ward to Minnesota in the 1850's.
"Dr Will", as his son was called,
often said, I'VE were reared in
medicine as farmer boy is reared
in farming"
Both of the brothers started at
the top of the ladder but all their
lives they kept pulling the ladder
up after them and reaching to new
heights.
The cyclone of 1888 set the Ma
yos' course for life. Lacking a hos
pital, the cyclone victims around
Rochester, Minnesota, had to be
cared for in dance hall. Then the
Sisters of st. Francis offered to
construct a permanent hospital if
DR.. Mayo would assist. Thus
world-renowned medical center
was quietly born. Today in Roch-
ester countless people from foreign
countries mingle with farm folk
from the neighboring countryside
and with people from every state
in the Union. The Mayo Foundation
which is part of the University of
Minnesota has become an interna-
tional center for training medical
specialists, research scientists, and
educators. Truly great monument
TO the three great Mayos.
Here is book which tells a story
that should make every American
proud to know that it is a part of
his national heritage. If you want
to ENJOY history, to create, re-
new, or deepen your faith in men,
in their power to live and work for
democratic ends, you must not miss
'The Doctors Mayo" 1t is as vivid
and exciting as any novel.
Again time and space prevent us
from discussing all the books we
would like to write about. So until
the next time :. GOOD READING.
Ethel O'Connor
March 25, 1859