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wouldmakehimreadthelifeandwritingsofBenjaminRush。Dr。Rushthoughtandsaidthatthereweretwentytimesmoreintellectandahundredtimesmoreknowledgeinthecountryin1799thanbeforetheRevolution。Hisownmindwasinaperpetualstateofexaltationproducedbythestirringscenesinwhichhehadtakenapart，andthequickenedlifeofthetimeinwhichhelived。Itwasnotthestatetofavorsound，calmobservation。Hewasimpatient，andNatureisprofoundlyimperturbable。Wemayadjustthebeatingofourheartstoherpendulumifwewillandcan，butwemaybeverysurethatshewillnotchangethependulum’srateofgoingbecauseourheartsarepalpitating。Hethoughthehadmasteredyellow-fever。“ThankGod，“
hesaid，“outofonehundredpatientswhomIhavevisitedorprescribedforthisday，Ihavelostnone。“WherewasallhislegacyofknowledgewhenNorfolkwasdecimated？WherewasitwhentheblueflieswerebuzzingoverthecoffinsoftheunburieddeadpiledupinthecemeteryofNewOrleans，attheedgeofthehugetrenchesyawningtoreceivethem？
Onesuchinstancewilldoaswellastwenty。Dr。Rushmusthavebeenacharmingteacher，ashewasanadmirableman。Hewasobserving，ratherthanasoundobserver；eminentlyobserving，curious，even，aboutallmannerofthings。ButhecouldnothelpfeelingasifNaturehadbeenagooddealshakenbytheDeclarationofIndependence，andthatAmericanartwasgettingtoberathertoomuchforher，——especiallyasillustratedinhisownpractice。HetaughtthousandsofAmericanstudents，hegaveadirectiontothemedicalmindofthecountrymorethananyotheroneman；perhapshetypifiesitbetterthananyother。Ithasclearlytendedtoextravaganceinremediesandtrustinremedies，asineverythingelse。Howcouldapeoplewhichhasarevolutiononceinfouryears，whichhascontrivedtheBowie-knifeandtherevolver，whichhaschewedthejuiceoutofallthesuperlativesinthelanguageinFourthofJulyorations，andsousedupitsepithetsintherhetoricofabusethatittakestwogreatquartodictionariestosupplythedemand；whichinsistsinsendingoutyachtsandhorsesandboystoout-sail，out-run，out-
fight，andcheckmatealltherestofcreation；howcouldsuchapeoplebecontentwithanybut“heroic“practice“？Whatwonderthatthestarsandstripeswaveoverdosesofninetygrainsofsulphateofquinine，[Morestrictly，ninety-sixgrainsintwohours。Dunglison’sPractice，1842，vol。ii。p。520。Eightygrainsinonedose。
Ibid。p。536。Ninety-sixgrainsofsulphateofquinineareequaltoeightouncesofgoodbark——Wood&Bache。]andthattheAmericaneaglescreamswithdelighttoseethreedrachmsofcalomelgivenatasinglemouthful？
AddtothisthegreatnumberofMedicalJournals，alluseful，wehope，mostofthemnecessary，wetrust，manyofthemexcellentlywellconducted，butwhichmustfindsomethingtofilltheircolumns，andsoprintallthenewplansoftreatmentandnewremediestheycangetholdof，asthenewspapers，fromasimilarnecessity，printtheshockingcatastrophesandterriblemurders。
Besidesallthis，herearewe，thegreatbodyofteachersinthenumberlessmedicalschoolsoftheUnion，someofuslecturingtocrowdswhoclapandstampinthecities，someofuswanderingoverthecountry，likeotherprofessionalfertilizers，tofecundatethemindsoflessdemonstrativeaudiencesatvariousscientificstations；
allofustalkinghabituallytothosesupposedtoknowlessthanourselves，andlovingtoclaimasmuchforourartaswecan，nottosayforourownschools，andpossiblyindirectlyforourownpracticalskill。Hencethatannualcropofintroductorylectures；
theusefulblossomingintotheornamental，asthecabbagebecomesglorifiedinthecauliflower；thatlecture-roomliteratureofadjectives，thatdeclamatoryexaggeration，thatsplendidshowoferuditionborrowedfromD’Israeli，andcreditedtoLordBaconandtherest，whichhavesuggestedtoourfriendsoftheMedicalJournalsanoccasionalepigramatourexpense。Hencethetendencyintheseproductions，andinmedicallecturesgenerally，tooverstatetheefficacyoffavoritemethodsofcure，andhencethepremiumofferedforshowytalkersratherthansagaciousobservers，forthemenofadjectivesratherthanofnounssubstantiveinthemoreambitiousoftheseinstitutions。
Sucharesomeoftheeddiesinwhichweareliabletobecomeinvolvedandcarriedbackoutofthebroadstreamofphilosophical，or，inotherwords，truth-loving，investigations。Thecausesofdisease，inthemeantime，havebeenlessearnestlystudiedintheeagernessofthesearchforremedies。Speaksoftly！Womenhavebeenborneoutfromanold-worldhospital，twoinonecoffin，thatthehorrorsoftheirprison-housemightnotbeknown，whiletheverymenwhowerediscussingthetreatmentofthediseasewerestu
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