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Thiswasthebeginning，asnearlyaswecanfixit，ofthatreformwhichhasintroducedplainwater-dressingsintheplaceofthefarragoofexternalapplicationswhichhadbeenasourceofprofittoapothecariesanddisgracetoartfrom，andbefore，thetimewhenPlinycomplainedofthem。AyoungsurgeonwhowasatSudleyChurch，laboringamongthewoundedofBullRun，tellsmetheyhadnothingbutwaterfordressing，andhe(beingalsodouxdesel)wasastonishedtoseehowwellthewoundsdidunderthatsimpletreatment。
Letmeherementionafactortwowhichmaybeofusetosomeofyouwhomeantoenterthepublicservice。Youwill，asitseems，havegun-shotwoundsalmostexclusivelytodealwith。Threedifferentsurgeons，theonejustmentionedandtwowhosawthewoundedofBigBethel，assuredmethattheyfoundnosabre-cutsorbayonetwounds。
Itistherifle-bulletfromasafedistancewhichpiercesthebreastsofoursoldiers，andnotthegallantchargeofbroadplatoonsandsweepingsquadrons，suchaswehavebeeninthehabitofconsideringthechosenmodeofwarfareofancientandmodernchivalry。[SirCharlesJamesNapierhadthesameexperienceinVirginiain1813。
“Potomac。Wehavenastysortoffightinghere，amongstcreeksandbushes，andlosemenwithoutshow。““Yankeenevershowshimself，hekeepsinthethickestwood，firesandrunsoff。“——Thesefivethousandintheopenfieldmightbeattacked，butbehindworksitwouldbethrowingawaylives。“Hecallsit“aningloriouswarfare，“——
saysoneoftheleadersis“alittledeficientingumption，“——but——stillmyopinionis，thatifwetuckupoursleevesandlayourearsbackwemightthrashthem；thatis，ifwecaughtthemoutoftheirtrees，soastoslapatthemwiththebayonet。“——Life，etc。
vol。i。p。218etseq。]
Anotherfactparallelsthestoryoftheoldcampaigner，andmayteachsomeofyoucautioninselectingyourassistants。Achaplaintoldittotwoofourofficerspersonallyknowntomyself。Heoverheardtheexaminationofamanwhowishedtodriveoneofthe“avalanche“
wagons，astheycallthem。Themanwasaskedifheknewhowtodealwithwoundedmen。“Ohyes，“heanswered；“ifthey’rehithere，“
pointingtotheabdomen，“knock’emonthehead，——theycan’tgetwell。“
InartandoutsideofityouwillmeetthesamebarbarismsthatAmbroiseParemetwith，——formendifferlessfromcenturytocenturythanweareapttosuppose；youwillencounterthesameopposition，ifyouattackanyprevailingopinion，thatSydenhamcomplainedof。
Sofaraspossible，letnotsuchexperiencesbreedinyouacontemptforthosewhoarethesubjectsoffollyorprejudice，orfosteranyloveofdisputeforitsownsake。Shouldyoubecomeauthors，expressyouropinionsfreely；defendthemrarely。Itisnotoftenthatanopinionisworthexpressing，whichcannottakecareofitself。
Oppositionisthebestmordanttofixthecolorofyourthoughtinthegeneralbelief。
Itistimetobringthesecrowdedremarkstoaclose。ThedayhasbeenwhenatthebeginningofacourseofLecturesIshouldhavethoughtitfittingtoexhortyoutodiligenceandentiredevotiontoyourtasksasstudents。Itisnotsonow。Theyoungmanwhohasnotheardtheclarion-voicesofhonorandofdutynowsoundingthroughouttheland，willheednowordofmine。Inthecamporthecity，inthefieldorthehospital，undershelteringroof，orhalf-protectingcanvas，oropensky，sheddingourownbloodorstanchingthatofourwoundeddefenders，studentsorteachers，whateverourcallingandourability，webelong，nottoourselves，buttoourimperilledcountry，whosedangerisourcalamity，whoseruinwouldbeourenslavement，whoserescueshallbeourearthlysalvation！
SCHOLASTICANDBEDSIDETEACHING。
AnIntroductoryLecturedeliveredbeforetheMedicalClassofHarvardUniversity，November6，1867。
Theideaisentertainedbysomeofourmostsincereprofessionalbrethren，thattolengthenandmultiplyourWinterLectureswillbeofnecessitytoadvancethecauseofmedicaleducation。Itisafairsubjectforconsiderationwhethertheydonotoverratetherelativeimportanceofthatparticularmodeofinstructionwhichformsthelargerpartofthesecourses。
AsthisSchoolcouldonlylengthenitslecturetermattheexpenseofits“SummerSession，“inwhichmoredirect，personal，andfamiliarteachingtakestheplaceofouracademicdiscourses，andinwhichmoretimecanbegiventohospitals，in
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