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Show WtDIKS I'llVSICIVNS. Iliry Arc lif n Mean, a .Vtr 1 lenient of I'r.ifoliinil l.ltr. tflltSIf)', IKXTillUl Mini ACIMIVK KA)IH MV til fifCAI. I. VOW l.rillll. ANDiUIIUtUAI. M,II.I ' Vial nro aware, my dinr air,1' say Clldord, In llawlfi.irne'a'lloufiiortho Heviu Uthlta,' 'UiataII human pro-gnea pro-gnea laliniclrcli;or, ti umj u more itc. unto and Uautlful figure. In tlm nireiillug Iml tunc. Wlilln uu ljui'yiiur.elvra going airalght forward an I attaining nt evi ry step an rutin ly tiuw r4ltlonofan.ilia, hu donitually lilurii in sunn thing long ago tiled and alnniloueil, but whlili wu now II nd etbi r.iotlxi'il, refined nu.l rfictcil lo It. I.h al. The tl la hut n cotrau and h'tiMial I roi hray nf tlio present an 1 the fiilurn" It It lurlly ii.Tea.ary toaay that wo lln.l itiiiij nncitlo.i of tin., striving it rdt on almn.t ntery tgo of thu w..rMahl.tt.ry. I'lm ultiy lllglil uf thu-, Iwarlngut ovir oiiAurd, wuotu fiarcntell w hither, dom uot, as wu nru ilttoltniglni, cirry ua ipilleawny from cvi rv meninry of Ihe past. Agilu and again wu are f.iro-l luck ujioiithi. txrleucv of our ftthus; pgtlu nudngalu wu flniloutaelveatak lug up their tradition.: ngalii and again some ruddtu rwlrl of ilrcumstancet awtepiianroun 1 t.) an nuibmt 1 tnd-lilltk tnd-lilltk wlllcli nt wu hat rilppu.i.1 had louglietii Ml behind. Thu morn wu study tlm niurvo of human dotulnj.. lueut the in ru w u 1. aril to n allze the truth uf thu wl.u mill' saying that "tin ru It 1st ti'iw thing under the run;'' Jariphriaod hy tho tindern I'mim-iniu I'mim-iniu lu thu ehiracterlstlo ui.lnrl.ni Ihaftlieru la nothing new but that whkli hat bivn furgi.tli n." Wo are Iml tntoolitervation of thl kind when, with tlm modern movo-mt movo-mt nt for the freondmlttloii of women Into the medical profe.tliu gaining ever lucria.lng favor w turn Lick and rrud wh-tt theitiinual) of our raco havu to Ull u.i.f the women phyalrlau) of by-gone .U) i. Thu la Jy doi tor, so far front titlng, at many Imagine, n inline rolucl orotirmv, htionlilng agislaa llguiu whlili hatU-oneulll-rlently famlllir d trlng many tp jcht of tha world's hlttory. JiiriiinK.icAi. iM.Htr.wit. Themylliologyof nurleut(lru-ce,) furatltlhroaa any light atallUon the inattir, aeemt to Imply that niiill t lim was occi.lonnlly racth'ed by womiu lu the very earllett day. H-cl.il H-cl.il ,wers of healing wrru av.lgne.1 toJuiKiand Ocyrne, tlm daughter nf llmcent-iur Chelrjn; and Me.leaan.1 Circe were aald to o.l at a kuo vledgu of medicinal heiba. Wu nru iruneratly safe In auumlng that thu 1'iintheoii lellectiil the a. lual roudllloll of tiling! on earth, and It la thenforu proUblo that tho Immoral IHng thus luiu-tlouial luiu-tlouial had tnelr counti rmrt In thla retM-ct among the mortal feiualea uf the time. Hut when wu enter the hlitorlo nrl-od nrl-od w e find thai for u lung tlmo women, along with slave, were apeclltrally prohibited by tho laws uf Athena from studying meilklue. Why and when thla prohibition waa Dually abollthnf Itamattiruf .11. utc, though aintly atory la told lu connection with the matter, which, If true, would aeem to rt Itutrvtt. Alouhgwciuaiiuf the illy. Aguvdlce i.y name, wua whlla iultu ouug Mini with an uimoutrull-iiblu uimoutrull-iiblu Ueslr for knowlcilgc, aud, by dls-gul.lng dls-gul.lng lierwlf In male atllri. found mrauatoattvnJ the leclunaof aphj-Iclan aphj-Iclan liamr.l Ilkluphllu.. Hulne-iiicntly, Hulne-iiicntly, still retaining he; dl.gul-a, she devoted herttlf to a phyalclan' career with tiuh rrmaikable surest that the other doctor of the city lie-came lie-came Jealous uf her and did thtlr heat to rulu her prcfwaloual retaliation retal-iation by trumping up ridiculous i barge agaln.t her irouil charactir. Cited Ufore thu Areojiugua In route-lueuce, route-lueuce, Aguodlre found it needful, lu lue assertion of her Innocence, totnaku juiblia tho secret o( sex. U-on thlt she waa nt once i-utuu trial foi Infringing the statute excluding women from tlio protia.lon, and would douLtlta havu sutlrml puulsliment accordingly, m not the wive of tho leading citlien been nuiiuluiously lu her favor, obtaining ob-taining not only her ac-iulttal. lut alao Ih lu.lant alti ration of tha obnoxious law. Unfortunately, It has to be admitted ad-mitted that, charming a the atory la, It reata ala., like moat uf the very charming stories In hl.Uirrl upon tery Im-ecure foundation.; and Ha main value here la to ahow as, true or fait.-, It certainly dot- Hut women Phjslclana wore not unknown among tliuauclcutUritks. IIOMAN ItiailtlCTIUN. I u Home, too, there were law a which alined at ilo.iug the profiftlou to women, lait tbey wore not alwa)e iiutlnly sumsfful lu their oH'tallou. Komu few uatuea of femalu praclltloti. tra havu lieeu bonded down to u., notally that of I'abltla, a splendid forerunntruf that long Hue of brave and aeir-eacrlllclng wuimii who, in hospital or on ttiltlo'flit.l, luvuiletotod thruiKlvia to thu allovlitloii of tho tunVrlngaufthclr kind. Hho miy bo artliulaily rementbenil tilny for lirr connection wllh the ho.pltala foiiuilrd by the llmj-eror Julian, tailed the Apoatatu. Hut tlio part lilaji.l by women aa surgeon and docor during ih-.lo time wa small luJ. . .1 cunip.rvl w Ith that which they tilled during the middle ogia. riiruughout thu long age of feudalism nnd chivalry thu eiercltoofthe healing art wa. Indeed, left largely lu their hand.. Nuna nt well aa uionkt were at cu.louu d to tetul tho tick and ram fur thu woundi I a a part of thu ordinary ttutltu of tlnlr plou calling; uud thus, when tin II ml meidumnindoof the frl that at the lu.tlgiitlonnf AUIard, the nun of the Parotitic iiudtr llelolmipallniucliat tenllou to surglral dullu.: when we riad that lllldigardr, abUraur Ihe content uf ltueiubirg,'utar lllugen-on-thi.'lthlne, wua t lally ill.tlu. gul.hul for tier minllial liiarulnir. whlth the miMled lu n kin I t, matirltlmodleu, wukuow that thiau luirtlcular liulruurx aro only example exam-ple of n very gi neral rule. 1 u Train e, at uny rate, wheru women turgmua went tindir the mum of MrWcani.cf II, Ur position at praclltlouen, aremi to have Ihhiii duly recognized by law; fur varlouaordhunrea .uik of auigcuj bolh lu thu muitillmi and lu tin. femlulno form, uud jrovlJo that fiiu i ni.rutor aa wi II ua male should Iw male to raa a i erlalit .Humiliation befoiuenlerliiguumi thu l-ul.llo tier-i tier-i l.u of thilr fit notions. IIUlnHrll iiv TIIK UNIVI UHITII. Tint full rwotinillon Mat linl.nl glviuto women phjilclfiti. I plairil lnyon.1 ijuclloii by the nttltude ndoi ! ed toward thorn by several of Hi., great universities of tlm tlmo, At ihat of Hiilogna, whim the anatomy uf tl0 human frame wot Ural ty.tematlcully tudled, women were admitted to the ' professional chairs and habitually foi lowed thu iiii.lliiil coiir.e;mul the same remarks apply to the famous rival ta-tal.li.hmcnt ta-tal.li.hmcnt nt radun. Ilut the most lilted of all the medical school of tha medical ago was thu one at Halrru. Hero women were well lo tho front. I!ng ingaged In the prel-alatlou 0( drug and lu the practice of tuedlclno among lAtlenl of both Mxe. One In-cldrnt In-cldrnt which stand reconlcd In the aunal uf tlm school It lu Itself tuf. relent to fhow the iwsltlon which they then held. A UMIllgul.li.il abbot, who had spent all hit life lu rofes.lonal study, and wat deeply versed lu nil the medhal wisdom of the dry, Jotillirjed lo Hal-eruo Hal-eruo In Iti.".') far thu exptew pur.e uf illsruulug icleiitlflii tulca with tho aavant tin ru aMi lul.tvd, I lo found. It It sal I. "ii., nnu erudllu i nougll to te-ply te-ply lo lilt proi.-altlon., rave a i-eitaln wo nan uf great learning." Ilut to I. ..In thu exli nl U, whu h thu uiiiilloiia uf thu physician wrrulhru lift in frmlnlnolian.lt wu mu.t turn, not tuthrae great publlrisl'ibllihmint, but to the doniiiltl uf private life, Hklllu.1 profuaslonal advice wo rate AUddiniculttoobtalllaiidlhowouii'Uof tho hotiMhold wrru thvnfore accus-toniiMltocoinbliiulheiole accus-toniiMltocoinbliiulheiole of nit-dlcnl advtt. r and nurse. Thu Heating of dlaeatu according to the rough ami nftenllmea tuiurslltlout methoda thin lu togue, was In fact ngunlid nt inn of Ihe natural aud rvptr dvitlc of their ex, aud tlm initiation in-itiation nf girl nlwny include.1 n certain training In practical tiit-tll-chin and aurgery i-arlicularly In that pail of surgery which dealt In tha dnwliig of wounds. Their fathers, brolhrr. husband., wrru then constantly con-stantly lu warfare, or lu thu .ran-ely Ir. dmigeron ixtrcl-u of Jou.l and tourney, and II was Imp, vlbla to tell when ur how often til.) lltofill knowledge knowl-edge Ihua acquired lilUht Iti inlhd Intorniurst. n.ut Hu y had alwa)a to holj themsulvitt ri-aily fur emir- etlicvntnl .ll.a.ler. att.l ll... lli.a rt tlio-n tiiArctl and ileanst to Ihouioftrii enough ili udi-d ui-ou thtlr irt-acncu ofmlud, tact and skill. IN IIOIIANCK. The itt uud romauce writer of thu limn make tuch fn,Urnt nientloii ofthe employintut of womiu In thl way, that w e could not In ru find room for a Imn triitlli art nf thu nfrrrntia whlrli He rin-Jy to our haadi. Ouo or two In.l'tncrk will, however, tervu our pr.tr lit i nd. In uiiu of tlm mu.t ular of thu knightly romttur, woread how t'fl.rard tie Never wa wotinuYd and rarrhd Into a rattle. Then,1' tat the old Kreurh uarratlte, "a lintldi ti of the hourhold look hlul III i barge, and i ami for him to well Hint In u .holt space, he began greatly to tnelld, lliforv the month wnt out ho waaeiitlrclyriircd." Hlnilluly In thu romamuuf "lllludeHalnt (III.-." the fair ItottmondttcauHa l.llrp, ruvlout-ly ruvlout-ly wouii.li.l. to I carried Into hrruwii ihaint-rr, win re thu Uki "Hi her fair white hands preciou betha front ll.u rollir" nud "applk them to hi wound." And oncu aiialn In the Iaulo.it and Uautlful ol I story of "All-ca-ln and Nlrolctlr," e flud tho following fol-lowing account: "Mcohtte, alarmed, Iiniuirid of him ruuceinlng the cause of his tuileiliigt. Shu probi.l tlitS thoulder to line tuit If Jt wi ru dl.locat-l, dl.locat-l, and 0rated to w i II ll.at the put It agalulnplaco. Hirliatidt aftirwardt applied to llui wound rriUlu llowtrs and military herta, the virtue whenof were know it to hir." THLIIt l.ltU'l'lillUNCK. II waa thu gradual i!etelo,imenl and i-oiiwlldttlon uf a siieclallir.1 ini-Jk-ol profivalon, and thu thaugrd n.lal inn-dlllot.a inn-dlllot.a whlili weie lnltlate.1 at tho .liwn of tho milun era which were prlnclp illy ovrathe In bringing about lliedhuipiaaraiice of thowometi iht. alclana uf the earlier da) a 1 1 la iudi ed trim that long after l.uropa ha I lamed out of thedarkuenof thoiulddloagca Into that morning twilight which Inn aided the comliid of the day, women were allll ociaalonally to l-o fouud devoting de-voting thrumlvr lo mi-dklne or la otlur l.ramhvaof Intellectual attltlly then almost iuoiiokIUu. by ttieu. It-aly It-aly produced teteral famous women doilora during the eighteenth century, aud l.nglaud and (lermauy have continued con-tinued to furnUh raaualexami Iradown to ulte recent 1 1 una, but lhiu wiru only extrllona, nollcrablo for thu veryreawitofthrlr rarity. Itliasla-rti kftforlhopri-wnt generation to lake up the ancient tra llilou of whlth wu have siuken, by Its demand that women wo-men should l-o admitted lo medical practice oil nu uiual footing with inru a demand w hliti, Dr.Olcutt haa w ell ald,wlll niull, not lu the Introducllon of a new order of thing, but rather In thu n ttoratlou of a lost prlvllige, Ut. tnltlHiJ'rtH. " |
