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Show From 'Witchcraft to Sdeno. A century ago the work of the modern surgeon would have been denounced by the theoVsclans, who then ruled mankind, man-kind, as audacious intrusions into; the exclusive Jurisdiction ot God. Two centuries cen-turies ago, or, at the furthest, three, the man of science who would take out the viscera of a man, cut out their disease, dis-ease, and put them back, would have been fortunate to escape the stakeov the block. But the audacious lnvadeX of the secrets of the body, the benef.l cent healer who, with his phial or hU-knlfe, hU-knlfe, lessens the miseries of humanity, diminishes or destroys pain, prolongs life and smoothes its pathway to the grave this is now the man who ap- . peals most strongly to his fellow-beings. For him and his training the captains of Industry are pouting out their millions, building him colleges and laboratories, en. owing professorships. -while the world at, large klls him as the man of power and influence at a time when wealth is accumulating and when men are not decaying. More and more ,rery likely, w-e . shall see the strong men of the college classes choosing choos-ing medicine, although the time has not yet come for domination over the lawyer law-yer who is now engaged in settling the direction and the form In which the captains of Industry shall carry on their development of the world's wealth. The time seems ' to be coming, however, when the indefinite prolongation of human hu-man lfe, and the. destruction of the enemies of. human health a work which almost suggests the creative power will be the task that will call for and will receive the service of the best training of our colleges and universities uni-versities that is, when the appeal of medicine and surgery will be addressed Inevitably to the best In every college class. Just as once the call came from the ministry, and then from the bench and bar . and senate house. Harper's Weekly. |