History of the rise, progress, and principles of the American eclectic practice of medicine / by W. Paine.

  • Paine, William, 1821-
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[1862?]
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    J. Oliver, M. D., Professor of Chemistry and Medical Jurispru- dence. The first course of lectures was commenced in March,, and con- tinued until the 1st of July, 1845. An event in the progress of this school, which contributed very materially to its prosperity, was the appointment, in the spring of 1816, of Joseph R. Bucha- M. D., of Louisville, Ky., to the chair of Physiology and Medical Jurisprudence. Dr. Buchanan entered upon his duties in the fall of 1816^ and bringing his great philosophical power to the aid of Dr. Morrow's indefatigable zealj energy, and perseverance, a more scientific arrangement was effected of the vast amount of practical medical knowledge previously accumulated. He also brought much weight and influence to bear in the successful defence of the cause against the attacks of a bigoted, sectarian foe. Drs. Morrow and Buchanan, aided by their colleagues, directed their efforts with re- markable success to a permanent establishment of the institution, and tho American Eclectic Reformed Practice. The names of Morrow and Buchanan will ever be held in grateful remembrance by all true lovers of humanity, as pioneers in the cause of medical reform. , < But the progress of these co-labourers was not destined to be long unimpeded. In July, 1851, Dr. Morrow, care-worn and ex- hausted from a life of incessant labour and anxiety for the benefit of mankind, sank beneath the overwhelming pressure of duties in- volved upon~him, aided by an attack of dysentery, and yielded up his great soul to the God who gave it. He sleep3 beneath the mighty pyramids of benevolence and goodness, which, while living, he created, and that will ever stand a vast monument to his greatness. After the death of Dr. Morrow, some of the lesser minds con- nected with the institution, for the purpose of obtaining positions which neither talent nor education qualified them to hold, made an attack upon Dr. Buchanan, which finally resulted in a division of the Faculty, and the organization of another school, called the Eclectic College of Medicine. The jealousies existing between the schools, together with the bickerings of those who occupied promi- nent positions in the reform movement, disgusted Prof. Buchanan, and caused him to retire to private life in Kentucky,where he now enjoys the quiet associations of the domestic circle, and the grati- tude of all true lovers of medical progress for his gigantic efforts towards the establishment of true American Eclectic medicine. After several years of strife and contention between the medical. schools of Cincinnati, they re-united in the winter of 1859 and '60, under the protection of the Eclectic Medical Institute. The best wishes of all true Eclectic medical reformers are with them; and for the good of the cause it is to be hoped that the future Faculty may emulate the characters of their illustrious predecessors, of whom we have spoken, and rising above all mercenary considera-