This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... DEDICATORY ADDRESS. By Prof. SAMUEL D. GROSS, M.D. Gentlemen Of The Kentucky State Medical Soc1ety, Lad1es, And Gentlemen: Nearly fifty years ago the citizens of Danville, then a small, obscure village, carried to its last restingplace all that was mortal of the man whose monument will henceforth mark an era ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... DEDICATORY ADDRESS. By Prof. SAMUEL D. GROSS, M.D. Gentlemen Of The Kentucky State Medical Soc1ety, Lad1es, And Gentlemen: Nearly fifty years ago the citizens of Danville, then a small, obscure village, carried to its last restingplace all that was mortal of the man whose monument will henceforth mark an era in the history of the medical profession and of the people of Kentucky. The announcement of his death, after a brief illness, in the fifty-ninth year of his age, on the 20th of June, 1830, caused deep and wide-spread grief in the community in which he had so long lived, and of which he had been so conspicuous, honored, and beloved a member. By none was his loss more profoundly deplored than by the poor of Danville and its neighborhood, who had been so frequently benefited by his skill and so frequently the recipients of his bounty. Many a tear was shed as the body was tenderly laid in the earth, and many a sigh was heaved as the reflection came that the mantle of such a man would be long in finding worthy shoulders. Of those who were present on that melancholy occasion, one after another has disappeared. New generations have sprung up, and a scene that wrapped a whole community in sorrow and B caused general regret in the American medical profession is with most of the people of this section of Kentucky a mere tradition. The marble slab erected by the hand of affection over the mortal remains bears the simple but significant inscription, Ephra1m Mcdowell. Who was this man, this Ephra1m Mcdowell, in honor of whose memory we have assembled here this evening? Was he a hero whose body was scarred as he was leading his armies in the defense of his country? Was he a great magistrate, meting out justice to his fellow-citizens, protecting their...
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Spine a little chipped at head and foot; light rubbing to extremities; bookplate carelessly removed from pastedown; front hinge about half cracked and rear hinge starting. 77 pp. Tall 8vo,