Terra Mariae . wing free; and fanciedthat its pale mouth sang thequeerest strains to me: They tellme, noted surgeon, the plague has slainits ten, and T. B. its hundred thousands ofthe very best of men; but 1,—twas thus thebottle spoke, But I, have ruined more, than allyour deadly microbes so obscured and feared of yore. Then come ye youths and maidens, come drink from out my cup, the beverage that dulls the brain and burns the spirit up ; that puts to shame the parasites, that slay their scores below; for this has deluged millions with its lava-tide of woe. Though in the path of fevers, darkes
Terra Mariae . wing free; and fanciedthat its pale mouth sang thequeerest strains to me: They tellme, noted surgeon, the plague has slainits ten, and T. B. its hundred thousands ofthe very best of men; but 1,—twas thus thebottle spoke, But I, have ruined more, than allyour deadly microbes so obscured and feared of yore. Then come ye youths and maidens, come drink from out my cup, the beverage that dulls the brain and burns the spirit up ; that puts to shame the parasites, that slay their scores below; for this has deluged millions with its lava-tide of woe. Though in the path of fevers, darkest waves of blood will roll, yet while they burn the body, I have damned the soul. The cholera, the pneumonia, such ruin never wrought as 1, in mirth and malice, on the innocent have brought. Still 1 breathe upon them and they shrink before my breath; and year by year my thousands tread the dismal road to death. E. KILBOURNE TULLIDGE. 83 pT]t|llW*l»iilll saa^.^^xMMinff (Ilir IriipimBtbtUtii nf ll|r piiijsinau. \ F,l\\ vcicaticin of life l)riiit,s it-- own peculiar difficulties and re-sponsibilities, but, probabl}, in no other ])rofessioii does tlie re-sponsibility attain to such magnitudes, or call foi such strons; will])o\ver, endurance and lixidity nf purpose as are essential in themedical man. Having cilitained a good preliminaiy educatiun. a medical edu-cation, and a kimwledge of the world in general, he i> lnnked u])onbv the laity as a man of some import in the conmiunity in whichhe resides. His opinion is sought and treasured not only on med-ical (|uestions, but on the commonest, ordinary affairs of every-day life. Herein lies hisojiportunity for good or evil, and if he has a strong personality, backed by .1 sincere con-science, and a full understanding of the existing conditions, he can swav mens minds andhearts at will. This opporlunit\ brings responsibility, for the piiysician iiiust prose himself worthyof the faith imbibed iii him. He should be strong ])hysically
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