Annals of medical history . er Canada that thereexists no means of regulating its internaleconomy, no tribunal of professional opinionbefore which offenders against etiquette andmorality can be judged, which existed in othercountries from a remote period of time andwhich has been respected and upheld. A citizen of high ideals, \\ idmer per-formed his duty regardless of public acquired wealth and fame and held theforemost place as surgeon on the continent. In the magnificent new home of the oldToronto General Hospital hangs a finepainting of the Doctor. It is a htting mem-orial to on


Annals of medical history . er Canada that thereexists no means of regulating its internaleconomy, no tribunal of professional opinionbefore which offenders against etiquette andmorality can be judged, which existed in othercountries from a remote period of time andwhich has been respected and upheld. A citizen of high ideals, \\ idmer per-formed his duty regardless of public acquired wealth and fame and held theforemost place as surgeon on the continent. In the magnificent new home of the oldToronto General Hospital hangs a finepainting of the Doctor. It is a htting mem-orial to one who had by his distinguishedservices added fame to the hospital. Dr. \\ idmer is described by one who knewhim as being of medium height, somewhattaller than Lord Roberts, but having muchthe same figure and erect soldierly bearing,with quick and active movement. His only son, to whom he was passion-ately attached, died in 1857 and a yearlater while paying a visit to his grave, idmcr fainted and diedshortlv The Old General Hospital, York (Toronto) as When Occupied uv theGovernment of CanadaIt was built 1820-4; occupied by Provincial Legislature 182J-8; used as ahospital 1829-55, and for Government ofliccs 1856-9. A SIXTEENTH CENTURY LATIN POEM ON THE DISEASES OF NURSLINGS: PAEDOTROPHIA, BY SC^VOLE DESAINTE-MARTHE* BY CHARLES GREENE CUMSTON, M. D. Lecturer on the History of Medicineuniversity of geneva, geneva, switzerland INTRODUCTION SCEVOLE de Sainte-Marthe was bornon February 6, 1536. He belonged toan illustrious family of Poitou, whichhad given a great number of mendistinguished in letters, the sciences andpublic functions during the sixteenth andseventeenth centuries, to France.


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