An address delivered before the Surgical Society of Ireland, at the opening of its thirty-sixth session, on December 8th, 1866 / by Richard G. Butler.

  • Butcher, Richard G. H., 1819-1891
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1866
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Credit: An address delivered before the Surgical Society of Ireland, at the opening of its thirty-sixth session, on December 8th, 1866 / by Richard G. Butler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of knowledge to its members. Numerous, indeed, were the communications which he brought forward both in medicine and surgery. I am certain that every member here will recollect his various interest¬ ing, able, and instructive papers on diseases of the heart, which ultimately were presented to the pro¬ fession in the shape of a large volume. Accuracy of observation, tact in diagnosis, acumen in judgment, steadiness in practice are all strongly stamped upon the pages of this book. It is, however, with the subject of the treatment of aneurism by compression that this Society and the Surgical School of Ireland will most gratefully remember his name with great honour His views, his reasonings, and his practice upon this problem were conclusive as to its solution and adoption. Worthily has his bust been placed in the hall of this College. And I fully subscribe to the opinion of Professor Jacob, as expressed a short time ago in his Address from this Chair :— “ I can safely say, his labours in this Society were the principal cause of his haying that testimonial to his abilities, his industry, and his zealous labours, in this College.” My immediate object now, in connexion with the utility of such societies as this, is to insist on the importance of having each alleged discovery in the theory or practice of medicine, each new operation 01 mode of treatment in surgery, or proposed modification of the received methods, submitted to