An address delivered at the first medical commencement of the Massachusetts Medical College, March 7, 1855 / by D. Humphreys Storer.

  • Storer, David Humphreys, 1804-1891.
Date:
1855
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Credit: An address delivered at the first medical commencement of the Massachusetts Medical College, March 7, 1855 / by D. Humphreys Storer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    will not particularize any department, as being more conducive to your happiness; nor could I, if I would. Whether you direct your investigations to former epochs, or confine your attention to objects now exist- ing, — from the conferva to the gigantic forest-tree; from the infusoria to man, — you will find the gra- dual, progressive development of a grand, vast, infinite scheme of creation. Commence its study; it will never cause you regret for misspent time; during the years of your early professional life, it will solace and comfort you; it will be the strongest check upon any temptation to swerve from the path of duty; it will keep constantly alive your great moral obligations. And, when advancing years shall have so increased your professional duties as to leave you not a solitary hour to engage in your beloved pursuits, while you regret the necessity which thus compels their relin- quishment, you will revel in the delightful associations which are constantly recalled. Thus far, step by step, you have advanced with constantly increasing zeal and devotion. The study of the profession which was commenced with perhaps no peculiar predilection, as soon as its elementary steps were trodden, gradually became more and more inte- resting. A degree almost of fascination has at times existed, as the structure of the different organs of the body has become understood; as their various func- tions have been interpreted ; as the means by which these organs, when deranged, may be restored, have