Text Appearing Before Image: tions, devoting himself to the topographical, geological and climatic aspects of the great Mississippi Valley. From these researches he proceeded to a consideration of the region from the medical standpoint, and these investigations and observations are embodied in his most notable publications, which have appealed to the admiration of the profoundest critics. Of course, in the light of modern pathology it is easy to pick flaws in Drakes treatment of 396 In The Professional Eye. certain subjects, concerning which comparatively little was known. Typhoid fever is a subject upon which the fraternity professes to have muc hmore enlightenment than Drake enjoyed in his day, but his accounts reveal a knowledge of microbic influences. Malaria was the bane of the Valley in his day, and he considered it in all its phases and with rare philosophy and erudition. The condition of things justified the descriptions of that portion of the country satirized by Dickens in Martin Chuzzlewit. Drake foresaw the Text Appearing After Image: DOCTOR DANIEL DRAKE. time when this drawback would be eliminated. Some of Drakes contemporaries characterized him as a theorist and reckless practitioner, but froma source close to him comes an estimate of his resources, skill and care inmedical practice. His works reveal this. The truth is, he was ahead of his time. He received his diploma from the Pennsylvania University at aspecial commencement held for that purpose. He admired the great Rush, In The Professional Eye. 397 but modified Rushs views in accordance with his own observations. Great doses of calomel were the order of the day then, and Drake combatted such murderous methods. He encouraged the use of cool water in fevers. We are amazed at the rapid advancement of the medical fraternity in the Mississipi Valley, but we should not despise the day of small things and withhold deserved recognition from the pioneers of the profession. Drake appreciated the obstacles that confronted the progressive practitioner who insisted upon
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