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Title: One hundred years of medicine and surgery in Missouri; historical and biographical review of the careers of the physicians and surgeons of the state of Missouri, and sketches of some of its notable medical institutions
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, ed
Subjects: Medicine Physicians
Publisher: (St. Louis) St. Louis Star
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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ver an epidemic. Dr. Porter still practices medicine. He was one of the charter mem-bers of the Kansas City Medical College. He is still treasurer of theinstitution. In spite of his age he is still strong, active and unusuallyvigorous. Dr. I. W. Bidge has been retired twenty years, but the old settlersnow and then induce him to make a professional call. He is wealthy andhas no more need to visit patients. Dr. Bidge is probably the first of thephysicians now alive Avho came to Kansas City. He arrived, a boy, notyet 22, June, 1818. He was a graduate of the Transylvania Universityof Kentucky, but had previously studied medicine under Dr. I. S. Warrenof Lafayette County, Missouri. Here is Dr. Ridges story in his ownwords: There Avere a few men practicing medicine when I got here in 48.All of these were men whose medical knowledge was got from readingbooks without the supervision of any regular physician. There was old Dr.Larkens. He was a Baptist preacher, a sort of missionary. Then there
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T. B. THRUSH. MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 105 was old Dr. Huttons, who knew more about botany than he did aboutmedicine. But he practiced, notwithstanding. There was Dr. Bracl-shaw, who had taken a course of lectures in Virginia, and Dr. J. D. Hand,who had had the same training. Both these men left for California thefollowing year when the cholera broke out. Indeed, nearly every one who was able left Kansas City in 1849 toescape the pestilence. But almost 400 remained, and half of these diedof the plague. I was left, the only regular physician in this cholera in-fested town. I lasted six months, waiting on the sick, and then I, too,caught the cholera. Ill never forget my feelings as I lay ill alone inmy house. 1 had constantly the sensation that ice water was tricklingin little streams along my skin. I sent 110 miles Avest into Kansas fora physician. When my messenger got on my horse and started out Ifelt sure I would never see him again. Day after clay passed, and I stilllived. At last my

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