Excerpt from Address Before the American Medical Association: At the Anniversary Meeting in Cincinnati, May 8, 1850IT is a subject of congratulation to find ourselves in this great city of the West. Having, from an early period of life, contemplated With interest the origin and growth of this part of our country, recollecting, as we do, the first passage of our Eastern citizens over the mountains and rivers, and recalling to mind the early disasters which carried off some of the most interesting and valuable of them, it is delightful to us to visit these rich, peaceful, and ¿ourishing regions. From the shores of the Atlantic, we come to that city which forms the key to the fertile prairies and magnificent rivers of the great West. Every thing we see shows the rapid advance which is making, and which is hereafter to be made, in the arts and sciences, and in those things which consti tute the happiness of life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.