Newbern weekly progress., 1859-09-20


put III operation at early day
AT the request OF several gentlemen who take
in the matter discussed we publish
he following from the Wilmington Journa:
8 THE MEDICAL BOARD, NO. l.
The Medical Profession does not possess that
'ESslnnii6n.te that it formerly maintained Not
( mi
i rxainty, and the other in importance. The
laeticc of medicine when lett to surtnises and
! ague conjecture, is Of cruel results; but
her It's well established principles are taken as
I eftdc, it is attended with certainty and mani
ola blessings to the community. Bat such has.
oesdme the of access to the prOession-s0
.asI is a medical diploma obtained at the present
lB1 and so numerous the facilities by which
/ gIized practitioners can humbug the people,
Jiat the standard of the profession has been
aMtred Formerly, man obliged to study,
Ifa toll and moil for years III preparation before
esloud obtain diploma to practice, lie was
lsl obliged TO give good evidence OF moral
.Etacter-was required to prove himself to be
gIuA.nlun before he could be welcomed across
tMlhreshold of the sick chamber. NoW-a-days,
h<is lever, neither study nor moral character are
{iSs I,sHsabie Prerequisites to graduation. AS q
Z I'll raj thing, If the candidate will pay Tor two
,v4fer courses of lectures, he may rely pretty
.al(dantly upon having placed upon his shoUi
lSn all the b!ushing honors and responsibilities
1f diploma The truth of this statement is no.
.ori)us. Evil both to the profession and to the
nlic IS the necessary result 1t lessons the pro-
eS ion IN the estimation OF the community, and
nd uay introduces to patients sWarms of doe
Ok with diploma in hand, who are incompetent
Ingage III the delicate and difficult laborS OF
akttical and surgical practice. Not that L would
lid errate the advantages of a Medical College.
al who can should avail themselves of their
okelits. Nor do alt who obtain diplomas merit.
rs charge OF unftness to which L have alluded
Itlt / contend that numerous have the Medical
tileges become--about forty in number so
reat and unscrupulous is the competition among
hem, such the corruption engendered by the
IJracious appetite for numbers and money, that
lie leading desire with most of them is, not
shch shall turn out the best qualified graduates, !
ii which viii have the largest number OF stu |
ents. And it requires shroHd observer to
iscover that a similar ambition is increasing to
amentable degree among our Literary Colleges, |
Schools, and Academies for both sexes Il
rom such facts as these, arose the patriotic de-
q R1,ilatiaz >. The last Legislature to pass law
- - C4e ho;,sh aud lives OF the cti-
.. <..s FsS5fs sl'i 5a s eis1sa'rs 5e1ah4 -.
.i., a.gs much the duty. Of the let5lsf7e>'I
3 sfsain es promotiy4 of the sanitary
.9ndition|and bodily health of the people, as it is
a advocate measures that will improve their phys
c.}l welfare and mental and moral condition. III
ii as much the right of the Legislature TO pass the
aw establishing a Medical Board OF Examiners
Court to license those who practice law, or
Boards of Superintendents of Common Schools to
examine those who wish to teach Free SCHOOLS.
If the mower exists in one case, ii exists IN all
The Bill creating the Medical Board was pass
ed in obedience to popular sentiment, and not
merely at the suggestion Gf the Medical ffofes-
sion. For years an effort ds been made in the
General Assembly to establish such an lnsufu,
tion: but owing to the fact that the public mind
not sufficiently aroused to its necessity, ana
10 the additional reason that demagogues, both
within and without the profession. have all along
as now, been industrious in attempts to confuse
the people on the subject the movement failed:
s misunderstood by some, misrepresented by 9TH
ers, have thought it well TO explain the proEiS-
iDns. features, and objects of the law creating the
Medical Board of Examiners now existing III our
State, and to attempt in proper spirit to meet
tie arguments and objections of its opponents.
j propose to enter upon this task in future num-
bers. FRIEND II. 1dE BILL
Sept. 14th, 1889. -
7 REVIVAL spirited revival of religion Is 60
ing cn at Greensboro. The Times says:
For three weeks, Rev. l.. s. Burkhead, pastor
in charge of the Methodist in Green's
boro has held daily meetings preaching every
might which has resulted in some forty or fifty
mostly among the young ladies OF