East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-09-27

never to return, than to storm the
enemy's battery under the eye Of the
beloved header, under the eyes of the
whole grateful country. Would ii
not be wearisome, many and many
other aspects Of the moral duties OF
the medical man night be brought
before your.eyes, but let us pass on to
another aspect Of his vocation.
We found that physician must
be a learned and moral man, fur
ther, he must be gentleman, free from
every mean or sordid thought or ac-
tion. BY necessity, he hears and sees
many things in the families where his
assistance is called for, that must re-
main secret to oil the outside world.
How long would he be.endured, if he
had the ungentlemanly way of telling
tales, OF divulging the things he
knows only by virtue Of his profess
sion. His lips must be just as strict
ly sealed, as those of father confess
sor in the catholic church, even before
court his secret must remain inviolate.
What is considered fair in every
trade, strong competition, praise of
his own skill, detraction even by the
slightest inuendo of competitors, is as
unbecoming to physician as to any
gentleman, advertising even the great
lever of business, beating down prices
and similar things, would not only
bring a physician to merited censure
among his professional brethren, but
would stamp him in the eyes of tho
world, as void of gentlemanly feeling
and behavior, and each will only be
tolerated and recognized as the signs
Of n quack and impostor.
The duties Of a physician are there
fore manifold, first, to his science and
art he must give all his time and at
tention to master it in all its various
and difficult branches, watch the pro-
gress in every regard and try to be
benefited by it; further; towards his
suffering, fellow men, by oultivating
high tone of morality, giving his
services without regard to praise or
recompense, or other selfish ends and
finally; towards his professional breth-
rem rand the world at large, by being
a gentleman in the full and true sense
of the word. Very well are all these
duties expressed in the oath Of ply
sicians, which i hold in my hands. =
1t says:
"Syc ondea .javaQae, non ME me COM
mod cauSa meGendi artem fact'tatwua,
set at Dei glOriam celebrem, ut hom6au
t@edr saintem, ut Qaantam qHeam, cps,
dos tr,'ae nerenaentam a6rdm, 0mtta
med'ci mUaid, s'cn'ma cum tide ct religcone
quant0qUe raleam, psertia ct prudentta
ereeUtwam, laJoramtium eairiS, nullo DIS
eain'ine at deLeaf, ambit,one aaila, sire
SIT 6'ape sire dires, payt md,wt,fa Subren-
tarann, nullus mqudm hOminus ritam
anslpah tentatmum experin'entus, non at
rama aat S0rdidd medicmde tetm detlet-
g'uD', usuyrSsO stUde0 IN erptordndd
cGgnoS'endoqUe Grte peysereratavana, Soeios
artis humdniter, anaieegue ct mi iped arts
d,gnitas pOstalat, frattatm7WB', prOmp-
ttsstmOqie ar1mos neque mllOs miitdtis pro-
pr'ae respeitd, quidqud pOSSm tarUltatis
SIM 'llorUm studas an regrotGntaxn sGlutem
conseiatwsm, 0naninoqn id operam datu-
rum, at guam frofteor, 0rtem ad relig'oni
saaitdtem adauaam. Iha me aetrRa Sa-
hae iDperSiSt Deus.
Experience teaches mankind that
what to the single unaided effort re-
mains impossible, is quite easily affect
ed by association. Allow me to close
with the expression of the hope that
this, our medical association, will be
able to scatter broadcast the seeds,
and distribute the benefcient fruits
of the cultivation of medical science,
friendly intercourse among the profess
sional brethren and all the moral and
pentlemauly virtues