The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-20
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OFFICIAL CITY 4 COUNTY PAPER
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FOR tne Courr'
Iowa Medical Society.
.The s;rtaanth ANIMAL ncat;no ~
4he Towa s,..o Mod;o.1 soo;at,, ,vos
-, ~" 0'".o ''''a' oo' W.,
neld ~ Des MONIES on the ON ana
9Th inst. The meeting was the most
numerously attended Of any since
IN orcar;.at;n,s ~ 1aKO The t;me
.wsr3s..l.a 49,. ..,.a4aa .~:.,, !
-. ss'0 NV D0n o,oo.o ".n !"
view 70 procuring, II possible, some
legislation on subjects Of interest to
the profession and the public. The
Soc,atv r,.t i. .ha f4ooa Tamnl.r,s
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nn S suo P.oslueH M NJ asson y
1. An -. ..ai. n Pesl-
dent1 aaoress, wnich was an able one,
Wa chisdy devoted to the considera>
tion Of subjects which 1t was desired
to bring to the attention of the Leg.
;.l.t.rs M ohta;p ~. ros..r. oc
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q ~. 1sslla'lns .ne Pl@c''ce y
me@eane vas one OF these concerning
wnicn We extract the Following from
the'address:
A medical men YOU are often
made painfully familiar with cases
where the most knavish swindlino
Is openly pcrpetrsted upon the class
referred to. and vet thew are left
without adequate protection or sub
sequent remedy.
We must not forget our national
characteristics and suppose the reru-
lations applicable to other nations.
would Be tolerated or produce the
same results with us.
II has been aptly remarked by one
of our N ,st extensive. distinguished
and observing travellers. ssthat n was
necessary for man to 90 abroad to
enable him to correctly ,anpreciate
our peculiarities as neonfen II
Eurore the citizen r. Constantly re.
minded Of the exist ence Of 4 law bv
it's fostering care. which not only
seeks TO protect him nnder MI circnm.
stances. but Absolutely interfares 10
prevent his expoainv I,imself willing.
" to accident or imnos;tinn wh;fe
in this country to render laws as n,
visible as possible appears to he the
aim, thus to leave upon each ;ndi.
vidual the impression utbat he ;s a
law unto himselfn Onrs he;ng .
popular coyernment the neonla ara
disposed to allow the LARGEST freedom
in ANYTHING partainin0 10 nbvs;c;ana
and msdicines g we'll 81 raI;g;on - anJ
thought, Therefore our conntrv Is
the Paradise Of onackerv All good
tl,incs have their 4 attendsnt evils and
>{his nnbriafled lihertv ;s one of the
evils Of ! popular coyernment NAV
We not hone this evil NAV he re.
strained in some Of it's worst fea-
tnres by proper regulations. and still |
farther ameiiorated bv the spread
Of knowledge. and the more thor.
ouph education of the masses
Upon the nronrietv or imnronr;etv
of askine the enactment of laws reg.
ulatinr the .Practice Of Medicines"
and fi1inr q standard for its practi- |
ti6ners. there EXISTS 4 diversitv Of |
,opinion. I am NOT one az thoee Who
believe you can suddenly create .
public sentiment to sustain such |
laws. and without such support they |
would fail to remedy the evils which |
exist. But / think there would be |
no diversity Of opinion as to the pro-
priety and duty Of the Legislature to |
protect the proper legal enactments, |
the uneducated and afflicted who
constitute the majority Of the VIC |
tins Of travelling Charlatans.''
Tho law as It now stands throws
the practice Of medicine open to all.
holding all, ostensiblu, liable for dam.
ares for mai. l.practice to be recovered
BY civil suit, but who ever heard Of
IN action and recovery against one
Of the travelling imposters whose
flaming placards cover every wall.
promisingApeedy and certain cure ofl
all the diseases Aesh is heir to who
by their faithless promises, given
without stint, draw tens Of thou
sands of dollars, annually, from the
afflicted and unfortunate. It is q |
fact well known to all who are in
any way conversant with the subject
that q large percentage Of this is ta- |
ken from the poor and ignorant, who
stimulated by their sufFerings, (often
incurabIe diseases,) rob themselves
and tAmilies to procure advice and
msoagno wnicn WIN doom them 70
neW o,saPPoinSmen5s II not 70 in.
ctsseo suMerlng. VI the iegltimacy
= Aeglsiative actlon upon TINS SUD-
Jecs, tnere can De NO qnestlon, when
upon examining the code, we nnd
me psop!s Pro.ec1ed even against
-. Roor lllnerat,ng Peddier Oy re-
quulng tnaS nc snould nave incense
gsins. tne swindling agents OF DO
gas insurance companies, py reqni-
condition should be regularly made |
and kept whore it is accessible to
II; from the accidents Of careless
druggists or the designes of danger
ou6 persons, by providing that they
sha1I inquire the uses purchasers Of
poisona design to make Of them, and
ksep ! record Of such sales; from the