Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-09-18
TO The Physicians ofthe state
on 4EAAs.

NNkah ~ AAaN 80 HNNHAANNhhN -
whom WAS assigned the duiy 0fpnb.
fishing the proceedings of lho State
Medical Convention held in Hons
tea nn the 18th at June last, aud al
Susan address Go ihc members OF the
profession, take pleasure In an
nsunVing that the "TvNas State
Medical \ slelaIlOg' has been or
ganlErd,
Fraternnl good will, concert OF
nrlion anl reorganization is the
strength and support OF all insiiln'
tsms, whether political, religious or
scientific, but this is especially true
in regard to the medical profession,
lIcrctoflro our State has done bu,
Little for the advancement orScicncei
I, Is time that sho should begin.
State aud professional pride, hu'
mnnity aud individual seli'rcspect,
should prompt us 10 do our duty Ia
this behalf aud to take our position
among our sister States Of the
Union.
II was the method, we nrc in
fnrmcd. of the illuslrious llippoc'
lairs-ihc mthcr of pedicinc-to
collntc facts, and TO dcduco from
them his philosophical conclusions
Then Lot Us, in imitation ofso worthy
an example, systcmatise our own
observations, and collect and rcpoit
snch facts rs may assist in furnish
ing the foundation npon which may
bc completed the grand suporstruc'
turc OF Medical Science.
There is no physician, who has
been engagcd'in the practice of his
profession for five years, who has
not met with some case Of peculiar
interest. 1t is only by the collec
ton and arrangement ofsuch cXper-
icncc that we may hope 10 advance
in the science Of our profession.
If the physicians oil tho State will
organize associations in their respec.
tive counties. and act in conformity
with resolution passed by the State
Association, relative TO the report
ef eases, we shall have published,
annually, the collected wisdom and
experience from every county,
which will be Of no little interest
to the profession III large.
There are other importantrcasons
why we should foster and support
our State Association. We owe it
TO ourselves, as individual practi-
TONERS, to the profession, and to the
people, to sustain the dignity and
character of our vocation. If We
sometimes complain of the favor
with which charlatan and mounte-
banks are received by tho public,
and the lack of confidence and cour-
4csy with which honest and legiti-
mate physicians are too frequently
treated, VIC must candialy admit
that the fault is to n very great OK
tent our own. We have tho means,
and it is our duty TO remedy the
evil Let us do it. How can we do
it? BY cultivating fratcrnal feelings
toward each other, disseminating
the Code of Ethics among the mem
hers of the profession and tho poo.
pic, so that each may be instructed
rs to their respective duties and
obligations.
And VIC may ultimately procure
such legislative onactmcnts that will
protect the pcoplc-not the profes-
Sion, but the peoplc-from the
deplorubc charlatanism and quacke
~ which has been, and is now, sc
ruthlcssly perpctratcd upon them.
We, therefore, in conclusion, gen
t,emcn, earnestly ask you to or
ganize your County Associations
ana give us your aid and support
in carrying ont the laudablc objects
Of our State Association.
r. w. LUNDAY, Chairman.
w. p. RIDDELL,
ALvA CoNNELT, Jr.,
+. lIAssENBURG,
ID. +. STUART.
We shall publish the Constitution an'
l.