The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1870.
THE COMING WOMAN AND THE
EVERLASTING NIGGER IN THE
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.


The State Medical Society has done itself
tion of the recognition of female and negro
practitioners. There is an evident dread of
meeting the issue fairly and squarely, and the
mean trick resorted to by Dr. Nebinger yes
terday to choke off the liberal men of the
society by moving the previous question at
The end of long TRADE against the negro and
female doctors, without giving his opponents
an opportunity to reply is fair sample OF
the very contemplate spirit manifested by
the conservatives with regard to this whole
matter. President Wallace, in his very ex-
traordinary opening address, gave the key
note to the old fogies, and his amazing
line of argument has been as faithfully fol-
lowed as if it really were worthy of the con-
sideration of intelligent men. From some of
the very respectable old gentlemen compris-
ing the society nothing better than this was
to be expected, but when physician of the
intelligence ability, and standing of Dr.
Gross makes such speech as he did yester
day, the public will certainly begin to inquire
whether there is not quite as much quackery
inside the sacred circle of the Medical Society
rs there is out of it. DIR. Gross blames the
whole movement for the medical education of
women on the Sorosis, apparently without
having the slightest idea of what the Sorosis
is, and oblivious of the fact that the agitation
on the subject began a score of years or more
before that obnoxious organization was ever
thought of.
Dr. Gross in protesting against the admis-
sion of women and negroes as members of his
society, falls back on the old worn-out argu-
ments that sensible men have been laughing
at for the last dozen years or more. DIR.
Gross denies that women have intellect
enough for the deep things of medicine, or
that the negro has shown any capacity for
scientific attainment. He may be perfectly
right in this, but any negroes or women who
may now be applying for admission to the
State Medical Society can make the very peril
nent reply, that if they have no more intel
lectual capacity than the majority of the
white men who now compose it they are in
a bad way indeed, and for our part we think
it would be well for sick people to beware of
them.
The fact of the matter is, however, that
the whole conduct of these medical fossils in
women and negro practitioners have too much
intellect, and they hope to crush them out by
endeavoring to represent them as quacks
and impostors who have no standing in the
profession. DIR. Gross went SO far indeed as
to state that the Female Medical College in
this city was founded on quackery, state
ment that he knows to be untrue in either
letter or spirit, as is also the insinuation
conveyed in the remark that in Paris class
of female practitioners are abortionists.
In reality woman, for some branches
of medicine at least, are quite as well if not
better suited than men, and whatever their
depth of intellect may be, they have as much
right to study and as much right to practise
as the other sex. With regard to the negroes,
it makes no matter what the average intelli-
gence of the race may be: if they can &C
through medical course, pass the examina
tions, and findpeople willing to employ them
no reasons in sense or decency can be ad
duced to show why they should not be re-
cognized. The fou-fous who happen tC
compose the majority of the State Medica
Convention may try to fight this subject oil
to dodge it as much as they please, but it il
tlne tney nau iouhu out tnae Puulc opinloL
is against them, and that sooner or late
they will be forced to yield. We sincersl,
hope for the credit of the medical profession
that they will make up their minds to yielC
without more delay, for it is not pleasant t.
see body of gentlemen who ought to hav
the respect of the community indulging il
such asinine performances as have character
lied the proceedings of the Medical Societ
during the present week.
THE CHAMPION NOH-FIEND.
AN almost incredible story reaches us all th