Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-18

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- All communication, vhsthsr on usinsss
for publIsation, should be addressed TO We. J
ulrIsu, Proprislor HATIouAL RuPupLIoAB,
ashinEtoh. d. o,
"NE sutton ULTRA OREPIDAM."
"That the shoemaker should not leave his
last" Is a proverb forcibly illustrated by the
article on naval rank in Saturdays Chronicls,
from which the following IL an extract;
THE medical officers Of the navy have been
doing everything in their power to deter
young medical men Who are DESTROYS Of en-
ss,l1S The ,s5yisS from S0 doing S5hoTSs
but tot the fear OF coming before = board OF
msSiss me-. SO 70 :. .IS.sd :. s.s.isHt .uf
resolved from ths "a faculty Ts, shall have no
young men viii not enter the service.
"Sureiy, = diploma that admits = man to
practice IN civil hfe where the lives Of thou
sands are At stake IL worth ~ much a. the
certificate OF board OF naval surgeons, who,
with few exceptions, have no experience In
roSTs ,SsiS rssu.T n Sou TnU Or s,1dy dsSois
little time to their profession. NaVAlsurgeons
have no hospitals, with large numbers Of men
SoSfd !. f limited Ia he .uE9iSsI Department. al
and they are aot generally M familiar with
anatomy a. men fresh from the dissectiug-
rum OF IRON ptlNhN pfhohoes
In building any structure II Is well enough
10 be sure OF your foundation-to know that
stones are stones and that facts are facts.
Tho above extracts not only assume that
naval medical men are ignorant and incom.
petent, but that they are dishonest and I'M
patriotic, incorporating the service, and
shutting Its doors in the face Of the help
IA l..
nent proverb that CHOSE who always sec
rascals look In their own glass" It Is not,
however, necessary To retort upon the above
sentiments such harsh motives, as the igno-
rance displayed fully relieves the suspicion
OF dishonesty, and establishes the incompe.
teney Of the author OF tho article under no
tlce. The assertion that medical officers OF
the navy deter medical men from entering
the service Is hardly consistent with that
other fact that those who pass this bulldog
vigilance, and get in, take the frst opportu-
nifty OF hurTying odt. A short glance at
naval paradise and lts practical workings
seems To be enough. There have been
twenty mine designations In one year among
young medical officers who were not deferred
from getting In, and one recently com
mlssioned found o short cruise OF three
weeks suffleient 10 Justify him in returning
his commission IN the President. Here are
two Of the ChroRieEs'S foundation stones
which are not stones; First, that there arc
hundreds Of coBpstsRt medical men DESTROYS
Of entering the naVyi and second. that the
dishonesty Of naval surgeons keeps them out.
But the assertion is, that ''hundreds would
DO applicants but for the fear Of coming be-
fore board OF naval surgeons" This Is
fact, . blessed fact, one not only saving
the navy, the community, but the medical
schools themselves at least the assembled
wisdom OF the medical profession In Con-
gress says so. On the Sd Of May the Ma
tiOnAl Congress Of the medical profession OF
the United States meets 10 Washington.
One OF the main objects Of that association
has been 10 elevate the tone Of medical edu-
cation In the United States, and in the re.
port upon medical education, (tranSaetions
American Medical Association for $780, 10
the following paragraph, presenting views
somewhat different from those Of the Chron-
isL upon the subject OF medical education
and naval examining boards;
The periodical examinations oy tue army
and navy boards OF graaAd'e' iresn from
nearly all the colleges, whose broad seal
and the sign manual Of whose professors
they bring upon their diplomas, demonstrate
ineontestibly that few, very few Of the can
dIdates, less than ffty per cent, are ad-
IudRed worthy and we'll qualified to enter
1ne meuicA sian, anu oe in"uA'eu WIN 'ne
care OF 'he neal'n ana h'e. Oh tno soldiers
and sailors enlisted IN tne Puohe service VIC
learn from the reply OIL tno Aetns eurgeoh
oeAora 'ne 'inS' W 'ue n'' oouui''oe
On HiouioAi eou'A''on' suA' tno nos' ''iAins
SHuseS o. iAua'1 on 1no PAi. ~ 'uo oanui-
dA'oS arc insuil''en' PrepAia'ory euuea'ioni
hurr'ea eouIso ol ProieosiOuHi Pup,lase
HAn' VI P'oneieney IN Prae'i'Ai anAaonly'
IN petnoiogy' ana IN clinical ineuieine.
No'hing aAun'ea' tue l'1ec.oa graduates
oI 'ns .o'eses lor'nT"h ins'ouuoe mem
set'e' in'o P'Ac''ee III over ane Ahu' win
ou' A"y os"si VI oe''', iuA''n'n''ohs 'nAn
'no'e "ni'n VI" aus ana inuePenuent oo"iu
% Examiners nAu aeo'Aiea 70 De 'nSuineieh'
iol INC army anu navy NOT eau DC
aooUsea 'nS' d" e''iiiAns IN o'eIy o'A'e Oh
ouf onion "e'e 70 Pro'oe' themselves oy an
oquAny Aole and independent Ooara OF OK
aminerS'Nho"e endorsement should DC made
necessary Tor license TO prAe1iee In the state,
= similar rejection OIL no small NUMBER OIL
the graauAIes Oh inc sehools VINO become
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