The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-23
Upton, IOWA, NOVEMBER

, 1871.
minister or bis wife extended.
The consequence was DR.. Jones felt
agrieved, and transferred his attendance
to another church. In this removal the
K street church sustained the loss of 4
worthy and influential member Of long
standing in fact, one Of the strongest
pillars Of the church-and gained in his
stead rascally chsrlatan, who in six
months time not only left the church,
but half years pew rent in arrears.
Many Of our readers will now say
swell, what oft? We cannot trouble
ourselves about doctors and their end
less troubles and petty jealousies. The
poor preacher and his family were per-
haps unnecessarily frightened, and they
changed their doctor, which any Amer
ican citizen has right to do. To such
opinion We give our assent, and say you
are right. We will not venture . dis
cussion with you. This little story may
meet the eye Of . thinking minister,
however. It may suggest to him .
thought. Perhaps he may have won-
dered for years why not only his influ-
ence, but the influence of his brother
pastors, have seemed to have 80 little
effect upon the physicians of their re-
spective flocks-general by warm. good
hearted, liberal mon, genial company.
literally educated, and pretty regular
upon church attendance. Yet the
minister wonders why they remain,
year after year, ''unconveited."
We are peculiarly constituted-all Of
us. The clergy hate sooffer or an in.
fdel with q mortal hatred. They can
not tolerate them, nor can they tolerate
any one who associates with them.
And again. they feel the same, pretty
much, to irregular and slightly unorth.
odox preachers. Ifthey do not positi.
vely hate them, they feel unpleasantly
toward them. Aud We doctors cannot
blame them. We have adopted code
Of ethics for our selfgovernment be-
cause We feel that we need = certain
amount of restraint, and moreover we
would elevate ourselves morally and III. {.
tellectually. This same code Of ours
equally protects of our patients. We do
not tolerate or associate with uneducat
ed physicians-no matter what their
school. In word We strive 80 far as
We can to elevate our profess
sion. Now, In this article we would
not apply the word quack to other
schools Of medicine than our own. We
do not consult together because our
views are totally at variance. We di der
a. radically as do the Catholics and
Presbyterians in their religious belief
All schools, you know, are troubled
with quacks.
Should educated and modest physi-
clans not expect at the hands Of sister
profession like the clerical. sympathy
and appreciation to the exclusion
Of empiricism and ignor-
ance? Do we receive it? Are not all
the nostrums In the country bolstsrsd
up by clerical endorsement? Are not all
the travelling dealers certified to by the
local clergy?
We are answered-'true we do give
the use OF our names and influence to
many 50 called irregular doctors, but
they do good in their way and we ap-
prove good wherever we see it, 10 mat
ter from what source in comes. And,
again, we are importuned so much for
our names that we give them to be rid
Of mportunement."
To this, we say, in the first place, your
catarrh, your sore throat, or your weak
back; are, We admit, helped ut least for
the time being, and nothing in charged
you for it. and you reason II we are help
ed thereby-erg", all who apply are,
helped. This is not the case. We
doctors see the hundreds OF cases of poor
people who have thrown into the lap of
these charlatans their hard earned saw
ings Of years, only to be duped. 1t
must be remembered that you ministers
are the only ones who are doctored for
nothing, aud this aid is given free for
your name, because your name brings
to their net the ignorant aud their
money.
Your second reason giving your name
to avoid importantly, Of course, is
wrong, and you ought to know 1t.
The above has been written in kind
Christian spirit. While We have suffer
ed from meddlesome ministers, this
article was not called forth by treat
ment We have received. We shall still
continue our church relation, and, 10
far as we are concerned, our rule in profess
sional life has been not to take offence.
But we have dear friends in the profes-
sion who have remained away from
church for months on account Of their
pastors conduct III regard to smpirics.
"Think Of these things," pastors.
when you wonder why the medical
members Of your congregation are year
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