New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18
81. TEDIC1L hDFERIiSiNG.'

FALSE ETHICS or NAEaOw-MrNDTD MrN"Ers OF
TIE PaoFTssIoN-PHYsIClASs ENTiILID 10 THE
PROPER EXPRESSION THROUGH THE IREss OF
THEIR SPECIAL INFOIMATIOS.
To TIE Edtt0r Of me Trib"ae.
SIR: Your correspondent "Adverto" is not
the only ply stefan Who hats been he'd M the gaze OF
bis medical brethren by the heightened and public
spirited editor OF the medical weekly 20 which lie refers
la the ewes Of TIL. sefppOinted censor any y
who does moi hide Inn,clf in his closet is guilty of advci
tispg ii he writcs letter TO newspaper on some
topic of puhe interest, he is Advertising; If lie signs
statement Of any kind, and il gets into the public press,
he is adverisinc il he delivers lecture before some
society and is published or quoted from b. daiiy
Journal he is advertising; II he unfortunate as to be
alluded to in a complimentary manner for any
eft he may have conferred upon the world
nv his discoveries or teachings, he is advertising
in most nsdions manner Now, Sir, IL IL
not time all this humbug should he stopped
for I assure you is the offspring OF the
most consummate cnvy-iealousy ana htilencss-
which can he imagined to enter into the mind OF man
The people who get noticed in the press generally
deserve IT, whether the notice be favorable unfayoi
able and editors OF great city newspapers are not
imagine likely to let themselves he made rise Of by any
one seeking not0ricty. When they publish ant thing
about phy scan his writings lectures II is because
they think the mater of interest and benefit to their
readers The bowling comes from the great unnoticed
and msny a one has had his howlins sienoed by an
Gihlaon to him IN a newspaper.
Vow ask you Mr.. Editor whether the following Drst
class notice OF the editor OF the medical weekly in qnes-
ton ought not to silence him and bring him within The
ranks Of the "nDtccd" II appeared in The Ercning IoSf
OF May rs, and again in tho weekly edition following. III
Its insertion was without the sanction OF the editor there
was time for him stopped in the weekly and to
have disavowod it IN lis own paper published .he
29th course which he has repeatedly said every ply
stefan is bound 20 take when unauthorized notices OF him
arc made. Here IL Isl:
The editor NJ The Hfdic1l Record Is graduate Of tie
College OF Physicians and Surgeons Of tis cy in1n
yciy decided literary ability, hrinness 81 character
and Unwaytling in his determination 10 make hF the
medical journal OF the times. The Ntdicdi HccCgd has
fIcm is beginning chained. and fcariessly vindicat "a
the right az independent criticism and has consistently
advocated The best interests of the profession at large
Now we harm ia all This provided IL he true. but
every one admit that II ia calculated to draw the
attention Of lay readers to DR. shrays great abilities and
there is familiarity about TIE right Of independent
criticism" which calls mp in or mind ire d;l suspicion
that the learned editor may have himself dictated the
Jtice." Bat. Mr. Editor, no Sht-inuied physician
VIII publish his casor III secular NJ Nslcr OF i'u
his own special methods OF practice. There are how
ever many subjects or less medical in character III
regard 10 when medical men may properly speak
through the public press, RS wen a. snch men
Profs. Henri. Baird Marsh, Lc Comic, AgasSiz, INK
lev Darwin r. pda, Morton ana hundreds 81 others do
II they matters in which they are specially interested
and about which the public wishe, information. ,
Besides even II The object were merely 10 reach me
mcmbcrs VI medical profession, the editor Of The
RECORD knows very Wen that there are ten physicians
adal paper iGSoiUs.
Aetc. io,k, June t. 1873.