Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
TUE Axri.quAcKKRY BILL.

Inc Dali recently IN tno
Assembly BY Mr.. Deer. entitled "An
Act to regulate the practice Of medicine
and surgery in tho State Of Nevada" is .
very good bill as far as the good intent
Of II IL concerned. yet needs o or
less amending In some OF its provisions
and details. We extract:
SECTION /. No person shall practice
medicine or surgery. or any OF its depart.
ments, In this State who has not received
A medical education, q diploma from sone
regularly chartered medical school said
| school 10 have hal q bo.a tide sxistenee at
| the time whom said diploma was granted.
| and q certificate from the State Board OF
| Medical Examiners.
SEC. 2. Within thirty days after the
passage OF this Act. and annually thereaf-
| Ter. the Governor shall appoint i've ply
| sicians 10 constitute what shall DO knewn
A. the Estate Board Of Examiners !" one
| OF the members thereof ahall be selected
from what Is known a. the Homeopathic
school Of medicine. The members OF the
board shall appear before . County Judge
and make oath that they arc regular grad
mates In medicine, and that they will faith
fully perform the duties Of their Office I'M
iii their successors shall be duly appointed
and qualified. Vacancies occurring In the
board shall 30 filled By appointment by
tho Governor.
The appointment Of the Board OF E1'
aminers aforesaid is all well enough and
the provision STIMULATING that the Ho-
meopathic school Of medicine shall be
represented in the Board Is sminsntly
just and proper. but how about the
power which appoints or constitutes
this Board1 IL the Governor supposed
to BE- a competent selecting judge in 50
very important q matter? How much
Is Governor Bradley supposed to know
about physio and bone carpsntsring.
and shall wo have to elect a Doctor as
his successor In order to have q Cover
nor capable Of being chief OF the modi-
cal and surgical staff Of the Slater
Section 3. speaking Of the powers and
duties Of the Board. says:
"They shall prepare two forms Of certif.
Gates. one for persons who have rscel we'd
diplomas, the other for persons who have
practicei medicine or surgery exclusively
In this state for ten years next preceding
tho 2sth day Of January. 1875.
That word exclusively" Is some
what arbitrary. for somo Of u best
known physicians may not "havs prac.
ticed medicine or surgery exclusively
for the past ten years. and yet might DO
n thousand times better qualified and
popularity preferred to those who como
in under the diploma" arrangement.
Il isa well known fact that II Is not dif-
heult for any smart nan to somehow
obtain, or buy q diploma" and with
out much wear and tear Of conscience he
might swear to having attended numer-
GUS courses Of lectures. and all that sort
Of thing. A little studyo Of medicine and
surgery in support Of the prestige and
weight OF his "diploma" might, with a
little diplomacy, enable n smart quack
to pass examination according to the
formula prescribed in Section 3, which
Is as follows:
"Thc verihcation OF the diploma, or
Certificates thereof, shall consist Of the
following affidavit, sworn TO before q per.
son authorized 10 administer oaths. and
attosted under the hand and seal OF such
officer -, solemnly swear.
or affirm. that I am the lawful possessor
Of. and Am the person named In. tho d.
ploma. or certificate. accompanying this
AFFIDAVIT ; that attended (numbcrj courses
Of lectures at names OF schools or col
leges, etc.l at name Of city and State
etc., during tho session ts) OF tycars and
datssl ; that I then graduated Mt name OF
institution. etc.), and obtained said d.
ploma by personally passing m cxamina-
ton. and said diploma was not obtained
by purchase or other illegitimato means.
Signed: - -. Graduates may
present their diplomas and afidavits rs
provided In this Act. by letter or by proxy.
and the board shall issno is certificate the
same m though the owner OF the diploma
were present.
Section 0 sets forth qualifications
specifically. as follows:
ANY person shall DO regarded a. prac.
ticing medicine. within the meaning OF
this Act, who shall profess TO DO q physi-
clan. or who pIescribes for the sick, or
who shall append to his name the letters
N. D.. or others TO that effect. or shall
practice any surgical operations"
The which let's in horse doctors and
all. No doubt many Of our readers
know Of several "old bums," styling
themselves doctors, who have practiced
both medicine and surgery in this sec
ton during the past seventeen years.
and who even might have produced n
"diploma." IL called upop-yes, and
would have sworn to having attended
scores OF medical and surgical lectures.
We call n mind one old doctor up
at Virginia City, the religion Of whose
practice consisted OF baths AMI tape
worms. His first prescription was u
steam bath. and II that Was not effect
ual. he knew his patient was afflicted
with a tape.worm, and treated him
accordingly. lie did well enough until
ono time no had IN old teamster for q
patient. After stsaming and physicking
him nearly to death no showed him a
fearful old taps-worm in tho wash-bowl.
Then uprose the manipulation OF mules.
and says he : "No use. Doc. you can't
play that id old tape.worm on me.
I've seen him bottled up In your winder
for the last Ave years. / know every
jint Of him ; he's an old acquaintance"
But. seriously, some kind Of . law
should be passed to protect the people
against medical imposition and quack-
cry. We are in favor Of = law compel
ling the undertaken TO report to every
newspaper In his vicinity tho names OF
those whom be buries, age, nativity,
disease. what doctor attended them, etc.
Yes, and every doctor should be obliged