Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-30
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The poor, in fact, are led astray with an iron
hook in their snout-led away by the diaboli-
cal underhand spirit of trouble-niakers and
the numerous blacklegs who are suffered to
nestle amid the best and most vital elements
of society The malpractice nuisance is of
mixed origin. The lawyers are, of course,
great deal to blame, and the poor are also to
blame, some of the rich too are to blame.
But what is the use of blaming these, while so
great mountain of offence stands at the doors
of the practitioners themselves; and if the
profession is made of such rotten stuff, what
can we expect from the poor? Reader, | am
not particularly afraid OF the poor. If afraid
of any, | should be afraid of the malicious and
dastardly, and Of the sneaking hypocrite and
red-handed villain, no for attachmentt TO med
icaldogma or from foul jealousy or pure selfish
ness and covetousness. endeavorS to ruin his
fellow man that he might thereby brighten his
own prospect as he mistakingly thinks. The
fault indeed is with the doctors. the lawyers,
and the unclean portion of the community.
What is the remedy, once more ask. Let all
with sincere and resolute heart search for il,
and they will probably find it as an abundant
reward for their trouble. But a greater num-
Der of seekers must seek for il than now do.
call upon DIR. Sanger, since he is high
officer among his tribe call upon him to be-
gin the missionary work of publication within
the borders of his jurisdiction. We can see
plainly through his thin fences, that his flock
are goring one another most mercilessly, and
now and then make u breach and gore the
other tiocks in a like manner. Old Shepherd
keep thy flock inside, even if thou canst not
do anything else But there are other rela-
tions that dovetai into the medical profession
there are the various secret societies with
splendid as well as binding codes Of ethics,
and these do not have much effect on the frac
tious doctors. They will just as soon smash
through one of their most binding and solemn
obligations in the best of secret societies, As
they would snap a match 10 light pipe of
tobacco. Gentlemen. give you my solemn
word of honor that this latter assertion is true
j call upon DR.. Sanger to do his best to recti-
fy all these as far as lies in his power. and
that pro bono pubhco. If he can bring about
a material change we shall call him second
10 none. do not for moment doubt the
scholarship and medical abilities of DR. San
ger-indeed his acceptance in Great Britain
some years ago is proof of the suffcency of
his qualifications in his profession: but will
steadfastly hold that he accredits his troubles
TO wrong source.
Gentlemen, | feel as now write that the
medical profession in the United States is in
an exceedingly crude condition. The present
sects of medical men have arisen according to
the necessities rs well as troubles of the times
and the end is not yet. The true physicians
are neither Allopaths nor Homgopaths. al
though among either of these NAV be found
many genuine physician such as Hippo
crates, Galen, and Avicenna would approve
with joy. have no doubt that many of the
members of the various schools work hard To
reveal the truths of science, and that by and
by we shall reap from their labors an album
dant harvest. But. oh that we might get rid
OF the devil that turks among them This is
new country. let us remember. where the
elements are yet unsettled. There is wild
tangled wood to be reduced and cleared
those who are vile and corrupt must die away
leaving no progeny, that the children of the
just may have room and peacefulness. We
look forward TO better times when no preach
ing-loafers brawl, when no doctors cut one
anothers throats-when we shall have no
Jealousy between North and South resulting
in war, with the pretense on one side that
mems lives are sacrificed to free the negroes,
while it is doubtful if white man was ever
born in America who would Law down his life
for a negro, much less his property and pros
poets when there will be no Tammany Ring
no Returning board, no swindles, no South
Sea bubbles or frauds of any kind Mean
while, dear Brethren of the Profession of
Medicine, try your best to be active on the
side of truth and justice and love- Be eclec-
tic in the virtues as well as in medical theo-
ries and modes of practice and selection of
remedies.
And brethren and sisters of the public rich
as well as poor my advice to you is, that you
also adhere to that which is true and good
but be jealous of the purity and justice of
your laws let no laws be made for a party or
sect, and let all laws already in force for the
benefit of particular sects or parties be frown-
ed out Of your State, and forever abolished