Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
BUOHAN4N,S DIPLOMAS.
Names OF n Number Of Desawnrcans
In the Lists.

In the Lists.
The Philadelphia Record published on
Saturday very complete lists of persons,
mainly inhabitants of the United States,
though a few bailed from Europe, who
have either been graduated from one Of
the professedly medical institutions at
different times under his management, re.
ceived diplomas from the same by express
or contributed 10 his Eclectic Journal.
The first list contains over 1,500 names
of graduates and embraces the 90 years
from 1858 to 1880 OF the pames in this
list the Record says:
The charters of Buchanan's colleges are
still valid, and therefore their diplomas,
although they may have but little or no in
trinsic value are possessed of some legal
status. In the State of Pennsylvania, which
chartered these colleges, the diplomas must
be recognized in the courts unless they can be
shown to he irregular. The safest plan is to
place no dependence upon buchanan diplo-
mas because very few of those who studied
there conformed literally to the law requiring
three years study.
In this list appear the names of the fol-
lowing, hailing from Delaware;
N. Il. Lynch, 1859.
Knowles -, 1863.
j Bayard 1874.
ID. Gamer IN, 1874
Il. f.. l. Forbes, 1874.
j. u. \. Knowles, 1880.
The second lidt contains names of 800
contributors to Buuhausn's ECieotic J0ui'
nal, OF this list the Record says:
The chief merit in that list lies in the fact
that, while very small proportion of these
names can be found in the list of graduates,
nearly all of whom hold Buchanan's diplo-
mas" ga small, very small, proportion Of
the names in the list of contributors is com
posed of legitimate doctors However, all
the contributors have published their produc-
tions in public journal they have associ-
ated themselves with Buchanan, and this fact
is proper subject for publication.
In this list are found:
1868. j. Il. Brown, Delaware.
1874. E. L. L Forbes, Wilmington, Dol.
1876. j. b. WEIGH, Wilmington, Del.
1873. DIR. Towne, Delaware.
The third aud last list contains the
names and addresses of 600 persons who
have received express packages from
Buchanan, during the ten years beginning
with 1870. OF these the Record says:
Some of the recipients of these express
packages were folks who wanted false teeth,
or wanted to try some of Buchanan's patent
medicnes-canccr antidotes. ozone prepara-
tions, &c.-but the bulk of the list il made up
of buyers Of diplomas. If necessary at
Buchanan's trial it can be proven that over
500 of the packages here referred to contained
diplomas
The following names occur in this list
1873. Miss Sarah Bdrnham, Harrington,
Del.
1873. DR.. john Cameron, Wilmington,
Del.
1871. Dr.. William FORBES, Wilmington,
Del.
1877. DR.. Welsh, Wilmington, Del.
1878. DR.. Abner Cocker, Wyoming. Del
1879. A L Skugg, Townsend, Del
1880. DIR. Rames, Dover, Del.
Another article gives list of the
graduates of Pane's college, of which it is
said
From 1859 to 1880, over 600 alleged doctors
were ground out of this patent doctor shop.
There was All interval in 1872 and 1873. when
the concern was run off the track by Iegis-
latiye investigation; but when the Supreme
Court decided Buchanan's case in Buchanans
favor, then Paine started up on the presunp-
ton that his case was on the same footing M
Buchanan's and If buchanan had a right to
continue 10 had he. Some of those included
in the following list have conformed to the
requirements of law i'll attending two fall
courses of lectures, and have since striven TO
perfect themselves in knowledge of medi-
cine but the good from the bad must be
sifted by those of tho different localities in
which they practice.
Tho Delawareaos in this list are;
S q. Henszsy, Delaware.
JAS. i Klgore, Delaware
James ID. West, Delaware
j. o. Pierce, Delaware.
T. o. Pierce, Delaware.
H. X. Prettyman, Delaware.
Among the officers of u National Medi-
cal Eclectic Association, which was organ
lied in Buohanan'5 house, 5l4 Pine street,
in 1870, are gwen ~ delegates from Della
ware the names: -- Sims, - Harper
In the Board of Censors of the same insti-
tuition occurs the name of John Sims,
ID slavars. In the UJtnmiCtee on Pharma-
cupeia the surname Harper appears again.