Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-08
state Medicine.

hTIlClc lIS III lut NOuThlhuNiNh -
provides that The General Assembly shall
provide for the interest Of State Medicine
in all it's departments for the protection oil
the people from unqualified practitioners
" medicine, for protecting confidential
communications made t" medical men by ,
their patients under medical treatment !
and for the establishment and maintain /
snc, ola Board of Health This article OF
the Constitution mauIfests the dissatisfat-
ton of the p.npl" with the condition oi
things existing prior To- l-7s IA regard 10
State Medicine, hence this mandate To the
General Assembly 10 provide for the pro-
lection Of the people hom nnqnalined
PRACTITIONERS Of medicine. Tho general
Assembly which was called together, for
! the purpose Of enacting the necessary laws
10 Carry the provisions Of the constitution
/ into effect overlooked or neglected this ar
ficle of the constitution. 1t Therefore no"
becomes the duty Of the medical profession
and ali those who take an 'nterrst i'll the
promotion Of the true Science If medicine
10 see that the General Assembly at ITS
next meeting takes into serioH- coHHidera-
ton the subject OF State Medicine, and
enact such laws ~ will protect the people
from the imposition of impost"Ts aud ID"
mistakes Of honest ignorance:
The medical men in good standing
shonld agree upon some plan and then let
all fayoriug the measure cooperate ia IN
ducing the Legislature 10 adopt il. tn
less the friends of such measure can be
brought 10 agree uaoH s6Hie liked pan
there viii be little prospect OF influencing
the mind Of the Legislature. The prac-
,ice Of meaicia. il a legitimate profession
and the qualified members of tt" proies-
sion should I've protected from the intrusion
Of the unworthy. The people also nred
protection from the qnacks and isnpo'iers
who, with a few nostrums, profess To cure
Ill the Ills that iirsh is heir To, and who
often deceive the ignorant ami acgnir'
even wealth by intruding into the sphere
of the healing Art, We notice that the
State Medical society ia taking steps 10
secure the necessary legislative enacimphts
to carry the above article Of the Constitu-
ton into effect. This is matter which
should not escape the atteHt."i. Of the Leg
llture AT It's ucxt meeting.
The school Board meets to-day for the
purpose Of contracting with those teachers
" no have been examined AMI found Gnal-
I'D to teach IN the pntiic schools of tue
parish The Secretary ot the RoaId IN
formed "a, some time since that more than nj
tynpphcants had been examined aud found
competent T. teach THERE'S nothing which
speaks better for country than {" have
n sufficient number of gooA Ncho"l- I" ac-
rnnlinodatc all the children that are of the
arc to attend school. hut there i such q
thing a. having too many schools. We
are of the opinion that our parish often has
too many schools, and especially il tins the
case where there are public sc.o"is. y
few good ,chool- with competent teachers
vii 10 far more for the education OF
tn young than many small soh""ls fought
t.,. i,h.o.,.,,, teachers. !, J, often III.
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