The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-11-18
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Yet this same man claims to possess
The power of healing the sick, and to
that end has gone unsolicited and
uninvited to several houses in the
city where there was sickness and
requested to be admitted into the
sick room to prescribe for the patient
In every case we have known OF he
has been shown an outer door with
the request to close the gate when
he left the yard; but still there are
some people who are sometimes ia
ken in by these travelling bilks, and
for their consideration, as we'll as fol
the sound sense and solid truth il
contains we clip the following from
the s'Bluffton Gnd) Banner:
There is perhaps no ca ling upor
earth or among men, that requires as
much human skill as the successful
physician. At every step in his pro
fession he meets such peculiar circun
stances, that Notwithstanding h:s
extensive knowledge, sound judge
ment, and the experience of akle
writers, he is at a loss to know just
how to treat lis patient or to apply
the proper remedies. Men may bt
given profound thought, nature may
have enlowad them with the highest
order of talent, united with sterling
honesty. and yet not possess that
peculiar skill which the successful
practitioner of medicines SO much
needs. We are safe in saying that
there is no profession which stands ii
need of educated and thoroughly
trained men as docs the medical pro
fession. And yet it is deplorablt
fact. that to-day Indiana is a paradise
for medical quacks. 1t seems ou1
state is flooded with host of shal
low pated, illiterate hoodlums who
are travelling from place to place
under the assumed name of doctor
1t seems also, that people general,
are always ready and willing to per
NIT these bony fingered frauds te
leech out of them their money with
out value received. Let us say to the
pubic generally, that before you ask
them to take your case, reflect upor
the fact that no good physician. M
man with true merit in his profession
will roam from port TO port in searcl
of patients Ifhe is skilled, if he ha.
the proper qualifications, busines:
will search for him. Thousands o
people who were unsuspect:ng, anf
ever ready to listen to the oily storie.
of those smooth tongned, swinaler
have fallen victims to their fata
drugs, and are to-day cold in the EN-
brace Of death. Poor human nature
How fearfu!ly does it deceive itself
when it flies to these travelling swim
dlers, and forgets that we have a
home, men who are willing 10 com,
among us and demonstrate their abil
itv as physician by actual practice
We have men living in our midst wht
have grown gray in the practice, mel
whom we all know to be faithful
stewards, men of big brains, broad
and cultured minds, and who have
years ago demonstrated beyond al
doubt, that they were as near maste1
of their honored and useful profession
as men get, aud yet people will over
look this fact and flock after these
travelling ignoramuses, who are un
worthy the name physicians. 70 The
profession at large, We would say tha
it is your duty to exert all your pow
ers to maintain the dignity, honor
and to exalt the standing, and extent
the usefulness of your profession, and
there is no way you can do SO mors
effectually than to denounce ane
publicly disown tramping NJ. d
In the code of ethics laid down b,
the Indiana State Medical Socie: Y
for 1881, we find the following: 81
is derogatory to the dignity of th'
profession to resort to public adver
tisements, or private cards, hand bill,
etc, inviting attention of evidence
affected with particular diseases
boasting of cures and remedies in .
public manner, etc" Now, what i
the conclusion of the whole matter.
Why men who will dishonor theil
profession by ignoring these rules o
dignity and honor, laid down by
honest physicians everywhere, anG
not worthy of public patronage, ant
our people should give them a wild,
berth.
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