Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-02
regular schoolare no longer mere sectarians. but
more or less educated and honorable nhYsicans

regular schOol;are no longer mere sectarans. but
more or less educated and honorable physicians
who have preferences for some. well known,
powerful and efficient remedies The same
change OF opinions holds good with regard to
some of the eclectics. These were formerly
botanic physicians who would use no mineral
| remedies, and believed that good medical and
surgical education was not necessary to form an
| accomplished and successful physician. Some
OF the ecectiCs are now more or less educated
and reasonable men. With these better classes
of hompopaths and eclectics the new code men
are willing to affiliate, meet In council. and
even admit into the regular medical societies.
They wish to treat this matter precisely as they
did the female physician question. When they
found that they could not prevent many women
from studying and practising medicine they
took the best by the hand. met them in consulta-
ton, received them into the best medical
societies, developed and regulated movement
which they could not wholly stop. and thus
brought order out or chaos"
ALL IN THE Use OF MEDICINES.
"The new code men simply recognize the
| fact that every remedy Is good for something If
one only knows how to use it. That IT is not
only the right but the duty of every physician
to use those remedies which he finds most use
full. That as soon as they cease to band them
selves closely or exclusively into schools sys-
tens, or sects, tire hOmGOpaths and ecectics are
more or less regular physicians in a somewhat
idiSt anu unCOm1Oftdbie pOSftioh, from WHICH
they should be aided and helped. Some of the
new code men even think that the regular pro-
fession is merely the biggest most powerful
and. perhaps, the most arbitrary of all the sects
In medicine, while 1t should be catholic and gen.
erOus enough to adopt everything which is good
i'm all systems. and cOuntenance and cOnciate
all OF their adversaries who are we'll educated
and honorable. They think 1t would be just as
absurd for the Catholics ana EpiscOpalians, who
form the regular church in religion, to assume
1 ftut all thn Dpac hyf 9th cfo Tnr
gregatiOnalists. Baptists, and even Unitarians
and Cniversalists are ignorant and deceittul
men.
above ALL" said Dr. Peters. ''the new code
men are struggling for freedom of thought and
actlon-f0r liberty In scientific research. They
are not afraid from all they will learn from all
systems that they will cure too many people or
relieve too much suffering. They are firm in
their reliance upon the principles and practice
OF the regular school but admit that experience
is entitled to weight and consideration as well
as reason and theory. They want unity in the
whole medical profession, and can only be driven
into rebellion when governed by narrow minded,
/ arbitrary and interested officers. Some of the
new code men, myself included, are still in favor
of the major part of the old code. with It's touch
ing simplicity and sweetness, and merely wish
new clause added allowing freedom in consulta-
ton with other physicians They have the same
attachment to it that all have to the Ten Com
| mandments, the multiplication table and Mother
GoOse's Melodies
VOICE FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
''We are quietly enrolling" said DR.. John Fl.
Hinton to the reporter, land have now 500
| names recorded In opposition to the new code.
| Enrolment is not COnlNed to this city but is
going on in every county in the state. believe
that the people on the other side are pursuing
similar tactics"
What will be your next mover
Indeed, don't know. The Academy Of Me-
dicine does not meet again until October"
Has Or. Barker withdrawn the resignation
from the office of president which he rendered
at the last meetngi"
st is so understood. The other designations
cannot be acted upon until the fall. They ac-
cuse Us of packing that meeting, but they have
packed the meetings of the County Medical So
cety and the State Association"
"DO they Outnumber you in the County So
cety?'
II believe they do; but they do not outuum-
Der us in the Academy"
"Will it take tWo-thrds vote to undo what
was done the other night, barring out new MEN,
bers who support the new cOde?''
Yes; but even if they rescnd that what good
will II do them? We can defeat the election of
such members by blackbailing them. One quar-
ter of the votes cast Is sufficient to blackball.
suppose that the scene of the next encounter
will be the meeting of the State Association next
winter
DR.. Austin Flint, jr., declined to talk about
the situation, as he said the subject was pro-
iessiOnal one.