The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-08
Medical Association.

maker, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the section on practical medicine,
read a report, in which he traced
the history Of the practice of medi.
cine. materia, medica and physi-
ol1gy with extended reference to
the Baccilus theory. He referred
in severe terms to the tendency
manifested on the past of specialists
to form cliques and exclude the
rest of the profession from their de-
liberations. An attempt twas thus
made to form an aristoCracy in the
most democratic OF prOfes lions.
These structures were received with
general applause.
The next address was by the
chairman of the section on obs ct.
RIGS and diseases OF women. DR.. T.
Il. Reamy, Of Ohio, and DIR. Henry
Smith,o f Philadelphia, !offered a res
OlutiOn which recited that an ats
tempt was now being made to re-
strict by legislation the practice of
investigation in medical science by
experiments on animals; as such
restriction is not needed by medical
men and would interfere with med
ical progress, the resolution pro-
viies for the appointment of a
standing committee to oppose such
legislation by all legitimate means.
DR.. Dalton, of New York, said this
movement originated with an anti
vivisection society, and the effect
of the proposed legislation would be
to stop vivisection in colleges and
schools. A professor would be I'M
able to show his class the process of
digestion, or the circulation of the
blood iu frogs foot; this result was
certainly not desirable. The fur.
ther objects of the society, to pre-
vent needless cruelty, would find
cooperation from the medical pro.
fessiOn. The resolutions were re-
ferred to committee.
DR.. Atw ood, of st. Louis, offered
a resolution, which set forth the OBJ.
jsctions to medical colleges adver>
Using 30 generally, as tending to
increase the number of scholars and
lowering the g andard.
DR.. Benjamin, Of Maryland, fol-.
lowed With an additional resolution
urging upon ali medical colleges the
necessity Of elevating the standard
Of education, at least SO far as to re-
quire preliminary examination; q
three years. curse, register OF at
tendance and practical dem0nstra
ton of diagnostic skill. He said
the medical student could now OBJ
tain diploma without ever having
felt mans pulse.
Everybody wants to eleva e the
profession, and if We can do it by
resolution let us do it" called out the
delegate, and this evoked hearty
Oursts of laughter.
DR.. Henry, of New York, rose to
SPEAK on the question, and was ex-
pressing his opinion in rather an
emphatic way about the disgrace
which medical colleges were bring
ing upon the profession. He was
Interrupted by motion to lay on
the table, which the president put
and declared carried. DR.. Henry
called out that every time this sues-
ton had been brought forward it
was squelched in the most undigni-
fed way.
A delegate called the attention of
the chair to the fact that he bad
only put the questio on the table
one way. The chair pu' the motion
again, and the result Of viva voce
being doubtful, a rising vote was
called for, and the association re-
fused to table the motion, by a very
large vote. DR.. Henry then resumed
the floor and expressed the opinion
that medical colleges were respon-
sible for the disc edit which had
fallen upon the profession on &C
count OF incompetent doc'ors. This
remark was greeted with applause,
and some Misses were heard. tsThere |
IS no use in Kissing" exclaimed DR.. |
Heery with considerable warmth.
II am an old soldier, and I know
that men who are Kissing have some
private axe to grind" He then con-
sinued his remarks, urging the me-
,sssity of elevating the standard of
in the profession.
DR.. Robbins, chairman of the Sec
ion On the state of medicine, said
ne intended to reporG resolution
n regard to medical colleges before
he adjournment Of the association.
The resolution of DR.. Ber jamin YVES
hen adopted and the association
adjourned.