The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-31
DOCTORS DIPLOMA.
AND WHAT MS DEroEIr5 COST nlst.
A Small but Earnest Movement to Secure
the Eepcnlo1 the State Board of Health
Law a II Account OF It's Strict Enforce.
incntin the Case OF DR.. +. n. Dent.

Petitions arc being circulated through
tho State asking the Legislature to repeal
tho, Doarl Of Health law. Tho movement
originates with the Dent family, ono mem,
Der Of whom. DEF. NJ. Dent, Of Newburg
Preston county, had d little experience
with the Board which led him and lis
friends to believe that tho abolition, OF tho
regulations governing pructicing pl,ysi.
clans III this State would conlucp TO Lis
comfort md advantage.
1t will bn remembered that DR.. f, M
Dent was some time ago fined in Preston
county Tor practicins medicine without
having registered rs required by law. lie
appealed the case to the Supreme Cour,
Of Appeals, which sustained tho decision
OF tho lower court.
This case will make MI interesting par,
Of the coming report Of DR.. j. L. Reeves
Secretary. Of tho hoard, As given in the
Forthcoming report, tho iacts IN DR.. Dents
case are as follows:
DEW. AZ. Dent, father OF Dr.. +. NJ.
Dent, registered as n physician By virtue
OF having practiced ten years In tho State.
Attic Same time he secured q certificate
Of registration for ""Dr. NJ. Dent" his
father. for whom affidavit was made tim,
lie had also practiced medicine for ton
years i'll West Virginia. This certificate
was directed 70 be sent TO Ncwburg, and
was so sent, and Dr.. i. NJ. Dent practiced
medicine under IL for a year Mt Nowburr
Finally n physician in the same com.
1 mupify utrnInNtn JNr Dnn,,ao .,nixt,. H.
under what clause OF the law Dr.. f.. NJ
Dent had been licensed TO practice medi
cine. An examination Of the list Of
physicians authorized 10 Practice showeG
that n F. NJ. Dent was among the t,atues
but that DR.. NJ. Don't was. DR.. Reeves
not being familiar personally with the
iactsi'i tho cise, supposed there hadbeer
a mistake in registering the name, and sc
wrote to CDR" Dent. The Doctors iathcl
replied, saying that he had told lis sol
when he received his certificate that there
was y clerical error in it, and he asked
DIR. Reeves 10 correct this.
In the meantime, however, DR., Reeve:
learned from the District board OF Healtl
the real facts in the case, and OF course 1
new certificate was not granted.
Learning o. this, I. NJ. Dent procured ,
diploma iron the Eclectic Medical, Col
lege, i'll Cincinnati, and on this applied To-
registration, giving his location as Draxto,
Court House. The college not being n re
putable institution, OF course its diploma
was not recognized. These parchmcnts
Or. Reeves says, are sold at $50 apiece t.
all applicants.
Dent was fined $50 for illegally practic
ing medicine, and fuiling to secure Il re
yersal OF this Judgment III the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, he now attempts to &C
complish his object by having tho law re.
pealed by the Legislature. The law ha.
given such general satisfaction, however
both to reputable and qualified physician.
and to the people ofthe State ut large, tina
It is scarcely probable that he will eilec
his purpose, especially in the face OF the
threatenedinvasion by the Asiatic cholera
and in view OF the cmminent services Of
the Board in stopping the ravages OF the
several diseases of stock that have threat.
ened sections OF the State.