The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-14
OCToRS FURIOUS.
shall u Physician Tell the Truth or Not ,
A Nicc Point In Ethics.
A sENsinLE HEALTH OFFICIAL


BALTIMORE, MD.-A decided stir has
been caused here over the question ms TO
the right Of n physician to certify to tho
merits Of a remedy not In the modern
pharmacopmia. DIR. James A. Steuart,
n Of the most eminent physicians In the
South aud Health Commissioner Of this
city, had analysed a newly discovered
article, aud certified officially not only TO
It's efficacy hut TO the fact that IL replaced
old -time preparations OF n similar char
meter which, analyses had proved, wcro
adultcrnted and poisonous. The Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty, Of which he is q
member, held that he had violated tho
code of medical ethics, and much public
Interest was aroused because Of tho cunfi-
dencc felt both la his professional stand.
ing aud official integrity.
IL WINS argued that 30 thus place n limita-
ton on the acts Of n physician, aud espe-
cially Of a health officer, was opposed to
the spirit Of the ngc. that such reasoning
might have been logical enough when IL
was 10 The interest of rulers or societies %
invest themselves with n supernatural
halo, hut now when thought should he free
aud untrammolcd, such things snvored OF
~barbdrism. II was the duty Of n physician,
especially OF a health officer, TO condemn
NANhhhA my ANAANtAN HAA'A AN hNtN W ~
injurious, but Il was not right 20 say that
he should be- deharrcd from tcstifying 90
the merits OF anything which he knew 10
be good. II this were so, the world would
not receive the benefit Of half the discoy-
cries made In art or science. Thus the
people argued, while the faculty threat.
ened expulsion and talked OF the time.
honorcd customs, ethics, professional court.
esy and traditions.
has Al. ..us..
surprising phase. A few days afterwards
bearing the autograph signatures oil Cow
ernor McLnne, Attorney -Gcncral Roberts,
Mayor Latrote, City Postmaster Adreon,
Chiefs Of state aud Municipal departments,
Judges and Clerks Of Courts, Federal OH.
cinls and Congressman, emphaticnlly en-
dorSing the notion Of the Health Commits
sloner, and concurring In his opinion rs "a
tho efficacy Of tho remedy, asserting that
they did 30 from personal experience with
u and practical tests and observations.
There could be no gainsaying such evil.
dence as this, bat, as II 10 sap the climax,
shortly afterwards there appeared another
certificate with autograph signatures Of
leading prncticing physicians from all parts
Of the State, Including the physicians OF
all the leading hospitals, tho physician n
the City Fire Department, the Port physi.
clan, vaccine physician and resident ply.
sieinns OF intirmarics, all endorsing the
discovery and stating that IL had been
tested by them In hospitals and priyat,
practice for weeks with wonderful
curative effect, and that anaiys III
had shown no trace OF opiates or poi.
sons, prevalent IN other cough mlxturrs
They further stated that they had been In.
duccd 10 take this step In Wow Of the man,
hurtful preparations which contained mar.
cutics aud polsons and Of the dangers con.
sequent on their use. Tho remedy Ia
question Is Red Star Cough Cure. Such 4
conclusive answer as this 30 the narrow
arguments OF the few, arraycd publ.
sentiment on the side Of the Health Com.
missioner, and It Is significant that Dr
kteuart has since been appointed to ofic,
by the Mayor for a third term. and has hal
his appointment unanimously confirmed BY
the City Council.
Owing TO the high professional reputa.
ton Of the gentlemen who endorsed hi
action. as well AZ to the enviahle STANDING
OF the owners Of the remedy, The Charles
A. Nogcler Company, Of this city. wide.
spread interest has already hecn create,
IN the subject, not only here but in phlla,
delphia, Washington and other neighlur.
Ing cities. The feeling Is generally ex.
pressed by professional men that Red stat
Cough Cure, on accuunt Of its freedom
from narcotics aud poisons. inangurates 4
most desirable new departure in medi.
cine. This IL the pronounced opinion
OF authorities like nr. Fawcst. who
has been for thirty three years rssi.
dent pl ysician Of the Union Protestant
lnil,inasy, n Tits city, and Prof, John >
Caldwell, N. D., member % medical ~.
cieties u Baltimore. New York ami Brrek.
lyn. and With a lnnr exuerienra Ia civil
aud military hospitals. Both % these gen.
tlemen, together with no less than hny
other praetirtng physicians n Maryland.
have pull ely put themselves On rerari a.
soase9aeut valne ami Importance ~ ne
new discovery refsFfpd 10 II Il cunccde1
that ruble opinion has completely vindi.
cafed DE. Stsusft IN hlz artian. AMI thas ID
he whole eouFss be va s<faas<f Simply
~ an earnest desire 20 b~nshf The ceuIzs.
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