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heart they readily yield to. the seductive
promises of the patent medicine ADVERTISE
ment. and would readily exchange all thelr
worldly goods to regain the priceless treasure
which they had so thoughtless or so needless.
ly thrown away-their health. He thought
the victims to the patent poison deserved our
sympathy as we'll as our pity, ana ne larnent,
ed the fact that SO many Of them were lured
away from the path Of wisdom to snares
of the patent nostrum. The Judge Thought
the essay one of the most practical and inter-
esting that has been read before the CLUB.
The Laws Of Nature are the Laws of
God =. We Must Eat, Drink, Sleep
and Dress as Nature Demautls..We
Must Live virtuous and Moral
Lives.
Colonel NJ. o. Tolman said: That he did not
hear distinctly the whole of Mr. w ilson's es-
say: that he lost the thread in the beginning
and Was not able to recover it, but from the
remarks of others In the discussion which fol-
lowed, he approved Of much which was sald:
The question of hygiene 1s one OF very great
Importance from every point of view. the
preservation of health is first consideration.
Without health man is incapable of perform
ing the duties of life. TO preserve It we must
obey the laws of nature which are the laws OF
God. The physical law, no more than the
moral law, can be violated with impunty: TO
overload the stomach with rich indigestibie
food - TO poison the blood with alcoholic
drinks Is but to invite disease ana the penaty
er or later. These are but two OF the fruitful
sources of Ill health. disease and death. Men
make too free use of the brandy bottle Tor
their good, but woman Is not faultiess IN me
use of the camphor and paregoric bottles.
Throw physic to the dogs not only the pat
ent medicines, but much that is used by the
regular physicians. Eat, drink. sleep and
dress as nature demands; llve Vlrtuous anu
moral lives and we have done all we can do.
The Standard of Education Among
the Medical Profession Literary
Attainments Necessary to the Suc-
cessfuI Practice Of Medicine.
w. o. Bradley, Esq, said: have enjoyed
the essay very much and also the remarks OF
the gentlemen who nave preceded me.
think the essay strong and timely proper
ment in the papers, to the effect that the med
ical profession in the United States ranks
lower In point Of scholarly attainments tina n
in any other civilized nation on the globe,
This is said to be istacal fact, ,Whether true
or not, don't know, but certainly IT is one
that should challenge the attention OF our law
makers, and If it Is found to be true, then
there should be some legislation to remedy
il, We have legislation prohibiting the publi-
cation and circulation OF obscene or immoral
literature, and don't know but what the
lives of its citizens are as worthy an OBJECT OF
consideration and protection to State us
their morals. Ny friend, DR.. Gary, says, that
there Is legislation on the subject. admit
that there is law requiring the physicians
practicing in this State to hold diploma
from some medical c0lege-or to stand An eX-
animation before board of physicians-but
| mean, not the medical so much as the liter
ary attainments that should be required as
an essential qualification of every physician.
The very prescriptions written In language
that is unfamiliar to some of the medical pro-
fressIon. and as for their medical education,
contend that in order to attain the highest
proficiency and skill in their profession 1t Is
essential that the physician shoule be man
to say and pass the question to my friend Mr..
i Hodges.