The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-11

night, replied DR.. lie Fevre, "and l don't
know anything about il. | do not care to
say what my course will be till | am Off
clally notified. / can scarcely believe that
the society would take such a step rs
claim that neither DIR. Long nor l have
done anything against the code of medical
ethics.
"A DIR. Murray came here from the East
recently with letters of Introduction TO DR.
Long. he came here he said to establish
sanItaTlums in the principal cities on the
coast for patients addicted to drunkenness
and the morphine habit. He claimed that
his cure was superior to the Kelley cure
and asked US to give him the opportunity of
practically testing its efficacy. That was
soon done, and. although had been skep-
teal before. was very much surprised to
ind that DIR. Murray's claims were founded
upon fact.
HOODWINKED BY THE DOCTOR.
HE asked US TO give him the USE of our
rooms till he had arranged either to sell out
to some professional man or men or TO start
a santarlum. This we did. He treated
patients successfully. and long article ap-
peared IN one OF the morning paTers detail
ing the success of the new cure. Then
another article appeared. and / objected
strongly TO our names being used in these
articles. DIR. Murray said as professional
man he knew all about the code of
ethics and he would see that nothing
was done TO bring Us into trouble, and he
would take all the responsibility. He Wis
tied San Jose and other cities and after he
returned he started a sanitarium at ITO
Geary street, and placed an agent i'm charge
lie then went East i was considerably
astonished TO find after his departure that
thousands OF circulars had been sent on.
which included our names. | at once re-
monstrated with DIR. Mnrray's agent. and
insisted upon our names being kept out of
any 1urther advertisements or circulars
30 you see we have been inuocently roped
In, as you might say. We have had nothing
whatever to do with the advertising or cir
culars, and have not in any way violated
the code.
some Of the medical men commended that
as all new discoveries should be given to the
profession. this cure should have also been
given. Dr. Murray Ia answer TO that ex-
planned that the treatment was such that
meantime he could not trust the profession
TO operate successfully. Certain medicines
had 10 be applied according 10 the particular
nature oil the case, and unless a man was
specially trained in the treatment of these
diseases he would make a mess Of ii. /
nave gwen the morphine habit special at
tenton. and have been treating patients
successfully at the santaTium."
DIR. CLINToN's DEFENSE.
Another reputable physician, who is also
said TO nave come under the ban of the
County Medical Society is DIR. Charles A.
Clinton, at one time member of the Board
OF Heath, who was interviewed on the sub
iect last night by a CALL reporter. The
doctor al first declined To discuss the matter
on the ground that he had had no intima-
ton OIL the Society's action, and could not
therefore speak intelligently of it. The
reporter thereupon showed him the account
furnished 10 the press for publication, IN
which IL was charged that he had used the
pnDhc press 10 advertise a remedy for
epilepsy, which he claimed to have dis
covered or invented.
On reading the item the doctor Indignantly
stamped the accusation as malieiously false
IN every particular and as prompted by the
JealOusies OF men whosa professional careers
have been failures
Il have never in my life directly violated
The ethics OF my profession" said the doc
tor, continuing. land never will. Neither
have L ever claimed to have a specific for
the cure OF epilepsy. Every medical man is
aware oil the fact that there is no such
specific
HIS SUCCESS ADMITTED.
"Six.years ago, however. DIR. Winslow An
derson, then secretary of the medical alumni
of the University of California, invited me
to come before that body and explain the
remedy which L was then using so success
fully. Owing to business engagements
was unable To accept the invitation. but in
acknowledging the courtesy l explicitly de-
clared that had no remedy. that each indi-
vidual case had 10 be studied and treated
for itself. DIR. Anderson is now the editor
OF the Pacific Medical journal, the very
journal which forced this matter on the at
iention OF the society.
THE charge against me-" said DR.. Gin
ton, in conclusion, grew out of biographi-
cal sketch which appeared In The CALL
last Christmas. The biography speaks for
Itself, and as the truth OF every word in it
is susceptible OF proof, deny that L have
been guilty of the slightest infraction OF the
ethics of my profession"
DIR. G. w. Daywalt, assistant secretary OF
the County Medical Society. makes the
fourth Esculapins who, report says, met
with censure for daring to let the sick and
intirm know that he could heal them. His
particular offense was in reporting to the
society that he had cured 126 cases of diph-
liberia during recent epidemic of that dis
ease In this city, whereas his accusers say
the cures existed only in his Imagination.
a CALL reporter camped on the doctors
trail last evening for the purpose OF getting
his side of the story, but was unable to
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