The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-25
NEW MEDICAL LAWS
A Provision Which Pro-
hibits Faith Curlsts
Trying to Cure the
Sick.
Mustn't INTERFERE WITH DOCTORS.
Their Religious Services, Of Course
Not in the Least
Referred To.
MUSTN'T INTERFERE WITH DOCTORS

The -annroyal of the new State Medica
Board laws by Governor Werts gives Ne"
Jersey. in the opinion of DR.. William +.
Watson of York street, Secretary OIL Inc
State Medical Board, an unexceptlona Oily
con,n,ete and as rigid a set of laws governing
the -oracfice of medicine as any State n the
Union.
The old laws have been remodeled In many
res,,ests. Salient features Of medical laws
OF otter States have been embodied, to
eether with valuable suggestions from sec
retarv Watson. Section s of the new avs
is retarded as particularly stringent. This
section puts the screws 0 n quacks, and end
the DAYS Of ~hu.abuggery by the laying on
of hands, or manipulation" such as wa
nracficed by DR.. Clark of York street, VINO
was driven out of the city by the exposures
of his metnods in TH7i NEWS.
FAITH CURISTs HIT.
The same seetioa Geals q hard oloW al
Faith Curists, and puts a stop to mterler-
enca nv believers of that faith with ooc-
tors. The section in question IS as
3 And be it enacted, That any person shall be re-
parded as practicins medicine OF surgery. Mtenir
the meaning OF 5a,s as.; VIZ Professor, II. D. or
M z y in connection With mis- or her name, ol ans
Othnrfitlp Intending v Imply VI
6e IN ! ! : : nractitioner Of medicine or surgery in any
Of its branches. and wao IN coiinectiol go ~ sbaT
nrascrihe. direct. recommend, advise. apply, 3iye oL
sell. for the use of amy person or persons. az tbs
~ cure orrelfef of any bodily INJURY ,fnnTm-
ity or disease; and il is further pros.isu ~ =
~ ~ anvone Of the aforementioned Titles or tneeA
nos,,re of a sign. circular. advertisement or any otnel
| device OF information, fndleatlns thtsG1s - On.
c,,nation of the person or persons, sn;tit pe son
| sidered prfma faeie evidence; and Il y furtner pro
vided that the provisions o. TINS act saaa c,t, dis
ali nersons processing and attempting Socu,S ~
Eases aa nv means OF the so-called systems OF stalsn;
curisn, '.mind-heaiing, ayihs-onotn" w
other similar systems.
Thara has bean considerable speculation
ON the effects of this provision. Some, whc
| objected to the first part OF it, declared una'
q oe,,son was liable under its provisions VINO
not a friend on the street and advised 9
| staam hath for a cold. Secretary Wats2n
| declares that this Interpretation OF IL Is 40
! surd. The law is aimed at hunlougs, WI,
! fleece -rnsuspectlng patients.
THE faith cure section has occaslonea mucf
| comment. and many have cones SO tar as to DC
| clare that il was a step toward driving IRON
| this city the Faith Curists.
MUSTN'T INTERFERE WITH DOCTORS.
ssThat~ nroyision. = said DR.. Watson will In
! no way interfere with the reHglous portiol
IF Ea;tb Christ. The law does not intend
that f. shall What it does mean is that
when the Faith Curists cau upon a man OF
woman of their belief they shall not insist OF
advise such patient to dispense with the ser.
vices Of a regular physician and depend upor
the cure Of faith II they do It they
will be liable, n the punishment
for the offence is sloo me q
thirty days Improvement in the County
iaIl or both. There ave been cases where
! physicians have been. dismissed at critica.
times and it is not right. Other than I'M
tha Faith Curist's will in no wise be dlsbur'
had Under the new law the Governor ap
points the members to the State Board Th'
names were announced yesterday. In future
the Board viii hold but W. regular meet
ings, four being considered too many. 6e1oI'
aTvmanlor woman in future viii be abls Il
an1ly to the State Board for examination q
a practitioner he or she, as the case may be
will have to file with the Board a certificate
showing that a common school education !
at least possessed. This is to shut out mel
vvho st1,dy medicine for a year on Alarm an
then put shingles out. The new laws are =
be rigidly enforced.