The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01

schools should be allowed to visit the hos
pital, not alone because they are mentally,
morally and physically entitled to admit
lance, but also because there is no clause
in the constitution of the State which
allows man or an appointed body of men
to adopt special legislation, and thus grant
to one that which is denied another.
'San Francisco is the only city in the
unltes States which denies to the eclectic
and homeopat bic students the privilege of
visiting city and county hospitals.
The members of the visiting physicians
at the present time are allopaths three be-
ing graduates of the now defunct College
OF the Pacific.
'Why should these men be allowed the
privilege of denying our students their
rights?
"Our faculties are composed of graduates
OF colleges which retain their original
name, and are credit not only to the diff
ferent States in which they are situated
but also to the Nation. Then, is it lust
Tor graduates of defunct schools, men who
are illegally appointed, to have the power
OF denying students under our tuition the
privilege OF visiting public institutions ?
Maybe few comparisons would be admis-
s1ble, showing that we are possibly quail
fed.
In the Cook County Hospital in Chi
cago all the schools are represented, each
in turn taking certain number of pa
tents, no fayorltism being shown. Under
the different management and treatment
OF the respective colleges the percentage of
deaths was as follows: Under allopathic
treatment the percentage was Ii, the homeo-
pathic 10 and the eclectic 8.
again in the New York State examina-
tons there was percentage OF reflections
as follows: In an equal number of ex-
amlnatlons given to the respective lines of
practitioners from September, 1894, to
June, 1895, both months included, the re-
jections were as follows: Allopaths 26.5.
homeopaths 1873, and among the eclectics
there was rejected the small percentage
of 81.
'rhe allopaths can certainly see nothing
wrong IN these percentages, as all ques-
tons and answers passed through the
Board of Regents. The fact is that as a
rule eclectic and homeopathic physicians
are qualified. But now returning to the
actions of the men, 1t would be well to
show the injustice forced upon the tax
payers of the City.
"Dr. Wilcox describes it as taxation
without representation.
'Two-fifths of the taxes that support the
City and County Hospital are paid by sup
porters OF the eclectic and homeopathic
schools. Each visiting physician and sur
geon is paid 500 a month by the City,
consequently they are in the employ of the
City, and not in the employ of the colleges
slclans, paid, practically speaking by the
taxpayers, two-fifths of whom are sup
porters of eclectic and homeopathic
schools, to grant privilege to students of
one, college and deny this privilege to
students of another"
The doctor added that the courts were
open to the eclectics, but why and for what
reason eclectic and homeopathic practi-
TONERS and students should have to resort
to such a course to obtain their lawful
rights and privileges still remained an
enigma to him.
Dr. George H. Martin and DR.. Hamilton
agreed emphatically that it was an in