Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-02
LAW AND MEDICINE.
Progress Of the One Much More Rapid
Than the Other.

Progress Of the One Much More Rapid
Than the Other.
Mr.. Justice Vaughan Williams, in pre-
senting the scholarships, medals, prizes
and certificates awarded during the last
two sessions to the students at the Charing
Cross Hospital Medical school, told the
students that he felt himself to be In a
place where he was not familiar with the
subject upon which he was expected to
speak. He came before them in the char
acter of a lawyer, but, although that
might be q disqualification, he could not
help thinking that there was considerable
affinity between law and medicine. Both
professions called into play the same quaA-
tiles, both required exercise Of the great
est discretion, and both were the recipients
of such condolences as he supposed mono
would like to intrust to any one except to
the doctor or tho lawyer. The law had
great deal to do with medicine, for in al
most four out Of every ten cases the assist
anoe Of medical experts was required, and
the testimony of such witnesses materially
assisted courts of law and safeguarded the
administration Of Justice.
He felt little envious Of the medica>
profession, because In the study of medi-
cal science the field of discovery was pro-
gressive science Could they say that with
regard to the lawf All they could say on
that point was that they tried to apply tho
principles of Justice upon the cases that
came before the courts, but they really
could make no more progress in justice
than they could make In the discovery Of
arithmetic. II they could call back the
old medical men Of the last century, they
would find that, owing to the great prog
ress made in medical science, they would
not be able to follow their profession; but
II they could call back one Of the judges of
the eighteenth century and take him to
the law courts, he would be able to try
the cases as we'll as any Of the judges now
on the bench, and probably better. Unfor-
tunately in that respect there was great
distinction between the two professions
While the medical profession was able to
greatly assist In the administration Of JUS
tice he cautioned the students not to en-
bark on careers as medical experts. Aft
er long experience he had been forced to
come to the conclusion that the medical
man who went frequently as q witness in
to the Law courts degenerated into an ad-
vocate and as q result found that his EVIL
dence did not receive quite the same atten-
ton and carry the same weight as that of
the man whose sole qualification was his
medical experienca-London Standard
Professor Sering Of the Berlin acad-
envy of agriculture has been studying
the depressed prices of farm products.
The world over the same conditions pre-
vail among farmers, that Of extraordi-
narily low prices for all they raise. The
cause Of it is hard to flnd-a cause that
will fit all nations alike, that is Pro-
fessor Sering, however, proposes what
he believes will prove remedy. It is
that the agriculturists Of all countries
shall form an international alliance and
fix their own prices. There shall be,
Professor Sering proposes, central bu-
reau established in one Of the principal
cities, as Washington, London, Paris or
Berlin. Through this center the agrari-
ans Of the world would be at all times
in communication with one another.
What would be for the good Of one ma
ton would thus be for the good of all.
Wherever there was scarcity of any
one product the farmers would be made
aware Of it through their agencies and
could forward such product to the spot.
A close international alliance among
the farmers of the world would also en-
able them to obtain needed legislation.
Further Cut In Coal Rates.
ST.. PAUL. Sept, B0.-The Chicago and
Alton road has notified its competitors
that it will make a rate of Sl75 Oh hard
coal from Chicago to Des Moires, Ia.
territory. The, former rate was e2.e5.
This includes al! the territory from
Eden Prairie. Mimi, to Des Moines.
The Eastern Railway Of Minnesota and
the St. PAU and Duluth will; be affected
by the Alton's reduced rate, 4