The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-15
DEFENDS HIMSELF.
Prof. Samuels Replies to
a Doctor Who Does
Not Advertise
Nv Dear DR.. Wall:

Ny Dear Dr. Wall:
Last evenings Journal reports your
resolution which was railroadsd
through the State Medical society,
which resolution proposes to make this
government the government of physi-
clans, for physicians and by physicians,
all in the interest Of the dear people
Your little speech, backing up that lit
tie one-horse resolution, is also report
ed and it gives me license to thus ad-
dress you. If you, and a handful Of
men who have been able, and so in
chned, to gain a "sheepsl1in,' can cap
ture the great state of Kansas and
make her million and a half of liberty
loving people bow the knee in abject
slavery to your system of treat
ment, it is all weel and good.
But you must first extinguish the lights
of civilization, intelligence and pro
gress. You say:
Under the present system the quacks
are constantly and fear1essly increas-
ing. Here in Topeka is Dr.. Samuels
settled upon US. Anybody can prac-
tice medicine in Kansas. A blacksmith
can come out of the Santa F'e shops ana
go to practicing medicine. I know that
because there IS one in town now"
My dear doctor did it ever occur to
you that "quacks" would not be in
creasing, constantly and fearlessly,"
unless there was demand for them?
Do you not know that the absolute
failure of the regulars to which class,
of course, you belong, to kill disease
and benefit the system, is the direct
cause for the presence of "Quacks'
among you2 And do you not know that
these "quaeks" are feared only by the
''regulars2' Stupid, indeed, you and
your kind must be not to know that
yOunssickly wall for the people to drive
out from among them their best friends
who are constantly and fearlessly''
doing them good, is a complete confess
sion of your lack Of infalibility in the
field of medicine
You class me as a "quack," but you
convey to the public no idea of what a
quack is nor of the dangers that
threaten the public by his presence.
This makes a comparison of your work
and mine in this community quite
proper and in order. And, by the way,
a comparison is the only test of merit
that can be adopted.
Not long since Mr. William Foster,
who lives near Pauline, Kansas, a
man over II years of age, called upon
you for treatment He had a cataract
on one eye of six years standing and
was blind in that eye, and another
cataract had commenced to form on
the other eye about two years ago You
wanted $50 to remove the cataract Of
SIX years Standing MI roster called
on me and I took his case. In three
weeks treatment removed the OBJ
struction which had been forming for
two years. he now sees with that eye
perfectly and also sees fairly well with
the other eye in which he had been
blind for six years, now dear doctor,
do you call that quackery2 Could you
do better yourself2 Could Mr.. Foster
ask for more2 Could the public find it
in their hearts to condemn me2 DO
you expect to get a Kansas legislature
to sit down on me for thus helping my
unfortunate brethren2 In fact dear
doctor. is not the loss of the $3.50 the
great thing that disturbs your edu-
Gated conscience2
Now my dear doctor another case;
About a month ago a young man
whose name is J. P Williams, and who
works for the Santa Fe at 1ickerson,
KAN and whose folks live ia this city.