The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20
The Need Of Legislation to Suppress
the Christian Scientists.
HOW YOUNG WOMAN WAS OUPED
Paid One Hundred Dollars TO Learn
the Art Need of an Ordinance
TO Guard Against Dis
eased Meat.

1 Inv hh"tA NsAA ifdlfl VI lO-lbY
fail to note the fact that the contest be-
tween what Is commonly known is medi-
cal science, or legalized medicine, on the
one side. and that psychological hoodoo
known as 1.-THE faith cure" practiced by
both men and women under the name
and religious protection Of Christian
Science on the other, is fast becoming
one Of the leading polemic features Of the
age
The question IS constantly arising-as
the death list under the faith cure" sys-
TEN increases-how long will the laws OF
the land permit that blind and fatuous
neglect OF sick persons, whether adults
or children TO continue unpublished?
Many recent cases reported in the daily
press have given emphasis to this ques-
ton, such as that OF little Lizzie Kranz.
I Of Brooklyn who suffered the loss Of a
leg and almost her life through the sym
| pathetic mental" treatment admins
tered by Mrs. Mary Miller of that city--a
woman who was arrested for "practicing
medicine without a license also. the
! pitiful case OF little Ralph Saunders OF
| Fort Porter, near Buffalo. Tie boy. only
seven years Old was stricken with pneu-
monia. and. instead Of calling I'm a pnysi-
ciau the services Of George H. Kinier
and his wife Christian Scientists were
| sought For three weeks the "healers"
applied their "faith cure" and then the
boy died, after enduring all the agony
of the unrelievcd disease. Fortunately,
I'm the interest of justice DIsirict-Att0r-
ncy Close. who was made acquainted /
with the facts. secured warrants for the |
arrest OF the two jugglers with human |
life and bal. was fixed at $500. and the |
District Attorney says he viii prosecute |
the case with au due veor.
PUSH TIE CRUSADE
Il is a source Of qualification 10 learn /
that President Murphy. of the Health |
Board of New York. has expressed his
determination 10 push the proposed cru
SADIE against The faith curists and others
who practice the "black art" I'm this city.
IL is announced that the board, has pre-
pared for "a bold stroke which may sue
cessfuily drive an these Individuals out
of the business"
II is confidently hoped that al an early
day such pronIbi,ive and protective legis-
iation may Doe enacted I'm this and other
States as may diminish. II not utterly
stop the pern'ci0us treatment, or mis-
treatment Of the sick by This class OF
professodly harmless but really danger
Gus fanatics.
a very interesting account Of how a
-'.ttt- N'.llaAl WIS liAAffl 10 invest Il /
hundred dollars I'm one OF the Christian
Science schools in Brooklyn was publish
cd en- the New York World a few days
ago. The principal OF this faith-cure coll
lege promised that for one hundred dol
lars The matricuant would in eight or ten
lectures be able 10 practice the faith cure
20 perfection. The young lady who paid
the fee and listened 20 the mean ngIcss ana
vapid mt RANGES of the teacher. had 10
admit chat she not only did not learn a
thing that could Doe OF any as
sstance TO her I'm the healing
art but with al the exercise OF
a mind more than ordinarily astute)
she could not learn what it IS that the
teacher herself believes. or gather up
single scintilla Of Intelligence from an the
repeated platiudes about faith" and
"mnd" and right thinking and GER
ror" and truth" To be taught that
matter is nothing" and mind every
thting and yet that n matter Of one
hundred dollars was necessary TO get ac-
cess TO this temple Of "mind'-wen 10
was something that was hardly made
clear 20 the enterprisng and honest stu
dent referred TO. To the uninitiated out
slider. 70 looks like one OF those swindling
operations that ought to be looked after
by the police.
THE OCr-LIST AND THE OPTICIAN d
The following editorial from the Mary d
and Medical Journal is peculiarly apro- &
ios The letter which Is mentioned IS i
o the point but too technical for the b
.0n-professional. therefore, we omit u: d
The attempt i'm recent years Of the fl
ptician 20 replace the oculist has at last %
cgun TO receive the attention it de-
erves. Every optican. every little shop y
nd every department store thinks it pos n
ible 10 have some one 10 lit glasses as C.
knfuliv as any oculist who has taken \
medical course and given his time 20
he special study Of the eye
As our correspondent points out the
pucian often fits glasses properly and
amoves the trouble but HIS failures alone
ONE TO the oculists attention. and they
re not only many, but the harm done q,
y ignorant filters Of glasses can hardly IN
e calculated.
If opticians continue to ft glasses and
lrrect Irregularities Of refraction. # is
me they should be properly licensed. not
18th a view 10 helping the profession Of
'ulsts but IN order 10 protect the ignor-
nj public which always turns where ap- eA
aren't cheapness announces Itself The NJ
resent method not only helps the ocu- pa
st. but il also destroys a certain num- IN
Pr of eyes each year. and does. more pa
ornament harm than is suspected To ST
'viate this some plan OF licensing and
hitting the power OF opticians is needed
TUBERCULOUS CATTLE. !
IN the June number Of the Bulletin Of AZ
G. Virginia Board of Health, which. by ~
g way, is a little organ that should be
und i'm the home of every family in the Gil
ate is found a most sensible article, | 20
TN the above subject
A deplorable state Of affairs exists in ;.
any cities and most of the outlying
stricts Of this State. I'm that there is no 10
ate or municipal law TO protect the
bile from the sale of tuberculOus cat ca
. a few DAYS since the state Board So
Health received telegram from the /
ate Board OF Health Of South Carolina Sc
ntaining the information that a car {
Id Of tuhercuous cattle would be ship | An
q on certain day 20 Richmond. The i
ard having no authority 10 stop either Ap
3 sale or slaughter of these animals | III
nsfcrred the Information 20 the Fed y
n quarantine officer stationed I'm this FIR
y. and also to the Board Of Health OF III
rhmond city. Both replied that there 4
IS no law or power by which they could Ba
i'm the matter. The cattle were sold
a Norfolk broker. but II having reached cts
Norfolk Board Of Health and the n
fernmcnt Inspector that the cattle were for
lnoscd TO be tubcrcdlous the sale IN Sor
ne way. was prevented. and they were 7
pped back 10 Richmond whore. Il Is Flo
posed they will be sold. slaughtered Ull
I consumed by the public. i
MENACE TO HEALTH. Joh
That a city Of the size and Importance OF l.
-hmond has no ordinance or law against RIO,
sale NJ SisaaSal ar Infected meat "a | 1T,