Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-19
TIE Peepse Knoao QuaeEs.

zHe eCP1S 05sOW ENGtChS'
We frequently come across some
fellow who claims to be Physl-
clan IN good standing who is con-
tinually prating about wanting re-
strictive medical legislation to pro-
tect the dear people from taking
the medicine Of some quack.
Brother Doctors, did you ever
take the trouble to investigate who
this so-called good-standing II. D.
is2 If SO, Ineed not tell who he Is,
but perhaps you have never done
SO, This fellow can b found stand
ing or sitting on some old dry.
goods box on the street, or at a
corner watching some brother n.
D., who has never asked for med
ical laws; is 10 busy; has no time to
ask legislation in his favor. This
busy n. D. is getting all the prac.
tice; the people call him; they need
his services. You can find him at
all times attending to his calls or
IN his Office with his books. You
never find him on dry-goods boxes
oron street corners giving lectures
on quackery or medical legislation.
His time is otherwise employed.
But when you ask him where you
can find a quack he points his fin
ger to some gentleman Just across
the street. You 60 there, they can
perhaps. tell you where to find
such a being. They will say to
you2 You see that fellow standing
on the corner of that street! Well,
suppose he is one. He claims to
be a doctor. He gets no practice.
The people have no confidence in
him. He wants the state to make
the people employ him. We judge
by that, he is the quack you are
hunting for. Doctors get practice
Quacks want laws to give them
practice. Thanks, gentlemen, l
have just called upon him, He
tells me he is a graduate of one of
the leading medical colleges, and
as such desires to have laws passed
to prohibit physicians from prac-l
ticlns medicine who ale not In this
medical trust. He proposes tol
have this medical trust say who
shall practice medicines. He tells
me all doctors who fight medical
legislation, are irregulars, (quacks)
No gentlemen, l am hunting for
this fellow who is dong the prac-I
tice of this city," ''Ah, well, you
had better go to his Office. He has
no spare moments" ''You do not |
say this for a fact?" Yes, 1t Is the
fact, ''Well. this looks like there
is something wrong about this
whole business. Does my friend
over Yonder do any practice? Is 1t
possible this irregular is doing sol
much practicing in this city? Irreg
ular, or what you may call him,
with all his might and power, he IS |
opposed to any medical legislation. |
"You sec, my friend, the COM
mon people have caught on to this
medical racket. 1t is not the dear
people whom they want to protect
against quackery, but TO fill their
pockets with your hard earned mo
neY and close the doors of advance
ment against our sons and daugh-
tiers, and open the doors Of med |
ical schools tor the rich only. Isl
it true that doctors are protected
by law as against those who cure
the sick without licensed Is 1t pre-
sumable that possession of the con
ventlonal 'Sheepskin' is evidenced
Of competency as a Physician?
Are licensed doctors ever held
liable for the death of patients IN
der their care! II not, why not2
Are poisonous medicine men ex-
empt from damages ind deaths
sustained by those why make use
of their nostrums? IF not why not2.
If You want honest treatment
that will cure Come See Me.
DR., WSLsoa.