Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-19
1nna ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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WEAKNESS OF
PRO-VACCINATI0NISTS.


"The Story OF Germ Life" the author
says, on page 1855. These resisting
powers Of the body win vary with cons
diuuns. IL Is evident that they are
natural powers. and they will doubt.
less vary with the general condition
Of vigor OF the individual Robust
health body whose powers are strong.
well nourished, and vigorous. viii
plainly furnish the conditions OF
the greatest resistance 10 bacterial dis
eases one whose bodily activities are
weakened by poor nutrition can
oher less resistance The question
whether one shan suffer from "a germ
disease is not simply the question
whether he shall be exposed or even
the question whether the bacteria shall
iind entrance into his body IL Is equal
ly dependent upon whether he has the
bodily vlg0r 20 produce aleXines In
proper quantity or 20 summon the
phagQcites ia sufficient abundance and
vig0r to ward on the attack We may
DO much 90 prevent disease By santa
ton which aids in protecting the Indi-
yldual from attack. but we must not
forget that the other half of the battle
Is of equal Importance and hence we
must do an we can 90 strengthen the
resisting forces OF the organism" That
Us good doctrine and comes from q pro-
vaccinator IL the eccentric secretary
OF the State board of health were TO
teach such doctrine be might get the
support of the people
The blame probably lies with the
colleges that prepare the physicians
who hold so firmly to false dogmas and
fail 10 advocate true principles. Dr.
Andrew Combe OF Scotland, Fellow OF
the Royal College OF Physicians OF
Edinburgh; physician IN Scotland 90
queen Victoria; physician 20 the King Of
Belgium, etc. one 0l the most eminent
physicians Of the first half of this CEN
fury studied under the best medical
professors In Edinburgh Paris and
London. and then said after beginning
practice III my medical education had
been rational, ! would not have had
amy difficulty In discovering the nature
or and cure for the eyli but So dryly
and unprohtahly was physiology then
taught, that % was by Gar the most
tires0me OF an the classes which ! at,
tended. and / studied as sort of
penance When, in later life / came 90
perceive It's true nature and relations,
IL became as sreat pleasure as u had
previously been 60 me a bore COndi-
tons have not entirely changed yet
Psychology Is stIll the most unpopular
study In our public schools. and In one
State, according TO the report OF the
state Superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, not many more than half the chill
dren study physiology and hygiene. In
the medical colleges hygiene is not more
popular The New York College of
n .N
course lu hygiene or preventive medl-
cine in the announcement for lS93-lg00'
Baltimore Medical college offers twelve
hours IN a four years course. and the
Rush Medical college offers thirty-siX
hours IN a four years course. We could
not expect graduates of such instltu-
tons 90 emphasize health instructions.
II would Doe unreasonable TO expect
"a person 90 become a specialist i'm an
branches Of medical science I'm "a course
Of two. or three or even four years of |
study at q medical college. Where a |
physician, Ike a general merchandise !
store. has 90 deal in everything from a |
pin 90 a thrcshing machine. he cannot |
hope TO be recognized as authority on |
lll things, especially thing that are out |
Of his ordinary experience.
II IS apparent. however, that N the |
people Of this State desire 90 have ra. |
tional measures for the prevention OF /
disease put into effect &c Is necessary !
10 put the power into the hands Of per- |
sons who will defend the hoalthful and |
teach correct principles. III the success |
II the medical profession depended on |
he prevention Of disase Instead OF IFS /
treatment Il would be better for the
public.
STUDENT.