Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03
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value Of hundreds OF dollars, but not one
on hygiene. sanitation or preventive
medicine. These are the studies mem
toned. Anatomy physiology, normal
histology, chemistry. physics, materia
medlca and therapeutics. physlologi Teal
chemistry, bacterlology, obstetrics,
gynecolOgy pathology, medicine, neu-
rology, surgery, yenereal diseases, dls-
eases OF the eye, diseases Of the ear,
diseases OF children, diseases OF the skin.
diseases Of the throat and nose. and
dictionary. This Is recognized as one
OF the best regular medical colleges In
the land and gives a four years course
In the treatment Of disease but does not
mention anything about prevention.
The Rush Medical College In its fifty
seventh annual announcement, Nyg-lW0,
advertises lecture course occupying
three hours weekly for one quarter on
preventive medicine, hygiene, and jurls-
prudence. Thirty-slX lectures devoted
to these three subjects In four years
course How unlmportant is prevention
compared with curel
The course in the Baltimore Medical
College Is much the same as the above.
In hygiene one lecture per week Is given
for one semester, or twelve lectures In
a four years course. These are the sub
jects disposed OF In the twelve lectures:
Sanitation, quarantine, distinction,
sewage, drainage and cleanliness Of
cities and towns, the hygiene OF homes
and public institutions, ventilation OF
houses and sleeping apartments. BATH
ing, clothing, diet. work, recreation and
sleep, you may imagine how well all
these subjects can be treated In twelve
lectures.
After looking over this list OF books
and studies one should not be surprised
AT the slow progress toward a more
heaithful condition In our communities
and the confidence In physicians, drugs
and patent nostrnms because those who
are the guardians OF our health have
graduated from such institutions.
There Is a great deal OF scientific chat
among some OF the studies taught We
shall let one who Is best qualified
speak on this matter Thos. II. Huxley,
the prince OF physicians and physiolo-
gst, has the following criticism TO offer
on the teaching OF physiology as taught
In the best medical colleges. In science
and Education, pages SOi to 80, in his
address on medical education he says.
Il can only tell you It is fact. Of
which a number OF you. dare say, are
aware by experience, land ! trust the
experience has no painful associations
that | have been for considerable
number OF years twelve or thirteen
years TO the best Of my recollection one
OF the examiners in the university Of
London. You are further aware thai
the men who come up TO the uniyer-
sity Of London are the picked men OF
the medical schools Of London, and
therefore such observations as | may
have TO make upon the state OF know
ledge Of these gentlemen IL they be JUS
tilted in regard 20 any faults may
have TO find. cannot be held 10 indicate
defects in the capacity, or ii the power
Of application Of those gentlemen, but
must be laid, more or less. TO the ac-
count OF the prevalent system Of medi-
cal education. i viii tell you what has
struck me - In this long expert
ence OF the men best instructed in ply
siology from the medical schools OF
London is with the many and brilliant
exceptions TO which ! have referred),
taking II as q whole. and broadly, the
singular unreality Of their knowledge
Of physiology. Now. use the word
"unreality' advisedly. / do not say