The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-10
OSTEOPATHS ONLY
TO Be EXCLUDED
Move OF Local Physicians is
Part Of Seheme for Nation
al Asslm ilatiou, Started
BY American Medi-
cal Association.

An important step was taken FRI
day night by the Canton Medical So
ciety towards the breaking down of the
barriers between the various schools
Of medicine. An amendment to the
constitution Of the society was pro-
posed and will be acted upon in four
weeks when the decision will be made
to admit all regularly licensed physi-
clans to the society.
Before the proposition was placed on
record to go before the society as an
amendment to the constitution it was
carefully worded for the purpose Of
excluding the osteopaths, whom the
regular physicians do not recognize as
medical practitioners.
The adoption of the amendment and
the admission of the homeopathic and
eclectic physicians TO the society will
do much to dispose of the old time
prejudice which existed between the
representatives of the different
schools.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Df. A. V. Smith presented the
amendment which called for the sub
s,itution Of the wolk leg / fr the
word regular" in the section that
fixes the membership of the organiza-
ton.
DIR. E. j. March thought that the
word legal would be too broad and
would be equivalent to admitting the
osteopaths, who are permitted by law
to practice. He asked that the amend
ment read that any physician legal
lied to practice medicine and surgery
should be admitted to the organiza-
ton.
By the adoption Of this phraseology
II was decided that the osteopaths
would be barred from the society. DR..
Smith said that he was willing to
have the amendment go in as DR..
March suggested According to the
bylaws, the amendment must lay over
for four weeks before being acted
upon and each member of the organ
ization must be notified.
Very few of the members of the
society are opposed to the change and
the organization will be representa-
tive gathering of Canton physicians
after the amendment is adopted.
TO THROW OPEN DOORS.
This action taken by the Canton
physicians is following the start made
by the American Medical association,
the national body, at the convention
In st. Paul last year. At the meet
ing the president Of the association
suggested that the city and state So
cieties throw open their doors to the
representatives of all legallzed schools
OF medicine, as the homeopathic, the
eclectic and lectro-therapeutic, and
the matter was taken under advise
ment by the body.
The convention this year of the
American association will be held
next week in Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
when this matter will again be taken
up. The scheme is to admit all the
physicians of the country to the ma
tional organization after they hayo
been admitted to the city and state
organizations.
With the admission of all tho
schools of medicine it is the purpose of
the national organization to establish
some sort OF scheme, IL possible, which
will permit good physician, admitted
to p cctice in ole stit t, carr en-
his sIa,D.,.e .L any part Of the United
States.
FOR UNIVERSAL PRACTICE.
This question has been given much
consideration by the leaders of the
medical fraternity. They think that
bright and competent physician in one
state should not be barred from prac-
ttce in another state or should not be
compelled to undergo an examination
In order to secure the necessary per-
mission.
Quite number of Canton physiciana
will attend the convention of the
American Medical association next
week and close attention will lie given
to this matter.
In speaking OF the action which was
taken by the Canton Medical society
Friday night, DR.. e. j. March said:
"Much of the prejudice between the
.regu ars' and the toneopatbs which
has heretofore existed has died out
Neither school Of medicine adheres at
present to any old dogmas. The Sim
lila similibus curantur,' like cures like,
Of the homeopaths is no longer
acknowledged except by the most old
fashioned practitioners who still ac-
cept Hanneman's teachings for their
model to the exclusion of modern re-
search
SCHOOLS ALMOST JOINED.
"All classes OF physicians now ac-
knowledge that the diagnosis OF case
y the all-important task and repre-
Gentatives no longer consider 1t a
NReach of etiquette to Join In consulta-
Hon with q physician OF another
oohool Then. too, each school has
knnFued somethtng from the other and
the classes are nearer together than
r Usually supposed, except In some