New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
ATTACKS CLINICS.
DR.. Rainsford Sage Poor Shpn Them
-Praises Large Families.

At the twenty-frst annual dinner Of the So
ciety Of Medical Jurisprudence, held last night
at the Hotel Savoy. the Rev. DR.. Rainsford
king on Some Things Doctors Can Do
Better Than Anybody Else; Some Things That
Should Be Done To-day in New-Y York" delivered
an address which excited considerable comment
among his audience.
He said in part:
I have told you that 1 have been in position
TO- see great deal Of The go9d that has been done
by the pm Dnysicians is, - IN SeW-Iork VIII sIggest
they could do to commend the hospitals 10
Tneed Tne yffS x P6or o IL 69son 0 the Eeo PR
against the hospitals. The result is dearth OF
DR.. Rainsford then cited a case within his own
knowledge, in which woman patient in one
of the hospitals had been subjected to out
rageOus treatment before six boys. He said that
the incident which occurred some years ago,
spread through the entire neghborhoOd where
the woman lived and added 70 the prejudice
against the hospitals.
He acknowledged that things were better than
they used to be, although there was, he said,
still room for considerable improvement
He continued in part:
But IL they have a duty to the poor doctors have
duty 70 the rich also. They stand closer to the
rich than any one else, and they can, II they Will
the courage that l think they should. thoroughly
agree with President Roosevelt in what he recently
ago and some Of the people left my church because
of it: The objection large families is of the
people with good physique and incomes who are
anxious to have children. OF just one child.
against your own happiness. As one OF a family
of eight / know the advantages Of a large family
We had only $3.50 2 year for the whole family,
md my mother did the hOusework. There Is moth
ing unjust having a single child 1t
seIf-in0Igence; 1t means spelling the child. II
means t'at associations and cOmpanionShIp are
lost It is the influence Of child upon child that is
needed 1t is the duty Of We'll to do parents to
n m Of he hest
that they can Any country where they don't do
that will suffer later. Large families ara
the source from which all happiness, all interest Of
the State can spring.
Dr. RainsfOrd also briefly discussed Christian
Science. He said that every single teaching in
Christian Science had been proclaimed fifteen
centuries ago. The cult at that time. he said
reached its natural climax when people were
told there was 10 such thing as sim just as
the Christian Scientist at the present stage
teaches that there is no such thing disease
He said in conclusion:
The learned professions the lawyers, doctors
and clergy must get together. 1t is only the
men and women Of ideas that shall save the
city
Responding 20 the toast "Quod Inventium.
Justice J. Franklin Fort, of the New-Jersey
Supreme Court said that success nowadays was
achieved not by inspiration. hut by perspiraton.
SIeaking Of the high standard now demanded IN
the pursuit Of Law, he said that he doubted
whether Abraham Lincoln would be admitted to
the bar to-day unless it were iQ Illinois or
Indiana.
The other speakers were Professor H ".
Wiley of the Agricultural Department, Wash
Adrian H. JOline, Applied Insanity and
Dr. c. H. Won Random, on The Professions