Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-07

BABIES are EfailGIatneIS SHbllk0 4
multiply six times again, the presen
average corn acreage of the state o
Iowa could still raise all the potatoe.
for the countrys 4So ooc 600 Oft people
Such is the country we call America!
MEDICAL VS.. SCIENTIST TREATMENT
A news dispatch from Thompson
Iowa. which appearel Ill the daily T.-R
1some days ago, gavt particulars of the
sickness and death OF \. I. Sewers. q
PRESIDENT OF that community who, 1t was
ialleged, had lacked the proper nledlcal
Itreatme which was necessary TO his
recovery Mrs. Sewers is "A strict
lChrist!an Scientist and the Inference
Ito be drawn from the facts as stated
Ihy the correspondent was that her
voice and influence had been raised
against the employment of a physician
1.-The news item brought a denial of fact
from j. l.. Randall the head of the
jChristian Science literary bureau In
this state. News of this particular
mature seldom fails 20 aring comnlu-
nication from Mr. Rainfall. He pro-
fessed TO have fully investigated the
case and found that at the sngges ton
of Mrs. Sewers physician WIS called
| and medicine was given according TO
the physicians orders. This continued
four days, and as this case was not inn
| proving, at Mr. Sewers request the
| physician was discharged and Chris
| tan Science treatment substituted The
wife and family wee ready and Will
ling a, any time TO have recalled the
physician had he so requested
The T.-R correspondent at Thomp-
sen is a man OF considerable promi-
nenre IN the community, trained and
accurate nfwsgatherer. The charge of
xaggeralion was referred TO llim and
eficstsl the following; statements in re-
ply.
"Ihe facts III regard TO TIM article
printed in the T.-R. of he death OF A.
7. Sewers were not greatly exaggerated
from nn. point of View. He was sud-
denly taken sick at night and The next
morning his wife, who Is a strict Chris
titan Scientist, and niso oth&r men,
beers of the family, gav> nm permission
10 ciH a doctor if he thought hest. He
did 50. and as is usual, the dot'tor pre-
scribei for him, ana III the course OF
Inc day called again and gave The FAM
lily his opinion OF the case, and said TO
them 20 cali him al any time H. he WAS
needed He was, OF course, given
chilly reception by the family and to
use the physicians own words fell
very much out of place. This last cali
was at night, and h WAS 10 call again
the next morning. He received note
in the morning TO the effect that he
need not call again. Ii is said that the
medicines prescribed were Their thrown
away and the man was forced 10 get up
and sir on a chair. We are Informed
that he was burning with fever and
was even denied the soothing effects Of
a cold. wet towel On his forehead or
even a glass of cod water.
But very few of his friends were al
lowed 10 see or speak with hln-only
a few moments at time. Even his
own sister was not allowed to see him.
TO ore OF these friends, we are In
formed be saide / can't stand this
much longer II is the honest
belief OF our people here that constant
medical aid would have made well
man OF him; but however. thay do not
think 1T was intenti onal on thu, part of
his family. They acted according to
their belief.
DR.. G. NJ. Lee. the physician who was
called 10 attend upon Mr. Sewers. in
reply 10 a query from the Times
Republican, s..ys that with proper
medical attention the chances are that,
Judging his (Seyers', case by numerous
others, that with the constitution he
had / would expect him to recover
The doctor further asserts that the
statement that the patient could not
call a physician is unjust to Mrs. Sc
rers. Certain other facts are furnished
by DR.. Lee for the private information
OF the JliNdH, <iilSi W HiSH
are for the present Withheld from pub
lieation at his request. That is the
case in a nutshell.
Perhaps a techni al Injustice has
been done Mrs. Sewers by the publica
ton OF the dispatch referred tN,. There
are few who will stop to split hairs on
CHS point, however. The chilly recep
ton of the physician, the Gordon Of
Scientists about the bedside OF the pa
tient, will be consider. by most peo-
rle next door to tie J:emissnl OF the
doctor The mere permission granted
to dying man 10 CAN q physician will
not suffice Wifely duty includes more
than the granting of such permission.
1t prompts the call for the doctor and
uses every means 10 the preservation
of life and the alienation of suffering.
Mrs. Sewers faith a opears to Rave been
stronger than her affections.
There are hundr eds Of sincere and