The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-22
DUCTORS SHOULD ATTEND
THE medical SOCIETIES
What Has the Public a Right TO
Expect Of It's Physicians?

We give space to the following ar
ticle by request.
during the nineteenth cen fury
maryels were accomplished in all de-
partment, of human cndcayor The
impossible became the real the ideal
became the actual. The genius of
man grapplod from the earth and sci
zed from the skies the hitherto in
tangible and learned to harness to
his work many mysteriou, agents of
nature.
In no department Of either the
arts and sciences has Advancement
been more substantial and iar-reach-
ing than in medicine. Beginning
with the immortal researche. of Pas.
teur into the cause Of fermentation.
growing with the application Of Pas
tours principles to surgery by Sir
Joseph Lister gaining added lustre
and impetus by Koch's discovery Of
the causatiye agent in tuberculosis,
the work Of research aud demonstra.
ton has been taken up by host Of
faithful yotaries the result Of whose
combined labors has not been short Of
marvellous.
The public which employs physi-
oians has right to expect and de-
mand that these physicians shall
take measures To keep themselves
abreast Of these advances. in touch
with the latest and best, and 30 able
when employed TO give an adequate
service for the fee demanded. II can
be taken as proven that physician
who does not take one or more Of the
eunen. medical journals, who never
takes any time of for post graduate
soTs, who never attends the state and
county meeting. Of the medical fra
ternity, Is not fulfilling hi. proper
obligations 10 the public.
The public ha. a right to know and
should be informed, that for the great
majority Of physician. there q. only
one possible way 10 keep in touch
with the di.coycric. and advance. II
medicine, aud that j. through the
agency Of the weekly, monthly aud
yearly gathering together of medical
men into .ocieiie. Tor the interchange
.of ideas aud Tor mutual encourage.
ment and improvement The public
should therefore see 10 IL that ia.
doctor. attend medical society meet.
ing', and make every earnest and
honest effort to be proficient and ca.
pable aud 80 able 60 render the best
service possible when called upon To
do 30.
itIsalong established fact that
law has Away. followed public opin.
ion and sentiment. IL ha. never pre-.
coded H. Whcncycra law d, enacted
by legislative body which O. not To-
harmony with public opinion. that
law become. a dead letter ou the .tat.
ute book. Bat the law passed with
public sentiment behind u /. carried
out without difficulty IN the same
way u comes 10 pass that che people
vt a community ary served by phy.i-
clan. oi just such "a KIND 81. they de-.
maud. The public can therefore see
ihc Importance ~ taking au iutsI.i.
gent interest .u the doctor. affair.
and che doctor. societies. Aud lust
boo proportion a, ihi. interest b. intel
lIgcut aud iu.i.i,ut will be- %, 40.
mlumyut' aud Advancement. uf Oh,
doctor. vt thc community.
u physician constant, hil. Col
attend che meeting. vi thr count,
medical society, /, it not we'll within
The province ui that physician cd.
yut' iU inquire 'hr reason Ut Do. iail.
urcf y au excuse Cor uunatt,ud
aucy is sometime, made th, pri,.t
,ha, ihr county society isa .or, Of
doctors union or .tru,t whose ub.
jet is che advancement ui irrs. Tho,
who ha,, attended these meeting.
Know that thi. i.au ll,olul, ab.url
10y, that che sole object VI these doc
tor, meeting. i. ih, making Il b,t.
i,r doctors, uho can render better
service aud earn usltlully o., frs
changed
ih' public o.. aware chat iu ever,
community srr Co. o. found .atr,ui
i.r men who aw vIIl.ag todo
professional work for a I,.. i,,.
'aau thyir professional brethren ar
'"r tdr sam, .cr,icc. The public
should appreciate just what thi.
mau, that doctor. ak lc.. ior their
services only when ihc, know thc
services are worth lc.. than those Of
th'ir fellows. ~ such men the best
that cain Lao aid t...i.. A..