The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-10

medical school? old school, homeo-
path, physiomedical, eclectic, or what?
This question every citizen OF the
State has the right to ask, before he
pays tax to support these three medic
al colleges or any complete medical
school, that Purdue University pro-
poses to conduct. The amalgamation
of medicine with university cericula is
very ancient; it dates back to me-
dievalism, when a religious bigotry
and vindictiveness not only dominat-
ed the State with an iron hand, but
narrowed literature, medicine, law, phi
1osophy, ETC., into one stigmatic scho-
lasticism. This attempt to establish
State medicine, replica of State re-
ligion, decadent foreign custom, is not
only unjust and discriminating, but op-
posed to every principle of American
ism, Purdue University and these three
several medical colleges to the contra
ry Notwithstanding. There are in the
State of Indiana, other medical col
leges, old school or regulars, eclectic,
physiomedical, osteopath, christian sci
ence, and thousands Of practicing reg
ulars homeopaths, Physiomedicals, &C.
lectcs, osteopaths, christian scientists,
with a large and respectable clientele
in all, comprising perhaps, two-thirds
OF our citizenship who stand for right
and undiscriminating justice in this
matter; who do not relish taxation to
support these three medical colleges
to the exclusion of all others. therefore
the greatest good to the greatest mum.
- fr,
consider this measure.
Again, the legislature will be asked
to appropriate 100000 1.-TWO hundred
thousand dollars) to build hospital
for the treatment of consumption;
meantime we hear much talk of the
fresh air treatment" OF the animal
fat with which the hapless consump-
tive is to be doped. 1.-THE deponent say
eth not" A committee, austensibly
men, have in hand the pr
loting of this most innocently benevo-
lent looking scheme, which when
candidly probed, will reveal certain
medical clique who. while the State
pays them a fat salary and furnishes
plenty of "fresh air. and animal fat"
will quietly watch the patient either
get we'll or HE himself to the bone
park.
Now, it is very right and proper that
the State see to it that all of its ed
ucational institutions demand ade-
quate entrance qualifications and the
highest possible grades in the several
branches of their special cericula, the
very highest studentship can not fail
to obtain the highest standard of ed
ucation. So, also, it is certainly the
highest privilege and duty of the State
to provide suitable asylums and hos
pitfalls for the care and treatment of
its dependent sick, to check and stamp
put that stalking spectre, the white
elague;" TO check and turn back that
-hideous throng that rush out forever
and laugh, but smile no more"-the
insane, and mental detectives But
so long as she continues to discrimi-
aatingly place the control and the
treatment of these unfortunates in
he hands of one medical school, that
ong must she witness no material adj
toward the discovery of a
successful treatment and permanent
cure for consumption, insanity, cancer
etc. When the State learns, as she
surely shall at no distant future, to
Feat this most important subject in a
business way. regarding medicine in
he same light as its business indus
ries, according to all systems of
lealing the sick equal recognition in a |
square deal to all alike. throwing