Evening journal., 1907-03-11
A QUESTION on pocToRs.
Ion Ne Phlladepha Norh Amerlean Janary 81 1sc7l

renewing influences Of medical practitioners This
able measure which urged by Represenave from Cumberland
county proposes give complete monopoly business Of
docorng to physicians Of three schools the aopahc called
the homeopathic All forbidden
in the healing art under penalty Of punishment for msde
meanor
will be observed of that under this the
door shut upon oseopaists and Christian Scientists and
the who pledge themselves the restoration OF
These persons thrust back the ranks of quack and mpo
tors and have imposed upon them the gnomny and dscred usu
any accorded 10 men VINO PowWow ana oonlure VINO cam aru
raj gifts heaers because they seventh OF seventh sons
have learned from Indians the medicinal virtues OF certain
terous herbs. 1t is unlInd fate
One interesting fact is developed by the introduction of this
bill it that the aopahs homeopats and eclechcs aPpa
to the fees
1t always There was time when the inoeran
aopah claimed everything in sight His arrogant notion
that his method Of dealing with disease the only enlightened
Particularly did the aopat look with deson if not with
malignant anmos upon the homeopa and both contemplated
the eclectic with who surely half wrong either
upon his could be neither laughed down
awed and when the eclectic had forced recognition for himself
upon ground Of both schools and
cted all hands began fight the doctor
has been fifty years since who wanted to study
medicine had certainty that society would regard her
crank reputable male physician
with her That really amusing in the
light of the circumstance that ought manest to have
right deal with malades and OF the
perence which has proved that reach the highest
However has when the alopahs and
homeopas and ecectcs having failed to annate one another
ready to bury the hachet and to JON hands against all new
If understand the matter there still formidable
less avoid eating with Gentle than the aopath
meeting with and appearing to give countenance to-
Whether the woman doctor is still shut from the high
much as she does we Perhaps the doctor
is really happier she still compelled alone The
TO the impartial ayman whose life is necessarily sometimes
placed jeopardy by these warng disciples OF the various schools
the belief of each doctor that
every day prove concusvev that the range OF his information is
narr limit
breasts of doctors who for repositories OF encyclopedia
wisdom
Many persons have learned that the
practice in the profession and the frequent result IS
guess wrong The smallest inquiry would develop information
Of cases where the homeopah corrected the mistakes of the
aopah and and where the eclectic osteopat has
guessed correctly when both homoPh and aopah nave gone
gnce The physician who remembers how often he has diagnosed
one disease and dosed only to have doctor OF anohe
missed the truth and the poison might
be expected least exercise little charity in regarding his rival
There are no available statistics but pracion-
fairly prove that for the doctors
of his faith hit the facts and make cures about as often as the doc
OF other faiths However conclusive proofs in this business
easy Many Of them probably under ground
act urged upon the Legislature, undertakes to de-
termine for free American citizen in what particular manner his
maades may might be somewhat nice question,
perhaps what degree such is entitled to have control
Of On the surface looks as il an intelligent human
department shall be denched by draught
assaied by pue whether he shall be cured IRON the out
side by squeezing or by prayer
Suppose there should majority Legislature composed
Of perfectly unframed and uniformed persons should make
up their homeopathy pure quacery and that nobody
should practice it, how many of would patiently
endure that or on the other hand outawry alopay?
But if these awamng persons reach such conclusions
about oseopay the Christian Science practices why they
day reach them about the aoPahc homeopathic and
practices? Everybody knows that they have original
equipment for dealing with such subjects at all This bill must
have been prepared for the Representative who introduced IT. and
of course by practitioners of of the three favored schools OF
mdene We hear little camor against trusts and combines
but here indeed proposition to egaze combine not to run
railroads manufacture pig on to refine sugar but to deal
with the lives of men and women.
For all know oseopahy may be humbug and Christian
Science deuon and but there mutuds OF OF
quite intelligence of the ordinary legislator who believe in oste
opay and millions whom Christian Science has the flavor of
religion
The legislator stretches his authority far who undertakes
that shall be allowed rub and and
manipulate for the Of rheumatism without
peril prison cell The legislator appears trespas in
upon sacred rights who tries make it unlawful for
patient weary conjecture and drugs good
man O. try what prayer will do
ponnIeS Column eaoy Of the the child must m & be added I'll