The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-17

monstrate the fact that seventy-fve
Per cent of their inmates have been
brought to thar present condition
by the use of such drugs. But even
this is not the worst thing about
some drug stores. I believe in tho
same standard Of morals for men as
for women, that the boy should be
as pure as the girl, the husband as
the wife. The "black plague" is as
great curse us is the "white pla
gue." SeventyAave per cent of such
cases are not treated by reputable
physicians, but by clerks, sometimes
boy clerks, in drug stores, treated
and joked about. They are not cur
ed. Seventy-tive per cent of the sur
III operations FOR women are the
direct result Of such conditions. The
doctors and druggists should confer.
Then there should be conferences
between doctors and the clergymen.
The ministers Of the country can do
much to help and will gladly do it
when we'll Informed. + am one of
the doctors who does not believe in
the use Of alcohol as medicine. The
clergymen nahelp to break up the
advertising of dope cures in religious
papers.
Nhen there should be above all
meetings for consultation, education
and cooperation between the doctors
and the women. Make our homes
what they should be. Our women
are most concerned about these
things, for it is they who are chiefly
imposed upon by this nostrum busi-
ness.
Then there should be meetings of
the doctors and the teachers asso-
Citations, to consider questions of
drainage, ventilation, water supply
NC, where with stereopticon slides
the germs Of dyptheria, consumption
and other diseases may be shown.
The health officer should go out to
the schools of the county and show
these pictures in every school house.
If we can reach the boys and girls
i'll the schools, we will soon have a
generation of intelligent voters. Tn
my state, we meet with the labor
organizations and the farmers in
stitutes.
The one great doctrine that We
preach and teach. is this that most
sickness can be prevented; that the
household plaques, typhoid fever,
diphtheria and other germ diseases
can be prevented.
This means great reyolution in
mcdicne.' Such revolution has
taken place in the practice of law.
Once lawyers were employed for liti-
cation, now. they are employed to
keep people out of the courts. Doc
tors should be employed to advise
how to keep people from getting
sick.-~I hope that this will be one
or many meetings to be held in this
community, for it means much to the
people to cooperate with the medi-
cal profession in bringing to pass
the great change that will bless the
homes of all.
want to say word about what
the individual doctor ought to be-
lie ought to be the cleanest man,
physically and morally in the COM
munity. lie ought to be a brave NOR
al leader. The "doctor' is teach
er. He ought to be the teacher of
the boys and girls. He must teach
the boy that the boy should be as
pure as the girl. 1 would have the
doctor go out as the instructor of
our young men. 1t is not al easy
work, but nothing important is easy
OF accomplishment. Let The doctor
himself be clean man, let nim seek
and win the confidence of the young
people and teach them the essential
need of purity of life and he will ac-
complish his greatest mission.
DIR. Joshua D. Herring spoke of the
struggle Of the medical profession
to prevent preventible disease and
congratulated the large audience
present on its privilege of hearing
the lecture of DIR. Mccormack, which
not only interested, but Impressed
all.
Prof. S. Simpson, county superia-
tendent, spoke of his interest in the
great subject, and of his knowledge