The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-17
THE HEALER.
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= - S~S AoA 'hohn' LILO gentle.
man who made this assertion then
said that the question arose, t:Wha,
shall be doneq" They cannot dis.
cuss the question of fees in their
meetings. What is true Of that com.
munity is largely true everywhsre
true not only of doctors, but Of ali
professions, preeminsntly true of
teachers, clergymen and editors, but
also true of many lawyers. People
nave been misled, who think that
physicians get rich practicing medi-
cine. The great majority Of physi-
CLANS die poor. DR.. Mccormack said
that when he was discussing this
phase Of the subject in another city,
a prominent citizen gave testimony
to its truth and declared tnat not
only did tbt physicians not make
money, but spent their own in help
Elng others. When asked if any one
sRhaad ahh solved the problem, one replied,
53fts' 553fts'sYes. We started the school, but
8Sf1pound that one-half could not keep
&IMp because of the expense attending
IN We called the layrnen to meet
With us and explained that situation.
AssSbanker rose and said, Not a year
passes that some one in my family
SgStoes not need the attention Of ply
s9gsglan, and here you tell me that half
8gf the doctors are not able to equip
I suggest mass meet
Ing The meeting was held. It was
sSfound that 1T would not be advisable
ti3ssto increase fees, but that some meth
bb9od should be devised for prompt col
ggIsctioas. It was suggested that a
for the county should be
,SSappointed, with an Office, devoting
$taA his time to his duties, employing
assistants if necessary, to take the
of all the physicians of the
while they were small ana
,Sssst the people to settle them The
has now been in operation
Ssaccessfully for three years.
Ssas The time has come for a frank
sSssSaiscussion Of these things. This is
of the great perils to our coun-
sstfys 1 am appealing not for my
1sselE or for my brethren, but for the
sps0ple-my plea is for better pay
'fog clergymen, for teachers, and for
&sbstter support for our physicians,
mot for their sakes but for the good
SSsssofgthose whom tney serve.
are asking the people to help
s3ussSalso in another matter, that they
fsshelp lis break up unnecessary night
sSpractice. There must be some of it
much of it is cruelty necd;a:s
SSSEhe doctor needs rest. Suppose ne
half alsecp from oyerwork. Let
Tin have all the rest that he can
5SRossibly get, and his efficiency will be
Ssinereased. Another plea we make
KSlsst that the people cooperate with the
5sphysicians in minimizing their Sur.
55sssSllay calls. They need as we'll as all
GSSRyhers their Sundays rest and op-
to go TO church and wor-
HsMp God.
|SsssissI do not know that it is necessary
Ito discuss taese matters in this coun-
Sty. I have not consulted your phy-
but if these questions are
'asnmportant there should be more
ggAa aherings of The people for coopera-
sti64 and educational work.
my state, the first meeting was
SSshsld with the bar association. There
ashould be such meetings between doc
skthrs and lawyers THAT the latter may
'ilgprn something Of the self sacrifice
@I physicians, and for consideration
sof best methods of enforcing laws in
and the enactment of 9TH
prs that are needed.
! Then there should be meetings be-
stMyeen the physicians and druggists.
sS3AblTsses have grown up in the drug
are detrimental to the
niigaesSVwelfare of the people. Some
sSttimes diWg store becomes little more
Ssthan a tysguised saloon. There are
Sdrug stortS in which from one-third
ssto oae-hait$ of the stock is made up
S0f drugs 5 lch as Hostetter's Bit
sters, Wine 'of Cardui, Vinol, Swamp
Root, Peruna, etc, with their large
! percentages of alcohol. The United
States government has forbidden the
i sale OF Hostetter's Bittcns on the
8ndian reservations. Then there are
me so-cailed cough remedies, with