The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-12
Representative of American
Medical Association Strikes
Hard Blow at Animosity and
Prejudice in Physicians.
POINTS OUT THE FALSE
NOTIONS HELD.BY PUBLIC
There Is Need of Cooperation
And Also of Enlightened
Ideas in Reference to Work
Of Medical Profession.

A large and appreciative audience
assembled at the First Presbyterian
church Friday evening, as guests OF the
Wayne County Medical society, to hear
DR.. J. N. Mccormack, secretary of the
National Medical association, deliver
a most forceful address on things per-
tinent to public health. The invita-
tions, which had been sent out by the
association throughout the city, &C
complished the intended purpose, and
before the time for the introduction OF
the speaker, it was necessary to fill
some of the aisles and vestibules with
chairs to accommodate the people.
Introduced by Rupe.
Judge John l.. Rupe had been chosen
as chairman of the evening and in in
Producing the speaker for the evening
said in part: Il am told that there
are more than $4,000 honest and sim
cere men in the medical profession in
this country and that they are organ
ized into a national organization which
ganizations. The object of this organ
ization is to further medical research
and to place the results in the hands
of the profession. The national Or
ganiZation has called into it's service a
secretary to travel around the country
and encourage better organization of
the physicians and l have the pleasure
of introducing a distinguished member
of the American medical profession.
and of the state board of health of Ken
lucky, who will tell us some things we
ought to know"
Death to Prejudice.
DIR. Mccormack sounded the death
knell for all forms of animosity and
prejudice between men in the profess
sion and he showed that such antago-
nism has led people to distrust the pro-
fession as a whole and to believe that
all doctors are in a large measure
quacks. Consequently the purpose of
the lecture is two fold, first, to bring
about a more cooperative spirit among
the practitioners and, secondly, to dis
abuse the mind Of the public of false
notions that persistently cling about
the medical profession. DR.. McCor-
mack is a forceful speaker and held
the attention of his auditors for fully
two hours.
discussion Follows.
Following his address, William Dud
ley Foulke spoke briefly on the ad
vancement Of the profession during the
past few years and its prospect for the
future. President Kelly, of Earlham
assured the profession that the educa
tional institutions of the country were
doing all in their power to promote the
health of the people and were in accord
with the movement. sRey, S. R. Lyon:
SPOKE on behalf of the clergy and sale
that the ministers are willing to coop
crate in the work of promoting health
and sanitation. William E. Russell
representing the laity, spoke briefly OF
the need of more hygienic conditions
in the factories and among the labor
ing classes. He said that the factor,
men Of the country would gladly vel
come any effort on their behalf for tn,
betterment of civic and individua
health.
The address OF DR.. Mccormack
which is pregnant with practical sug
gestions, follows:
DR.. McCormack's Address.
The American Medical association
through its various departments an,
agencies, aud through it 2,4-O count,
societies, with their 10000 members
has enlisted, and is trying to enlist TIL
lay leaders Of public opinion in ever.
community in one Of the most compre
hensive, far-reaching, altruistic, life
saving reforms which has ever engas
ed the attention of the people. A
will be shown In detail later, one-thir
of the sickness which has occurred il
Indiana and the United States within
the last year, and every year, were du
to diseases which are distinctly an
practically preventabie. Much has bee
attempted by the profession to sto
this cruel and unnecessary sick an
death rate, which imposes a heavie
burden on the people OF this countr
every year than all of the taxes pai
for county. city. state and national pun
poses combined, but the efforts to Sc
cure and to enforce the requisite legiS
lation has been constantly met oy sue
popular indifference and opposition 8
to make them practicany Intellectual.
is my purpose to give the reasons 70
this public sentiment ard to sugges
the methods for its removal, ] hav
teen brought into constant toncs wit
fhe people in very broad wat, an
have made q close study Of this qses
tion through Ions life. ! have bee
,be executive officer of the state boar
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