The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-15
Interesting and Instructive
Address on Health and
Sanitation.
LEGISLATION is
BADLY NEEDED
Authority Lacking to Safe
guard the Health of
the Public.
COMPARISON DRAWN BETWEEN
OUR ARMY METHODS AND
THOSE OF JAPAN-THE PANA.
MA CONDENSATION AND
TYPHOlD-PATENT MEDICINES
DANGER OF THE HOUSE FLY.


the American Medical Association. de-
livered most interesting and instruc-
tive address at Armory Hall last night
under the auspices of the Escambia
County Medical Society. DIR. McCor-
mick, who is state health officer of
Kentucky, has been, for a number OF
years, travelling through different
parts of the country for the purpose
fof giving heart to heart talks TO the
physicians and the public in an effort
to impress upon all the necessity for
cooperation in the work of prevent
ing sickness and death through the
violation of sanitary laws, and the re-
course to more or less injurious
drugs by the public without consult
ing a physician.
DIR. Mccormick is a man of fine
presence and is an able speaker and
his discourse, which was more in the
nature of a plain talk than an oratori-
cal effort, was received with the deep
est interest. He was introduced by
Hon. W. A Blount, in that gentle
mans usual graceful manner.
DR.. Mccormick began his address
by referring to the fact that medicine
has, throughout all the ages. been
classed with the scenlt. sciences; the
sraefhodss ofSdocscfw ana esexgffEe
pertaining. to them had been as some
shing .u1kzd almost SUPERNATURAL and
T-w1s hfS -puFIJ hes said, lie lift
the veil, and show up the doctors ex-
actiy as they were.
Distrust of Doctors.
DR.. Mccormick said that nonu1ar
distrust in doctors had. been very
widespread and that since ancient
times doctors had wrangled among
themselves The anvil chorus had
been the chief music among the mem
bers OF the medical profession since
the days Of Hippocrates, when ham
meTs were the principal instruments
carried and that this knocking" each
other had led the public to the con-
clusion that doctors were not very
Trustworthy. This condition he con-
cluded, had arisen largely because
of the segregated work of the doctors,
the lack of companiOnship and associ-
alton among them and it was condi-
ton which had also resulted in other
professions where the members had
not been brought in close contact with
each other. The same was true in a
measure of the minis
tiers until they organized their pas
tors associations It was not true of
the lawyers because lawyers are
daily brought into close with one an
other and frequently are associated
in cases together. The first step
toward the eradication Of this evil
on each other-with the
30 ln Szof ~
medical societies in the various. cOun-
ties of the several states.
Legislation Needed.
DR.. Mccormick said that for the
past five years he had been ADDRESSING
meetings in various parts of the conn
~ with a view 20 enlighteuing the
public on matters of legislative needs
With regard TO the safeguarding Of the
1ubIic health. That there is great
reed for legislation was shown by the
acts he presented.
Speaking of the army of the United
States and its poor medical system,
10 drew comparison with nat Of ia
ian. showing that while in our war
With Spain fourteen soldiers died or
diseases where one died OF wounds
n battle, with Japan the percentage
vas ALMOST CDIuYftbSlg icFCL SCu- 9hA
-et. he added, we are accustomed to
peak of Japan as almost se1Ri-bar-
,arous He then pointed out how DR..
;ternberg. the surgeon general OF the
United States army during the Span
sh war. was handicapped by lack OF
,Ower. how his authority was cur
allied. and how the terrible death rate
vas the result of this deplorable sys-
en-
THE men," said the speaker, who
lad the knowledge and training had
10 authority, while me men who had
he authority had no knowledge, and
experience in medical affalrs- 1t
vas not the fault of the doctors,
.dded the speaker, out of the admin
stration-
Panama Canal Work.
DR.. Mccormick paid President
Roosevelt a high tribute saying that
Though he himself belonged TO
iherent political party from the pres
ent. he Welded 70 no man in his ad-
niration for the chief executive His
MOTTO" said the speaker, is square
cal for every man" He then told OF
he work on the Panama canal and
aid that Mr.. Roosevelt had admitted
hat it never occurred to him 10 ap