Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-09-13
BRUTALITY OF MEDICAL ErHIcs
A Great Surgeon Barred from Mem
bershIp In Medical Association.


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DR.. Aurustus Charles Bcrnays who
died a few DAYS ago in ST. Louis. was.
probably. the foremost surreon in tho
United states. His fame was CO..
extensive with the civilized world. He
was not only an operator OF tho high.
est order. hut n tireless and eshaus.
tive worker in the f,eld of original
surgery. He performed the first sue.
cossfui Caesarian section in 1859 in
81. I.ouis. and also the first succcssful
coclio,omy for runshot wound Of tho
abdomen and the first rnlistonc opern.
ton in Missouri. A record held by
DIR. Bernays Inns never been cauaicd:
Out of eirh,y.opc successive cases
of appendicitis which ucccssi,a,cd
opcraiions. scycpty.ouc in succession
wcre with pcrfeciIy satisfactory 70.
suits. III. scycnty.sccond paticnt fail.
Ing Of recovery. but III. subsequent
min, cases were successfully treated.
And yet. with such n record. match.
less M waa hia skili. varied and CT.
tcnsivc mn was his learning. wonder.
fui M w,r, his ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ho
xu. not considered. by III, American
Medical Association. m worthy OF
membership in that organization.
No eharrea wcr, ever brought
AGAINST him which. In tn, r.motcst
degree. reflected on his qualifications
M n surgeon: his moral character was
never tho subject of attack: he was
never accused of having done any.
thing uu,,.eomins n man or n gentle.
man. .-Thc head and from, Of his Of.
Tending had this cxtsn,-ro mosr."
II. dared 10 think, II. refused 10
mold M. op,nion. ana In govern his
action. h, IN, arbitrary rules which
thos, whom he knew TO bc his infer.
ioru haa a., N, for nj. GUIDANCE, In
other words. he could not regard tho
Code Of E,hies of IN. American Mcdi.
cal As.oeiation ma b-inr iuspIrcd. or
having nav binainr ar,horitr ON him
rh.,, hi. iuds.n,nt t.,d hin, IL was
ur,nr And so. twenty ycara ago
mr. no,, nm nrcot,n, Of some trivial in.
f,as,ioa of This sacred Code n
,p.x.mcnt xaa started 10 Cxp-i him
sr,p, the local association. which vas
ouiy defeated by his hastily sending
In hia r,sisna,ion. Aa m.mbcr.h,p in
m, A A. A 4. i.b-nasnt upon mem.
hc,,h,, 4, m, iorai and state ,oo,c.
49, NJ. pa,n, ans a.oppra ny tho
na,ionai orranisa,ion.
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si.,. h.s ,,,n,.a hr Mi. art. thi.
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,,an hos daring ali ,hrs, years. boon
a, ,.,ra.,-s u,,,i.ai .seab.- not
,u,or,i,C,, "a -.,bicai. mr. worthy of
,.,,a.s,,, hy ,ha, ioa, Of pbysieians
h.,a,t, ,ns..b.r i. IN, American Med.
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Ana M, ia IN. association which.
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r,,,,,,, ga ia \, reality. oniy seeking
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t,.,si.,,,,s In m. in,.r.s, Of their
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qu,'emeh,s Una. 'ney 1855 " S
up Smen. IN s"o.t' - LEE !" p.s
upon the statute LOOKS o' s'a'e ~"
nation Jaws 'has VIZ. 'h 49, es'"o
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