The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-17
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said that the question arose, "What
shall be done?" They cannot dis
cuss the question Of fees in their
meetings. What is true Of that COM
munity is largely true everywhere,
true not only Of doctors, but Of all
professions, preeminently true Of
teachers, elergymen and editors, but
also true of many lawyers. People
nave been misied, who think that
. physicians get rich praeticing 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 that not
only 1id tbe physicians not make
money, but spent their own in help
! ing others. When asked if any one
had solved the problem, one replied,
eyes. We started the school, but
found that one-nalf could not keep
up because Of the expense attending
it. We called the laymen to meet
with US and explained that situation.
A banker rose and said, Not year
passes that some one in my family
does not need the attention Of a ply
sician, and here you tell me that half
of the doctors are not able to equip
themselves. I suggest a mass meet
ing The meeting was held. It was
found that 1T would not be advisable
to increase fees, but that some meth
cd should be devised for prompt col
lectioas. It was suggested that a
collector for the county should be
appointed, with an office, devoting
all his time to MS duties, employing
assistants if necessary, to take the
accounts of all the. physicians of the
county while they were small and
get the people to settle them. The
system has now been. in operation
successfully for three years."
The time has come for frank
discussion of these things; This is
one of the great perils to our coun-
try. I am appealing not for my
self or for my brethren, but for the
people-my plea is for better pay
for :cleSgymen, for teachers, and for
better support for our physicians,
not for their sakes but for the good
Of those whom they serve.
We are asking the people to help
Us also in another matter, that they
help us break up unnecessary night
practice. There must be some OF it
but much Of it is cruelty need:acs
The doctor needs rest. Suppose ne
IS half alseep from oyerwork. Let
him nave all the rest that he can
possibly get, and his efficiency will be
increased. Another plea We make
Us that the people cooperate with the
physicians in minimizing their Sur
day calls. They need as we'll as all
! Others their Sundays rest and op-
portunity to 60 to church and wor-
ship God.
7 do not know that it is necessary
. to discuss taese matters in this coun-
ty. I have not consulted your ply
Cxsicians, but if these questions are
important there should be more
gatherings Of the people for coopera-
'tior and educational work.
. In my state, the first Meeting was
held with the bar association. Taece
should be such meetings between doc
tors and lawyers that the latter may
learn something Of the self sacrifice
of phyk keians, and for consideration
of best ethods Of enforcing laws in
existe1d md tne enactment Of 9th
ers that : needed.
\ Then |e should be meetings be-
| tECSll T. PPAyoIS1GAo' eI1AO OA OS511t9'
Abuses ave grown up in the drug
trade THAT are detrimental to the
highest welfare Of the people. Some
times drug store becomes little more
than a disguised saloon. There are
drug stores in which from one-third
to o1e-haif Of the stock is made up
Of drugs such as Hostetter's Bit
ters, Wine ;of Cardui, Vinol,. Swamp
Root, Peruna, etc, with their large
percentages of alcohol. The United
j States government has forbidden the
sale Of Hostetter's Bitters on the
indian reservations. Then there are
The so-called cough remedies, with
heir morphine, that destroys the
wer Of the disgestive organs; the
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