Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-22


 carried our ideas on this question So far that we refused to publish ads from these houses unless paid for st rate fifty per cent above our regular rate to home adver- tisers. To bear us out in this we cite our advertising rate card, which has been mailed to every eastern concern inquiring after our prices for advertising. This rate card also says that "patent medicine ad- vertisements will not be accepted at any price" This was to dis courage the use of nostroms which are injurious, often poisonous, and let the local doctors have the treat ment of the sick, as rightly they should, and also encourage the patronage of local pharmacists. Laws are enacted for the purpose and to the end that justice and honesty and square deal may prevail among the people. One of the important factors in the pro, gress of civilization is the matter of education and in order that the minds of the rising generations may be developed toward the prin- ciples of truth and right living, the laws require that the teachers shall pass an examination demonstrat- ing their ability. They must also prove themselves to be of good moral character. This is proper, and is debt of duty that parents owe 10 those whom they have bro't into the world. This law and these requirements are universal, apply ing to Alaska as well as to other sections, and states.
 In almost every state of the Union similar laws exist to regu- late the practice of medicine, the the treatment for disease and sui fering being of vastly more import ance than the development of the mind. For this reason the exam ination required to be passed by those wishing to practice are most rigid, and only those who put in long years of study, and pass the examination for efficiency and good moral character are permitted to practice medicine.
 During the last session of Con- gress a bill was introduced to make such a law for the district of Alas ka, but for some unknown reason it failed topass. We sincerely be- lieve that such a law should be enacted in order that the people of Alaska may be protected against every Tom, Dick and Harry who might wish to attempt the practice in Alaska. And there is not Q husband or a wife or a father or a mother in Alaska, who, down in his CT her heart Of hearts, believes otherwise.
 l SENTINEL has always thought it a newspapers duty to stand out for the enactment of such a law because it thought that such law would be for the imptoyement and betterment of conditions in Alaska. The paper has made numerous allusions to this matter, but every remark has been of q general na- ture, applying u the whole of the district, and to no particular sec ton of Alaska. This we did be- cause we deemed 1t our duty. And we have confidence enough in the better judgment of our patrons to leave the decision to them as 10 whether or not it WAS our duty. And we deem it sacred duty for a husbandor q parent to know that the person who is 10 treat the wife or child is qualified. A saloon man is required 10 post bis license in a conspicuous place, and doc tor should be required to do the same thing with his diploma. In all fairness we ask, is this not true? Yet we do not know of a single doctor in Alaska who has his col