The Detroit times., 1909-06-25
PHYSICIAN MAKES STRONG
PLEA FOR CREMATION
Continued From Page One.

dering ashes TO ashes, dust TO dust;
sweeter. cleaner process OF rosy heat
instead OF pestcring corruption. which
may through wells and springs. bring
disease TO the living There are many
and few objections to Gre
nation. There Is no offense TO the
living nothing but conformity with
solemn reverence due the majesty OF
death. no violation OF divine law or
OF the thought Of that
sweet sleep and calm rest we are
wont TO associate with the grave. II
does upset old ideas. old traditions
and thoughts, but the march onward
must ever do that
Or. Staples submitted interesting
figures on the spread OF tubuculosis.
Consumption's Awful Ravages.
1T is estimated that this disease
alone causes more than $50. 900 deaths
annually in the United States. AT the
average age of 35 years" he said.
,'At this age the normal expectancy Is
ebout 80 years. so the real loss OF
life measured In time. is $4,000
wears per annum. II we assume that
The net value OF year OF human life
after the age OF 80 years Is at least
s5(. the real loss to the nation result
ing from the disease. a large portion
Of which Is known 10 be needless,
may be estimated al $240,0 900 per
AMIN. Let us assume that only one
half)f this mortality is preventable,
and have net possible saving 20
the Ition OF sl20,000 600 per annum.
! II ha been estimated that tubercul
osis uses only one-sixth Of the total
numb of deaths, so we can hardly
realizthe saving 10 the government.
even dollars and cents, that proper !
sanita,n means to the nation"
/ thical Code Amended.
! BY practically unanimous vote, |
the hOopaths, at the final business |
session. the institute. Friday morn I
ing. acted the amendment to the
ethicalode, proposed by Dr. James |
c. Woo OF Cleveland, permitting doc (
tors to,veal secrets OF the consulta.
ton ro when the protection OF in !
noceut irties demands such action. /
There rs some opposition TO the
amendnt, but II was by no means /
lvigOromnd the celebrity with which !
the restion went through surprised
Ileven itromoters The action shows
llthe deGoncern with which the dec
ljkors vi, the growth of the great
HI SOCIAL which Is wrecking so many
hoes
iii Smef the doctors argued that the
reedyes rather in legislation than
N derture from the time-honored
els the profession, and urged
iii Il tn efforts of the institute he
dtedo that end, but the majority
one lysicians stood by DR.. Wood
acared the day.
Vhel we consider the lives that
HI swreked through this social evil.
n timely warning would have
HI Ientd all the misery and humilia.
HI tina have resulted from the mar
g Of the unfit, we are justified in
Hi irtln, from the code to this ex-
Hi sid DR. Wood.
III resolution was offered by DR..
es Knauss. of Boston. advocating
establishment OF an independent
iii onal Association of Clinical Re
ch to embrace the American In.
to OF Homeopathy. the American
HI ical society, the Eclectrc Medical
HI citation, all state medical societies,
ge faculties and the hospital
s OF the army. navy and marine
iii ice. The resolution was referred
III committee.
HI Meet Next in California.
iii e institute decided TO hold It's
HI meeting In Southern California.
HI 1l-16, 1910. This means Los
HI lies. but It was explained that tho
HI / place was not named so that
uld be changed without trouble
sase anything happened" 20
a change necessary. The instI
II apparently is taking no chances
III earthquakes.
II o Institute Fraternity. composed
omen physicians, elected officers.
'siay morning. as follows Presi-
HI DR.. Annie Whitmew Spencer Ba.
lKlL H.; first vice president. Or.
iii Ance Ward. San Francisco, wife
II IT. J. w Ward, president of the
lutte; second vice president. Or
" Charles, New York; secretary
III itreasurer. DR. Mercina Ticker, !
II ester. ~. Y.
~ Delicate Operation Performed
Ill Fisher. OF Chicago. performed a
III lrFable brain operation in Grace
HI ltal. Friday morning. assisted by
~ stephen II. knight. OF Detroit Tho