The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-22

ashamed 10 say. and great many
people IN Utah, who do not believe in
antitoXine for the treatment OF diph-
theria and other allied diseases. II
hardly seems possible that discov-
cry that has done so much for hui
manity should be so little understood.
and so little appreciated. a discov.
cry that has broken the power of the
most envenomed and sorrowful dis
ease that ever afflicted the brightest
blossom; IT invaded the homo when
IL was filled with sunshine and glad
ness, and left along its awful trail
sorrow and ottentimes death.
Smallpox Ravages.
Smallpox and vaccination have run
the same course that was measured
out TO diphtheria and antitoxine.
Smallpox ravaged the world for a
thousand years, till the gifted brain
OF Jenner devised the edict-Thus far
shalt thou go and no farther And the
upltted hand OF the Moloch OF that
merciless and disgusting disease that
in one year nearly depopulnted Lon
don. and In Mexico. during the same
length OF time. carried of more than
three millions of people, was stayed.
The discovery Of vaccination by Jen-
ner has abated the strength OF this
pestllence, and TO escape It entirely
people have only 10 employ the means
in their power. But in Utah a great
many people are prejudlced against
vaccination: they arc ignorant of its
prophylactic power and would rather
suffer the disgusting disease than TO
be yaccinated.
Ethics Necessary. ..'.
another thought occurs 10 mc at
this point, and 7 feel 1t a duty 10
dwell a moment there. No physician
should consider himself a suitable
candidate for any medical association.
unless he is thoroughly grounded in
the principle and practice of ethics.
as understood and maintained by the
medical profession. To be ethical Is
only TO be a gentleman. and an un-
failing definition OF a gentleman is
laid down In the Golden Rule, and
exemplfied by the Master who went
about doing good. DO unto others
as you would have them do unto you"
It is from those who know us best,
and what TO expect Of us, that we
get our support, and by their conf.
dence in us are We raised to condi-
tions OF usefulness and honor The
main question before us, gentlemen,
IS how best TO carry on the great work
set before us, 10 he worthy OF the
peoples confidence, and to fill the
fun measure of our opportunities,
When we entered upon the career
that now engages us. We dedicated our
lives and all our future TO the anchor
alton OF pain and the good of others,
though our own personal interests
suffered.
Newspapers Help.
Editors, ! am sure, would give this
movement their hearty support, for,
In a general way, they arc already
awake to the need of the times in
respect to the moral and physical up
lift of the people. The newspaper
is threefold factor in our civilization,
namely. 1t Is the dynamic power that
drives inquiry and progress onward
1t is the balance wheel that levels
and holds symetrical and stable public
opinion, and 1t is the great educator
of the common people. but IL tho light
IL sheds is ever false, those who sup
port it will be responsible Tho
stream does not rise higher than tho
fountain is a trito but true saying.
As before suggested. our duties are
cXacting and burdcnsome, but our op-
portuuttics are correspondingly great
and far reaching. The communities
where We live and practice our pro
fession expect moro from us than from