The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-13
f THE NEW MEDICAL
BILL SHOULD PASS

Editor Advertiser: What would hap
pen, should the medical bin pass9 (a)
Mental healing would be placed under
the ban, (b) osteopathy would be out
lawed; (e) massage would become
thing of the past; (d) lomilomi would
be sstabued'' {e) glasses could be
fitted only by member of the medi-
cal trust; IL individual freedom of
action. which we all treasure above
everything else, would be replaced by
actual serfdom.
Considering the fact that the medi-
cal trust is trying to down me in my
fruitful efforts in the field of healing,
thus depriving me of my livelihood, I
would feel a coward indeed not to
heed the challenge. In taking up the
gauntlet, I request you to publish in
your valuable paper an extract from
The Medical Association S Code of
Ethics (for humanity's edifeation):
/. We were first in the field, hence
we are the only regulars. y The
rights of discovery are ours exclusive
ly, because we say so.
2 We win have no professional in
tercourse with graduates of other
schools, under any circumstances, no
matter what may be the results to pa
tients.
3. Any member of our trust who pat
ronizes the advertising columns of
newspapers shall be expelled and dis
ciplined-provided that simple card
announcing his name and location, and
any free notices he may receive in the
press, shall not be considered adver-
Using.
f. We, being the only orthodox
school of medicine, and having the
greatest influence with the public, must
use it judiciously to prevent the ex-
ploitation of advanced ideas until we
have investigated them, and if they
NC SOOo VIC Will Cidilu iAClil do OuI
own and denounce the claims of the
others as fraudulent and impudent.
5. Certain people, who are otherwise
good citizens, have taken up meehani-
cal methods of ascertaining causes of
human ills and have by diligent study
learned how to relieve many of what
we deemed to be incurable chronic ills.
They call themselves Osteopaths. This
is most dangerous class of people and
must be suppressed. In order to pro-
tect the public we must be ever ready
to denounee them as frauds and
quacks.
g. Always ridicule faith-healing and
drugless systems of all kinds, but never
miss an opportunity to refer to medi-
cine as an honorably altruistie, philan
thropie profession.
Z. In dealing with the public, be
reticent. 1t is unethical to converse
with patients in language which will
be comprehensive. If explanation is
insisted upon,- exhibit Indignation at
the want of confidence implied and
give up the case. Dignity must be
maintained.
s. If you have puzzling case,
where the family desire consultation,
be firm in your demands for a physi-
clan of your own school. 1t is better
that patient die under Irregular"
treatment than that one recover by
irregular methods.
8. The traditions of Irregular med
icine' are sacred, and any who scout
our text book authorities must be
crazy and shall be treated with con-
tempt.
10. IF any ask why we wear
whiskers and go with impunity from
contagious and infections diseases to
other patients, declare we have a
method of disinfection which renders
us immune from either taking or
carrying disease. If any ask why we
do not use it on the public instead of
vaccination or isolation, reply that our
process only works ON Irregular doe
tors. - If any refuse to believe it, we
will have the Legislatures pass laws
compelling them to recognize us as
supernatural beings"
DR.. SCHURMANN.