The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-05
ORIGIN or MEDICAL AND DEN.
TAI IAWs

] W#NA AnFNA ~ tHH NINA OF man,
l because ~ his experience. come mef
took more readily 90 one KIND u
work than others uftii finally diss
ltnrt vacations were followed N f.
ldlvidualH. and a feH thouaand yssss
aRo-prObAbly one hundred and fiss
~ thousand fi69.ep0J years ago
the more Intelligent people o. this
earth began the treatment and cars
81 THE sick and infirm, and II cana
/ 20 pass that laws were uecessaFy 10
protect the people from poison ana
knife. as well as aNtortionnfs
| charges BY the physician, tle public
health required this protection.
THE EARLIEST MEDICAL Law.
We often hear some one say that
! Medical and Dental Laws are new
| things" and they are Ia this eoun-
/ trY, while among some people n
some countries there AZ no trace
such laws, except the personal Ia.
hts patient through Ignorance. The
law complied hy khamnurahi 10 the
oldest code known 90 man. Il wss
written about 1.aeo y G.. or abeuf
one thousand years before to
Mosaic laws khnmmurabl was tie
ruler who first united toe states u
the Euphratea valley and ruled
over the country from the gris u
| ihe AediterrnHean about Tire tins
! that Abraham lived. and ~ tais az
client code or laws we find ten Sec
! tiuns regulating tbs practice ~ sur
gerry. some OF which are ar follows
Sec zlt. III a doctor has treats1
man for q severe wound vita q
lancet Of bronze and has cured TIE
man, or has opens1 "a t1moF with
/ bronze lancet and has cured he
/ name eyn, he shall receive iva
sheksIs u silver
See. aIs. II a physician has
treated free born man for a ss-
we're wound with a lancet ~ brouss
and has caused the man 70 die. Or
/ has opened a tumor - TIE iran
\ with a lancet OF bronze and has De-
stroyed his eye. his hands one shsii
| cut off"
See. agk. III a doctor OF oxen ana
asses shall treat an Ok or an ass fer
severe wound and has caused its
| death be shall Pay one-fourth OF IL
price TO the owner OF the OK or the
ass
. II the above laws were the laws
81 Washington today a great many
| Of Seagtle's physicians and dentls,s
would retire back 10 the fimbers
They could not pass the examinA-
ton.
A THING no NOT LIKE TO DO
Many people tell me that I iIke 10
| fight. but this Is not true. ] ava rot
start this dental fight. Il was forced
upon me. ! did everything that
could do 20 avoid this tlresSme Goa
fiirt, except to sixu the Dental Con-
hlne's Code and Join the Combins
When ] refused 20 do this I had 10
choose between being driven fre1
the state and fighting % stay hsrs
never was a good runner wh<e
someone was behind me hecGuss ]
like to have an eye on the fslisw
make any kind Of time runnirs
backwards.
THE CoNsPIRa ToRs WOULD RTs
uE OUT
The Dental Combine was ignonsnt
I or law and Justice according 10
law and should have been re-
strained by the courts OF this STATE.
but they were not restrained nor
even instructed as TO their duties
under what IL labeled law In tact
the dental law is ignored and defied
by the dental board and the legislA-
4 lures effort 10 protect q dentist 10
bis private right IS defeated BY ~
dicial Hesitation and constructiea
Could the Dental Combine see thN
the education OF my bows. the sag.
port OF myself and family and shs
laying by OF something for my caft
In old age depended on my right 70
practice my chosen professional 10
What does greed. Ignorance and elk-
otry care for the education OF enh,
dren3 The feeding clothing sad
sheltering OF the people. the privals
rights Oh mani NuthiuEi BiEotfy
cares for nothing. * doesn't knev
how 10 care for anything. save whti
satisfies its selfish greed. Greed
wants power 20 glut.
HAD TO HAVE THE FORM or
LAW TO ACCOMPLISH IT'S ENDS
The Dental Combine had 70 DO its
foul work under the Euisc Of law,
hm going 10 tell how the Cofnbtne
was formed. how the law was 80
cured. and how the law was uaed,
am going 10 prove conspiracy, ana
how remedial legislation was prohiA.
tied In 1905. and how the Comhlns
has kept its representative on ~.
Dental Board, Tor the purpose 2.
keeping dentists out OF this state
am going 10 show how court decis-
Ions aided the Combine and de-
stroycd the rights Of dentists. an
going TO show how the Combine pro
posed to make all dentists come yn-
der It's control. and how 90 was de-
cided TO put Brown out OF business
and why they did not succeed.
offices viii be closed ON lApet
Day.
EDWIN J. BROWN,
us First Ave