New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

But When He Advanced Thi,
Theory Ardent Advocates
of Family Doctor Devel.
oped in Coodly Number.

are obeyed with faithfulness. then meM
cease TO he an art
The toastmaster introduced Norman Han.
good as a fighter, and then Mr.. Hapsood
turned right around and quoted from the
Eible:
".And Nathan trusted not unto the Lord
to cure him. but called In a physician
And Nathan was gathered to his fathers"
Naturally. after that pointed quotation,
you would expect a bitter s.raignment OF
the entire medical profession. but Mr.. Hap
good completed the third leg OF the tr.
angular debate by aligning himself with
Samuel Hopkins Adams in his oondemna.
tion OF uuacks and fake medical adyert!s-
I,rp and boosted for the doctors with all
| his might
THE trouble" said Mr.. Hapgood. isn't
that the doctors aren't open minded, but
that the public is not open minded. There
is an attitude Of uniform dstrust on the
public's part toward the doctors that Is
full OF grave danger TO us all. The profes-
sion has more than doubled the averag.
length OF human life within the period
since we have had reasonably complete
statistics.
Just now an anti-viyisection bill at Al.
bany menaces the profession and menaces
all of MS. New York has done more within
three wears TO forward medical research
than England has I'm all its history Menin-
pitis once p dreadful scourge. has been
reduced from 90 per cent Of fatalities to
from 10 s per cent. pr. F1exner could
iii, o1 ffis
result IL the uniformed public had been
allowed to exercise its butt-in' proeIi'i-
tiles
! II do not think few cat-loying ladies'
ard a clergyman and detective should
have a right to say DR. Flexner shai or
shall not use his guinea pigs and MONKEYS
TO find q cure for cancer Ask any mother
the life Of whose child Is in danger wheth-
or the doctor shall sacrifice A guinea pig
to save her baby The passage OF the
present anti-yivisection bill would he an
Infinite misfortune"
gentleman Of German English speech
next was introduced. and announced that
he did not fast. He was fat mar. ana
,bis ui,ticism made great hit with the
c,ovd Then he started in on Mr.. Sinclair
end his theory and pummelled MIN hard.
Ve asked how long mar should fast 20
ci,re a broken knee. and declared that the
sronios of the doctors were ~ only for
the hnatic asylum, whereupon MI. SIM
cIair's smile faded. Then the speaker read
long thesis upon newly discovered rene
dies and the long list of diseases they
world cure. He lost his papers haN "ay
through and conided 10 the listeners WINE
ba hunted that II they held cinner h's
wears from then lie would nj tnat tn's
no able 10 tell them more ABOUT tne fe-
nnrkable things than he could that nlehI
His hurried hunt for the lost evidence was
f,uItless; some one had thoughuu"F
co insd IL: and he ended with the grace
ful compliment: "Vat's the matter mit DER
doo,orsp Wv. they're all right.
Sinclair sprang to his feet and gave
shor, and impassioned defence Of himself
ord his fasting cure. lie seemed 10 ieei
8, was needed. He closed with the propn'
ecv that in five years the medical proies'
sicn would recognize him.
Even today" he said. the vast NUM-
Der OF letters asking advice IS lndica'iNe'
end IL the deluge continues | viii rave ~
piy. up writing novels altogether. and de-
vote myself TO helping my poor SICK iei'
lov mon" ALFRED JACKSON.