Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-14
Editor S Letter Box
REGARDING the Medical Bill.

"G9AFoH19 tne me0iCdi OH.
To the Editor of the Ke nnebec Journal.
1hcre has been presented before the
Legislature Il bill relating to the regis
trdtion of physicians anu surgeons,
which has for its object the final
crushing out II all mcthous of healing,
the Magnetic. til Christian scientist.
tht oSteopath, in fact ell forms of
curing. or trying to cure disease, cN-
ccpt that which shah be formulated
ard registered by the two regular
schools. the Allopathic and tho Homeo-
p; THE. THIS is blow aimed directly
against medical freedom, the righl OF
tie leoEle to choose his or her ply Hsi-
clan in illness. denial Of the priv
ilege of practice unless 81 authorized
by tire Board of Registration, which
board is composed of siA physicians
,.nd surgeons of the so-called Old
School II is another form Of monop-
oly-a bin framed to deceive the peo-
pie as its real purpose.
There is sufficient law already. up
on the statute Book. Nearly all the
states in the Union have these Medical
laws. which are sufficiently restricting.
but there is a concentrated effort on
the part of the regular NJ. H.'S to have
federal law enacted by Congress
which shall govern people to their own
liking. regardless of all other methods
II healing.
am d Spiritaalist, a medium con-
trolled by a higher power-as are all
my doctor comrades in this especial
phase OF healing. 1t is nothing new to
BE- classed as quack. or stigmatized as
T., an,,,-
mon cpithtt. and Of time honored aSS.
In fact the first physicians who used
mineral drugs We're CdlleG by their op-
posing brothers. 0uacks. end so the
name has come down to others Who
differed from the established protes-
sion. We 90 not ask to use poiSons or
serums. In fact We would work with
a will to make laws forhiddinS The use
OF su Il harmful. deadly. noAiouS 'neu-
iCines'-so we certainly de not reed to
be legislated against i'll that regard.
And since there are people to be helped
out Of the results Cf such harmiul dos
ings, and inuocuiatons. as We'll as
people who need 10 be guarded against
such "sricnt.ic measures, we ask
the right t. BE- considered, and ne ask
that our patients De given TIE right 10
have their own choice as to physicians
and beal.rs our work stands fer 1t
self. II is ready To be investigated
and untll the old school can prove that
they are moro efficient in Illness. can
show a greater percent of cures. c2a
record nothing but beneficial results
from their constant cutting. their un-
ncceesary surgery. thtir varcincs. and
,l..ath tL
with than, they can better turn their
attention 20 improving Their own
methods. before they attack others.
They ask for a higher standard
They plead to protect people from
fraud, Ne also ask for higher educa-
ton of the people ana ny the people
ar education that shall t"2"h tht tf-
fects of drugs and surgery, and ort-
ter knowledge of the l@ws Of the ply
steal sy8teis. m Intelligent direction OF
lips that shall make better healln. bet
ter births, and world that shall haVe
less sickness and less wrecks than are
tht. results Of ignorant conditions
our hunters are growing less New
Ciairyoy ant phvsici3nS are smut out by
the medical bill that was passed 10
years 20. This ocght to satisfy the
rnonopolist. There are healers "ho
can practice providing they do hot use
medicines or the precious title NJ. d.
l have practiced medicine III inns
State for forty years. and | also prae-
tiee Justice to all. and in that justice
cali fer more medical freedom. We OF
other schools ask tor our own board of
recis,ratior-rot that prepared arb'-
trarily by one or TWO schools ii prac-
tice They are at liberty to r2Snia'e
their colleges, their training schools
their examinations as they See fit.
Tney do not have TO ask the state Ter
mere light or more Law. And we a,
citizens Of the state. as an organized
organization. ask that our rights oe
recognized and protected, ana tEat 'il'
principle of Liberty be better cstap-
lished not only on the Statute hook.
but as an inherent ]aw in the Consu'
tuition of Man. DR.. II. r.. 1ie'''