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would like to take its patrons into
its confidence and tell them not alone
what we think is necessary for them
to know but all they care to learn.
We believe il they know how to avoid
the danger of disease that they will
try TO do so. We believe that If they
do learn who are the wolves in
sleeps clothing, that prey upon their
vitals, that they will exterminate the
vermin, or at least avoid them, and
we are determined that they shall
not accuse us Of not doing our duty
as our brothers keeper, by failing to
warn them of the danger by which
they are surrounded. That is why
we are speaking to you now. That
is why the organized medical pro-
fession; organized for your benefit,
for the benefit of our employers, not
for our own, are sending You this
message.
The American Medical Association
is spending valuable time and money
beside, that the public may profit by
their publicity campaign. We do not
wish the public to think that We con-
slider them ignorant. We know they
are not, but even the greater part Of
the most highly educated know less
of medicine and the laws Of public
health than of any other science.
These things have been left to the
doctors while You learned something
that enabled you to acquire promi.
nence in your chosen vocation. We
have accepted the charge and are
willing to render the service, but you
must lend us your cooperation and
assistance.
We can place the spark guard OF
prophelaxis before the fires of dis
ease, but without your cooperation
we cannot prevent your tearing il
away and getting severely burned in
the flames. When a plain signboard
stated that The Rider With the Pale
Horse is waiting around the turn,
there are some people who would
walk down the road just to see if he
is really there. For such people we
can do but little, and that little would
be seemingly wasted.
The great science of medicine has
evoluted from the realm of expert
mental empyricism to science
worthy the name. We now have n
vast fund of accumulated knowledge
at our command. We know nothing
more certain than Death and that
few are willing TO receive the mes
senger. The Rider With the Pale
Horse.
Ponce De Leon sought for n foun-
tain Of youth. De Soto was buried
in the stream he hoped would civ,
him perpetual life, The young stu
dent is searching for a panacea tina
will cure all the ills to which human
flesh is heir, and the aged scientis
j. searching for principle that vii
add a few more years TO the span O
life. To the doomed. straws look lik'
RATS and they cannot see the mer
cenary motives that launch the de
eeptive agencies. They do not know
that they only serve TO drag ther
down. With these facts before Us
how shall We protect n poor sutfere
from imposition'
First of all, we, as medical pro
fession. would prevent disease. TIL
only profession. calling or trade tina
would remove the necessity for it
own existence. Next We would eur
disease that has developed. To thes
two tasks we are honestly bendin
our efforts.
New things are being discovere,
new principles evolved. The incura
BILE are seldom without hope. WhG
is our duty in these mattersf II
simple; it is an old direction, prov
all things, hold unto that which
good" II is simple direction bl