The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-01
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Given all the legal power they are seeking
to obtain. they would no doubt make it a
crime for any person to receive treatment
from an Eclectic, Homeopath, Osteopath
or from any one not a member OF their
own organization. and would make 1t IL
legal for a man to give his his own wife
or child dose of oil or pafegoric without
first obtaining paid for written prescisp-
tion from one of its own members. But
by what principle of right do they seek
such authority, special protection and
monopoly of professional privileges? Have
not the doctors of other schools of train
ing rights to be respected?
Surely have the Homeopaths taught us
that is best of all we know as regards ali
concentration and palatability of medi-
cines. and as q fact have proven to be
about as successful in giving satisfaction
to their patrons as have the doctors OF
any school, and the Eclecties have GER
tainly given to the world many discoveries
of their own that have proved bless
ing to mankind and as for the Christian
Scientists. though they may not have
reached the top-notch in the number of
patients cured it is nevertheless a fact
that they are entitled to credit for fewer
killed than can be claimed by the practi-
tioners of any other cults of disease fight
ers. But if all are to be excluded and
put out of practice by this Great Politico-
medical Trust. and all stimulation of
competition be by them destroyed. | fear
it will not be many years before this
legalized. preferred class of seeming altru-
istic humanitarians will relax their ener-
gies retrograde relapse and return
to the now execrated practice OF pushing
the lancet and pouring out the blood OF
men as of old, when the lives of millions
of trusting victims were destroyed. Even
now fad prevails among many of our
foremost surgeons of removing the e'vermi-
form APPENDIX, and so common has become
the practice that I am sincere when l
state my belief that more human lives
have been wantonly sacrificed by such
operations than have ever succumbed
from apendticitis (without operation)
since God made the first protoplasm from
which man was evolved, and as we of the
Alopathic schol, nor those of any other
school. have yet succeeded in lowering the
mortunary records to the extent of maxi
ing it appear that Methusleh died prema-
turely for lack of scientific assistance. !
doubt the propriety of giving to any one
exclusive class of practitioners a legal
lied monopoly in the healing art. Rather
let us remove the brides and with whip
and spur give announcement to all of
every class till some one or other of the
many on the track shall have proved
more worthy of such monopolistie honors
and reward.
At the last session of the Alabama Leg
islature there was g. Bill introduced at
the request OF the Alabama Division OF
the American Medical Association, which
had 1t been adopted and placed upon the
statutes of our State, would have proven
such a shameful disgrace that centuries
of time would not have sufficed to purge
this generation of its shame. Known and
designated as the Justice Bill. 1t had
within its scope more injustice. more
tyrrany. more appalling gall and more
treason to the democratic principles of
government than any measure that ever
emanated from the foulest brain of the
most despcable despot that ever sat in
our legislative halls In the days of radical
reconstruction. and as I am Informed ii
was wholely inspired and its purposes
solely desired by members of the Amer.
lean Medical Association. However. 1t is
but truth to state that not all of the
members of that Association, either en-
dorsed or gave aid to the Infamous Bill,
when pending. But per-contra. many,
perhaps a majority of the members openly
or clandestinely opposed the nefarious
measure. Tt Is also a fact which 7 am
pleased to state that thousands of the
members of the American Medical Asso.
citation. who are good, honest. fairminded
men, are too firm in their love OF
freedom Justice and toleration to endorse
all OF it's monopolistic and radical policies
Yes. there is beyond any question OF
doubt a great many good men to be found
in the membership of that organization
but like poor dog Tray, they are in mighty
bad company.
However, it is more particularly OF
the aims objects. insolence. egotisn
and Intolerance of a Jealous corterit
constituting within themselves a class
of would-be leaders within the organ.
ization that I speak.
| The ancient code of ethics of tha1
organization, prescribed and handed
down from the days of Esculapius
moldy and moth eaten, has now becom
almost obsolete, and is far more OBJ.
served in the breach than in the keep
| ing by most of it's present members
One of the most sacred cardinal point.
| of that creed is. Never speak i'll of an
| other DOCTOR" but that clause 1t seem.
has long since been entirely forgotten
by nearly all of its members and som,
! of these are the men who have fol
more than go years. moved by envy ant
| jealousy, been hur1ing their calumnie.
| at me because of my independence O.
| their organization, and because of m,
exercise of my inalienable right to ad
vertise as do in a public and honor
|
what special line of work / am doing
my special preparation and unusua
! facilities. thereby letting those VIII,
might be in need of my services learr
OF myself and my business and of my
methods of business to the end tha
such suffering patients might obtaif
relief from their afflictions. and at tn,
same time that my prosperity nigh
be increased by greater patronage. Blu
selfsatisfied with my efforts. and will
the honorable methods pursued by me
| in making my business known. I have
given but little heed to what they have
had to say copcerning me, we'll know
| ing that their unfriendly attitude woulC
but recoil upon themselves. / am there
| fore. in my own conscience fully sat.
! isfied with the rectitude of my action!
and am flattered with the plaudits ,o
my approving patrons. and rejoice II
| the vindication that has come to mi
in the testimonials CT thousands OF m,
cured patients.I am not, therefore
complaining at theIr seeming efforts t.
| injure me professionally. but am will
| ing to rely upon generous public
which is ever competent to weigh theIl
words and measure their motives.
! Indeed it has long since come I,
pass that the wearing of phylactarie'
| of super-sanctification Of = certain