Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-30
MUNICIPALITIES
MEET WHERE
DOCTORS MEET
President in Address Renews Proposition
That American Medical Association
Should J0in With institute OF Homeo-
pathy in Proving Truth of Error"
DECLARES He FAvORS
MILITANT HOMEOPATHY.
Unless Association Joins, He FavoTs Re-
turning to Old Time Warfare Where the
Lines Shall Be Drawn Hard and Fast"
Homeopathic Schools Gain Ground.
fBu iss0crufcd Prcss..

Atlantic City. y. j.. June 2a.-The
American Institute Of Homeopathy 10
day met for its annual convention here
where The American Medical Associa-
tion held its meetings last week. The
president. DR.. Dewitt q. vii OK. of Rns-
ton. in his annual address renewed the
proposition that the American Medical
dissertation should DIN with The -Ameri.
can Institute Of Homeopathy in proving
the truth or error" of the homeopathic
theory and practice.
As IIchnemann bcsoueht his medical
conference 10 investigate the results of
his researches and give them a fair trial.
SO today" he said the American Insti-
ute formally asks the Ameri an Medical
Association the same thing. We have i.rr-
Scntci Ia them Il dignificd hut carefully
thought out proposition Ia appoint a
commission Ia cooperate with the .tmcri-
can Institute to make a scientific and
searching investigation into all our
.laims and deductions. Tha; proposition
~ now ia the hands Of the Secretary of
rhe American Medical Association
waiting answer"
DIR. Wilcox declared in favor of mill
.anl homeopathy if the association re-
used the proposition. and militant no
ncopathy.~ he said. means n return 10
the old time warfare where lines shall
ne drawn hard and fast"
lie asserted that the homeopathic
s.hool had gained ground in the West
and quoted reports Of it, growth i'm Eng
land. Russia. Germany and South Amer
lea.
Two features Of his address were The
stress hc laid upon the assertion that al
cohol il not a medicine. and upon the
commercial tendency of the medical pro
~fcssion. The subject Of his whole address
was Putting Away Childish Things.
ID had been definitely settled. he declar-
eel. that alcokal had no place in medicine.
Whether food Or poison. its consumption
was productive OF physical and mental
degeneracy Certainly" he said. its old
time habitat as u 'stimulant' has been
cleaned out. utterly routed. Instead OF
being "A pre- eRti,e of any disease. il =
The best poSx,, Il pcrsuadcr of any Iii
scase. bccau>e il iowers the oI,sonic in
dcN and The body resistance. That il has
tens n fatal tctm;aatscn of all brain.
pulmonary. kidney. liver aud circulaior..
diseases j. equally proven Where ;acn
has il Il place in medicine. except O. oc-
,upy the nurse in rubbing il On th. out
side Of the body"
lie spoke of the damaging effects Of
wen small quantities If alcohol. AS
guardians II the public health there is
nut one attitude for the medical profes-
sion to take upon this subject of alec
aol. That j. it, prohibifive use. No com
promise will effect the desired end"
Such ~~insiduous and malcyolent ten
Iencies II the profession as free split
ling or commission paying. the speaker
attacked with forcr. The instinct which
prompts a surgeon to offer a fee. or t.
bribe the family physician for referring
patients TO him. is purely commercial.
and il il most dcadcning 10 professional
idcalism. Ii is an instinct Ia bald np
D. the power of the almighty dollar, and
not by high merit.
4 professional standing for high
IDEALS and purporting io be- humanitar-
ian in character cannot long maintain
as position before the public when such
method becomes known.
|