Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-29

Inc premises CStdpuSneu OF lhtQ 0OWH
by Flaxner and Ehriioh were regarded a.
authoritative, and they are In harmony
with my published writings, and they
were awarded the highest prizes ia token
or their discoveries, as applied to the
treatment of two specific infectious dis
eases. then saw my chance. aud, ac-
cording TO the conditions laid down by
Flexner aud Enrich, forthwith 40
osptsd Prof. Hhriioh's Invitation to
walk into the ARENA and labos Sos the
advancement OF onsmothsFnpsusio re-
search, and Demonstrated eoncius-
lively that ali methods which produce
therapeutic results are piocnamicai,
be they designated AZ puyohio, Salne-
ciogic, hsmolysto, easaiytic. ehsmia
physiologio or bioioeio, whSthsx dessm-
mated ss Psyohotherapy, or uhem-
otherapy, or Pharmaeoiogy, Clinical
Medicine. or PSychiatry ana Msurology.
since all therapeutic msahurss pre-
duos results In conformity 20 . conn
mon Law, l. e.. the action and reaction
OF physieochemlcal phenomena pointing
out that they were physicochemlcal pro-
cesses,-and concluslysniy demonstrated
the applicability OF such measures TO the
entire domain Of medical practice, appiic-
able 20 the prevention and treatment or
the entire cstalog OF disease. and in har-
mony with my published writings since
1903.
This paper stands today (xhs corrs-
lation, Unifioetion or 1ynthesis OF
chemo ana Psychotherapy), a. the
most valuable and all inclusive contrf.
button to medical literature made since
the discoveries OF Pasteur. Jenner and
Lister, because. together with the work
OF these men and those whose work has
followed In their trail. it finds apple
ability TO tho entire oasaiog Of disease.
II may be OF interest to the reader to
know that only about six or eight Anleri-
can PhyBiolans possessed either the
scholarship or the bigness 70 recognize
or admit tome the far reaching contribu-
1 ton to scientific medicine embodied in
this paper, outweighing al II did the
achievements OF the entire medical profess
sion OF America. save the work %, per-
hsps, half dozen physicians all toaa dux.
ing the past decade.
Among those whose scholarship ana
magnanimity were such as to enable them
TO grasp and to recognize the merits OF
my contribution (above cited). containing
as It did the resume of my work for the
past fifteen years. we're two ExlPresi-
dents OF the American Medical assoeia-
ton, DR.. John b. Murphey, Of Chicago,
and DIR. Chas. A. l.. Reed Of Cincinnati.
and DR.. Hugh Cabot OF Boston, Presi-
dent OF the Mississippi Valley Medical
association; DIR. VIM. A. White OF Wash
ington, d. c., Superintendent OF the Cow
eminent Hospital OF the Insane; Dr..
Smith Ely Jelliffe OF New York. Editor
Of the Journal OF Nervous and Mental
Diseases; a prominent Alienist and Neu-
rologist OF Chicago; the President OF this
New York State Medical association: DIR.
James Putnam OF tho Harvard Medical
School: Or. James Edward Moore, Prof
Surgery in the University OF Minnesota.
and Drs. A. p Condor. A. b. Lndquest
and l.. A Merriam. NJ. D.. OF Omaha.
There IL much moro that could bring
forward as evidence OF my fitness to
judge the qualifications Of q man or OF
an institution. or OF the Medical Depart
ment OF such. but win here let the sub
ject OF qualification rest. n ths cora-
bansd work OF the entire school under
consideration has contributed ~ much.
40 my own individual efforts TO the pro-
grsss OF scientific msdicans, sinos its
inception, and they can prove that snoh
IL the case, would like for them to do
90, and would like for them TO adduce
the proof after the manner prssezibsd by
me, no that the public oaz judge whose
contribution to the aiife sewing business
has received the greater recognition from
authoritative sources.
In defense OF tire physicians CONSTITUTE
ing this aggregation, make no hesitancy
in saying that, in regard to tho defects
of the school, the fault a. not theirs.
They 40 not deserve TO ~ blamed. We
must look deeper for the cause Of the
nalady which 1s here unasr consaaeza-
tion. We must, also, put the entire nEsd-
ieai Department OF the univsrsity OF
Nebraska upon = scientific ana useful
} basis, making Il an effsesuai instrument
that viii be an Indispensable requisite TO
the welfare OF the larger professional
and social organization. The honor OF
the Medical profession IL at stake, snd
the lives OF the oitisenu Of the state OF
! Nebraska are our concern.
To any physician, or citizen OF the
State OF Nebraska, who Is willing to use
his or her influence to help put the Medi-
/ cal Department OF the State University
in the rank Of a scientific adjunct to the
educational resources OF the state. with
its own General ara Psychopashac KOS
pitfalls, devoting its efforts 70 the in-
terest OF the whole Of the citizenship OF
the state at large. will take pleasure in
sending them an article OF IS pages. en-
titled. TKE CALL or THN aoth
oENTuRX." These men are not 20 be
blamed for their cams Of pslfishnsss ana
ineompotsncy. The cause lies IN
diseased cordition Of the larger social or
sanitation, which is more fully ELABORATED
In the paper just cited ~ deals with
Msdioo-Bocioiogioal Problom that should
concern eseh and every intslligsnt ot&i-
ssn Of the entire State OF Nebraska, par
tinularay the real scholarship Of the
state, such as are interested IN the con-
ssrvHtioa Of human life. the aehasvemsnt
Of happiness, ana the maintsnanes OF ef-
ficisncy. The nvest issue before the
Americas people today Is tha question Of
! SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL nDuoAx1oM,
ana the necessity Of putting the Medical
I SnhOol ana Moauftal uuou a stat. VEna.-.u