Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-05

/ ners mate in the navy who. being a
! Christian Scientist. refused TO obey
I the order TO be yaccinated His re
quest for exemption because OF his
I beliefs was refused and he was i'm
prisoued. In this case Senator Works
protested to the secretary OF the navy
against the unjust treatment, but he
advised Mate Kapsa to submit TO vac
cination as his religion could not ex-
empt him from obeying orders. Act
ing on Senator Works advice Kapsa
submitted to the serum treatment and
was restored 10 duty.
Antitoxin Called Failure.
The senator also called attention to
what he termed brutal treatment of
food victims along the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi river, when the Authorities
compelled refugees to be vaccinated
before they would give them help.
No vaccination, no rations." was the
wording OF placards on relief boats.
he said.
number OF cases of fatalities and
other serious consequences following
vaccination OF normal persons were
cited by the senator. He pointed out
that many doctors are revolving
against the too-free use Of serums:
that the consumption serum tubercu- Z
lin has been branded a failure by many /
authorities. while being rigidly re
quired by others in the country lie f.
quoted authorities TO show that Sc +
runs have not decreased mortality .
nor disease.
TlF-E-rz-s, So. enc
cess. he gave evidence TO show. and
quoted a medical publication to the
effect that il is purely a commercial
promoted for the profit Of
the manufacturers. the National Drug
COMPANY
The radium theory for treatment Of
was attacked by Senator
Works He said the passage OF the
pending radium bill would be an act of
cruelty for it would be taken by those
afflicted as a government Endorsement
Of that remedy, bringing additional
suffering and disappointment. He said
ne was opposed to the bill, which pro
poses to retain to the government
ands supposed to retain radium, not
because of the restriction of the sale
# the lands, but because the bill has
become identified with the alleged hu-
nanitarian purpose of saving the ra-
lium for hospital uses. which use, he
aid. has practically been proven
allacy.
Cause OF Drug Habits.
The senator gave some attention 10
he practice among physicians OF ad-
ninistering to patients ha5it-forming
rugs. claiming that doctors cause
mere drug users than are produced in
ny other way.
while they are making drunkaros :
nd drug users" he said. Christian
scientists are healing them. And why,
\ the name OF sense and justice,
hould congress or any other legisla
i've body. enact laws making it
riminal offense for a Christian Scien
Ist to save the unfortunates whom
he regular doctors have started on
he downward road TO ruin!'
The activities of certain political .
octors to secure for the allopathic
chool OF medicine monopoly Of the i
ealing practice was dwelt upon at =
myth BY Senator Works. He empha- u
zed the fact that these efforts were !.
,nfned 10 a certain class OF doctors. A.
OF the best. and that they were not
of the great body of
1nscientious. sincere physicians and n
Irgeons throughout the country. II
Political Efforts OF Doctors. q
ION a previous occasion" he said, ID
called attention to the extent to L
hich doctors are going 10 secure Of
onouclistic control of all medical and u
Ealing activities. Their efforts have OF
creased of late rather than dimin- 81
he'd. They are not content TO fol- al
W their profession. to which no one X
ould object. Most people still de- c.
re the services OF a medical practi- be
lner. though the number is steadily So
owing less as people learn how lit 81
? help they can get from that hs
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