The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

Tor health work as much as
.oulu De expected perhaps, CONSIDER
,ns ,ne psycoloscal depression on ac-t
count of the low price of cottnn Tbe
increases were made. To
the executive department of the State
Board of Health, the Bureau If Vital
STATISTICS, to the State Laboratory Of
hygiene establishing an anti-toxin
farm, and to the Bureau of Tubercu-
lcSl3 and to the State Sanatorium
Inc lalfy, as We cal 1.-The ~non-medical
men, must needs look to the medical
PROGRESSION Tor guidance along all lines
having TO do with public health. We
nave felt for some years that the ay-
eIaee meulcal man did not take tina
interest An public health matters that
ne might do n that he might do To
ms own advancement. 1t has been
remarked in our hearing
tnat the majority of the lay members
OF the last General Assembly were
uel.ef informed on these matters than
the average physician in the State.
Change Date of Meeting.
The date OF our meeting so nearly
comedies with the meeting of the
American Medical Association that il
is impossible for many who would
to attend both meetings. therefore
recommend that the date of our meet
ing De to such time as his
Society may decided upon.
Combined Sections.
1t would seem that the section on
hiedlca jurisprudence and State
Esedlclne was proper nomenclature in
It's day and generation, but this title
is an obsolete phrase today. We take
1T that the committee had this in mind
Wren 1T provided for a section on
school hygiene and rural sanitation at
the last session. We would recon-
r,end hat the whole thing be COM
bined and the title of the combined
section be styled Public Health and
Public Inspection"
Politics Us. Scientific Papers.
| have heard frequent criticisms OF
cur Society covering a period of quite
several years to the effect that We
were too much given to politics, OF
the good medical kind, be it observed
however, and TO the exclusion of hear.
ing and discussion Of scientific papers
Let me offer two observations IN this
criticism. First, l ave never yet seer
any organization, political, religious
civic, social, fraternal, college. high
school, medical, legal, commercial, in
duStrial, agricultural, or what not
composed Of men or of women or o
both, that was free from politics, no.
do l believe that any such organiza
ton has ever or Will ever exist, no
even in the much-vaunted commission
government, which is the newest ia,
of our democratic form of govern
ment. Second, if there are a goodl.
number of members Of this SOciet.
who feel that this criticism is just. d:
il their duty to do two things: First
prepare and bring to this Society
sufficient number of scientific paper
to make a program quite to their tast
ard be present in person and Ie1a
their papers and give to the othe
scientific papers Slentific discussion
a and second, to enter into the polite
: OF this Society and make the sal
politics conform to their views as I
. quality. quantity, momentum and a
l. o1her specifications desired. ACCOM-
: pliShl0g their purpOSe ia whole or i
part, it then becomes tAeir bounGe
GEty. as it has ever been and eve
! will he, to combine their energy in
G Ie1lect and enthusiasm with the Gt!,e
I members of this Society to make c
t ii what it is Sure to be in fact, no
is. -pne Of he strongest and best Sta
o medical societies eNtant; one of til
5, most powerful State medical S)cietie
e Known. but n who wiel,1S tha, pOWe
n only FIR tho good of our aobla rr"fes
: sion AMI he good Of all IA people
n the tri;sh est star in the galaxy.
Social Service.
n There is no phase of social servi
which the doctor is not prominent
connected. 1t was noticeable at tf
recent session of the Southern Socit
logical Congress that every Subje'
presented was based upon and solva
BILE by proper health conditions. 1t
w. worthy of note that the next sessis
l. of this congress will have for its Of
l. ject pointing out the duties Of all o
= gained bodies of people, including IL
L. church, in this campaign for healt
h., The various organizations for SOcl
'. service are simply the annOuncenne
n Of the fact that a gOOdly lumber
L. our people are answering h questfa
that has een reverberating down Il
halls of time since the time Of Ca
and bel: Am l my brothers kee
z err" They are anxious to answer tf
iqueStion with their time and the
imoney, but it devolves upon our pr
fessiOn, upon Q and me, to poi
the way.
Cooperation.