The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
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come "A good general nr,,titi,p.,
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mastery Association of Now WI o.,
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mn shouId ni,,a nj. -
Tho association who bn,h Lrn,., ,i. 49,.
rroSess,on ana h.. ,n i,,i,,., -
teaching. such a ono ,s IT. S,thnm
Opperheim,
Dr Oppenheim no,,,.d ou, ,h., o,o-
nomicaIIy sickness is no longer n rcc,s-
s,ty. but A luxury. and Tim thor. a.,
few who can AFFORD ia no re.i,v s,cL T.,
they once start the round of Illness they
have no ide.. where the, can sion.
In the old DAYS. TO b. IN was no, so
very uncomfortable The family nhNSi-
clan, being human, knew the family
valences. lie looked upon his patients
not as problems in chemistry or en-
ainples OF peculiar disease, but as human
beings and therefore was able to work
out thingsalong human lines. To I've sure.
his nomenclature was limited. and he
had TOO many drugs. ON the other hand
he paid little attention to pomp and cere-
lnony or to strict Office hours. His feel
lsr .aA. sl.s
tendency TO run their own course. and he
would not believe that books hold the
sum OF wisdom. He had many faults
but, b. and large. hc was human and "A
great comfort. All day ard all night
ne Leo u hard WORKING. thoughtful and
loving lfe.
rms type GRADUALLY. by reasons OF
the many dramatic changes IN medicine.
sss been displaced. Before aseptic
surgery developed one could plot cut
the route by "A trail OF
typhoid. Beginning with Lister, medi-
cine has become "A matter of public
thought and public knowledge. Little
oy little ordinary pus processes have
hecn controlled. Now a new discovery
cVnTs with hurting force. Yellow
fever. for example. has been stamped
out. The amount OF Information has
become so dramatically great that Il
mas impressed people Wlth the necessity
or more detailed knowledge. and there
fore OF specialist. Hence the huge
hody or specialists which has developed.
50 FAR has this gone that 1t was said
OF The late br. McBurney that he in
vented appendic!tis-h" simply CAV" a
local la 0D,tlun 10 the thing. TINS is
also true OF the discoveries Affecting the
throat. gynecoIogy and obstetrics. We
all know that most people Dig thelr
tTdNes WIN the'r 'ee'h' TOT S'"'h"Nn
troubies We therefore nave TINS man ana
that man.
This body Is built on a plan oi Factors
OF safety. We have many more lung
cells. nerve Gems and tissues man We
Use, Organically We hay" So ni'n sur-
plue capacity ina "" never come 10 l'v
Limit. II is perhaps true, therefore, t'at
there was some eAagsera,lon II elnl'hd-
ss upon the need Tor 81 many spet'a''s'S'
Their. is no doubt at all that We want
20 use every advance that can POSSIBLY
lie made. and that therefore tne'e -
need Of specialists. The Whole d1iiculty
n that the mass VI Information whIcA
these men arc piling up has not bee'1
assimilated. This body l. more IMAM
q test tube or laboratory material. IL
IL ls,und TO "A living thing with mental
and splritua! parts equally rs important
rs tho physical. The specialist, there
fore, should bc a rare man. 70 "h"'' wv
could e. AS TO the court of last resort.
He should attain his place after years
81 general work. which would indicate
tina, no Mas an ap,itid-. humanity
sna.Liug lie should have enough eN-
,.rienco to know what Is the normal,
ana no, 10 view patients from the
D.c,,i,r argyle Of the abnormal. After
III w.. nrIrriral reason for the existence
~, 49, nh,sici,, tx the welfare of the
,.,,.u,
- 49, 40, man therefore. To look
uard 90 ,ha ,eId of medicine is to
n.ma,u !" INV a., Mace mat he will
rsn"r ,,so,, ,or general practice, and
80, Iii .,ard ye,r- I'm this work,