The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-01-30
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question Is often propounded by
those the most interested. the
PEOPLE. The why and wherefor of
this much mooted medical practice
act Of the state Of Utah.
A gentleman recently exclaimed,
protect the public indeed, it is moth
ing of the sort" This measure
when properly named, is "a fraud
upon society,"" a screen to cloth three
schools of medical doctors with a
legalized monopoly, to protect men
who are VIGOROUSLY guessers in the
administration Of poison against the
competition of superior members of
all schools of healing, to fine and
Jail honest men and women for cur
ing disease, to shut out every nat
ural method and curative agent
known to this Enlightened age, and
tie the people Of Utah down to the
medical fetichism and poisonous
hOOuoOS vi thC udi n dSCos
1t restricts investigation within
the narrow confines of the drug de-
lusions and virtually decides that
certain medical schools have exhaust
ed all science in the treatment of
disease and that no other can or
may be developed in this state. 1t
Imposes upon the citizen the neces-
sity of employing medical men and
methods which may be distasteful to
him, or going without medical aid
altogether. 1t recognizes certain
theories of cure as perfect and have
condemned all others as frauds and
bmposters. 1t would render Christ
land the Apostles amenable to the
criminal law, or Jail the Good Sam
aritan, under the guise of protecting
Ipuf, health.
Is this what we call liberty? Is
nthis the hand of fellowship which
bhese medical men are extending to
Their fellow men who are doing good
n the world? 1t would be no idol
9try to bow down and worship this
act, for there is nothing like it in the
heavens above, the earth beneath, or
b the water under the earth. And
0otice If you please, how craftily
Eorded, that the governor shall APP
Soint only wise actors from three
hedical schools on this so-called
hedical board.
If it is the right of this board to
.efine the size and quality and
bake of the pill which l shall take,
thy would it not be right for this
ripartite drug monopoly to select
by cheese, my beefsteak, and manu-
lcture of my cigars? Must we con-
EIDE that these three schools with
lie addition of the osteopaths, have
toaked up all the medical knowled-
lie in the world? And it Is rather
Important to consider the power OF
llis board that may rob man OF
lis life's work, and study by refus-
ag him the right to practice in this
ate, that 1t may decide which are,
I'D which are not reputables col
ges, vary its rules so as to conform
the convenience of its pets; de-
rhine who may treat disease and
no may not direct what system OF
leatment or cure may be regularly
flployed by the citizen and from its
Ibitrary decision there is no right
appeal.
Let us look back over the medical
IDS of the last forty years, Gaze
on the monstrous absurdities to
tich medical men have grasped as
tdrowning man grasps at straws,
fading. Eblistering, starving, freez-
i, halation, blue glass, elixir of
CHI Ench, sweating, vomiting,
IA X tFbut not least, that glorious
H'ei 'ii' nv"
hng me highway of human mlser-
[ like the bleaching bones on a
fbert, and from the whole conglom-
tion. we are unable to extract a
Ygle rational medical idea which
Mfuld rise above the dignity of a
Msting phantasm? Yes, 1t is a
X1hnce which needs the protection
Ma stranger and dishonest grave.
All Now just a word about diagnosis
you know what diagnosis is?
I'll, / will tell you. 1t consists OF
!, r or Ave medical doctors whose
va les denote condensed death, sitting
Irnd a sick man and guessing that
" don't know what ails him. AT
that Laa haan narfnrnnnH thaN