The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-17
Barometer of Public Opinion
Rcgnrding McdIcnI EthIcs.

Editor World; In an editorial headed: The
Direction of the Wind" In The World OF the
lOth instant you place the medical profession
IN the attitude of menace to the general pub
lie. | am enclosing my copy OF the principles
OF Medical Ethics as have been held for ages
as tho law for the guidance OF the medical pro-
fesslon towards their patients. the general pub
lie and conduct OF one physician towards an
other In It You will find nothing incompati-
bic with an honorable gentlemaus behavior
towards any onc--bo he patient, beggar, prince
or charlatan.
II anyone for minute would study the mat
ter ana knew what the average graduate OF
medicine knows he would see the falsity OF ad-
vertising to cure, even the simplest allment. He
would know that he was claiming power that
u" one has-the power to prevent Infection and
cause tissue to heal by reproducing itself Some
OF the slightest injuries cause death In spite OF
an known remedles-why, the Lord himself
only KNOWS IL Is true that many diseases have
been found out" and serums produced that
VIII In most instances, cure them, and vet no
one can honestly say To the anxious mother:
Yes can cure your child she has dlpththerla
and the administration OF antltoNln will cure
nor There Is no need to worry" Therefore.
no one Is honest when he advertses that he
can cure the average malndy, and his adver-
N9ement IL only q bid for business for the
money IN II, and not for the good OF huma nity
ihere Is no one so ignorant that they suffer
because they do not know Of physicians that
can otter them reasonable assurance of benefit
tproNding they have a disease that IS NOT in
curahIe), notwithstanding the fact that recently
many daihes In the United States censured our
American surgeons for not advertising 10 cure
deiormltles as has Doctor Lorenz OF Vienna, IN
stead OF allowing them to SO on suffering-be-
cause we do not advertise to cure them. when
the tacts OF the matter are, that Doctor Loren2
ouF cures small per cent OF the cases treated.
take your article as an Insult to the profess
SION tnat mas done more for suffering humanity
Than all others combined, in face OF the oct
.n4t u'F nave at all times been in an uphill
ight against charlataus adjusters faith cures
ana now and then the press. What other pro-
lessiun spends the time, money and labor for
tnt prevention OF disease or suffcringP What
Uther cut practicing under the term doctor
gives their time and labor as often without re-
hluh'Iauon as does the regular physician What
aaNerusinE quack goes out of his office without
even promise OF pay for the relief OF suffering
humanity What other school teaches thai
financial remuneration is secondary consd-
Grafton, as does the schools of medicine that
subscribe TO the code OF medical ethlcsY There
u.s. not the least speck OF similarity in the cases
OF the medical society and unions OF the labor
Iu6 or business classes-your statement thor
ouGhy understood, Their whole toplcs and dis
cusslons are for the good Of the populace and
tho uplitt or our profession both professions lIy
anu morally ! am sorry to say It, but IL is the
iaet that we still have a few men in our socie-
tles that get the greater part OF their business
ny Indirect advertising, self-laudatlon nromis.
ing cures (Wlth the same gusto as n merchant
would guarantee dozen eggsO whom he prob-
ably knows that he only has a small chance Of
delivering the goods" No IL is only tha nm
s'rupulous that promise unusual cures ana tbc
pubic doesn't need any directions to find the
honest doctor. N NV
And in closing will say that, in spite OF my
hsh opinion OF the press, it looks like il was
missing the doctors pay for space.
Tulsa March 10, G. S. HARTSHoRNE,