Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-11-28
COOP MEDICINE.
BUT NOT STATE.
Medical Profession Differ
ent Than Others, Declares
DR.. j. L. Mcleod.
Prevention Stressed Much
More Than Cure in Prac-
tice Today.

In his talk before the Parent
Teacher Association in the Askoy
high school assembly Friday evening
Dr. ]. Lawrence Mcleod of Grand
Rapids, stated that the medical pro-
fession is different than that of other
professions and trades and therefore
he is of the opinion that state medi-
cine would not be successful. The
doctor, who is also state senator from
his district, said that cooperation is
successful in many fields and that
that might also be successful in the
medical field. at any rate is much to
be preferred over state medicine. If
the cooperative association with ref
erence to medicine were large enough,
perhaps taking in a whole county so
that several physicians and surgeons
were included in it, and the patient
could have the choice of doctor, it
would have much better chances of
success.
DR.. Mcleod said that 80 years ago
medicine was looked upon differently
than today. Doctors do not adver-
tise special bargains in operations.
or that they can cure better than
others. that being frowned upon by
the profession. Up to 1850 the doc
tors we're not so exacting about clean
illness, little sterilization took place,
and anaesthesia and surgery were
practically unknown. In 1860 sur
gerry commenced to come to the fore
and in 1896 X-ray with the different
rays came into use.
Prevention is Order of Day.
The doctor went on to say that to-
come to the front, especially with
reference to typhoid fever. diphtheria.
small pox and such communicable
diseases. Vaccinated patients do not
die like folks did before vaccination
was known. There are but few OBJ
jectors to vaccination now, for while
there are mild cases of illness re-
sulting from it. there is small danger
from vaccination.
When the autoist observes knocks
in his car, said the speaker. he drives
to a garage to have it checked and
adjusted or repaired. The same pre-
caution should be taken with refer
ence to the human body: If there ap
pears to be something wrong it should
be checked up without delay. But
folks often shy the check-up. fearing
that there may be something radically
wrong. delaying for weeks and even
months until they are downright ill
and ready for the hospital. A stitch
in time will often save nine.
Diabetics Can Live Long.
Herbs used by the pioneers are now
prepared in much smaller doses in
the shape of pills. but even the pills
are not used as extensively as for
merly. said the doctor. Insulin for
patients suffering from diabetes came
into use in 1922 when the discovery
was made. Insulin produced artifi-
cially from the glands of animals
takes up the sugar in the blood YES
sells of humans and stores it in the
liver for later use. Diabetes who
might have died at young age. can.
through the use of insulin and care
in diet, live to ripe old age.
DR.. Mcleod went into an explana-
ton Of diagnosis for treatments and
the use of the X-ray machine. how
pictures are taken Of bone fractures.
and Of the stomach for locating can
Ger. ulcers. and other diseases. He
said that the suns rays are good for
the health and for that reason there
Is less sickness in the summer time
as compared with winter The ultra
violet rays-light rays-are used for
skin diseases and the mira red-heat
rays-for rheumatism
Cancer. which is an overgrowth
of certain tissues. can be cured but
1t may kill the patient. said the
speaker. but added that cancer Of an
external type. can. through early d.
agnosis, be cured without fatal re-
suits, radium being applied.
Urges Frankness in Sex Problems.
Touching briefly. but with empha-
sis. on sex education amongst chill
uTeu. the UOStoI Sdlu lIxtt sex plays
a tremendous part in human life. and
therefore parents and teachers must
face the problem. Young boys and
girls should be guided with more
frankness. He added that doctors in
their practice come face to face with
those problems frequently and know
of the unhappiness they bring to
many. mainly because of lack Of un-
derstanding and the failure to i'm
part information to the young folks
in the proper manner and at the
right time. He suggested the reading
of federal government pamphlet,
Guiding the Adolescent," and little
book Growing Up." A copy was
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