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THE ItADitt
For two years there has befen
and .more. owners of: radio receiving sets have become im-
Uite(l and disgusted with the increasing volume' of sales' talks
, squeezed. m(th6 .hrinds of a stoll .group of interrelated cor
porations which are responsible for' the offerings, the endless
repetitions of the same old croonings, warblings bues .and
ja?z .interspersed .'with' ardent descriptions of all kindif-of
;cdminoitis annoyed and angered ever more listeners' as
fthe months roiled by.,; Warnings against this excessive com
mercialization of radio came
'.otjttfe Federal Radio Cornmissiori, the radio trade fress,
;arjists, ministers, educators
.but; without avail. ....
f jn;:radio broadcasting tie
paramount.. In transmitting
the 550, commercial broadcasting stations have an invest?
-merit, at tiie average rate of $50,000 per station, of less than
thirty millions; at ah average cost of $60 the 13,000,000 re-
'ceiying sets represent flh investment of $780,000,000; almost
twenty times the cost of the transmitting equipment, yet the
. owners' of the transmitters have acted, are how acting as
' fViaiti an1 if Yu tinainocci lirovA ftit. irWn'nrtnnf: Yin A
$ihd the Only, part worthy of consideration.
i-j;;Now the revolt oi the listeners has found voice in Congress.
Senator James. Couzens of Michigan, a straight thinker whose
VaptiOria are based solely on his conception of the public wel--Jf
Are; ' haa4ntrodvjced a resolution asking the Federal Radio
Qpmmission for a survey and repYt"dk the commercialization
jpf radio programs, the possibility of limiting 61 eliminating
llrect advertising from the air and on the feasibility of gov
; ernment owiiership of radio. , : .
In the House' Representative Horr is asking for ah ih
i'vestigatioh of the tendency toward a broadcasting monopoly
and of the acts and policies of the Federal Radio Commission,
'v Both. resolutions deserve the support of congress. They
twill get it , if .radio listeners will let their representatives 'in
('congress know that they are heartily in favor of all efforts
'to improve broadcasting conditions and prevent radio mo'ho
'jpoly. u.
Ventura, (Cal.j Free Press
v It is claimed that America spends 3 per cent of its income
:or medical care. Imagine what it would amount to if all
the people paid their doctors. ; , 1
i We may as well be frank and admit that the jolly old
' songs inspired by liquor sounded pretty idiotic. v
j: It is suspected that some women distrust their intuition
when they consider the husbands they picked. . i-
Union Personals
By Mrs. I,. Z. TcrnU.
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION (Special) Portland papers,
this week,- ore announcing the trans
fer of Floyd Miutwcll, managing di
rector of the Paramount theatre Hi
Portland, to Spokane, where lie will
bo manager of the new Fox theatre
that was opened there lout fall. This
beautiful will to structure covering ft
city block io said to be the. finest Fox
theatres west of the . Mississippi.
Floyd, son of W. A. Maxwell, of Un
ion. Is vory popular in Portland and
his truntifer will leave vacant a place
911 tho motion picture censor board,
the chairmanship of tho entertain
inent committee for the national
American Lesion convention in Port
land in September, and a place on
the exectitlvo council of post No. 1
of tho Portland American Legion.
Nearly 30 attended the meeting of
tho Ladies' Aid held at tho homo of
Mrs. Louisa Burwell Wednesday af
ternoon. Tho business session was
devoted .chiefly to discussing ways
! and means of making some money
and they decided on one project
tho serving of a cafeteria supper at
the .church to tho delegates or the
, League Institute next week. A so
t clal hour was spent find ft lunch
served by Mrs. a. F. Hall, Mrs. Will
.Kiel block and Mrs. Burwell.
. Mrs. Howard Wilson, who has been
visiting for nearly two weeks with
i: her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor,
returned to Lowlston Wednesday.
, Prof.. E. L. Potter OJid Prof. Nel
son, of O. S. C, visited the experi
ment farm Wednesday nnd checked
- up on the cattle and sheep depart
ments, preparatory to tho change in
management. They attended the com
mercial club luncheon at noon ftnd
Prof.. pottr paid a fine tribute to
the late Robert Wlthycombe. He also
epoke very favorably of Dale Rich
ards, who Is to become the new su
perintendent of the farm. Prof. Nel-
' son spoke of the future of the sheep
. industry. Ilex Baxter, recently re-
. turned, missionary, spoke of the
: miner soraia conditions in the farm
ing sections of the southern states.
editor and Publisher .
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REVOLT ,
mattering in the ranks. More
from many quarters: members
raised their voices in protest,
... M
rights Of the listener should be
apparatus and studio equipment
Mrs. draco Powers, of Medical
Springs, was n Union visitor Wednes
day. Roads were blocked so that
sho had to conio by way of Baker, i
A partial list of tho books thivt are
being read by members of tho read
ing club Is given bolow. These books
aro all to bo found In the library nnd
many other good books not listed aro
to bo found and can bo used for book
reviews. Tho next meeting wlll.be
held at tho homo of Mrs. L. Z. Ter
, mil on Tuesday evening.
"Son of Man," Emll Ludwig.
"American Beauty," Edna Ferber.
"Tho Six Mrs. Greenes," Lorna Rae.
"The Almond Tree," Grace Zaring
Stone..
. "The Whltd Bird Flying," Bess
Strceter AUIrich.
"Tho lantern In Her Hand," Bess
Streeter Aldrich.
"Tho Story of San Michele," Axel
Mont lie.
"Tho Windmill on the Dune," Mory
Waller.
"Tho Ten Commandments." War
wick Deeping.
"The Ring of tho Lowenskolds."
Solum Ijigerlof.
"HMlemere." Kathleen Norris,
"Rachel Moon." Lorna Reft.
"Fair Tomorrow,' Emtlle Lortng.
"Forgotten Gods," T. A. Harper.
"Shadows on tho Rock," Wllla
Cather.
"This Believing World," Lewis
Browne.
"Burning Beauty." Temple Bailey.
"Wo Must March," Honoro WlMslc
Morrow.
"Education of a Princess," Marie.
Grand Duchess of Russia.
"Before the Covered Wagon," Phil
ip Parrlsh.
. "A Daughter of the Samurai," E.
t. Sugimoto.
Waters Under tho Earth," Martha
Ostcnso.
"Blowing Clear," Joseph C. Lincoln.
"Good Eiu-th.", Pearl Buck.
"Laughing Boy," Oliver LaFrirge.
The members of the J. J. club
woro pleasantly entertnined at the
home of Mrs. Ellis Hess Wednesday
afternoon, nnd a shower for Mrs.
Cecil Orlggs was a special feature
of the afternoon's entertainment.
The usual brain tenser contest was
won by Mrs. Roy Gipsou, with Mrs.
MOTOR LAWS FOR'
OREGON CHANGED
Hal E. Hoss, Secretary of
State; Discusses New
Code Passed in 1931 :
By Hnl K. Hoss
(Secretary of State, written for The
' Associated press)
SALEM, Ore. OP) The yeor Just
past has seen ft number of import
ant changes In the scope of the work
of tho department of state, principal
ly because of new legislation affect
ing motor vehicles. The new speed
law which did away with the previous
36-m41o limit, has been universally
applauded and records show that by
substituting the basic rule of prudent
and careful operation of a car for
the fixed maximum law no material
increase in accidents can be charged
to . excessive speeds. ...
My opinion of the new law. is that
it merely legalizes and gives sanction
to the practice of traveling over 35
miles an hour, Indulged in by almost
every motorist in tho state. Other,
changes in tho nilcs of the road mado
bv tho legislature were also valuable
from the standpoint o providing unl-
formity in our regulations witn out
er states.
Discusses Exam Law
Perhaps the most far reaching of
the new laws was the one providing
rpr an examination oi persons apply
ing for drivers' licenses. Heretofore
it was possible 'for any person cer
tifying that he wad 16 years old and
capable of driving a car to obtain a
license, but since the first of last
July we have been giving applicants
an examination designed to ,show
whether or : not they are qualified
drivers. This examination tests their
Vision, hearing, knowledge of road
signs and signals, gives tnem.a orier
but thorough quiz on the motor ve
hicle laws and rules of the road, and
makes them demonstrate their ability
to actually operate a car in traffic.
From the records we koep our depart
inent Is convinced that a great deal
of good has been accomplished in
keeping incompetent people from try
ing to drive, while those who pass
the tests are better qualified than
(hey would normally be. Virtually
every one taklng the tests hasslg-
P. A. Goodbrod winning second. The
hostess served a dainty lunch at the
ciose oi i-no contest.
Mrs. Helen Stearns, of Hligard, was
d visitor at the A. I. Bidder home
on Wednesday. - , -.
Mrs. Charles Heyei came in from
Portland Monday, for a two weeks
visit witn ner parents, Mr. ana Mrs.
C. L. Scott. She Is the twin daugh
ter, Lola, who was married to Mr.
Hever in Portland, at the home of
Mrs. Margaret McDonald, on Jan. 3.
She received her schooling at Union
and at North Powder, where she fin
ished .her high school work.. . She,
took a. business course in Boise and
since that time ;has been living in
Portland.- Her husband is manager
of .ft hotel in Portland.
Miss Clora Lay, of The Park, has
beert a guest of Mrs. Ernest Kohler
and Mrs. J. A. Atkinson this week.
Clara Van HoUten la having a ten
day vacation from her duties in the
post office and is spending ft with
relatives in Spokane. She left on
Wednesday.
Mr. ontl Mrs. Walter Cock enter
tained the T. B. club Wednesday eve
ning. Five tables of cards were at
play during the evening, Miss Alice
Cad well nnd L. Z. Terr all making
high scores and Will Vogel low. The
hostess served a delicious lunch at
H o'clock.. . -
After conducting their .-separate
business sessions Monday evening
tho American Legion and auxiliary!
members met at,, the Women's club
for a monthly social evening. . Mrs.
Louisa Burwell had charge of the
program and was assisted by Mrs.
Merton Davis in giving some ideas on
"LeglplatioA." Group singing mid
cards furnished the entertainment
for the remainder of the evening.
Mrs. Lillian Cross and Mrs. Frank
Wigglesworth served ft lunch.
The Pythian Sisters aro giving a
dancing party at the K. P. hall Fri
day evening, Jan. 22.
Mrs. Pete Woll Is recovering nice
ly from an operation at Hot Lake on
Monday. ' '
HOW TO CHOOSE A DOCTOR
Medicine may be defined as the
art of preventing and relieving suf
fering through means contributed by
science. It is almost as old as man
kind, crude attempts at it being found
among tho most primitive peoples
and references to It among the writ
ings and Inscriptions of most ancient
civilizations.
ln;tl,l,U1S.nd.,t
It must have begun as an art, for
primitive peoples thero was. strictly
speaking, no science. . As knowledge
expanded into science : medicine
evolved, reaching ltq greatest effi
ciency among 'those peoples most
proficient In the sciences.
To those who lived before the dawn
of science, to those now living In
civilizations into which science has
not penetrated and to .those who now
live in ignorance 111 cmigmencd coun
tries, medicine was and Is n kind of
maple, and the doctor a kind ot
magician. But to the educated and ;
enlightened people of the present day,
medicine is out n aepartmenc or sci
ence, and tho doctor but a fellow
man whoso special education enables
him to biiiut practical advice nnd
comfort to the sufferer.
Whv )u neks Abound
"Man Is born to trouble ns the
sparks fly upward" but where super
stition; ignorance, vice and corrup
tion nrevall his troubles Increase:
whero enlightenment and virtue pre
vail they diminish. Our complex
clviliKatlon is not nil enlightenment !
and virtue but Is tinctured with ! ful and unscrupulous practitioners!
African savagery. Oriental mysticism, j Here is a woman who cannot be made
southeastern Europcon superstition, to believe that she is ill until she is
religions bigotry and a surprising sol- I almost dying; she is of no use to him
entlflc Ignorance esieclolly In fo-' and ho may not take her case, which
gnrd to biology so that voodoo doc-! seems to make htm appear all the
tors, herbolists, natural bone-setters, l more honest. Here ts a man who be
fall h healers and many other vari-! Heves that he Is dying when little
etlcs of quacks abound. Is the matter with him; what an op-
To one icnorant of finance a buck- I
ct-shop may appear preferable to
reputable brokerage firm, because
tho latter is highbrow; to one lgnor-!
ant of the , law. a pettifogger may j
appear more interested and active
than a reputable attorney; to one
ignorant of science n quack .may)
make a stronger appeal than a re-
putublc doctor because ot the clef-I
Inlleness of his statements nnd 113 i
gunrnnteo of euro. But In nil of j
these cases icnoranco is likely to be
rewarded by great loss of money,
property or health.
A Difficult Procedure
But how shall ono select his doc
tor? To whom shall he go for cap
able medical advice and counsel?
Theso questions are so difficult to
answer that a great medical teacher
of a generation ago used to tell his
classes that "it requires a medical
education to enable a man to choose
a good doctor.
If ono does nol inherit hts doctor!
from his parents, which is common, i
but chooses him for himself, he is
usually influenced by friends that I
pified his gratitude lor .the expert- The difficulty Is that stfch vague
enco. - I symptoms sometimes, mark the be-
Actlyities of the department -of ginning of -some serious illness- ty
state cover such a wide variety, that phold fever, for example; sometimes
it is difficult to give even brief men- they ore merely ephmeral dlsturb
tlon to all of them In a short article. 1 ances lasting so short a time that it
However, to touch somewhat on, the is impossible to study them seriously,
extent of the work, let me select a few Hence the doctor cannot tell at the
in addition to the examination of stage at-which the patient consults
operators which is carried on at 53 him what the matter Is but must
points throughout the .state, and await the outcome. In the mean
which requires a total staff of soma, time he prescribes some simple, harm
fifteen examiners and office people, less and usually beneficial treatment,
nispww minions
our department also inspects and opening or the bowels and the avoid
certlfies light . adjusting stations at ance of fatigue.. By the time tho par
garages all over the state: in addl-ltient has carried out these first dl-
tion to having charge of the kinds
ana types or headiignt devices u&cd.mucn improved as to need no fur
on automobiles in Oregon. , j ther advice. But, on the other hand.
Besides register me: all local auto- I the next day may find him worse and
mobile owners wo keep track of over
luu.uuu ouc-oi -state automooiies each
year, by reaisterlnR thcnl at various
points throughout the state. It is
also part or our duty to check the j stages wnen nrsi ne sougnt aavice.
operation of bus and truck lines, ,to ) Now see how such a case is han
collect the proper fees based on the! died by a charlatan: fc
loads they carry, and to classify prop-1 "How fortunate that you came to
erly and establish rates for various e this morning! Why, man,
types of trucking operations. I you aro bordering on typhoid fever!
The preparation of materials- for But I hope to stop it. Go home at
and the supervision of all state" elec- once and go to bed; take this medl
tlons is an important work of the cine every two hours, and I'll come
state department which also Issues
notanai commissions, certificates to
registration of trade-marks, registers
aircraft operating within the state,
flies mortgages on migratory chat-
tels, registers farm names, audita nil
of the accounts of the various de
partments of the state government,
pays all of the bills against the state
and collects money due it.
it also is a part of . our duties to
arrance for the leclslative sessions
and to provide the supplies, and to ' drophobia, but he will always be
malntain a list of all the registered j Ueve that n was "bordering on ty
votera in the state, collect the state i phoid fever" and that Dr. Doe stopped
gas nut. pay reiuna claims, edit and
compile the Blue Book, the road laws,
election laws, proceedings of the
legislative session, and the Oregon
laws.
The state department has charge
Of the capltol group of buildings, and
the secretary of state is a member
of a number of boards arid coramis
sionif. ; Thus, the year 1933 looks like an
other busy one for those charged
ylth the administration of the af
fairs of our great state.
BILL PETROLLE
STOPS ED RAN
IN THE SIXTH
NEW YORK. Jan. 23 UP)-One more
ambitious young, welterweight, .Eddie
Ran of Poland, has. fallen afoul the
dynamite in ; the fists of Billy Pe
trollo grim-vlsaged . veteran of 150
fights, hi- the. last eight years,
Ran, one of the .hardest punchers
of fiis ten round bout with Petrolic
In Madison Square Garden last night.
persons watched a thrilling slugging
hiipi in whfrh i?nn rfrtvrinn- fiv.m
near-capacity crowd .or 1-7,000
a terrific drubbing in the first round,
rocked Petrolle reoeatedlv with hard
rights in the next four rounds only to
full victim to one bone-crushing right
early in the sixth round. ;
The sixth round had eone one rnin-
uto and 68 seconcU when Petrolle
suddenly brought up a right from
his heels and landed flush on Ran's
Jaw. The Pole went down, half" sit-
ting, half lying against one of "the
rones and was counted out. ' -
Petrolle weighed 140W pounds:
Ran 146.
Gas Tax Turnover
Is Quarter Million
SALEM, Jan. 23 (P) A quarter or
million- dollars was. placed InTtho
stato'highway fund earlier: thhvw&ek,
in the monthly transfer of .collec
tions from tho gasoline tax, made by
the secretary of state's office. ,
The month's gasoline revenue for
the hitrhWRV fund was ft264.fi24.7H.
Hal E. Hoss said. While the receipts '
from motor license fees are ollotted
to the highway fund ond the counties
once every three months, the mptor
rueis tax are transferred monthly.
Valuable "Bunny"
A sable-marked rnbblt fur, VriTued
at $5,000, was shown Rt an Interna
Monnl show In I.nhrinn.
have faith In Dr. John. Doe. It is
with his medicine as with his relig
ion he takes it on faith. And if
Dr. Doo is successful, which he esti
mates from the material things that
ho sees the expenslvenes of his of
fice, tho number of books in his li
brary, the complexity of tho appara
tus in his laboratory, the attractive
ness of his secretary, the cost of his
lntr his arrival he is satisfied.
But these things bespeak only one
kind of success business success
and are tho most used means of. ad
vertising and promoting quackery,
becauso the quack, being above all a
business man and least of all a doc
tor, knows tho favorable Impression
'they make. One does not go to his
doctor to do business but to sain
knowledge.- Has Dr. Doo knowledge to
give? '
"But," says one of Doe's former
patients. I know that he is a good
doctor because ho cured me when I
was 111." Now, do you know it. or do
you only believe It? What do you
know about your illness and what
he did for you? Between knowing
and believing thero is ft world of dif
ference that the quack understands
well. He banks on making you be
lieve that he cured you, and If he
succeeds, that is enough, for then
you will be another publicity agent
for him. You see that there Is art
In medical practice!
Aim wnat lavoraoie differences
there aro in people to assist the art-
Por"lull 1
But." you will 6ay. "what has all
this to do with me? I know when
I am sick and when the doctor helps
me. . I nm In no danger from any
quack."
It should be easy to undeceive you.
About one-half let us be conservit
ttve and say one-third of the cnlls
m!ld0 " thf ,t,.ft?r-n. i11 "-:
"wossiiry, might be omitted, nnd the
1JUI'11 uv M "lu"vy iulu me nociors time )
iinvnuco just wnat was going to nap-
p- l smou and easy to eradicate. Any i
Fnrly plnRiiosls May Be Impossible j oue can appreciate that It Is much
One nrlses Ih the morning with a easier to cut away a tiny morbid
vnrlety of ill feelings dating from I growth than a largo one and that
several days back and finds thnt ho the operation will be far less dnn
1s. If anything, worse, so he decides serous, destructive nnd disfiguring, i
to visit his doctor. Upon examlna-! Yet everywhere there are attacks
tlon It Is found that he has dull !
neaaacne. a coated tongue, heavy
breath, loss of appetite, a slight rise
oi temperature, some acning m the
of depression. Of course he does not
know what is the matter with him, '
so he consults his medical adviser, '
who also does not know.
sucn as the correction of the diet, the
rettlons, he usually feels himself so
j the following day so much worse that
uoctor, wno muse now visit nim,
knows that his patient has typhoid
- fever, which was In Its development
i and see you this afternoon." "Borr
aermg on typnoin iever" t-nat is the
, stock phrase. There is no such
thing: either one has typhoid fever
or one does not nave it. But It
sounds well, and the man hurries off
to bed. Next day he may be well, at
which the delighted practitioner rubs
his hands-and says, "I told you so,
I aborted the disease." In reality
the patient was in no more dahger
1 of typhoid fever than he was of hv
ll"
When Quack Is Most Dangerous
Or an anxious mother comes to the
doctor with a little child .whose throat
is. sore,,- A. pareful examination shows
nothing of importance but the. care-
I ful doctor, makes, a bacteriological
culture and admonishes, the mother
to be sure to bring the child back
again or to send for him the next,
morning ;ih case- there is no improve
ment, in. order itliat, should diph
theria have developed, no precious
time will be lost in checking it.
There is an oven chance that the
child will be well, In the morning.
Why Doctor May Be Nonromttial
.rirsE comes tne almost invariable
question- by the patient: "What is
tho matter with me,, doctor?
,; A few lines In Sydney Grundy's
play "A Fool's Paradise" are apropos
oi mis. nere wiey are:
Patient: "Well, doctor, I can't tell
you what is the matter with me. I
should like very much to know-"
. Doctor: . "Why? . What's that got
to ao witn youv;. .
Patient: "A great deal, unhappily.
Doctorj'Vulgar fallacy. A patient's
doctor.'
The doctor is right: What possible
difference can it make to the patient
I wnftt is -the matter with him?, It is
i the doctor's business to cure him.
Qd always letting him' know. about
himself Is not the best thing. . If he
! conceives his trouble to be trivial,
he neglect himself; If serious,
ne worry himself to deatf.
Second comes the invariable de-
mand for medicine. The patient may
b, agrppably surprised "WJien told
that his condition is not serious, he
may oo:pieasea w learn wiftt ne win
80011 wen- but he will rarely be
either pleased or satisfied If told
he needs no medicine. For thousands
of years men have been demanding
or their doctors, a retisn, an amulet,
a talisman, a potion, a draught, a
medicine. The idea that there Is
something magical about medicines
is not yet outlived, nnd the demand
for them Is such that millions of
dollars are wasted every year on
proprietary and utterly valueless mix
tures, Blmplv because the -ridiculously.
extravagant claims made; for them
ore believed by credulous people still
under the spell of the mystery.
In many ways It is unfortunate that
medical work is so largely confi-
dential, and is a personal matter be
tween the doctor and tho natlent.
It Is Hard to Cheek on Doctor
The clergy conduct their services in
public, and. whether one agrees" with
their particular system or not makes
little difference for everybody knows
or can find out what the system is
and with what sincerity it Is prac
ticed. Attorneys plead before Judges
and Juries, and If incompetent they
may loso; their cases; if. they ore no
toriously unscrupulous, they are rep
rimanded by the judge or even dis
barred. But once a doctor is per
mitted to set up in practice, there
is no way of checking his work or
his methods unless some grave crisis
occurs, and even thon there must be
some official invest Igation md a
suit for malpractice instituted- be
fore Justice may be obtained and j
punishment Inflicted. !
. This shows the Imperative neces-1
stty of making sure of a doctor's
qualifications before he begins. Of :
his moral character no one can be j
sure, but of his Intellectual attain
ment and medical knowledge it is
easy to be reasonably sure through
examinations that he should bo com
pelled to pass In order to qualify for
the right to practice.
Lest any one should say to him
self that It Is chiefly on those who
are not so ill as they think them
selves and who would get well any
way that the irregular practitioners
fatten, and that those really and
dangerously ill are likely to receive
treatment at tho hands of good doc
tors, so that tho whole matter may
be permitted to take care of Itself,
It is necessary to add a word of cau
tion. The quack eoes not know
what are; the diseases, the names of
which he sometimes glibly uses, how
they are caused, or how to recognize
them. . TJnder the misapprehension
that they are something else, he
sometimes lets thein go until it Is
too. late to save the patient; under 1
the rill apprehension that His own
newly invested method must work, he
sometimes does Irreparoble harm.
Dangers In Postponing Treatment
Who-has not heard of the danger
that may result from the postpone
ment Gf the operation for appendi
citis? The tremendous reduction of
the chances of recovery in diphtheria
with overy day. of delay In beginning
the treatment has already been men
tioned. The medical Journals report
many cases in which the ignorance
of quacks has resulted in great suf
fering or preventable death and also
many cases of infectious diseases
that have not been recognized until
the illness had spread too widely to
bo helped.
At the present time physicians and
surgeons are Intensely Interested in
combating cancer and are confiding
to the public their inability to treat
is witn success except in its earliest
Mages. Every one with a suspicious
soro or lump Is Implored to consult1
iv competent practitioner in order thnt:
tumor. 4t mny be treated while very 1 B
claiming to cure the disease "without ! I
the knife" and so preventing its re-
moral until It mny be too late toil
help.
wastes Durooselv exaroernte the ins
of oienUon until their poor patients
are willing to suffer anything rather
than submit to It. They they begin
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an antiquated system, long ago
abandoned as worthless by the medi
cal profession, of local applications
that are extremely painful, locally
destructive, and often productive of
large ulcers that are hard to heal;
In no wise does this treatment stay
the ravages of the disease. After the
quack has done his best or father
his worst and. the money is in. his
pocket, the patient finds his way to
the surgical clinic, to which he
should have gone first, but with dl
mi nlshed hooe of cure. Or somn
simple sore is cured and the patient
.a mum- to oeueve tnat it was a can
cer. To be certain that a sore or lump
Is cancer often requires expert micro
scopic examination such as no quack
can perform.
Medical science has no underlying
principle or theory of practice. It is
based on such facts as general sci
ence has discovered and on . such
theories as it employs In the absence
of actually, discovered fact. Like gen
eral science, it expands through added 1
niscovery ana constantly changes so
that what is thought good practice
today may, as the result of some new
discovery, be replaced by a new prac
tice tomorrow.
"But," some one will say, "medl
cino has such fads." That is inevit
able and is the unavoidable conse
quence of the Important additions it
is always receiving from general sci
ence, the possible uses and limita
tions of each of which must be clear
ly determined. If It proves useful
to assume its proper place; if worth
less it is cast aside and soon, for
gotten. It is during the testing pe
riod that the new agent is the lat
est fad.
Years of Study Makes the Doctor
No doctor has any occult or super
natural powers. Tho only , reason
that he can be helpful when one is
ill is because through long years of i
study he has learned more facts than !
are common knowledge that bear on '
the cause, prevention and treatment
of disease, j
Medical Shortcuts Produce Quacks
Consideration j or jtrre -different i
medical sects might --otcupy "ihuch j
space, were they worthy of such dig-
nity. A few of them are the off- ,
spring of worthy but mistaken medi- i
cal men, possessed of all the science
pf their times; most of them were!
born of ignorance and chicanery. , j
Sects flourish only so long as they j
are profitable to the practitioners. 1
1. e., so long as men are able to be
glh and continue to practice without
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the long ftnd expensive preparation
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so long as the public continues to
believe in them. , .
If a new sect obtains a large fol
lowing it sooner or later establishes
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ciples to spread its eospel. That usu
ally marks Us decline, for no sooner;
must one go to scnooi to learn it
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tho time it takes to learn it and the
money It costs. It is a short cut to
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