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Show Dr. Pett It. "By secular press, I mean more particularly the newspapers that each day reach fully 90 per cent of the reading public. By far the larger part of the public, especially busy people get about all their general information in-formation from the newspaper." Concerning advertisements, Dr. Pet-tit Pet-tit said In pari: "A brnnd definition of advertising would include everything in an advertisement, ad-vertisement, whether paid or otherwise other-wise which in intended to benefit the individual. If such an aav ertlsement contained the truth there could be no logical objection to it It Is the ele- 1 ment of fraud, intentional or otherwise, other-wise, that makes advertising by on profession so objectionable. Any advertisement ad-vertisement devoid of exaggeration, either expressed or implied, should be regarded as legitimate." CLOSER RELATIONS BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND THE PRESS Quincy, 111 , May 19. Closer relations rela-tions between physicians and tho press were advocated by Dr. J. W. Pcttit, Illinois State Medical society, in an address at tho annual meeting of the society. While deprecating advert ad-vert lslng of a eensational nature,' he called attention U the public good that could be accomplished through publicity of the right sort. "No agency is more potent for good cr evil than tho secular press," said |