Show can any system be right which bich makes the tha n new system urged suffering and misery necessary of some to prevent disease e in order that others othera may make a living it seems to by F J MCINTYRE minneapolis NV mum me this question must be answered in the negative nevertheless erth eless this is the condition that exists today in the treatment of human ills it must be plainly evident to all of us that under such conditions while the physician has to depend for his success upon the prevalence rather than the scarcity of dishes we cannot reasonably expect him to make any special effort at the elimination and prevention of disease in order to promote the study and practice of prophylactic methods a different system must necessarily be established and I 1 would suggest that the country be divided into medical districts and a competent physician appointed over each district by a national medical board the members of this latter should be chosen for their thorough knowledge and proved ability it should be the duty of each of these district physicians to keep his district free from disease and ill health of all kinds upon his ability to do this should depend his continuance in his position in this way we would make a great stride toward teaching the people how to keep well and at the same time would eliminate one cause of prevalent ills the quack doctor |