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A Doctor Factory

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
July
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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One of our prominent druggists, Mr. J. J. Goodyear, received a few days since a circular letter from what purports to be the "Wisconsin Eolectic Medical Collego, of Milwaukee, Wis., correspondence department Xo. 1001 West Congress st., Chicago 111." In the letter accompanying the circular are these two paragraphs : "If you have any aspirations to a profession which runs side by side with that of Pharmaey, if you desire to become a physician and have the legal right to append M. D. to your name; then you are politely requested to carefully read and digest the coiitents of the inclosed prospectus. The plan as outlined therein gives to the pharmacist an open door to the legitímate practice of medicine, as an authorized physician. "The diplomas of the Wisconsin Eclectic Medical College are perfectly rood in law, binding and valid, and the total fees are exceedingly moderate, $35.00 all inclusive. We'only ask your best thoughts on the matter. And in the ïneantime we shall be glad to hear from you and to explain any point or points not made quite clear by the prospectus, or any which may arise in your miud." Fred Rütlaxd, M. D., President." The circular referred to has several pages condemning the laws of states hat requiie examinations for pbysicians, and provide penalties for auy unauthorized person or qnack attemptinj! to practice medicine. It is a very boid thing, made more so probably, since a great party, by its platform, has denounced the restraining influences of our courts of justice. It's clusing sentence reads : "Such laws then are a doublé wroug. Since they not only prevent the well qualified froni practiciug, but forbid citizens in the hour of sickness from employing the physician they would prefer." After quoting from the charter of the "college" granted by the state of Wisconsin, this paragraph occurs : "Therefore the Wisconsin Eclectic Medical College being a legally chartered and reputable Institution both it, and its graduates are perfectly protected by the law, and no person or power can disturb them. It is the duty and policy of the ofncers of this college to point out to those desiring a medicad education that it can be lawfully auc honestly acquired even if they cannot attend our college or any other medical college in person, for it ia an established fact that students can, and do, by the diligent and faithful study of the proper books at home, with the help of the experience they can get assisting a physician, acquire a more practical and useful medical education than they can attending monopoly colleges, and spending valuable time and hard-earned money on much that is speculative and theoretical." Still further on, this : "Itis possible for students to gradúate without attendancè. "During the course of our correspondence we often find persons that have been acquiring knowledge of medicine for many years past and some that have practiced medicine successfully for differing periods of time, but are at an immense disadvantage in States where monopoly laws exist. If such a person will please give us a statement of the circumstances, giving time they have studied or practiced or both, we will arrange for their examination before a Notary Public of their town and if the examiners of this College find it satisfactory they can be legally and lawfully graduated, receiving the Diploma of the College, conferring the desree of Doctor of Medicine without attendance at th College. "Some are already fully qualifled to pass the examination, while again others are deficiënt in some respect au not quite up to our standard, in sucl cases a diligent study of proper book will soon vernedy the trouble and win1 they are sufficiently qualified, tli degree of Doctor of Medicine, can b conferred at any time. "The time of graduation and obtaining a legal Medical Diploma is a very great event in the life of any person, as the append of M. D. always raises the individual in the social scale no matter who he or she inay be. It also gives to its owuer a position and a general authority which is absolutely unobtainable by any other means. FEES AND TEBMS. "The total fees for matriculation, examiiiatiou and graduation are $50.00. "The College system is Eclectic, as being the best and surest method of healing known. The Eclectic is a school towards which all other systems radíate. In it the two extremes of the Allopath and the Horneopath meet. The same is true of the Physio-Medical School which teaches the use of Botanical remedies alone, and again of the Hydropathist who uses no medicine whatever, but baths of various kinds alone. "Thus it will be seen the best there is of all is taken and the rest left. "The Eclectic Physician can use auything, everything that is good. "Certified copies of the Charter of the College can be had at cost price, 25 cents each." Here you see, is a chance for anyone, whether attending college or not to get a degree of M. D., for $50 entitling them to practice upon theirfellow men. The fact that regular medical schools have, almost without exception, extended their courses from two years to four years, and that here in Ann Arbor the extensión of the course to six years is being seriously conteinplated, shows ïow the medical profession regard the ibsolute necessity of a thorough and ampíete edueationbefore anyone should e allowed to practice. It is a profession that ought to be fill(1 by men, not only of great learning, ut great skill as well, and any instituion that will sell the degree of M. D. or either $35 or $50, without attendance upon college a day, ought to receive the sharp and careful scrutiny of state officials, even if it is chartered in one state and doing business in auother. The regular physicians in Illinois and Wisconsin owe it to the good reputation of themselves to look into this thing.

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