Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL.
Dr Youn^ and the members of the Dubuque I'nh. If we are to continue to have d
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and Des Moines County Soeieties.
' House of Lords" let us carry out our Bntj
13th. The Editor should not be the Busi- ish imitation to its logical ultimate:—by 9^\
uess Manager of the Journal, but a cul- means let us have a House of Common|j
tured, scholarly, scientific regular physician If we wish to pretend an American virtue
who devotes his time solely to editorial though we have it tiot, let us have a Houal
work. Under proper conditions and restric- of Representatives as well as a Senate. Givii
tions and a suitable salary, the present us also a Presidential veto.
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Editor would make a good business Man
ager, if he were not allowed to obtrude him- Infant MortaHty.* |
self into the ethical, political, editorial or
r,, si Geo. T. Grinnan. M. D., Richmond, Va.1
professional limelight. Exeunt Czar and Lecturer on Diseases of Children, Medical Colenter
employe. Speed the day! lege of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
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14th. The initiative and referendum -[-1,^ object of this paper is to call atten,
should be adopted as a protection for the
^j^,„ ^^ ^j^g j^rge infant mortality which i
suffrages of the members at large.
g^ gjonificant as to be a subject of discus
l.Sth. Provision should be made for fairgion'in
newspaper articles and in the cur
ness in elections. They should be so ar-
^gj^j magazines. Medical journals all ove,
ranged that no less than two candidates
^^^ world are discussing the question o|
would be nominated for each office. This lowering infant mortality. Various socjf'
would in future prevent the choking off of
^jgg^ i,oth in this country and abroad, ar.'
nominations and the machine selection of
discussing plans for the instruction of thos
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officers.
having charge of infants. The campaigi]
16th. No meipber should be expelled
against infant mortality in Germany ha|;
without a fair trial and a full hearing, the aroused such general interest that on Juii^
proceedings being published verbatim et
4^ 1909, an institution for the repression c;
literatim in the columns of the Journal, infant mortality was opened in Charlotteu:
This plan will obviate such damnable out-
\yQxz, Germany. The German empress |
rages as that perpetrated by the General protectress of this institution. The object
Secretary-Editor-Manager and his machine of this institution, which has raised S400 i
upon Dr. Young. 000, are as follows: 1 . The
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practical an
17th. The Constitution should provide
that no person holding an office of trust or
scientific investigation of the question pe:
Gaining to the nutrition and care of infant:
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legislation in the A. M. A. or in a State as- I
as well as the care of mothers. 2. The co
sociation shall be eligible to serve as a mem- lection of data on infant mortality, an
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ber of either the State or National Houses organizations for the care of infants in \\\
of Delegates. / again assert that the A. M. ^
German empire and in other civilized com
A. is un-American in its present operatioris,
j^-j^g 3 ^^ make the results of scientif
and call attention to the disqtdeting political
j^,,^ practical investigations available 1.
spectacle of tho Treasiirer and Trustee of the
jjjg public by its publications, and to offi;
A. M. A.—men holding offices offinancial information and counsel to officials and
trust aud responsibility—seri'ing as delegates
public and private associations as well
to the body which elects them a?id voting for private individuals.
themselves. In the A. M. A. a man may Reduction in infant mortality has n
serve as Treasurer, or Trustee, Delegate been noted in anything like the ratio th'
and Elector in both the State and National reduction in mortalitv for other ages h
electoral bodies and vote for himself twice, progressed. During 1907, 3.S1, 046 childn
Beginning with the Council of his local died during the first year of life in German'
Society, he may vote for himself three and two-thirds of these died from distur'
times. ance of nutrition. Of every thousand bor'
18th. To strike directly at the root of the ^^^^ hundred and eighty-five died duri)
political evils which have cast their male- jj^g g^gj yg^^ of life in Germany. In F
volent spell over the A. M. A., delegates ^.^^d and Wales, the mortalitv in 1S