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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Medical Journalism <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois 481Several <strong>in</strong>dependent <strong>medical</strong> publications have found the central location,the pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g facilities and the access to good medic al libraries advantageous.All these are the results <strong>of</strong> the evolution that occurred from 1844 to 1900.The First JournalsDr. James Van Zandt Blaney, a member <strong>of</strong> the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Rush MedicalCollege, was editor <strong>in</strong>1844 <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Medical and Surgical Journal,the first, and for several years the only <strong>medical</strong> journal serv<strong>in</strong>g Ill<strong>in</strong>ois,Indiana, Michigan and the territories <strong>of</strong> Wiscons<strong>in</strong> and Iowa. At that timethis section <strong>of</strong> the country was well nigh <strong>in</strong>accessible to journals published<strong>in</strong> other areas. However, the editor said that he hoped his publicationwould also <strong>in</strong>troduce Western medic<strong>in</strong>e to the Eastern physicians. Earlyissues conta<strong>in</strong>ed abstracts <strong>of</strong> recent <strong>medical</strong> publications <strong>in</strong> the UnitedStates and Europe, reviews <strong>of</strong> new books, news items, reports <strong>of</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>gs,and orig<strong>in</strong>al contributions. It had a cont<strong>in</strong>uous existence for 45 years, becom<strong>in</strong>gsuccessively the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois and Indiana Medical Journal, the NorthwesternMedical and Surgical Journal, the Chicago Medical Journal, andf<strong>in</strong>ally the Chicago Medical Journal and Exam<strong>in</strong>er, with which title itgave up the ghost <strong>in</strong> 1889. Incidentally, under its second title it became abimonthly and was published simultaneously <strong>in</strong> Indianapolis and Chicago.This evolution occurred <strong>in</strong> 1846, at which time the editors were Drs. JamesV. Z. Blaney, Daniel Bra<strong>in</strong>ard, William B. Herrick <strong>of</strong> Chicago and Dr. JohnEvans, who then resided <strong>in</strong> Indianapolis. The publication survived underdifficulties. Its name was changed aga<strong>in</strong>, subscribers wouldn't pay up,and the publishers were lax <strong>in</strong> gett<strong>in</strong>g the magaz<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong>f the press. Dr.Nathan S. Davis became editor <strong>in</strong> 1855. Around 1850, the publishers sentout S3000 <strong>in</strong> bills and collected S181.00.These were the days when homeopathy stormed the citadel <strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>eand it had a long and impos<strong>in</strong>g record <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois. In this state its leaderwas Dr. George E. Shipman (1820-1893) <strong>of</strong> Chicago. From 1848 to 1852 hewas editor <strong>of</strong> the Northwestern Journal <strong>of</strong> Homeopathia. Dr. Shipmanhad an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g record as an editor:1860-1861: The American Journal <strong>of</strong> Materia Medica1860-1863: The Medical Investigator1865-1869: The United States Medical and Surgical JournalIn 1865 he compiled and published "The Homeopathic Family Guide"which passed through eight editions. He translated many homeopathicbooks from German <strong>in</strong>to English. Among other achievements he foundedthe Chicago Foundl<strong>in</strong>gs Home <strong>in</strong> 1871, after which he published theChicago Foundl<strong>in</strong>gs Record <strong>in</strong> 1871. After Volume V, the name <strong>of</strong> themagaz<strong>in</strong>e was changed to Faith's Record.

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