National Eclectic Medical Association quarterly . dirty man clean, nor make an immoral man moral. They are unnecessaryand always seem to me like grand-stand plays and does no one any goodbut degrades the medical profession in the eyes of the public and has atendency to lower its standards. Resolutions, no matter how good, willnot raise the standard of medicine nor the morals of men. It needs will they in any measure have a tendency to lessen the perniciouspractice nor pernicious conditions existing. I doubt very much whethereven a code of ethics is of any importance. It will not mak
National Eclectic Medical Association quarterly . dirty man clean, nor make an immoral man moral. They are unnecessaryand always seem to me like grand-stand plays and does no one any goodbut degrades the medical profession in the eyes of the public and has atendency to lower its standards. Resolutions, no matter how good, willnot raise the standard of medicine nor the morals of men. It needs will they in any measure have a tendency to lessen the perniciouspractice nor pernicious conditions existing. I doubt very much whethereven a code of ethics is of any importance. It will not make a bad mangood, nor will it have any tendency to strengthen the morality of the nat-urally moral man. In other words, my idea of the matter is the resolu-tions of medical societies and long condemnations and tirades in journalsare of non-efTect. The trouble is, so often the introducers of the resolutionsand the loudest in declamating the practice are the guilty ones and theoriginal organizers of the system. Not only is this frequently true, but. H. K. STRATFORD, EDITORIAL. 67 the ones loudest in the approbation of the code of ethics are the ones whomost frequently fracture the Golden Rule, which is the only code necessaryfor the guidance of a man in his private as well as professional life. Highsounding resolutions will not make any difference. I can not say as I amopposed to fee splitting, nor do I think it dishonest, if it be done in aproper manner. The question naturally arises, what is the proper manner?I can not understand why a surgeon should receive an exorbitant fee andwho secures his patient by reason of the persuasion and the work of thepractitioner, and after a few hours work retires and assumes no furtherresponsibility whatever, should be so loud in his denunciation. Very fre-quently the diagnosis, the persuasion and preparations are all done priorto him being called to the scene. The after-treatment lies in the handsof the practitioner and oftentimes, if any
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