Author: Edward J. Bermingham
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-12-23
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781334712586
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →
Excerpt from The Hospital Gazette and Archives of Clinical Surgery, Vol. 3: A Weekly Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and the Collateral Sciences; April 11, 1878 The fact is, that no such protest was ever presented to the society by Dr. Sayre at the time stated or at any other time. It was found originally in one of the Chicago papers, and thence found its way' into the Medical Record; and was undoubtedly written by Dr. Sayre, as he has never denied its authorship. How it reached the daily paper is not explained, nor is it material to know. The point of interest in this connection is, that the protest conveys to t/ze public, as well as to those of the profession of medicine who were not present, the idea that the members of the American Medical Association admitted and claimed publicly that they could in no case make broken bones unite without shortening, and that they were by their own admission incom petent to treat a fracture. This was said to a daily newspaper, and the public was told that Dr. Sayre had dared to say it to the 500 surgeons then assembled, including Drs. Gross, Hodgen, Smith, Hamilton, and many others, none of whom believed that perfect union could always be obtained. No one rose to reply - and for the reason that the protest was never offered, or read, or named. Dr. Sayre spoke upon other matters, but not one word upon this subject. We cannot feel surprised that a writer in the St. Louis Medical and Surgical jourfial for Nov, 1877, should have said: The American Medical Association most justly rebuked Dr. Sayre, and he should have been thankful that the rebuke was couched in such mild terms, but, instead, he offered an insult to the Association and to every surgeon in the land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
