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THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND ITS MEMBERS.
403 8. That the secretary shall furnish each member with THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND ITS MEMBERS. printed copies of the following letter for a reply to Insurance To the Editor oj’THE LANCET. Societies-viz., Medical Protection Society. SIR,—Ihavemuch pleasure in admitting what Mr. Brookes has contended for with so much humour and ingenuity—viz., to your application of SIR,—In ,I beg to call reply that the Army and Navy Medical Boards, the East India Comattention to the following law of this Society. your pany, and boards of guardians, require candidates for medi"(7). That no member of this Society shall answer the cal appointments to produce the College diploma; but we sent by any Insurance Society, respecting the health questions cannot suppose the three former hold that diploma in much of any party proposing to insure, except on receipt of a fee of
esteem, when it only serves as a card of admission to a further one guinea." examination. Boards of guardians are contented with, and I have the honour to be, Sir, show how they value it, by the remuneration they afford Your obedient servant, for the services of its fortunate possessor. But I doubt if , Member. trustees to a public hospital would consider that to be a suffiinformation the Society may be obtained respecting Any cient testimonial, which the council has declared to be no test of surgical knowledge. Why, Sir, if the diploma could by application to the secretary, Mr. A. W. Warder, 1, Uppernot secure these slight advantages, instead of being, as I stated, Robert-street, Chelsea; or to W. Self, Esq., 8, Lucas-place West, Commercial-road East. almost it would be, utterly useless. As the other arguments in favour of a " new incorporation" have not been answered by Mr. Brookes, I will not occupy TEETOTAL INCONSISTENCY. your valuable space further than by remarking, that the To the Editor of THE LANCET. College of Surgeons, by neglecting and insulting its members, has justly forfeited all claim to their support, and from the teetotallers exclaim against the use of any SIR,—While tone assumed towards it by Sir George Grey, we may infer acknowledged alcoholic beverage, as spirits, wine, and beer,. that such an opinion is not confined to the profession. they do not scruple to consume other liquids and substances I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ’ which yet contain alcohol, as the majority of teetotal cordials, AN M.R.C.S. OF 1833. St. John’s-wood, Sept. 23, 1850. ginger-beer, lemonade, fermented bread, &c. The quantity of alcohol contained in these cordials is often very great, nearly as much as in liqueurs, and in ginger-beer it is frequently as THE REAL MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. great as in the poorer kinds of malt beer. The amount of To the Editor of THE LANCET. alcohol which may be extracted from bread is probably SIR,—I beg to solicit your attention to an error at p. 357 of small, but still the leavening or raising of that substance is the present volume of THE LANCET, in the article relating to due to the alcoholic or venous fermentation, and the accomthe " Medical Protection Office," which is there headed panying disengagement of carbonic acid. All the articles "Medical Protection Society." The two institutions were mentioned, therefore, ought to be avoided.by the teetotaller never in any way connected. The Medical Protection who regards his pledge of total abstinence; and he should con"Society" was established on the 5th "of July, 1847, nearly sume, not the bread which mankind in general eat, but a year before the Medical Protection Office," which was some specially prepared and unleavened bread. Again, teeopened on the Ist of July, 1848. At page 450 of THE totallers exhibit not only inconsistency, but ignorance and LANCET for October, 1847, is a reply to a correspondent, on woful judgment in the circumstance, that while, on the one the subject of theSociety," and at page 502 of the same hand, they condemn in theory every beverage containing volume is a letter from myself, stating the objects which I alcohol, on the other they consider no laudation too great to had in view in originating the " Society" Since that time, express their ideas of the virtues of tea and coffee, although, we have held on our quiet course, confining ourselves to the as is well known, these exert a powerful effect on the animal subject of the Insurance Office fees; and the increased number economy, often changing and disturbing the organic functions. of offices which now recognise our just claims shows most Without any examination of the properties and effects of wine clearly that our efforts have not been in vain. I would refer and beer on the one side, and tea and coffee on the other, any of your readers, who may take an interest in the subject, Dr. Carpenter, with characteristic want of judgment, has to my letter of November, 1847, which is as applicable to our jumped at the conclusion that the former are very bad things, position now, as it was then. I also enclose a copy of our and the latter just what the most ardent and visionary teetorules, which, if you can spare space to publish fully, may be taller could desire. By such proceeding Dr. Carpenter, I useful, in inducing others to join us, or to form similar societies trow, will not effect much alteration in the practices of mankind as to the consumption of alcoholic liquids. in their respective localities. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A TEMPERATE MAN, BUT NOT A A. W. WARDER, Sydney-place, Onslow-square, Sept. 1850. Sec. Med. Protection Society. TEETOTALLER. September, 1850. ____.
RULES OF THE MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.
Any person holding a licence or diploma from any legally authorized body in the United Kingdom, or legally entitled 1.
practise medicine, is eligible to become Society, on application to the secretary. to
a
Medical News.
member of the
2. That each member upon entrance shall pay a subscription of five shillings to the funds of the Society. 3. That each member upon admission shall sign the following obligation, to be kept in a book for that purpose-viz. We whose names are here unto subscribed do hereby promise that so long as we continue members of the Medical Protect.ion Society, we will strictly comply with the rules and regulations thereof. 4. That the Society shall meet annually on the first Monday in July, and the secretary shall give notice of the place of meeting to each member, at least seven days previously. 5. That the secretary shall call a meeting whenever he may be required to do so by any two members of the Society, and shall give notice thereof to each member. 6. That no rule shall be altered, or new rule made, except at the annual meeting, or at a meeting called specially for the purpose, and of which at least seven days’ notice has been
APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—Names of
gentlemen
who
passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday. Sept. 26, 1850. BEAN, DEX, Heckmondwicke. CLCBBE, WILLIAM HENCHMAN, Diss, Norfolk. CHATHAM-STREET SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MANCHESTER.—(From a Correspondent.)—This institution, recently established, and which has just commenced its first session, was opened, with the object of supplying certain deficiencies which have existed in Manchester with regard to medical education. There have never yet been delivered, in that city, distinct courses of Lectures on General Anatomy and Physiology, illustrated by the modern aids of teaching these sciences, such as the microscope and physiological experi-
The chemical course at this school is in the hands of medical man. The Lectures on Obstetric Medicine and the Diseases of Females and Children are connected with the given to each member. 7. That no member of this Society shall answer the ques- Manchester and Salford Lying-in Hospital. It is proposed to tions sent by any Insurance Society, respecting the health of admit the members of the profession to the private dissectingany party proposing to insure, except on receipt of a fee of rooms of the school during the summer, when a distinct one guinea. course of Demonstrations in Surgical Anatomy is to be given. ments. a
esteem, when it only serves as a card of admission to a further one guinea." examination. Boards of guardians are contented with, and I have the honour to be, Sir, show how they value it, by the remuneration they afford Your obedient servant, for the services of its fortunate possessor. But I doubt if , Member. trustees to a public hospital would consider that to be a suffiinformation the Society may be obtained respecting Any cient testimonial, which the council has declared to be no test of surgical knowledge. Why, Sir, if the diploma could by application to the secretary, Mr. A. W. Warder, 1, Uppernot secure these slight advantages, instead of being, as I stated, Robert-street, Chelsea; or to W. Self, Esq., 8, Lucas-place West, Commercial-road East. almost it would be, utterly useless. As the other arguments in favour of a " new incorporation" have not been answered by Mr. Brookes, I will not occupy TEETOTAL INCONSISTENCY. your valuable space further than by remarking, that the To the Editor of THE LANCET. College of Surgeons, by neglecting and insulting its members, has justly forfeited all claim to their support, and from the teetotallers exclaim against the use of any SIR,—While tone assumed towards it by Sir George Grey, we may infer acknowledged alcoholic beverage, as spirits, wine, and beer,. that such an opinion is not confined to the profession. they do not scruple to consume other liquids and substances I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ’ which yet contain alcohol, as the majority of teetotal cordials, AN M.R.C.S. OF 1833. St. John’s-wood, Sept. 23, 1850. ginger-beer, lemonade, fermented bread, &c. The quantity of alcohol contained in these cordials is often very great, nearly as much as in liqueurs, and in ginger-beer it is frequently as THE REAL MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. great as in the poorer kinds of malt beer. The amount of To the Editor of THE LANCET. alcohol which may be extracted from bread is probably SIR,—I beg to solicit your attention to an error at p. 357 of small, but still the leavening or raising of that substance is the present volume of THE LANCET, in the article relating to due to the alcoholic or venous fermentation, and the accomthe " Medical Protection Office," which is there headed panying disengagement of carbonic acid. All the articles "Medical Protection Society." The two institutions were mentioned, therefore, ought to be avoided.by the teetotaller never in any way connected. The Medical Protection who regards his pledge of total abstinence; and he should con"Society" was established on the 5th "of July, 1847, nearly sume, not the bread which mankind in general eat, but a year before the Medical Protection Office," which was some specially prepared and unleavened bread. Again, teeopened on the Ist of July, 1848. At page 450 of THE totallers exhibit not only inconsistency, but ignorance and LANCET for October, 1847, is a reply to a correspondent, on woful judgment in the circumstance, that while, on the one the subject of theSociety," and at page 502 of the same hand, they condemn in theory every beverage containing volume is a letter from myself, stating the objects which I alcohol, on the other they consider no laudation too great to had in view in originating the " Society" Since that time, express their ideas of the virtues of tea and coffee, although, we have held on our quiet course, confining ourselves to the as is well known, these exert a powerful effect on the animal subject of the Insurance Office fees; and the increased number economy, often changing and disturbing the organic functions. of offices which now recognise our just claims shows most Without any examination of the properties and effects of wine clearly that our efforts have not been in vain. I would refer and beer on the one side, and tea and coffee on the other, any of your readers, who may take an interest in the subject, Dr. Carpenter, with characteristic want of judgment, has to my letter of November, 1847, which is as applicable to our jumped at the conclusion that the former are very bad things, position now, as it was then. I also enclose a copy of our and the latter just what the most ardent and visionary teetorules, which, if you can spare space to publish fully, may be taller could desire. By such proceeding Dr. Carpenter, I useful, in inducing others to join us, or to form similar societies trow, will not effect much alteration in the practices of mankind as to the consumption of alcoholic liquids. in their respective localities. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A TEMPERATE MAN, BUT NOT A A. W. WARDER, Sydney-place, Onslow-square, Sept. 1850. Sec. Med. Protection Society. TEETOTALLER. September, 1850. ____.
RULES OF THE MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.
Any person holding a licence or diploma from any legally authorized body in the United Kingdom, or legally entitled 1.
practise medicine, is eligible to become Society, on application to the secretary. to
a
Medical News.
member of the
2. That each member upon entrance shall pay a subscription of five shillings to the funds of the Society. 3. That each member upon admission shall sign the following obligation, to be kept in a book for that purpose-viz. We whose names are here unto subscribed do hereby promise that so long as we continue members of the Medical Protect.ion Society, we will strictly comply with the rules and regulations thereof. 4. That the Society shall meet annually on the first Monday in July, and the secretary shall give notice of the place of meeting to each member, at least seven days previously. 5. That the secretary shall call a meeting whenever he may be required to do so by any two members of the Society, and shall give notice thereof to each member. 6. That no rule shall be altered, or new rule made, except at the annual meeting, or at a meeting called specially for the purpose, and of which at least seven days’ notice has been
APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—Names of
gentlemen
who
passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday. Sept. 26, 1850. BEAN, DEX, Heckmondwicke. CLCBBE, WILLIAM HENCHMAN, Diss, Norfolk. CHATHAM-STREET SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MANCHESTER.—(From a Correspondent.)—This institution, recently established, and which has just commenced its first session, was opened, with the object of supplying certain deficiencies which have existed in Manchester with regard to medical education. There have never yet been delivered, in that city, distinct courses of Lectures on General Anatomy and Physiology, illustrated by the modern aids of teaching these sciences, such as the microscope and physiological experi-
The chemical course at this school is in the hands of medical man. The Lectures on Obstetric Medicine and the Diseases of Females and Children are connected with the given to each member. 7. That no member of this Society shall answer the ques- Manchester and Salford Lying-in Hospital. It is proposed to tions sent by any Insurance Society, respecting the health of admit the members of the profession to the private dissectingany party proposing to insure, except on receipt of a fee of rooms of the school during the summer, when a distinct one guinea. course of Demonstrations in Surgical Anatomy is to be given. ments. a