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The question "Should a doctor‘

Proaldouo-“H Chute: 8. It-Lun. Idllo: and linger-J. I. Burnett. Aooodflo Dillon-D. K. Canto therein: "IJQII. Cal.

Vlon-flhallent—l.. n. luau.‘

l). A. Inclination. D. U. 0.

Tell?" was recently diBCI-leficd byf Lord Riddcll before the Bledieir. Legal Society of London. He be-i‘

aaeéaeue.

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iit comes to taxation we kick. Ye

their limitations, their opinions re-5rcmain a disfigurement in

worth pondering. They see us withpcrilY-

__._..<4->__- countries, metaure our methods by

their methods. better or worse than: ours. of other countries, of coun-. tries that have been longer on the W road of progress than we have, of ‘

countries that have done better and . ‘creasing. It may be but the num-

STILL GOING AWAY

year that emigration

some of them worse than wc have. v _ _ _ 4 For tlicsc and many other reasons b“ sun umgmmuf’ LS appanmg I“ Saturday's Guardian thc number reported as leaving for thc United ,Statcs during thc past was 39,499. We are given the comforting iiiiorniation that this some 3,000 less than last year and considerably less than a nuuibcr of years ago.

All this by way of assuring us that “it might have been worse." Whether thc exodus is or is not dc-

thcir opinions are worth thinking over and in ‘many instances worth acting upon.

Measuring ourselves by ourselves

year

b is and by our fathers and grandiatli- “um er

ers, will give us little, if any, idea of our growth or our progress. There is one opinion on which practically all agreed, namely that climate is sccoiid

our visitors are our Summer

to none on thc p creasing, it is very evident that the

leakage from Canada to the United States is practically ruinous. During

American continent. True, we have in the past few days, had more rain than. in thc opinion of many‘. was really desirable. Yct it is admitted

. 1' t'thU'tdSttswas both by our visitors and ourselves poymcn m c m e ac

that similar conditions, cvcii on a exceedingly heavy‘ we “Vere mm by

_ fglufncd Qmigfayfls and in private; hazy, iii Lord Itidtloli}; opiiiluti. it which is on the left of a voyager, “my to 5mm me“ must mm‘ but a more cxtcndcd and more aggressive _

They letters, that thousands of men were mm walking the streets of the largest that we have never had a real hail Cmes looking m vain for employ‘ storm or a destructive vindstorm mcm’ that Soup kitchens and 0mm‘ that we have new" had a flog-d m]: ties were strained to the utmost to a damaging drought > keep mcn and women from starving. climate is concerned. then we are Then’ why do Canadians g0 to “you unanlmods ' ‘ thc numbcr of unemployed? ls thcrc ' 1 t " c a i‘ ‘r As agricultural I10 CHIP oymcn ll] Ell-la 3 01' 5 l development llierc is also practical “on worm m Canada than in the ' ‘ ' ' United States?

unanimity. Our farms. both in ‘ cultivation upkeep of buildings The Immediate cause or ‘unem- ' " ploymcnt in the United States. we

general thrift compare very favor- ‘m m t _k f b “d are r , it'll.‘ - rt n

ably with the bcst in any of our sls- )_ s e a c o u l g operatives.

fer provinces and more than favour-

character prevcil elsewhere.

are usually surprised when

So far as

regards our

WIIAT VISITORS SEE IIIEBE ivoluntary contributions but. when

the eyes of other provinces and other -

E are being assured year after from. Canada to the United States is de-

thc past winter and spring unem-

carpenters, bricklaycis

gau with the statement that bulb iii law and ethic-a medical confl- dcuccs arc regarded as sacred with certain exceptions. In England lillltlrt: is a curious absence of auth-

. n I E have many visitors here atfwithout much heavier taxation thanymm’ a“ l” ‘he ‘mcwn’ “abimy w" present and while, like our-Iwe have today our roads must so selves, they are human and hav'e‘niuddy' or dusty. our schools must‘

., . _ _, . . ~. . ‘his correction to my account of the, . thl.‘ uics haw. bttu so few. in Scotland. fthey learn that the victim is ‘mgr-flu! Pflnee Edward “and. the men]

failure to keep his patients‘ affairs scci-ct and it is greatly to the cred-

garding us and our wavs are always midst of many evidences of pros-l tlic law is more difiuitc and it ha! [been decided that a doctor may be.

'sucd by his patient for a. breach of itllilfltltllfii). lii Franco. Germany, ‘and some utlicr European countries itlic disclosure of medical secrets is, la criminal offence.

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though not altogether free

doubt. may be stated llius:-— , , 1. A (Int-tor being iii a fiduciary capacity must preserve his jiaticiils confidence unless relieved from the obligation by some lawful cx- cusc. v I

L’. Legal compulsion or thc pat- iv-uts‘ consent are lawful excuses, aiui lllt‘ ticrformaticc of a. moral or social duty may also be judifica- tioii.

3. TllUfL- is no legal privilege for imctllcul confide-aces. lf called as ‘a WlIiICSG a doctor must answer ‘sin-ii tiucstious as may be put to him by the court.

fromj

' ~l. A doctor shares ivitli other citizens the duty to assist in thc Ilfllttllull and arrest of l1 person who has committed a serious crime.

I The Hippocratic Oath in rather‘

says: “Whatsoeverl shall see or hear in the course of my profes- sion iu my intercourse with maii. if it be iviiat should not be publish- ml ill)l‘0i1i.l l will never divulge, holding such things to be lioly sec- i-c-is." Lord Riddcll admits that some doctors arc not an discreet as they might be although these ex- ceptions are fcw. Arid just how t‘) (lPlCFllllllQ wlicrc thc performance of "a moral or social duty" by a iluctur begins or ends is oftcu a rallicv serious problem. 1 Lord Riddell cited some h etical casual-

1. A family doctor is consulted

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Notes by the Way I

‘ Prof. Cavens

‘ tcntion, however,

rm: ciiaiztorrrzroiviv V‘ c.

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i The Public: Forum

Thin column la open for the dlueuuion by corrupondcnto of quutionn of Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian don ‘P not nucnaarii, endorse the ' , opinion: of “HTOIPOIIIIQIIII,

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‘ SIEUB GAUTIIIEWS IIOME

position of Sieur Gauthiers house. When writing it, I h

O to “Oposlte what is now Scotchfort. the tide falling, he landed and was

page 44 he states, in reference

{welcomed at the house of an Acad-- Elan. the Sieur Gauthier." That is; The legal position in England, al-I why I fixed Sicur Gambler's house

on thc south bank of the river. Since then I have read carefully

summary of Fran-

quefs account. and I agree with

your correspondent that this clear--

ly places Gambler's establishment on the north bank of the Hillsbor- ough. I would like to call his at- to -an apparent discrepancy between two accounts.

of the position of this farm. Ac-,

cording to Prof. Harvey (The French Regime in Prince Edward Island p. 134: a despatch of Aug. 15, 1749 "announced the significant fact that Gauthier and Bigeau had

been placed in the River Brouillan" ltv or the people During the food-I'm’ Mcl-“fe,

et seg. In Prof. Caven's summary, as given on P. 150 of the same work. we read: “Round Ijansc aux morts. petite Ascension, and La Riviere des Blancs on the right bank, and Lansc aux Perogues, L'Isle aux foiris and la Riviere dc Brouillan on the left. and along the courses of little streamlets on both sides of the riv- er were seen the settlements of

1 Sir,—I wish to thank your cor- respondent “J. McKf’. for his kind

u pr the profession that the fail- notice of my Writings and also for “mm” “mm £21‘: ‘f,,:2§sm:h::,

a? before mo Judge Warbiirtons care ul work "A. History of Prince Edward Island."|

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UARDIAN

p. ‘filial . £0112 of yours’

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GOUT

One of the annoying thin88 sympathy of

iing another attack. Gout is a ‘man's’ disease and

consuming. . | Now as a matter

folks, men mostly.

Why?

l Simply because a wealthy man usually eats more meat, and it is generally conceded now, that over- iindulgence in meats, predisposes to gout. in people with a peculiarity or tendency to excessive fonnatlon of uric acid. Not that uric acid can‘ be ‘said to be the absolute cause, as is well known "without uric acid jthere is no gout."

Dr. J. H. Pratt points out that the increase in gout in Germany during the twenty years preceding tthe World War, was without doubt due to the greater consumption of .mcat. made possible by the prosper-

‘blockade in Germany attacks of

“gout practically ceased. due to ththfinglls

great decrease in amount; of meat eaten.

This of course does not mean that those who have no tendency toward gout should not eat meat.

Meat is one of thc greatest body builders known, and in building up folks after a severe, illness, or as a

P. E. Izsiiéign p _ l i In Shipping (By W. L. COTTON)

“The Sailor." for Julw-puhilahed in Toronto-contains an interesting

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the friends; tease hlin about his wealth. even is he is a poor mmi. and also aboutl , 1th t f food h is ti . d anew was” w Si- Pewwutfi ‘;‘.'.'ZZ.“JL.Z... 11...; if? £5.91; or m“ gout lsithis little Island, one steamentwen- more frequently found in wcalthyfzywm“ barques’ thrccbamenthes‘

butlthat same year 24,067 tons-or 872

articla entitled. “Canada's Great. Past in Shipphg” by H. M. Jack- son. Dservca credit is. of course. Ilv- en to the ship builders and owners of “The Maritimps" the men who built and owned by far the greater number of the ships and vessels of gBritish North America. But, strang- ;ely. there is not one word in the iaiticle about the not wholly insignifi-

cant ship builders and ship ownersi

who built and owned. in proportlonl no the size. population and wealth ‘of the country, more shipping than [those of either of the other Prov- ,inces.

i In the year 1814. for instance.

hlrleen brlgs, thirty-five bi-igantin- res and thirteen schoonera, measur- ing in the aggregate, twenty-four [thousand six hundred and thirty- ifour ions. The wealthy country of ; iYai-iaouth, Nloeva Stcogztr-ln which a} grea r num r o s ps were own- led than in any place of the same extent in the world. produced in

. tons less than Prince Edward Island. ' In the year 1875, there were built ‘An this province, 11 barques, I0 har- ,kentines, l2 brigs. 33 brigantlnes, 15 ‘schooners and two steamers-in all [eighty-three vessels. measuring 19,- f839 tons. Among the ship builders land owners of that year were Cart- Murray Harbour; |I..emuc1 C. Owen, Charlottetown; McMillan. Summersidc; {James E. McDonald. Cardigan; An- jdrew A. McDonald, Georgetown; ,Peake Bros., 8.: Co., Charlottetown;-

ateadygrowtlr- l 1

v4

welcome

Alexander McRac, Pinette; B04181". ' ick McRae, Pinetie; Joseph c. Mor-i ris, Bedeque; Meddlc Gallant, Mill River; William Richards, Bldeford,

cantnttmoomm

some newly arrived ‘Acadlansi. A0 part of the diet lri the tuberculosis cepting the convention that the sanitarium, it cannot be surpassed. left bank of a river is always that: kmwev" where mere is a Lend‘

going down stream, we have the ltivqsma“ pa" of the dietary: “are d6 Brouman enmrmg the “my ‘The treatment aside from medi- borough through its South bank‘ cine is thus always a matter of diet. Prof. Harvey in a fool: note to his Bran Suggests wash oatmeal- 9°" text identifies it with Johnstmfs ridge, boiled riceacream of wheat, r1ver_ uriashegdpotatoishzafpplltt: sauceeé sim- It 1d b ‘m’ t. w (1)9 pu ingsw ru sauc . whatwiiléountcflf gnxstjlfngthe pczifl Water should be given freely. Just as soon as the acute attack

tion of this farm is given in the is m," the patient should be en- census °f the slew ‘l9 13.R°q“°'couraged to leave his bed.

“r752” lam s" etc 1 However Pratt. and every other ' ' ~' ‘ research man working on gout. ad- "AROLD MESSERVY. vise one other thing which is as lin-

—-t—<*>-—-—- iportant as thc dict. and that is ex-

; lcrghcc patient should take up some IN ENGLISH '

regular and interesting form of ex- crcises. It is the student, the mar? By W. L. Gordon /

who sits too much who is most. af- o

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flicted. Hence “guilt. kills more wise

men than simple" as Sydenham says.

James Duncan. Charlottetown, Mc- Kean and Vlckerson, Dundas; Geo. Bell, New London; John Gillan, Charlotteown; A. W. Owen, Sourls; Adam C. Leard, Crapaud; Neil Mc- Dougali, Pipette; John McDougail, Grand River; James C. Pope, Char- lottetown; George D. Longworth, Charlottetown: George Whltcman. St. Andrew's Point; Daniel Davies, Charlotteown; James White,‘ Mount

Stewart; William H. Batt, Charlot- '

tetown; John Cowan, Murray Har- bor; Lemang Gallant, Egmonl: Bay; John Lefurgey. Summerslde; Mc- Donald and Westaway, Georgetown; John Yeo, Port: Hill; Andrew Bell. Mill River; John Darrach. West Riv- er; David Egan, Mount Stewart; D. C. Ramsay, West Point; Charles P. Knight, East Point; John Hughes, Charlottetown; James McLauchlln. Souris; John Ramsay, Summerslde; Martin McInnis, St. Peters Bay; W. W. Lord, Charlottetown; William and James Ramsay, Malpeque; John

2:9. 3 ism-assessor.-

ably wlth the average farming com

munlty in any of our sister prov

inces. On the quality of our climate.‘

soil and agricultural developmen

we arc one. Arid here perhaps thc

unanimity of

and masons who were not. satisfiediily u h“;‘hfan(ll_ m ‘Yin Buflermg‘. 1) 4 . - .. _i _ .‘ Mm a daily wage of $1200 and l m an ll 1e mun disease ls tlit.

. vim-tor justified iii warning the (made a demand for $14.00. This 0f ("bur spouse-i ‘ course stopped building operations‘ 2. A patient. who ls suffering

l . . for no building put up M such a from lunacy‘. and iiifccilotis (liscztise

cost could either be Sold or rentedoor tuberculosis in a severe form

pleasant reflections

tells his doctor that 11o is cviigagcd

_ _ The United States protects its _ comes (c, an emi 0m- “sngrg Ob- b _] to b0 mairlv-rl, and although the serve that agreeable as our m", “"1975 and manufacturers 5831115‘? doctor warns him not tn do so, iri- fnreign competition but it cannohsists mi prm-cetliiig with the core-i

ural surroundings arc we are not entirely without. Olll‘ lngs.

Our country schools and school grounds have clccitcd some surprise visitors. speaking, in many

human fail-

‘timcs but thc trade unions have

u H prospects arc brighter.

“m” y .wmn is thc matter with Canada most _ _ _ that almost its whole manhood must. communities the old

go elsewhere to seek employment? school house is the only blot on thc , ‘ The trouble is foreign competition. lanscape. In the midst. of comfort- Our manufacturing industries are able farm buildings, and well kept , practically starved by unequal com-

‘arms me Schoo! is shabby lookmggpctition with mass production in thc and the surrounding grounds un-‘ ipic arc compelled

kenipt and uiicarcd for. Of course

, leave their there are “mm cxwptions‘ some mjcountry. In natural resources we are our schools arc a credit to the com- munity. but the majority of thc country schools. our visitors dcclurc are not. in keeping with tlic general

fall that is required for manufac- alr of thrift and progress. We have turlng purposes. we are Shipping to admit the truth of this charge.

_nur raw material instead of manu- to admit that the school. Wlllfihd-ncturlng it at home and we are should be a source of pride and ilic sending our men and women to

i. f ll < -‘ Ce“ re O w Community b reach’ imanufacturc it in foreign countries. mg less attcnuun than it ought‘ miThis ls what thc trouble is and it and that in too many instances, thc teachers, male or female. is noty the community leader that. he or she‘

from many

of our

progressive

to

‘have abundance of raw material in

foreign competition to strangle our young industries.

ought w be‘ This is the lesson of thc exodus, Our roads have also been thc sub- thc lesson of our unemployment and jcci. of unfavourable criticism.

sooner or later we shall realize it.

While very greatly improved in rcc- perhaps M n ruinous cost.

ent years they arc still far from what the roads in such a prosper- ous country as this should be. In wet weather they arc muddy. in dry weather they are blindingly dusty. Why are the roads not gravclled, we are asked and‘ our only reply is that we cannot. afford it as all gravel must be imported. Are your taxes very heavy? We are asked and we are forced to admit. that they are very much lower than anywhere else l.n Canada. And'f.he stranger makes no comment. Perhaps he thinks the unpainted school and the ungravel- led road have a common cause.

EDITORIAL NOTES

There is still some line weather- between showers.

The picnic bug is now universal and many have been bitten by it. Let it bite, its season like that of the mosquito ls short.

Seed potatoes are now a specialty in many farms and the crop looks very promlrl with ajair prospect

protect itself against thc tyranny of "1011?- tradc unions. hence thc rcccnl; hard “vammg m” "mgr “my m“! ‘m5 "r

learned their lesson and present”).

lUnltcd States. This is Wily our pep!

ls flu.- doctor justified iii, llCl‘ Parents’! ,1 ll. The family doctor is consulted, an unmarried daughter 0f the‘ {house who proves to be lii trouble!

is the doctor entitled to tell her; ‘ mother? ‘ 3 . A doctor is called to attend a‘ ‘Eflflllltlilflf! iservaiit, perhaps a. cook ,or u nurse. and finds she is stiffer-i‘ 5mg from some contagious skin dla~ mane. is lie entitled to tell the mid-I, dress? ‘ I ~5. A doctor is consulted by an,’ W-nglne driver who thinks lie is suff luring from nervous exhaustion. The doctor diagnoses lunacy and,

[far ahead of (m; Unligd stamp we tells tlic patient be la not fit to Sh” an old m“ or stockings over

drive. The patient disagrees. lii

‘lumber, minerals. Wm“ power antfllllt) doctor justified in reporting-shoes, thc soles will not. be soiled.

illll} matter in the railway cump-' ,uiiy? ~ i These are but a few out of moor-i ,es of cases in which the doctors’; 1:40pm: of moral and social iliitiel-i} {filllllflfl in flllffllllflfl as to whether ilhcy shall tell or not tell. We have‘

‘only touched the fringe of Lord

[Wm continue as long as we pcrmndhisiioilki address. on a matter on a yellow appearance ll a little

which was also ilic subject of a brilliant article hy Lord head.

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Birken- Bnlh those distinguished men were highly complimentary to the medical profession but they: ‘only (lli-icuascd what doctors should‘ ill-ll. liero we are so much wiser. than are the authorities in non-pro-E hiliilion countries that by law we‘ authorise a commission to limltj the number of prescriptions of oer-i! inin medicinal remedies they may, issue from month’ to month! And! presumably the right to limit cm- plies the rlglit to forbid. ~

The western paper: are beginning

harvest. The Calgary Herald fears there may not be so many as usual coming from tho Maritimee this year which is probably true. The East has suffered much loss of its pe=i-‘ pie from harvest excursions and that unrlgliteoua and reprehensible.

Taxation ll the only devil we of good prlcesifluccess on this throw know. We are generous to u. fault of the dice however-should not blind every other particular. We buy us in the fact that mixed farming

the charities - in our legitimate and moat promu-

scheme of a cheap rate westward with an increased charge of 810 for

,_H ‘icy ‘ t.

abomination ofvvkicli decent rqil- wmtnent J». ‘nth .. .,

, soaking

"h" to ‘mew. u" M“ o’ he", another seizure but thowlly smug-

to gather in and thrash the coming s!“ do” not advert!” l“? "Fm" prosperous trips.

iThebiggést

the return ticket. This temptation of the British Empire Service Lau- go 3o “d Wm“; gm- mmm g, M. giie held in London, England in the early dun of lut t at- roa Hi: Royullflgli, a} d: