A code of medical ethics : with general and special rules for the guidance of the faculty and the public in the complex relations of professional life / by Jukes de Styrap.

  • De Styrap, Jukes, 1815-1899.
Date:
1895
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    show that to heal the sick is a heaven-horn injunction,— the best demonstrative proof we can give will be in the practice of the heaven-born virtues amongst ourselves. We call ourselves professional brethren! May we, henceforth, in the daily intercourse of life, earnestly strive to realize the thought by each offering to the other a high-minded and fraternal regard—for there cannot be a doubt but that many of the wrongs from which we are suffering arise out of our defective conduct to each other ; and it is an equally evident truth that, by avoiding in- vidious remarks, and every unworthy artifice to elevate SELF at the expense of our NEIGHBOURS, we should achieve the greatest good that could possibly be con- ferred on our profession. In fine, if the great moral precept, written by God’s own finger on every man’s heart—‘ Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ’—formed our simple rule of action, we might, as regards our social polity at least, safely trust to the impulses of a generous esprit de corps ; and, at the same time, confidently expect to realize the hitherto elusive hope of fulfilling our arduous duties without the occurrence of those unhappy bickerings and differences, which have placed our proverbially divided profession in so unenviable a light before the public. Let us, therefore, act towards one another as Christian gentlemen, remembering that it is our province to heal, not to inflict injuries ; and while mindful of our own good name, let us on all occasions conscientiously uphold the reputation of our friends and competitors; for unless (we repeat) we are true to ourselves, unless we treat the faults of a brother with generosity, and are careful of his