thirteen years experience,
Mr. Dinsmore has become an expert in the bandaging of wounds and in caring
for the sick. I will leave it to Judge Frost and my readers to decide which
is the best, either to let a wounded man bleed to death, or perhaps have
blood poison set in while awaiting the arrival of a licensed practitioner,
or have this "Convict Physician," as the judge calls him,
attend to him, stop the flow of blood immediately and save the finger,
the arm, or perhaps the life of the injured person. Especially, when
this man, after his thirteen years of experience can do it as well
as a young doctor just out of college, and much better than many
practicing physicians who in all their practice have not tied up
as many wounds as has this man in a few months. I have in my pocket
a memorandum book; I notice that a page is given to "First Aid
to the Injured." I also see in the almanac upon my desk another
page entitled "Help in Case of
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accidents." The saving of a human life is quite
important, and where a life is at stake I think that all prejudice,
all gossipping (sic) and red tape should be dispensed with. At
no place in the Bible do I find where Jesus had a license to practice
medicine, yet he healed the masses and instructed his disciples
to heal all kinds of sickness and disease. Neither do I read of
any record of that good Samaritan being licensed, who came along
and saved the life of the man lying in the public road. In making
these statements I do not condemn the practice of medicine but
refer to emergencies only. And like the good Samaritan, this convict
physician has for years healed the wounded and administered to
the sick regardless of whether they were rich or poor, black or
white. He has done this at all hours and without a penny's remuneration.
He worked hard and faithfully to save the lives of those prison
officials who fell at their post of duty, victims of assassins,
and many lives have
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