Unproved Hypotheses

Abstract

ONE of the few advantages of becoming a senior citizen in the Medical Society is the privilege of being allowed to philosophize about various aspects of our field of endeavor. Although previous orators addressing the Society have not all been elderly in years, all have had wide experience that made their comments noteworthy on the varied subjects on which they chose to discourse. One thread runs through the cloth of these dissertations — a desire to improve medical knowledge and the level of medical care and practice proceeding from it.Medicine is not a pure science, and its successful practice . . .