Medical commonly understood, regular physicians have no distinctive theory or practice; homoeopaths treat diseases with drugs that excite in healthy persons symptoms similar to the morbid condition treated; eclectics make use of what they regard as specific remedies. chiefly botanic; physiomedicalists use only bo tanical remedies, discarding those which are poisonous. In practice these distinctions are not always observed. The following political divisions specify homoeopaths, eclectics or osteo paths as constituting part of their examining boards or have other than regulars on them Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Geor gia Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indian Territory, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Nci Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ore Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Philippines and Porto Rico have examining boards, the former of three appointed by the director of health for the Philippines, the lat ter of five appointed by the governor.
The following have separate examining boards for each recognized school of medicine. Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland.
Midwifery.— Special fees for certificates of registration as midwives are required in Cab fornia, Illinois, Iowa and Texas. In the fol lowing political divisions the provisions of the medical practice acts do not apply to women engaged in the practice of midwifery: Ar kansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Ken tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mon tana, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Caro lina, Tennessee, Washington. In other pc.litical divisions, though there are some special provi sions for certain localities, the general acts regulating the practice of medicine make no reference whatever to the practice of midwifery by women. It would seem, therefore. thy: these laws restrict the practice of midwifery tc licensed physicians. Practically the con ditions in political divisions where the laws seem to restrict the practice of midwifery to licensed physicians are little better than in political divi sions where the practice of midwifery by women without a license is authorized by stat ute. There will probably be little change for the better till the midwife receives legal recog nition, and the practice of midwifery is regu lated by definite statutory provisions.
The following States have reciprocity clauses in the law, but they are operative in few cases only, namely: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
The law provides for a preliminary educa tion in all the political divisions except the Canal Zone, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Porto Rico and Wyoming.
The law provides for four years of high school in all political divisions except the Canal Zone, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, South Carolina and Wyoming, and for an academic college course in the following States, the number of years of such course re quired being given in parentheses after each: Alabama (2), Alaska (2), Arizona (2), Ar kansas (2), California (1), Colorado (2), Con necticut (1), Florida (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Montana (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (2), Oklahoma (2), Penn (1), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina 2), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (1), Texas 1), Utah (1), Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia (1), Wiscon sin (2). A four years medical course is re quired in all the political divisions except the Canal Zone, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Massachusetts, the Philippines, Porto Rico, West Virginia and Wyoming. the number of hours of the medical course is specified as 3,000 in Colorado, and in Indiana and New Mexico, 3,200 in Illinois, 3600 in Michigan, North Dakota, Texas and Vermont, 3,744 in Connec ticut and 4,000 in California and 5,120 in Georgia.
Registration of Nurses.- See NuRsz,