...at their medical birth, the following clause appears: " It is derogatory to professional character for a physician to hold a patent for any surgical instrument or medicine, or dispense a secret nostrum, whether it be the composition or exclusive property of himself or of others....

...be that of a firm or an individual. It has been said that it is derogatory to professional character for a physician to hold a patent for any surgical instrument or medicine. I acknowledge that this is my own feeling ; that I should feel strongly against any man who patented...

...prejudice than to reason. Every physician believes that it is derogatory to professional dignity " to hold a patent for any surgical instrument or medicine," or " to give certificates attesting the efficacy of patent or secret medicines, or in any way to promote the...