(seq. 44)

and published by the Council.
[8th?] The evident advantages resulting from a polite
and friendly intercourse among the faculty,
ought to induce every gentleman a member
of this society to exercise all possible can-
dour and civility on every occasion, and in
the greatest degree of caution and delicacy
whenever his opinion is desired where the
[?] of either of the member is con-
cerned.
[9th?] In difficult cases the patient, friends or attend-
ing physicians may wish for advice; but the
misconstruction of individuals and the [?]
[?] overbearing conduct of the consulted
physician we imagine has often times dissuad-
ed from so laudable and [?] a measure.
To remove popular prejudices; to protect the