Brooklyn College of Pharmacy - Pharmakon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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itlippnrraiva' Qbath I swear by Apollo, the physician, and Aesculapius, and Hygeia, and Panacea, and all the gods and all the goddesses-and I make them my judges-that this mine oath and this my written engagement I will fulfill as far as power and discernment shall be mine. Him who taught me this art I will esteem even as I do my parentsg He shall partake of my livelihood, and, if in want, shall share my goods. I will regard his issue as my brother's and will teach them this art without fee or written engagement if they shall wish to learn it. I will give instruction by precept, by discourse, and in all other ways to my own sons, to those of him who taught me, to disciples bound by written engagements and sworn according to medical law, and to no other person. So far as power and discern- ment shall be mine, I will carry out regiment for the sick and will keep them from harm and wrong. To none will I give a deadly drug, even if solicited, nor offer counsel to such an endg likewise to no women will I give a destructive suppositoryg but guiltless and hallowed will I keep my life and mine art. I will cut no one whatever for the stone, but will give way to those who work at this practice. Into whatsoever houses I shall enter I shall go for the benefit of the sick, holding aloof from all voluntary wrong and corruption, including venereal acts upon the bodies of females and males, whether free or slaves. Wfhatsoever in my practice or not in my practice I shall see or hear amid the lives of men which ought not be noised abroad- as to this I will keep silence, holding such things unfitting to be spoken. And now if I shall fulfill this oath and break it not, may the fruits of life and art be mine, may I be honored of all men for all time, the opposite if I shall transgress or be foreswornf' Four

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illllarimnnihifa Gbath Thy Eternal Providence has appointed me to watch over the life and health of Thy creatures. May the love for my art actuate me at all times, may neither avarice, nor miserliness, nor the thirst for glory, or for a great reputation engage my mind, for the enemies of Truth and Philanthropy could easily deceive me and make me forgetful of my lofty aim of doing good to Thy children. May I never see in the patient anything but a fellow creature in pain. Grant me strength, time and opportunity always to correct what I have acquired, always to extend its domaing for knowledge is immense and the spirit of man can extend infinitely to enrich itself daily with new requirements. Today he can discover his errors of yesterday and tomorrow he may obtain a new light on what he thinks himself sure of today. O God, Thou hast appointed me to watch over the life and death of Thy creaturesg here am I ready for my vocation. And now I turn unto my calling: O stand by me, my God, in this truly important task, Grant me success! For- Without Thy loving counsel and support, Man can avail but naught. Inspire me with true love for this art And for Thy creatures, O grant- That neither greed for gain, nor thirst for fame, nor vain ambition, May interfere with my activity. For these I know are enemies of truth and love of men. And might beguile one in profession, From furthering the welfare of Thy creatures. u me u u n rm u u it in it u O' strengthen me, Grant energy unto both body and the soul That I might e'er unhindered ready be To mitigate the woes, Sustain and help u u u ez The rich and poor, the good and bad, enemy and friend, O let me eyer behold in the afflicted and the suffering, Only the human being. g .. ,c' 12 . ' ' Qffi? ief'x,,'l!cl S-411 v-3u1 1':e:e 4:24, . -.ff A-5 -1 .ff pn., sgisslz- fwfrf- ,-1: e ?f2fi:? WR? . , 512. 'AIP ser. . ,, if . I. Five