Back to Search
Start Over
The Unsanitary Court Oath.
- Source :
-
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association . 2/17/99, Vol. 281 Issue 7, p592r. 1/3p. - Publication Year :
- 1999
-
Abstract
- Reprints an article from `The Journal of the American Medical Association' from February 1899 which focuses on the refusal of court witnesses to kiss the Bible when taking oaths. Report of a girl contracting a fatal disease after testifying in court; How one judge noticed that the court Bibles were filthy and worn through in spots by the pressure of the lips of witnesses and prisoners; How the situation could be rectified.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00987484
- Volume :
- 281
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1549693
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.7.592-a