Note 181 — Chapter V

The conservatism of lawyers is proverbial. It is hard to convince them that forms that have been long in use and have been found to serve a useful purpose in the past, are not applicable to new conditions as they arise; for instance, that the methods of procuring the attendance and of examining ordinary witnesses do not fit the necessities of expert testimony. But the question as to the defects of the system as it now exists has been brought to public attention in the journals of the day, in papers read before medical societies and bar associations, and in arguments in legislative bodies, and it is hoped and believed that ere long a reform, something of the character indicated, may be brought about in this very important matter.