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Show ERRORS OF THE DOCTORS. Ailment Variously Diagnosed and Different Dif-ferent Treatment Prescribed. George W Hennessey, a life saver, examined by a phjslclan of the United States marine hospital In New York nnd pionnunccd "physically fit, dtopped dead a moment later. John It. Mlltspaugb, serving a short sentence In the Detroit house of correction cor-rection for n minor offense, boasted that he could deceive the phjstclnn attached at-tached to tliat Institution He was taken ta-ken III and the doctors believed he was feigning lllnesK unlll ho died. Then they found ibej had deceived them selves. These two men died on the same da Years ago a clever woman reporter visited the offices of a number of physicians, phy-sicians, gnve them an Identical statement, state-ment, and each named a separate complaint com-plaint nnd prescribed a different course of treatment From time to time the news columns col-umns of the dully press tell how home unfortunate has died of Injuries and dlesase after having been taken In an ambulance to a hospital whore his or her ailment was diagnosed as "Intoxication." "Intoxi-cation." Yet against nnj recoid of blunders It may be worth while to offset tho action ac-tion of Dr. Michael K Warnei or Baltimore, Balti-more, who dcbtiojed his accounts b-foio b-foio he died in order that his patients should not be piossod for payment by his administrators Theio wns tho spirit that exalts the medical profession profes-sion above any meie science New York Win Id. |