| Show Doctors Have Troubles r rAs As Well As Patients i iI N Na a noteworthy and notable address s a n few da days I I ago before the Pennsylvania haria Academy of Mcl Medicine Medi i. i cine Dr Dl Ewing a physician of much note in t the he I state antI and one famous for foT the liberality and anil f catholicity of his views declared that the the thea a advice ice al of ti the physicians of the country relative to the prevention pre pre- of 01 disease was no not followed as it iL should be beby behy by hy the g governing n agencies that thal the tho attitude of the public towards the Hie medical profession was not logical logi logi- I cal enl and n asserted that there were grave c defects illi in ill i he the standards of medical education referring possibly possibly pos pos- f sibly ihly to the contradicting anti and in many states tate t ridiculous legislation with reference to the tho distri distribution r of healing agencies and the pi preventing of ci disease I. I It is rat rather her surprising to some of us to learn that the physicians arc are no not satisfied with the the- condil condi- condi f A t till ll ll their ills with l 1 n i 1 flint n V n Vf 1 w v v which to deal Maladies therefore whether thc they be bo beof beof of the bod body the brain or the exchequer seem not confined to that seeton of the body politic which has not taken the advice ad to throw physic to the clogs dogs and which hurries to the doctor when there i isome is some derangement of the internal economy The doctors also ha have e their troubles and unfortunately they cannot go to their good medical friend and get geta a n pr prescription on that will wiIl work wonders onder The Tho doctors it seems are misunderstood Some hearted hard persons seem to believe them to be immersed immersed im im- irn- irn mersed and engrossed 1 in the pursuit of a large in income income income in- in come and md not noL sufficiently alive to the great grent interests interests interests inter inter- ests of humanity and ce censure them for not paying more att attention to the prevention pro of disease rather than the cure of it after it has made its appearance It is the truth troth however that the modern modem physician always loses his temp temper r over some gross mistreatment mistreatment mistreatment mistreat mistreat- ment of the human organism which brings on disease disease dis dis- ease case and necessitates repair were ere he the glutton for money that he lie is sometimes regarded ho would rejoice at the accident or Of neglect which g gives him an m opportunity to earn and receive receive a fee iee The plumber or the carpenter waste no time in criticising or condemning the householder who has hns hasso so o misused his property that he lie needs frequent re repairs repairs re- re pairs at the hands of an expert He thanks whatever whatever whatever what what- 4 ever gods watch over o his craft that he has the chance to earn cam an honest dollar the family ph physician ician i- i cian chin repairs the damage caustically criticises the neglect an and foolishness responsible for the condition condition condi condi- tion lion and instructs as to means of avoiding a such troubles in the the future despite the fact fael that he is debarring himself from the chance of another fee later Were Vere the physicians as lustful for money as some sonic of f the ignorant ones credit them with being their policy would be quite different Dr Ewing should acquire no creases of care through worry O over Ol l' l the attitude tu e of the public to the physician The prophet may be without honor in iI ill his his own counti country and among his own people but lUt the capable physician knows no such ne neglect lect He earns and nd receives gratitude and a n competency He may be bc misunderstood but that is the case with all professions even en the la lawyers are arc regarded by some as ns mer merely ly licensed f fee e collectors whereas nothing could be further from the truth JJ eI |
