He warned against alimony hunters, who can be diagnosed at a glance by an experienced practitioner . . . They have faces that would congeal boiling oil in August. All in all, unoccupied ladies are very likely to get some sort of complaint. One wonders how Hertzler would have coped with a world in which women occupy themselves by becoming lawyers, executives, and of course physicians. Today's readers might also find it difficult to accept Hertzler's perspective on the equitable distribution of health care.
Stubborn dumbness stands in their way.
Those lacking medical care were ignorant because they didn't realize doctors have a duty to care for needy patients at no charge. Hertzler presumed that if they would show up at a hospital or doctor's office, they could expect to receive appropriate treatment whether or not they had money to pay for it. This point may not be quite so obvious to American physicians today. Nonetheless, Hertzler would prefer to be paid. Thus he also condemned improvidence, which he believes is the major reason people lack the cash to pay their doctors.