The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-12
From the Medical IateAirencer.
IHE PAWS AND PLEASURES OF THE
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

; NE AIMS AND FLEA OF tn
Practice OF MEDICINE.
4 PAINS. In every company you go int,
to be repfoached with the shortness of hu
man life as the fault of your profession
especially just after you have been SO un
FORTUNATE as not to be able to rescue a pa
tlent who has INDUCED every passion o
which he was capable, and at last brough
his system, like an old worn out kettle. t.
you to repair, but like this, too fall of holes
to place patch on.
10 be saluted every where, here comes
the doctor, well, how many has he killed
to-day
PLEASURES. To be sent for few DAYS
alter by some one of these disturbels with
ing under the torture of collie, putting him
4 sell complete IN your hands as submissive
as spaniel; then to give him relief in the
shortest time possible, and restore him to
the happiness of INDUCING in fourth OF
July dinner.
PAINS. To wear ont considerable shoe
leather IN assiduous attention on a patient
whom you have felt quite anxious to save.
and after doing it and handing in a mode
rate bill, to have 1t disputed, or be put of
from day to day, or hear that it is impossi-
bic to pay 1t, or that the. family have NOV
ed, nobody knows where, not even leaving
their thanks as remuneration f.. the medi-
cine.
PLEASURES. To be called on by poor
patient, perhaps a colored one, from whom
you expected no return for your services,
and be overwhelmed with grateful thanks,
and have your bill paid in full.
PAINS. In your attendance on patient
who requires frequent visits, to be told by
friend that is supposed that you attend
ottener than is necessary to increase your
bill. On the strength of this, by slacken-
ing your visits in another case, not very
urgent, to he told that you are not thought
to he sufficiently attentive, and that con
sultatonis desired by some of the friends
In case in which You have been con-
suited, and have attended on calling again,
| to find, by the odd faces and broken SEN
tence: of the family, that another physician
has been called in unknown to you, keep
ing him in the dark also with regard to
your attendance*
After unremitting and anxious attention
on a lovely child whom you cannot save,
to know that you have forfeited the good
will of the parents, and perhaps, too, when
the want Of attention to your prescriptions
lie
where, from regard to the feelings of the
parent, you cannot defend yourself.
After expecting from the hints and OBJ
case made and provided, to find some one
else substituted; one whom you can nei-
Their respect nor esteem.
/ After perplexing yourself to know why
your patient does not get better, contrary
. a.
to find that he has not taken the medicine
prescribed, as you haye reason and right to
/ suppose, for want of confidence in your
1 Judgment.
/ When father of an amiable family is
constantly deceiving you with regard to
payment of former bills, to know that they
are suffering for your assistance, and know
ing this, will not send for yea, while you
from delicacy cannot volunteer.
When policy, interest, character, and
delracy of sentiment, forbids to volunteer
your professional services, as you do not
know whether you would be chosen, to
know that humanity requires your assist
ance.
Seeing the suferings of an amiahle fe-
male under the hands of an ignorant pre-
tender, perhaps some steam doctor, but
cannot Interfere, knowing the preiudices oil
the friends, and that the interposition OF
your friendly advice might be considered
as but intriguing for your own interest.
CELSIUS.
*Two physicians meet at a chamber door
" Sir, how dye do :" How dye do, | am hap
Ply to see you,-but did not know that a con
sultation was called "Nor did IL did not
think my patient required it, Your patient
] sir lie militant is mine, 8. Yours sir. | have