The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-09-01


should place my confidence. If the case,
notwithstanding all his efforts, all his zeal.
became more and more threatening, instead
of exhibiting distrust, or of manifesting the
slightest shadow ofreproach, ought still TO
sustain his courage in continuing my entire
confidence, not in respect to the infalIibili-
" Of his art, but for his prudence and good /
intentions. That is the proceeding which | i
should observe towards a physician, who
would have given me nothing else but mo-
lives of satisfaction and esteem. will now
suppose that, during the course of serious
disease, remarked, or thought remarked,
either want Of skill, certain negligence,
= Ior obstinacy, or some other circumstance. |
which inspired me with q regret on the
choice had made. Here, the case is al
tered; can have no hesitation as to what
10 do. | have had the misfortune, or at
least thought had, Of badly choosing my
Doctor. am not bound certainly to leave
10 him any longer the direction of the treat
ment. What have then to do3 This is
obviously a very delicate position; but as the
life Of beloved child, or other tenderly
cherished object, is at stake, ought to brush
away resolutely all considerations Of deli.
cacy, and only follow the dictates Of nv
conscience aud my convictions. With ali
the respect due TO a physician, whose only
fault in my eyes, whether merited or not,
is not to have responded completely to what
had expected OF him, / would beg him TO
become the consulting, instead of being the
treating practitioner, unless | should deem
it preferable to dispense with his services
altogether. This extreme measure is pain
full, aVoW it, painful for father, painful
for physician TO whom proposition of thi.
nature is made, even with every precautioT
Of extreme pOliteness, and deferential care
But it is much better yet for both TO tak'
this course, than 70 testify TO him mistrusl
often unjust, always affecting; and, besides
to exhibit before him an unlimited conf
. ldence in his consulting brethren, when, i
fact, repeat it, he does not less continue t
= support the weight Of all the responsibility
. q This ought to show US how important is tn
ms choice of Doctor, in the first place; for, i
ng my opinion, all the responsibility falling 0
IN. lhim, all, aH ought and must depend on hin
IL this be true, would now impress pal
-.tIiculaFly on the mind of the reader, hol
"a thOughtless and irrational is the conduct {
/ il those people, whatever may be their rank i
inc society, who choose physician lightly, an
! as lightly change him, without any other me
ION tive than caprice, or the headlong infatu;
'eo ton of fashion. might also say word o
olo that other class so numerous in the worl,
ntn whose tactics consist of changing their Do
10 tor regularly, as soon as he whom they ha,
MY employed for certain length of time, b
Oh comes tired Of again and again fruitless
Iost presen ing his bill. They Of course call
age another, and finish BY paying none. II "
ion, hnwavar fhav aoo1a To bo nell -
IN in the world, keep good house, and forh
him themselves no. indulgence, or pleasure.
dis may yet remark, as hint TO this kind
as. unwelcome medical clients, that they oft
OF pay for their want Of delicac5 dearer =,
6t' they may think-Sor, let :snem reflect that
'ne thee..s physician Is called simultaneously
re- conscientious and ready paying families, a
fol- by some Of their peculiar class, they may
} APP sure that the frst will be the first attend
ould TO, and If afterwards there remain sufficiC
. re- time, the latter will obtain the needed
ould sistance. The practitioner we'll knows 4
ex he is with them as pis-Gller, and he c.
the siders them in the same light. This is
in, Justice. People really poor are, Of couI
often quite out of the question, who, proyiC
oVita- they previously make their position knc
q the to Inc physician, will never fail to rece
" me all proper attention on his part.
'hys- shall conclude these reflections by Q
8, or ting passage from the father Of medic
lining who existed, as it is we'll known, many
limits before the Christian era, and which app
It ex- to me rather piquant. Hippocrates say
. part his advice, ; 8: "The sick ordinarily
lcula. deficient in gratitude. The poor are at
eTs TO mild and submissive, afterward wicked
every ungrateful. The rich, during their ILL
Of the exhaust themselves in promises, in ord
'ss adj secure to themselves the attention of
'allent physician; they afterwards mako excus,
'nsible the plea that their tenants do not
nor q them, &C."
indeed As for myself, returning TO the subie
ct poT- the mode Of acting which should obs
q; tor, even TO the end, toward my physici
choice would never forget, at the expiration {
se con- err year, that be has house expenses /
conn fray, engagements 10 ful6l, family 10
lgralu- cate, and should make il sacred du
nd de- honor his bill, with the same earnestn.
alton y he has shown in devoiing TO me his b
lad fol- sional care. | would avoid the fault /
b, and tunately 50 common Of allowing nv
chan tude to overflow TO exhaustion at the !
2! No lof affection, but would take care 10
Of the portion in reserve for the moment v
q him. should b called on to aequit myself /
vice, debt, b, M