Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-25
From the Knicke.tooker
The Country Doctor.
BIZ GLAUBER saULTZ, NJ. D.

I had stumpcd abou, the country for Il
dozen years or so, lii the same eqn;pa5r
having wonderful success in curing '"ca5cs. =
but half the time cheated out Of The credit
of it by c.tnip tea | took notion TO caSt
un nv books to see how rich ! was. an |
what could be made of outstanding ac-
counts. Il cost a great many evenings Of
hard work 20 arrive at the iunwled =. that, =,
all debts being paid, | was not worth a
/" brass fArthins -uot Il red cent. Not
wltnstanjlng ali the lucrative cases Of ty-
phus which / had mliaged, | remained
poor. L believe that people in the city
pay their fees with aiacr;ly because the
charges are exorbiiant. Wucn bill for
hundred dollars, for looking wo OF three
times at sex child, is presented to one
who lives IN u well furnished house in the
upper part of the town, the very largeHcss
of the demand is 4 delicate compliment
upon his ability TO pay. The man Of the
house sits down at handsome secretary,
aud draws out i clean check for the full
amount, saying, DYc,or, you arc very
moderate: now that Jacky Is out Of the
woods, come IN, Ia Il sociaoie way"
AS soon as the messenger is gone, the
puter.fami,tas cxclallIs, ." What an outga-
geous bill 1t Is al expensive luxury to
be sick" However, it has its advantages
to be attended by L fashionable doctor, as
it has to worship God IN Il fashionable
church. On one occasion | WAS called ia
midsummer TO atteni sick man On the
sea-shore. After several days, his family
physician, the renowned Doctor JaiIaps,
arrived from the city, and the patent was
soon after on his legs, 10 thaudS to Uuc,
and ready for the surf.
How much are you going TO charge
him p said Doctor Jai!aps.
"Twenty- five dollars said l.
"Poh - SAID be, =. make 1t hundred. /
He expects it."
"lf he expects it" said l, at would
give nae great pain to dlsappoint his ex
pectaticus = whcreupon acted advscdiy
and received an honured checa for a round
e. on the Pheuix Bauk.
Ga another occasion, when attending
one of my own patients III the same vic'n-
ity, wh.ie crossing the ''bls brid &C. wien
the tide WAS up, came near being Lrowned.
Ny sulky was soon ahodt, bui the horse,
beng good swimnlcr, reached the oppo-
site bauk. Now, beside r!2kiug nay own
lie, fairly dragged the palleut from the
very gates Of death. got him cut Of a
bi!lous-remit,ent, drove the jauud.ce out
Of his skin, aud when | came to ask hIn
for ten dollars, he black guarded me like
chicken stcaler, aud would never employ
me again. The fact Is, tha: people ia the
country abhor taxes, and a doctor is the
worst OF putiicans. To be sick they tElnk
is L dead loss, which they uuchrisianiy
grumble at; but to have to pay for being
Oh, how meek they are, when tDey lie
PROSTATE in a burning tever-when their
teeth chatter, and the whole house jars
with their shaking agues. Oh. how wei
comedy the latch Is ii,ed up to admit You
when lie seems to hang upon Il hlir But
get them on their legs, and the hrst thing
which they forget viii bc that they were
ever on their backs. Ii many Of them do
pay you, /; Is under protest, procrasiina-
ting the settlement to time when the ac
count might be outlawed, clipping down
the fair proportions Of just bill, aud CIV
Ing you the most ragged representative Of
money.
say that when came to overhaul my
accounts, Was not worth any thing, and
therefore arrived at the conclusion that 1t
was high time to marry wife who would
take care of my money. did SO, and
found my condition better, but for some
years had hard time Of it. Ny children
were extremely pcttish and peevish, aud
what with nocturnal calls, | had not a
nights rest FOR i've years. II any thing
allied them, they were sure to cry the night
long; but Ii they were well, they woke up
long before the growing of the cock climb
ing over me at the very moment when
had composed my head for short morn
ing nap. But Paternal philosophy can
we'll be recoDci!ed to the sweet music Of
"uyins bsbss - sous thousands os which