Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-10


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FoR UNION AMERICAN,
I The Doctors BiIi.
AZ The AETgaR- o. sgI LOvExaOon--lt s-is ~
In 1928 let's see ibats thIty years ago--hcE
time hies!-sthe following NOSE amusing occurrence
took place. Among the few Of that day who yet
tread lifes stage is Doctor -z veil Blank let it
bs who, in his calm, inimtsbls manner sometimes
in circle of friends (aDde he bds many Of thsu)
tells the story. PREDATORY must say that in hose
good cid days the title Of NJ. D. meant something
more than assumption of theafix will oorrespon-
ding prefix as balance weight comp posed too often
i Of impudencs and empiricism. Dool Blank was
/ wen ed1csted,, Blc6sior OF Arts long before. be
took up the Materia Mediea, spoke and, read the
s1cisntI languages wih faOilityj satreulant Of the
University Of-Pennsy syleshia a-Became sh NJ D under
DoOt s., gentle man o. the I'D school who. tbeugh
in the presence Of his patients he spoke in hs.yer-
4 naeular. yet before bis students and his brother
practitioners kept his rigBt ear for Tie learned AN
gqges and tue pure technealpies Of his profession
! Preeeptor and Pupil were bosh legiiimatesous of
sEsculapius. Their recipes and formulas were always
| writteHin good Latin on their Day Books and Ledg
ers and each medical service and each article of
medicine charged against patient was put down
With learned precision aud sceuraey that labgage
in which the fathers Of the science 6Fst wrote the
1 able and elaborate volumes which are to this day
considered the foundation Of the Divine Art of heal
ing To charge dose Of castor outrageously
vulgar and not to be thought Of The entry would
run thus q on riciDf 10 say on his account,
tO pulling tooth, was ,uRprOfsssiOnsl .aad i'm.
piled danger to the patients jaWbone Doct Blank'
I would put it down ext Dentis and SC through
the whole vocabulary of medical terms. AT Ieast.
one half of DOct Blanks practice then. was given
away, and in later days know he has not rnsnded
K bis haBfts- No one uhdUle to pay has ever even
been asked for it. and hazard the assertion that in
alarge and successful practice Of near forty years
] during which he -Aas.but up name not only asa
very successful fpraetiCiOner Of Medicine but asates-
Imam, antiquarian, historian, and best Of al, a NAs,
but few can show Tonga List grstuitoUs services
as he. Yet time he did charge distant pauper
at the cost of the county, Justly feeling that the
county needed no charity from one who vas single-
handed striving for competency, while half his time.
and his best. ability we're given TO her sitizens
Hence thef5llO Eingb and Its shable seaUsnse
r.. be- ~ "a .;fKao1 county, Tenn - -: -
"FOf visits. medical service and s9ndry MEDICINES.
&C., for David D1nku, a pauper Of said county 60.
AO'ai aWOul1.1 .-f., - - ss., co. 81 3Utisar
This account vas hapdsdtO tbsclsrk; tO-bs By him
presensed'tothesugus oourt at its July session,
that ii, might be audited AMI paid, upon Which
presenlment fhe fun began ESQ MoUSsT had pro-
missed DOct BLANK to take the Weighty responsible
iy Of seeing the bill through court successfully,
as DAVID DUNKIN lived in bis deestrick. and the
pOet was popular iq faat. he took both the Nd
and his sbii4 and ihs Consequences uhderhs PATRON.
age, hOPig Hereby to- -nske -air parties not only
bow to bis great iifuea6e, but fe9indebtsd for ali
time to come for rare service rendered and vastsbl
I ity employed Well with the permission Of the sa.
pient Squire Mount, We will 'eaIfcourt, and 'pef-
4 seed 10 bznis H., :. $50 - a-.,' :. =
Ps thsldsppty clerk, in hiseuietand
smiling Way, presented ahs.aeoOant and it. was on
/ the vergeOF passage, when member at the west
end Of the bench craned forward and wanted
''items," .He,said She wanted. .tuskaOE what the
peoples money Wer sgWine fur5 fspeoted hit ser'
alright, as Squire Mount sed So, bnt as he EEF
thar take keer owe the people, red be glad g zee
"a eW itims his people loEed itms an in fac be
never seed any harm dun by itims yet. He loved
few Trims his SET" Then hsfubbedHis knees with
his hands, and wound BY scratching his ..keal
behind lhe ears on hOih sides .Sseted thereto Fsu-
haps by more 'sitims''.s Nov wss,the golden mo-
1nent for Squire siSrntto impress his PfOiege the
Doctor with his power and Influence > .eIie. .kpey.
DOet Blank veil. oUsOus.knOKiug gDsOtor-vhs'A,
cured poor DsFy Daukin--kno wed him too -ivsl IL
/ the deestrvkss OnIst man ef be Vas & pa1Per-Sr
Eright-VOte the amount and let's be doing sumthin
ese." RutgnOi "ihis sOurI decided that y."ht
OnOOnsttutiOnal5o pay any biI inthe 'Iahs a.
and the'''itim'' man At the West end Of The bench
gained victory, while the bill was " thrOEedOuItp
court until The s0otobsFIeEm, when if the Doctor
pleased he might PRESENTS agaih in detsil. ~ =
Well, ke'went t6s E0FE and prepared IT il full
form, in good Lain, according 10 regular usage
Much fearing thatitm ghtfaiL fOr,.WaatOf de- all
4 he took palms, andA more uneKeeptiOnabls or or
thOdOx bin never appeared ih SOfFt. marx
No" Ii was ss ssssII-s,s4;sl ,yosa sI1t7
In October, 1923, ,.ceRrt met, Squire .MOunt seer
ing Doet Blank in the room mOtiOHed hinup'With'
dignity. .eT'Hev yer gOst6At ar SecBu6t nov win
'itims ess- ;S.'e1.sgl RsI bit passed ,W
bust this court Plumb RRsne- did my dirtiest fur
you lasttims, but them ar itins WurnttAEr there
he looked fnqufringGy at tbt DEJ ~ Does the films
/ make tie account eco spX biiggsESS -, Oh n9-s "H0E
meny owe EN- did yOH giR.Dayy i%@,' ,fsoh, Only.s
few" "They worked On his bowels pOwful, didRt
they i'r, 'oH no. rot at sit 'es'' PuKsd him orful
then 9y--. NO,9 SEelb ThstiR the HI good did
they de- DaEy Z" ssCunsd' him. sOh I7sss.'I
alters sed you Wer D h6ss oV aEdoctor you 6h4ed
Davy With itins what don't either puks or purge,
That bill shall pass, . And be gave thsaDoss. a
patroniziRg Eink, tbFes benevolent mods, and 9
Iengthenva approving smile ssHn ''-'' a' '4 'as'
So Major S. held Up the BflL aud RnHaunesd JIG
purpOrttO The eourt, while one of his best bsRsFO,
| lent yet, malieiousy smissafitted over his"faces
Silence pfOfOurfd regnedfofa space along that rsu
/ gust long bench of-digaitsries, TO be broken by
Squire Mount thepatron Of bill and dfthe Doctor
aAOihOrtstively he sReks ,tk4t IS bill hes been
segsstedbY DR., Blank; esHrsd pPvg Dunkin. pau
per, with nsU medcines nov, ,for thessoOnd time
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