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The PhVsician. Il IIireljrp


late number Of the .Nitris,a tfoui,'r nui
Sentinel, repuhlisl,cs. f:cn. t.- New Orleans
3f.dical N,~s and Noe,,iai Ga:.ii", IL well
written Editorial un"n the ah"v" subject. which,
contains some pretty severe structures upon the
practice of making yearly contracts, between
physicians and their rnI,l"vcrs. We make
the following extracts whc r"r,"n'< ti.c II ain
points Of the article, and commend them 10 th,
consideration of The profession anl ,i.. public
generally:
at the beginning Of the year. the employer
and medical man are found chaifcrrr over the
rrPrS to be paid hr the ore and To hc r,...ivc,l
by the other. The physician Is making him.
sclt MrhnY to II man who does not cnrmrrr-
hend his true mission here. and is 50 s:ultic,,
hy the dcsir" Ia save few dollars, that h.
cannot appreciate him, and therefore, is far
more apt to abuse than to property Use linn.
Il Is needless for the truly conscientious I,vSi-
cinn t" rcfls" (as he will ever d".) 10 lend him.
self to this degrading system the employers
reply is-'I can find on" VIII" wili'--anl sure
enough, he does find bidder for his miserable
pittance.'
But it Is ;ncrp'Iet for 'hc rly,irian to hire
himself oui hv the wear. In t!i. i.>: rl:"c he
exposes himself To the .crnS-r>; ;i.ri cit, nn. IT,
family VIII" would on! cali ON lam when his
services were really requisite, VII Row call
him, nj ghi and LAY, I" every li'!r !r.: r"!lv
ami to"-ache that may occur III" very .rI-
wants will hav: him sen, t.i /" administer To
their c"crv little alimrni. III" l. hirci 10y the
year I" do it. and h" in'iSt =" when sent for
On the other hand h, Is PAIL hr III" Year.
knowing ilat hr stated ii,iAncr i cunran,"r,I
him. aud conscious il.a, he is poorly ,n:il, is
all the tim" >"rr! V tempted to n"ml""t ra,!cn;,
IN The !" whom h" Is hIr"d :"r !hc Wear
III order to give the NOR" attention I" th".r
Nh" pay him 10y the visit, nr even in o'.!"r
that he may he III his o:r" really to attend L"
new patrons.
III each ease, 'h""" ia a:,rll' room for '!;>=a'.
isfac'ion on the part "i employer an! h'rri:ag
nhn the ihc''h"!" re>''i = 'hc '!'shn''i"n at
that mutual c"hh''"I'"" w.i"h makes liz" !hv>i.
clan feel rroG'! OF his position and a"Xi"u- Il"
please and excel! ani which rr:I.i"r- ii." "rt.
pl"y"i c"n'"ntcd, a'.t ""'';l i"'i.r, ia 'lc rn>-
tSsi":' OF "n""H whom he c'r rely Ia tn' i"u"
OF "in'c''"i'. i"" often docs ti''' i''n'"'! H.
trust exist, ana IL" c"iurri!"a l"tw.". "::i
p"yrr and physician il ""'y '.1i'.ra""!
through the love of incrr, which STAND, I'r,
eminent III The heart "i each.
But. Lastly. the hiriin- custom :$ 'i'Nst |;
lS injustice on the part OF H." hy>ican - Lisa.
sell ana |" MS profession Il brethren. AMI Il =
lnJus'r" on IA" l'iit IT IA" ":h.':"N'r /" h:i.
sell ana 10" i'iNH:"'h:' he 'h'i| ":riH'y-
lhc l'i'Esiciii' hires n'!h>"!i !" Il r.c:I !aln
.y t" Il" their practice for go i'Hr an:''!'a.
" hat prcrcdri', has l,'', III AL ~ other VEGA
lions {" NE" "i th':S hii''iii'G h;'!:' "HL 20 i"
an ihdehHhc an"n'!' % labor !"ra :iT"n S';!i
nl ''l"n"N-aiid mat sum icv"rv yet En"wn t"
oe "h"4"","f her" WIZ! II" POINT uI I" A..
''hcr set al men lH': ii'hst u trade or rr"ir;.
sion, who ar" n"', al ir'>: ''v the d'i les "i
common sr''s", ever ready t" Protect 'h'm
selves against SH'a nr">;''iti"a "a IL" 90"
ianh ana imposition on HE other! Does the.
merchant s'' t''c r"u"'rf !v'iri;;i' : "''''i' az
h''Hhr 'or 80 'i"'h per ahh"'!! Dos Il" '.':'
or "'rhiSh 'he f!:E'!'i'h ''!'> ri |''""' ''E
:" much l'cr nnm"in l""* '''r .'"r"r or IL"
o",rh'r' or 'h- n'"'r' CT !''' Sh"r'"nh"r' or
MIX man WORK '"r III" PHYSICIAN Oh "''' '";Tn':
i'"cs IN" very c"''''''i" ;'-fre !" r'.ihr ;";"
Your "''H ""h s"FfT away 'h' "''H' "'r ;"
th"ch per "nh'''n' ana yea !" alive TIC r:I"i-
ley" "' loading 'nr cart II, "'irii is y"n i'"''":
p"rS ""H man ia'"': i"f ne l''y>"''r 90 '""'"
terms y" 'hr very Hrs law ct Ha'ur'-
s"!'-rrescrv"il"n- 'r"ni''" every in!n ami -
"i '"e' l" seek protect! III ;S"i'''i '"a' ';ni",'
'i"h wh:cm Is me i"'I""i' result "i >;'h Il
course; lhs h'rhl;"' man .'"iI~ "'""" rs ~"
traits ofcharac,crl Why shall CIV. u,.r,,
10 the mere !,aut the grocer. the hal ,.r H..