Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-11-17
The Wisdom of Confucius.

Proudly az we of the Caucasian
blood the "audor Iopih genus"
boast ourselves the masters, in
craft and intellect, Of the darker
skined sons of "Uatbay and the
Ind" there is one grand social par
ticular in which we must scknowl-
edge our inferiority TO the almond
eyed Chinese. Unlike them, we
do not yet know how to manage
the professors of the learned arts,
of Law and Medicine
Among Americans and Europe
ans. II is our custom only to call
in the lawyer when we are in legal
difficulties. and the physician when
we are sick. These learned and
skilllul gentleman examine the
case. tell us what, in their opinion,
ia necessary. and the longer and
the tougher the law suit, or the
more serious and tedious the sick
ness, the greater ia the compensa-
ton demanded of client of patient
It is thus that we make it to the
lawyers interest, to urge us TO en-
bark in law suits, upon the most
doubtful chance. Beaten in the
FIRST instance. he induces an appeal
to higher Court and thence to
one still higher. In the end the
bill of costs. swollen by the folly
of the clicut, in strict obed ence to
this advise Of the Counsel, often
forms lesson for the former dur
ing the rest of his life, though
doubtless source of most compla.
cent and satisfactory reflection Tor
the latter.
So. also. we make IL 10 the ply.
sician's interest TO magnify every
alarming symptom of the disease.
to convert a flush into a fever, n
shooting pain into neuralgia, a
small matter into n serious one
He proceeds TO drug, to bleed, to
nurse the case. keeps Va in doors
and in bed. till. if We were not al
ready sick, we would become 80 ;
and, in the end, favors US with q
bill, at 30 much per visit, which
warns the wiser of his patients that
there are tricks in all trades. and
that the degree of NJ. ID. forms no
exception to the general rule.
Now, they manage matters 9th
erwise and more sagaciously, in
the ancient and peculiar Kingdom
Of China. The great aud wise Con
fucius, who taught the world, and
whose disciples are Brothers of the
Sun and Moon, and Lords of the
Central Flowery Kingdom-this
great National precepter, If he
showed mankind nothing else valu-
able, taught at least this-that III
cas best 10 pdy the idpyer 10 keep yop
out Of Court, and 10 pay the docto,
70 keep you out qfMe SICK bed.' Why
have we had no Confucius TO teach
the Christian World.
In China, the father OF family
selects and contract with his law
yer. IL employ you at 80 much
per month. While | remain out
of court and out of difficulty. it il
yours. IL ! am sued, you are to
defend me. If the suit is prolopg'
ed, it is to your interest to hasten
it. If you loose the case, our con.
tract terminates, and ! employ some
other lawyer, better able TO keep
me out of trouble" From such a
contract, necessarily results dis
couragement of litigation, brevity
of law suits, and an energy of the
lawyers. A Chinese merchant goes
to his lawyer for written opinion
in n given case the case must in
deed, be clear one, if tho latter
recommends a law suit for if il
be lost, the lawyer loses also his
annual pension and his client.
In China, also, the father of Q
family selects and contracts will
his physician. II employ you, a
so much per month. While we re
main well in my household, it il
yours. If we are sick, you are t.
cure US. 1t is your interest t.
: make us well again. If any Of m,
family die, our contract terminate
and l shall employ another doctor
better able to save our lives" I'm
der such a contract the physician
, exerts himself to make short case