Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-11
Pen aud Ink Sketches.


lHut eNciy one VINO NIlAts VI. ~. after
his mamie, is modern saviour, able To
heal all manner OF sickness aud disease.
Too many poor victims of quackery have
found this ont 10 their cost. IL Is true
enough that the world Is over-doctored,
as we'll rs over governed, but 10 Is none
the less true there are eases IN which ma
ture will sink under disease If left nm
aided, and these are the eases which de
mand the aid of medicine. AT such
times II Is very agreeable TO feel that
our lives are In the hands Of an honest,
reliable man, who not only shaS thor
ough knowledge of diseases and their
nameiies, but also has the ability 10
ahapt the knowledge to the wants OF
each particular case. Such man IL the
subject OF om sketch. A few facts of
his personal history may not be with
out interest TO the reader.
DIR. Teller was born mt Skancatlas, N.
Y, Fob. 9th, 1912. His father was a
Methodist preacher. He received his
prote> aiOnal education at the Fairfield
Medical College. At the age of twenty
four we aud him q practicing physician
a Ma sSillane Ohio. The ftyUrs of FOR
tune did not descend upon him here in
| sucl Conious showers as they did later
| I'm liic-but this is the common lot OF
+! yuuEg men entering professional ca
| reer, to whom that a kle dameis not no
| ted for being particularly amiahlc. lie
| remained hae, however, until 1919,
| managing To live meanwhile, though he
did not make much money. Bat during
| these thirteen long gears we may be sure
4 -, l., .,,r = hF, flt,uflaf Inn ~
| that professional emiuence he now en-
| i3yS. by careful study and observation
| % the cases which came under his no
! ticc
| He next turns M in San francisco,
| California n q ho,el Keeper and we iu-
fer TINT he pleased his patrons, from the
| fact shat M did well there, and in three
| wears was enabled 20 return to- his ma
| tive State and resume his profession.
| He locates himself in Albany and open
| ed an office there in 1858, where he still
| remains How well he succeeds may he
inierr, q from the fact that $4,000 patients
are t1ated by him annually. That he
succeeds in caring these patients is as
| g00d testimony as can be required for
his ability aud shlit.
One secret of his great success is thHt
| he docs Lot trust his business to stud
! aul run the risk OF their intNpcsi II d,
| and carelvssness, hut keeps his eulirr
course OF treatment aud mis- immouS,
laboratory for the preparation Of medi
| ciuvs. under His Own personal supcrviS-
ion aud conf r0t. That he b2stows such
attentive caro- upon his patients tells
| why ae has been 30 fortunate ~ 10 sc
cnrc the CnNi2be popularity which h.
e, ipys. lie has always bSen attended
with rare Success in the treatment o.
| slubbCrn cases d chronic disease es-
| pecialiy OF those peculiar Ills 10 which
he dcvofes pacticulaT attention. Thus
| H. is That he has steadily worked bis wa1
| to the nea of his profession. sufferer
! ofatl classes, rich and poor, find relic
| alike NJ his hands. The unfortunate
| whom fate has stricken wi \ evils aud
reduced h. poverty, lind In him "a trirnC
| aud benefACsor, IL is Pleasant 10 NEE
| such men, who have n heart to- feel and
a hand to help But none whether poor
or rich can complain OF cXtoTtlOn Mt hi
haGds. HIS prices. are moderate no'
from mere motives of policy, brcaUs
these FAY tae best Ia the long run, bu'
because he il willing to live and let
| live, AL to deal VITA others fairly and
| honocal.y That he has not made I
| mistake IN pursuing This course, we se{
| from tho mct thai the public have IA
yoged HIN With such patronage, that
in spite Of great losses, he has been ena
! bed 10 amass an ample iOrtune
In has social relations the Doctor is q
! very agreeable companion, and is, cs-
teemed, by those who know him, as .
retfns9, ,-IibtFal. minded, whole a0uled
7 gentleman. Mature has blessed him
| with fine featuus g, aud rare talent, which
aided by agreeable manners, and q rare
faculty of peasiug, reader higu Il des.ra
bic acquisition co. any circle.
His face tiruishes study for phys.
! iogoomist a clear hoaest eye meets
yours with q calm, genial look, which
makes you feel aE cncc that he see,
clearly and jud@es correctly; and y.T
we feel sure that he will pass no harsh
| Judgment upon The failngs of poor bu.
| manity, with which his professional OK.
| pericnce has rendered him so familiar
4 finely shaped forehead rises above thu
eye and gyye~ n hint ct the brain behind
In the lines OF the features we read Arm
| ~ - Ht' C''Atft itA; 'AItA we NC 100 LiiAt
the man has lived fnll, ceBcrous lif,
acd lovcQ aud suffered like the rest OF
| ar. .
/ His p0ljtlcll views ere plain and prac
| tjcai Though TO politician he is yet
earnest and decided in the support of his
/ country end its government.
| Eis reputation IL by no means limited
| to Albany He IL well and widely
ksovn through the State. Among his
| other COOL qualities we notice that he
Il q punc'ual paymaster He advertised
! extensively ana this has contributed In
| no small degree 10 his property But
the hsst Of II is hs pays the priufcr
| promptly and cheerlully, and Cerer suf-
| Prs y bill to be twice presented. it il
| safe 10 trust q man who does business III
| this way, FOR we can feel sure that such
habits wiz Insure thoroughness and care
| in whatever nc undertakes
| To all those WAC need the services Of
| u physician we can most cordially com
| mend Or. Teller ard assure them, that
| they vii. fad in him, an excellent prac-
| titioner, AMI kind friend Though his