The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-17

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LABOR AND TO WAIT.
Then shall he 6nd waiting less terrible Ii
work Jet him forget apprehension. If he bav,
no opportunity to work for Others lei him worl
for hinset-that is, upon himself
A DISTINGUISHED LAWYER,
relating the difficulties attending the beginnins
Of his CO reer, sage that he was sometimes Obliged
for days together, to live only on bread anc
water. He slept in his Office aud boarded him
self so that he could economic IN every posi-
ble way. Having nothing to DO, he determined
to avail himself o. his abundant leisure and ex
ert himself 90 the utmost Too poor TO buy
books, he borrowed them. He imagined cases
and alternately pleaded for plaintiff and defend.
ant to an imaginary judge aud Jury. So familiar
did he become With his text books, that when
Il became necessary, he could tell page and vol
ume of the case that he wished to cite
After time, accident threw a case in his
way. Had he been wasting ms time in profit
less hope or foolish despair, Instead of judcious
study, he could never have brought to his case
the confident knowleo and uumistakable bear
ing Of a man Of thought, that won for him both
credit aud money. His first case brought him
many Others; for men Of penetration saw that
be would win where ninety nine men out of
hundred would fail. He is now in receipt Of
about fifteen thousand dollars per annum from
his Law practice, which he attributes 20 the tenn
perance, perseverance and hard study that
char 'cterized the beginning Of lis career when
Nothing To Do stood like fiend tempting him
to seek frivolous recreation to occupy time that
seemed pressed by no regular employment
YOUNG PHYSICIANS
have, if possible, still more difficulties 70 con
tend With, for the reason that their professional
success depends 50 largely upon their social
success. Hence. they are the helpless aud hope
less slaves OF capricious women. TLev must
dress well, in order to convey an impression OF
doing well for who would think Of employing
a physician who was not so busy as to find ii
almost impossible to think &C attending upon
them?
Moreover, as women rule the medical world
a young physician is obliged to waste great
dea' of his lime in ministering to heir whir.s
and ciPCices in manner not strictly profession
al, aad for which no bill may be sent. II thew
are nervous, he must cheer and comfort them.
If :hey are whimsical, he must humor and Hatter
then. If they are petulant, aud " don't think
the last medicine has done them any good" he
aust smile benignly upon them, and courteous
ly prescribe something else. If they refuse TO
follow directions, aud declare positively that
they cant take pills, and won't take pow
ders," aud forgot the MIXTURE" or didn't get
the prescription filed" the physician must
pocket the insult as graeiously as il il we're
fee, and when the bill is sent in he must be pre-
pared to have it disputed or cheapened, or put
of with verbal promises to pay, or ignored en-
tirely, and when the next sickness in that fam
lily occurs, be need not be surprised if another
physician should be called in his place. People
Who don't pay their doctors bills change phy-
siciAns as soon as they become disagree ably in
debted TO one.