Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-12
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NHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO-
Il FESSION.
lFrom the Boston Daily News ]

1t quite desirable that should define position
before the public reference to what is generally known
as the private medical profession The strides which
reporter has taken toward disclosing the criminal side of
the private" practice ought receive the unqualified
approval Of all good citizens if not bring the euprts to
the bar of justice it undoubtedly will in some cases.
But must not be supposed that these articles are an
attack upon the private" practice as whole, but
rather upon those who by ignorance and crime persist
in disgrseng it, The who seeks to treat and cure
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal and
he too often regarded by the purtanical such All
diseases be cured the unfortunate possesor of
the maady would suffer in consequence, and perhaps
extend Its contagon to the veins of pure and healthy
bodies. Our duty, then in relation to this matter. is
two-old; first, to single cut expose and deneunee all
who seek to drag the profession into crime and dsrepue
and secondly, to tell the unfortunate who WILL regret
to say exist as long sin the EARTH where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
1t is held in the belief of many that regular family
tors cannot consistently treat every contagious disease
Heads Of families naturally feel adverse having their
family physician do and consequence the medical
profession has become divided. However wrong in
consistent this may be with scientific opinion the fact
exists, and public sentiment may, we suppose be held
responsible.
Holding then that it duty find if possible,
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by a competent medical
who sails under fictitious name and who is response
BILE for his acts, reporter made an examination of
some twenty of the principal Offices yesterday morning.
but found with single exception place that seemed
to guarantee any reliability medical skill There was
in almost every instance fraud swnde
with the office Either the doctor was only hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title 1t seemed for
some time that there reliable medical inst-
tute in the city,
At last reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Insti-
tute, where he found the doctor, Frederick Morrill, will
ling indeed desirous, to have his mode of treatment
thoroughly Investigated. This seemed vastly different
from the other doctors he had called They all pro
tested against any attempt investigation, and In many
instances ordered hun to leave the office Not So how
ever, with Dr. Morrill,. He courted the most thorough
scrutiny This reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsnterested citizen and after king every
possible inquiry and observation he states that there
place where all casse' Of complaints and diseases
treated by upright and honest physician; that
place is the Morrill, Medical Institute, where DR.. F.
Morrill,, an old and competent doctor, graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia is constantly
tendance. 1t is singular fact that reporter has
heard no tangible stories against the doctor although
every quack in the city bitterly opposed to him. prob
ably of his unprecedented success in all his
medical undertakings
Dr. Morrill, does not treat cases by the job "quack
doctors do. If person should ask him how much he
would charge to cure certain disease, he will answer
THAT depends upon the stage and nature of the
plant" He has tabular list of prices, with ten or
twenty dollars opposite certain private diseases
much after the style OF hotel bill of fare but treats all
complaints the principle of regular family
physician. which he justly claims to be. We conf
dent that Dr. Morrill, honest business where any
may trust his without fear of imposition, or
where any lady will receive competent treatment for all
her complaints for reasonable compensation No
shadow of egltmate or unlawful treatment cloud
ed the Doctors reputation and persons desiring such
need not apply to him. Or. Morrill, has had long and
successful experience in his peculiar line of treatment
which includes nearly all complaints TO which flesh is
heir. His remedies are very consistent and his
his best recommendation. His ofceis No. As Howard
st. See his Medical Adviser; price 49, Office, As
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