Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-31
VNHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO.
Il FESSION,
tFrom the Boston Daily News.J

It'll quite desirable that should define our position
before the public in reference to what is generally known
as the private medical profession The strides which our
reporter has taken toward disclosing the criminal side Of
the private" practice ought to receive the unqualified
approval of all good citizens if mt bring the culprits TO
the bar of justice it undoubtedly will in some cases
But 1t must not be supposed that these articles arc an
attack upon the ''Drivate' practice as a whole but
rather upon those who, by ignorance and crime persist
in dsgracng it, The who seeks to treat and cure
any private disorder is not necessarily a criminal and
he is too often regarded by the puranical as such All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate posscssor of
the malady would suffer in consequence and perhaps
extend its conlagion to the veins Of pure and healthy
bodies Our duty, then, in relation to this NATTER is
two-told; first to single ont, expose and denbunce all
who seek to drag the profession into crime and dsreputc
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who Will We regret
to say exist as long sin the earth where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
i is held in the belief of many that regular family doc
tors cannot consistently treat every contagious disease
Heads of families naturally feel adverse to having their
family physician do So and consequence the medical
profession has become divided However wrong or in
consistent this may be with scientific opinion the fact
exists, and public sentiment may we suppose be held
responsible
Holding then that it our duty to find, if possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by competent medical man
who sails under no fictitious name and who is response
bic for his acts. our reporter made examination of
some twenty of the principal offices yesterday morning
but found with single exception place that seemed
TO guarantee any reliability or medical skill There was
In almost every instance or swnde connected
with the office Either the doctor was only hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name or dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title II seemed far
some time that there was not a reliable "medca insti
tute' in the city
Az last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Insti
tute, where he found the Doctor Frederick Morrill, vii
ling indeed DESTROYS, to have his mode or trc,,ro,
thoroughly Investigated This seemed vastly ,l,tTorrnt
from inc other doctors he had called on They all rn
tested against any attempt at investigation and in many
instances ordered Inn to leave the Office Not 50 how,
ever, with Dr. Morrill,. He cOurted the most tborourh
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded to make in com
p'y WIN dsinerested citizen, and Alternating every
possible inquiry and observation he states that tere
one place where all cassee of complaints and disease
are treated by an upright and honest physician; that
place Is The Morrill, Medical Institute" where Dr. r.
MOrr' an Old and competent doe or graduate of tbc
Medlcal University at Philadelphia, is constantly in at
tendance 1t Is "a singular fact that our reportcr has
heard no tangible stories against the doctor although
every quaek in the city bitterly opposed to him. prob
AMY ON account of his unprecedented success In all ms
medical undertakings.
Dr. Morrill, does not treat cases by the Job as "ou,ct
doctors do liza person should ask him how muct, no
would charge to cure certain disease he will answer
THAT depends upon the stage and nature of the co
plant" lie has no tabular list Of prices with ion ~
twenty dollars set opposite certain private disease
much after the style OF hotel bill Of fare but trcats all
complaints on the same principle Of a regular (,mliv
physician which he justly claims to be- We aro coma,
dent that Dr. Morrill, runs an honest business whore a
man may trust his case without fear Of imposon ~,
where any lady will receive competent Treatment as %
her complaints for reasonable compensation ~.
shadow OF illegtimate or unlawful treatment ever coI
cd the Doctors reputation, and persons desiring snc
neeu NOT apply 70 MN, Or. Morrill, has had Il long and
which includes nearly all complaints to ,vii,
heir His remedies are very consistent and his
his best recommendation His oniceis al No A. t,a,
st. See his Medical Adviser; price 81, Om.. ~
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