Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-25
VHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO
Il FESSION.
from the Boston Daily News.l

1t is quite desirable that should define our position
before the public reference to what is generally known
as the private medical profession The strides which our
reporter has taken toward disclosing the criminal side
the private practice ought to receive the unqualified
approval OF all good citizens if not bring the cupr to
the bar Of justice, it undoubtedly in some cases
But II must not be supposed that these articles are an
attack upon the private" practice as a whole but
rather upon those who, By ignorance and crime persist
in disgracing ii. The who to treat and cure
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal and
he is too often regarded by the purtanical as such An
diseases must be cured the unfortunate pOssessor of
the nalady 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-iOd; first, to single out, expose and denbunce all
who seek TO drag the profession into crime and disrep
and secondly, to tell the unfortunate who will we regret
to say exist as long as sin curses the EARTH where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
1t is held in the belief of many that regular family doe
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 was our duty TO find If possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by competent medical man
bic for his acts. our reporter made an examination of
some twenty of the principal offices yesterday morning.
but found with single exception no place that seemed
10 guarantee any reliability medical skill There was
IN almost every instance fraud swndle connected
with the office. Either the doctor" was only a hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name or dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title. II seemed for
some time that there not reliable "medicaI insli-
tute' in the city.
At last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Ins
tute, where he found the doctor, Frederick Morrill, will
ling, indeed DESTROYS, to have his mode Of treatment
thoroughly Investigated This seemed vastly different
from the other doctors he had called on They all pro
tested against any attempt at investigation and in many
instances ordered hm to leave the Office Not So how
ever with DR.. Morrill,. He coured the most thoroup,
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsnteresed citizen and after m king every
possible inquiry and observation, he states that there
one place where all classe' of complaints and diseases
are treated by upright and honest physlcian that
place is the "MorT Medical Institute" where Dr. f.
Morrill, an old and competent doctor graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia, is constantly in at
tendance 1t lisa singular fact that our reporter has
heard no tangible stories against the Doctor although
every quack In the city bitterly opposed to him. prob
ably on account of his unprecedented success in all ms
medical undertakings
Dr. Morrill, does not treat cases by the Job as "0uack
doctors do. If person should ask him how much he
Woulu chge 10 cure certain disease, he will answer:
Ihat depends upon the stage and nature of the COM
paint.' lie has no tabular list OF prices, with ten OF
twenty dollars set opposite certain private diseases
much after the style OF hotel bill of fare, but treats all
complaints on the same principle of regular Elmiy
physician which he justly claims to be. We are conf
dent that DR.. Morrill, runs honest business where any
man may trust his without f,ar of imposition or
where any lady will receive competent treatment for all
her complaints for reasonable compensation. No
al final Ia,
ed the Doctors reputation and persons desiring such
need not apply TO him. Dr. Morrill, has had long and
successful experience in his peculiar line OF treament
which includes nearly all complaints to which flesh
heir. His remedies very consistent his cures are
his best Recommendation. His onceis at No 4s Howard
st. See his Medical Adviser; price 81. Omce, Is
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