Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-06
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VHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO
4 FESSION,
from the Boston Daily News.l

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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 bring the cuprits
the bar of justice, as it undoubtedly will in some cases.
But it must 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 dsgracng it. The man who seeks to treat and
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal and
lie is too often regarded by the puranical such. All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate possesor of
the malady would suffer in consequence, and perhaps
extend its cOnagion to the veins of pure and healthy
bodies Our duty, then, in relation to this NATTER
two-fod; first to single out, expose and denbunce all
who seek drag the profession into crime dsrepute
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who will we regret
10 say exist as long as sin the earth where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
1t 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 asa consequence the medical
profession has become divided However wrong or in
consistent this may he with scientific opinion the fact
exists and public sentiment may we suppose be held
responsible.
Holding then, that it was duty to find if possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by competent medical man
who sails under fictitious name and who is respons
bic for his acts our reporter made examination of
some twenty of the principal offices yesterday morning.
but found with single exception no place that seemed
to guarantee any reliability or medical skill There was
in almost every instance fraud swndle 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 for
some time that there was not reliable medical insti
tue" in the city.
At last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Ins
tue, 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 many
instances ordered Inn to leave the office Not So how
ever, with Dir. Morrill, He courted the most thorough
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsinterested Citizen and after lking every
possible inquiry and observation he that therei
one place where all classes of complaints and diseases
are treated by an upright and honest physeian that
place Is the 'Morrill Medical Institute where Dr. F.
Morrill,, an old and competent doc or graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia is constantly in at
tendance II is singular fact that Onr reporter has
heard tangible stories against the doctor although
every quack in the city is bitterly opposed to him. prob
ably on account of his Unprecedented success in all ms
medical undertakings.
IT. 9ioI uoes not treat cases by the job as "quack"
doctors do. If Il 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 COM
plant" He has no tabular list of prices with ten or
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 a regular family
physician. which he justly claims to be- We are conf
dent that DR. Morrill, runs honest business where any
man may trust his without far of imposition or
where any lady will receive competent treatment for all
her complaints for a reasonable compensation No
shadow OF illegitimate or unlawful reatmont ever cloud
eo he Doctors reputation, and desiring such
need not apply TO him. Dr. 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 very consistent and his cures are
his best recommendation, His oices at No 4s Howard
st. See his Medical ADVISER price 81. Office, As
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