Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-04
VNHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO.
Il FESSIoN.
from the Boston Daily News

it quite desirable that we 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 not bring cups to
the bar of justice it undoubtedly will in some cases
But 1t must not be supposed that 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 criminal and
he is too often regarded by the puritanca as such All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate possessor of
the malady would suffer in consequence and perhaps
extend its contagon veins of pure and healthy
bodies. Our duty, then in relation to this matter is
two-fold; first, to single out expose and denounce all
who seek to drag the profession into and disrepue
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who will we regret
to 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 adverse to having their
family physician do so, and 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 1t 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 examinations of
some twenty of the principal offices yesterday morning.
but found with single exception no place that seemed
to guarantee any reliability medical skill There was
In almost every instance fraud or swinde connected
with the office. Either the doctor was only hotel
porter with deceased physicians name or a dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title II seemed for
some time that there not reliable medical inst-
tuter in the city.
AT last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Ins
tute, where he found the DOCTOR Frederick Morrill, will
ling, indeed desrous 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 investigation and in many
instances ordered HIM to leave the Office Not So how
ever, with DR.. Morrill, He coured the most thorough
scrutiny. This our reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsnterested citizen and after IN every
possible inquiry and observation, he states that there is
one place where all classes of complaints and diseases
are treated by upright and honest physlcian that
place is the MOrril Medical Institute" where Dr. f.
Morrill, an old and competent doctor graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia is constantly in at
tendance 1t is singular fact that our reporter has
heard no 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 his
medical undertakings.
Dr. Morrill, does not treat by the job as "ouac
doctors do. II 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 tabular list of prices with tcp mr.
twenty dollars set opposite certain private diseases
uch 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
uent thI Dr. orrill runs an honest business where any
Man may trust his case without fear of imposition or
where any lady will receive competent treatment for all
her complaints for reasonable compensation. No
snduOW OF llleetimate