Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-07
fEHHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO.
Il FESSION
from the Boston Daily News.l

LflolH the Boston DAILY NeWs.l
II is quite desirable that we should define orr posion
before the public in reference to what is generally known
the private medical profession The strides which m
reporter has taken toward disclosing the criminal side of
the private practice ought TO receive the unqualified
approval Of all good citizens bring the culprits to
the bar of justice as it undoubtedly Will in some cases
But it must he supposed that these articles re N,
attack upon the private practice as Il whole but
rather upon those who hy ignorance and crime persist
in disgracing it, The man who seeks to treat and cure
any private disorder is necessarily criminal and
he is too often regarded by the puritanca such, All
diseases must he cured the unfortunate posscssor of
the malady would suffer in consequence and perhaps
extend its coutagion the veins pure and healthy
bodies Our duty. then, in relation to this matter, is
two-old; first. to single out expose and denbunce all
who seek TO drag the profession into crime and dsrepute;
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who will we reret
to say, exist as long sin the carh where their
troubles may receive honest competent treatment
1t is held in the belief many that regular family
tors cannot consistently every contagious disease
Heads of families naturally feel adverse to having their
family physician do So and as 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 he held
responsible.
Holding hen, That it was our duty to find if possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by competent medical man
who sails under 10 fictitious name. who is response
bic for his acts reporter made an examination 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 swindle connected
with the Office. Either the doctor was only hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name Or dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title 1t seemed for
some time that there was not reliable medical nsti-
tute" in the city.
AT last our reporter entercdthe Morrill, Medical Tnsti-
tue, where he found the Doctor Frederick Morrill, vii,
ling indeed deSirous to have his mode of treatment
thoroughly investigated This seemed vastly different
from inc other doctors he had called on. They all pro.
tested against any attempt investigation, and in many
instances ordered nh TO leave the Office. Not So how
ever with Dr. Morrill, He coured the most thoronpb
scrutiny This reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsineretcd citizen, dafterm liking every
possible inquiry and observation he states that there's
one place where all CLASSES of complaints and diseases
are treated by an upright and honest physician; that
place is the 'AIolril Medical Institute" where Dr.
Morrill,, old and competent doc.or graduate Of the
Medical University at PHILADELPHIA, is constantly i'll at
tendance 1t is singular fact that our reporter has
heard no tangible stories against the dCctOr although
every quack IN the city bttery opposed to him. prob
abyo on account of ms Unprecedented success in all his
medical undertakings
Dr. morrill, does not treat by the job rs "quack
doctors do. If person should ask him how Inuc he
would charge 10 certain disease he will answer:
That depends upon the stage and nature Of the COM
plant" lie has 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 regular family
physician which lie justly claims to be We are conf
dent that Dr. Morrill, runs honest business where any
man may trust his case without ar of imposition or
where any lady Will receive competent treatment TO all