Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-22
GBs aaip SPY: aa1oreest, amesoap Mornng 1892
MtoitimaI.
THE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO-
Il FESSIoN.
From the Boston Daily News

1t quite desirable that we should define our position
before the public reference what is generally known
the private medical profession The strides which
reporter has taken toward disclosing the criminal side OF
the private" practice ought TO receive the unqualified
approval of all good citizens If bring the culprits to
the bar OF justice it undoubtedly will in some cases
But must not be supposed that these articles
attack upon the ''Drlvate" practice a whole, but
rather upon those who by ignorance and crime, persist
in disgracng it, The man who seeks to treat and
any private disorder is necessarily criminal and
he is too often regarded by the purtanical such All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate posesor of
the maady would suffer in consequence, and perhaps
extend its contagion the veins of pure and healthy
bodies Our duty. then, in relation this natter
two-old; first to single out expose and denbunce all
who seek to drag the profession into crime dsrepute
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who will, regret
to say exist long curses 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 every contagious disease
Heads of families naturally feel adverse having their
family physician do and medical
profession has become divided However wrong or In
consistent this may be with scientific opinion the fact
exists, and public sentiment may 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
BILE 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 medical skill There
In almost every instance lraud swnde connected
with the Office. Either the doctor only hotel
porter with deceased physicians name OF a dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title. 1t seemed for
some time that there not reliable medical inst
tute" in the city
AT last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Inst
tute, where he found the DOCTOR Frederick Morrill, will
ling indeed DESTROYS, 10 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 courted the most thorough
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with dsinteresed Citizen after liking every
possible inquiry and observation states that hereis
one place where all casseS of complaints and diseases
are treated by upright and honest physician; that
place is the Morrill, Medical Institute" where Dr. F.
Morrill, an old and competent doctor graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia, is constantly in at
tendance. 1t singular fact that our reporter has
heard no tangible stories against the doctor although
every quack in the city is bitterly opposed him. prob
ably account of his unprecedented success in ali his
medical undertakings.
Dr. Morrill, does not treat by the Job as "quack
doctors do. If person should ask him how much he
would charge to 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 treats all
complaints on the 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 case without fsar of imposition or
where any lady will receive competent treatment Tor all
her complaints for reasonable compensation No
shadow OF egtmate or unlawful treatment ever cloud
ed the Doc ors reputation and persons desiring such
need not apply TO him. Or. Morrill, has had long and
successful experience in his peculiar line of treatment
which nclu7es nearly all complaints TO which flesh is
heir His remedies very consistent and his cures are
his best RECOMMENDATION. His oceis at No As Howard
st. See his Medical ADVISER price 81. ONCE, 4s
Howard St, IsOs on, Mass, dW&S6v3m OLD