Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-10
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from the Boston Daily News

from the Boston Daily News.l
1t is quite desirable that should define our position
before the public to what is generally known
as the private medical profession The strides which our
reporter has taken toward disclosing criminal side of
the private practice ought 10 receive the unqualified
approval of all good citizens if bring the culprs TO
the bar of justice as it undoubtedly viii in
But it 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 dsgracng it, The who seeks To treat and cure
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal and
he is too often regarded by the purltanca as such All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate possessor of
the maiady would suffer in consequence and perhaps
extend its cOntagion to the of pure and healthy
bodies. Our duty, then, in relation to this matter is
twO-fold; first to single out expose and denbunce all
who seek to drag the profession into crime and dsrepuc
and secondly to tell the unfortunate. who will regret
to say exist as long as sin curses the ear where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
1t is held in the belief of many that regular family
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, suppose be held
responsible.
Holding then that it our duty to find If possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive nOneSL treatment by q competent medical
who sails under no fictitious name, who is RESPONSE
bic 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 was
in almost every Instance fraud swndlc connected
with the office. Either the doctor was only a hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name OF dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title II seemed for
some time that there was not reliable medical sti-
tute" in the city.
At last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Ins
tute, where he found the DOCTOR Frederick Morrill, will
ling indeed desirous 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 Inn to leave the office Not so how
ever, with DIR. Morrill, He coured the most thorough
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded TO make In COM
pany with dsnerested Citizen andaer m liking every
possible inquiry and observations states that there is
one place where all classes of complaints and diseases
are treated by upright and honest physician; that
place is the morrill, Medical Institute" where Dr.
Morrill, old and competent doctor graduate of the
Medical University at Philadelphia, 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 biArly opposed to him. prob
ably on account of his unprecedented success in all his
medical undertakings.
Dr. Morrill, does not treat cases by the iob s Wop,cl,,
doctors do. If person should ask him how much he
would charge to cure certain disease he will answer
hat depends upon the stage and nature of the COM
plant" lie 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, 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 reasonable compensation No
shadow OF legitlmate unlawful treatment ever cIoud
ca the Doctors reputation, and persons desiring suab
need not apply to him. Dr. Morrill, has had a long and
successful experience in his peculiar line of treatment
which includes nearly all complaints to which aesh
heir His remedies very consistent and his are
his best recommendation His opces at No. 4s Howard
St. See his Medical Adviser; price 81. once, A.
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