Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-28
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VNHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO
Il FESSION.
tFrom 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 receive the upgualded
approval OF all good citizens if not bring cuprits TO
the bar Of justice, as it undoubtedly will in some cases
But must not be supposed that these articles are an
attack upon the private practice as a whole. but
rather upon those who bv ignorance and crime persist
in disgracing it. The who seeks to treat and cure
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal and
he is regarded by the purtanical as such All
diseases must be cured the unfortunate poesor of
the maady would suffer in consequence, and perhaps
extend its contagion the veins OF pure healthy
bodies. Our duty, then, in relation this matter is
two-fold; first, single out, expose and denbunce all
who seek drag the profession crime and disrepue
and secondly to tell the unfortunate, who will, regret
to say exist long sin the earth where their
troubes may receive honest and competent treatment
1t 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 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, be held
responsible
Holding then that it was our duty to find if possible
some reliable medical Office where the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by a competent medical man
who sails under no fictitious name and who is RESPONSE
bic for his acts our reporter made an 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 or swnde connected
with the Office Either the doctor was only a hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name or a dry
goods clerk with similar fictitious title 1t seemed for
time that there not reliable medical nst-
tute" in the city,
AT last reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Insti-
tute where he found the DOCTOR Frederick Morrill, will
ling indeed DESTROYS, 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 Inn to leave the Office Not So how
ever, with Dr. Morrill,. He coured the most thorough
scrutiny This reporter proceeded to make in COM
pany with disintercsed citizen, and every
possible inquiry and observation he states that there is
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,, an old and competent doc .Or 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 bitterly opposed to him. prob
ably ON account Of his Unprecedented success in all his
medical undertakings.
Dr. Morrill, does cases by the job as quack'
doctors do. If person should ask him how much he
would charge to cure certain disease he will answer
That depends upon the stage 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 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 illegtmate unlawful treatment ever cloud
ed the Doctors reputation, and persons desiring such
need not apply to him. Or. Morrill, has had long an
successful experience in his peculiar line of treatmen
which includes nearly all complaints to which flesh
heir His remedies very and his cures are
his best recommendation His oficeis at No. IS Howard
st. See his Medical Adviser; price 81. Office, As
Howard ST., Boston, Mass. dW&s&w3m OLE
HALLOCK MEDICAL INSTITUTE
lab COURT ST, BOSTON, MASS.
DIR. F. HALLoCK, Chief Consulting Physician.
BRANCH OFFICE,
1893 Front Street, Washington Square,
Worcester, Mass.