Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-10
FITCH & THOMPSON.
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FEHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO.
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1t is quite desirable that we should define our position
before the public 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 czs if not bring the eulprits to
the bar of justice it undoubtedly will in some cases
But it must not he supposed that these articles are an
attack upon the private practice as a whole hut
rather upon those who ignorance and crime persist
in dsgracing 1t. The who seeks to treat an cure
any private disorder is not necessarily criminal, and
he is too often regarded by the purltanca as such All
diseases must be cured or the unfortunate possessor OF
the maady would suffer in consequence. and uerhans
extend its contagion TO the veins pure and healthy
podies Our duty, then. in relation to this matter is
two-eidi first to single out expose and dentrnce all
who seeE to drag the profession cme and dsrepute
and secondly to tell the unfortunate. who wall we regret
TO say exist rs long as Fin earth where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
1t Is held in The belief of many that regular fmydoc
tors cannot consistently every contagious disease
heaas OF families naturally feel adverse having their
family physician do So 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 hen, that it was our duty to find If possible
some reliable medical office wht re the unfortunate can
receive honest treatment by Competent medical man
VINO sails under no fictitious nane and who Is response
Die for his acts reporter made an examination of
some twenty of the principal offices yesterday morning.
put ouhu with single exception place that seemed
to guarantee any reliability medical skill There was
III almost every instance some fraud swIndc 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
some time that there a reliable medical ns-
tute' In the city.
At last our reporter entered the Morrill, Medical Insti
tute where he found the DOCTOR Frederick Morrill, vii
ing indeed DESTROYS, to have his mode of treatment
thoroughly investigated. This seemed vastly different
from the other doctors he had ca led on They all pro
tested against any attempt investigation and in many
instances ordered HIM to leave office. Not So how
ever with DR.. Morrill, He coured the most thorough
scrutiny This our reporter proceeded make in COM
pay with dsnterested citizen, and after liking every
possible INJURY and observation. he states that there is
one place where all easse, Of complaints and diseases
are treated by upright and honest physician; that
place is the 'Morill Medical Institute" where Dr. f.
Morrill, an Old and competent Decor graduate OF the
Medical University at Philadelphia is constantly in at
tendance. II is singular fact that our reporter has
heard no tangible stories against 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 not cases by the job as "ouacI
doctors do If person should ask him how much he
would charge to cure certain disease he viii answer
That 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 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 reasonable compensation. No
shadow oil illegltimae unlawful treatment ever cloud
ed the Doc reputation, and persons desiring such
need not apply to him. Dr.. Morrill, has had long and
successful experience in his peculiar line of treatmen
which includes nearly all complaints to which flesh
heir His remedies very consistent and his cures are
his best recommendation. His oficeis at No IS Howard
st. See his Medical Adviser; price ST. Omce, 4s
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