Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-05
TTlHE PRIVATE MEDICAL PRO.
Il FESSION
tFrom the Boston Daily News. ]

1t quite desirable that we should define our position
before the public in 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 citizens if bring the cuprs to
the bar of justice undoubtedly will in some cases
But must not be supposed that these articles are an
attack upon the private practice whole but
rather upon those who by ignorance and crime persist
in dsgracng it, The man who seeks to treat and cure
any private disorder is necessarily criminal and
he is too often regarded by the puritanca as such An
diseases must be cured or the unfortunate possessor of
the malady would suffer in consequence and perbaps
extend its contagon to the veins of pure and healthy
bodies. Our duty, then, in relation to this matter is
two-iold; first, to single out, expose and denbunce all
who seek to drag the profession into crime and disrepue
and secondly to tell the unfortunate who will we regret
to say exist as long sin the earth where their
troubles may receive honest and competent treatment
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 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 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 no fictitious name and 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 swndle connected
with the office. Either the doctor was only hotel
porter with some deceased physicians name or q 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 Ins-
tute where he found the doctor, Frederick Morrill, will
ling indeed DESTROYS, to have his mode Of treatment
thoroughly investigated This seemed vastly cii ,reut
from the other doctors he had called on Thcv m pro
tested against any attempt at investigation and in man.
instances ordered hun to leave the office Not So how
ever with DR.. Morrill,. lie courted the most thorough
scrutiny. This reporter proceeded to make in COM
Dany with dsinteresed Citizen and after IN liking every
possible inquiry and observation he states that there
place where all casseg of complaints and diseases
treated by upright and honest pliysician that
place is the "Morrlll Medical Institute" where DR.. f.
Morrill,, an old and competent doctor, graduate Of the
Medical University at Philadelphia is constantly in at
tendance 1t Is singular fact that our reporter has
heard tangible stories against the doctor although
every quack in the city is bitterly opposed him. prob
ably on account Of his unprecedented success In all his
medical undertakings.
DR.. Morrill, does not treat cases by the Job as "ouaek'
doctors do If person should ask him how much he
would charge to cure certain disease he will answer:
THAT depends upon the stage and nature OF the com
plant He has tabular list of prices with ten or
twenty dollars set opposite certain private diseases
much ater the style Of hotel bill Of fare treats all
complaints on the same principle OF regular family
physician. which he justly claims to be- We ara coma.
dent that Dr. Morrill, runs honest business where any
man may trust his without far % Imposition or
Mhvio Hiiy lazy "i'i ieeeiNe conn '"~ all
her complaints for reason,
shadow OF llegtmate or unlaw
ed tle Doctors reputation. and yrsons deslru,
need not apply to him. Dr. morrill, has had long ana
successful experience In his peculiar line Of treatmen,
which includes nearly All complaints to which hesh "a
heir His remedies very consistent and lis cures are
his best recommendation. His Objects at No. Is Howard
1t. See his Medical Adviser; price 81. Omce, IS
Howard ST., Boston, BApss, dw&s&w9m olg