The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-06

ling n DOrtor's bill.
About three months ago, Jacob Mich
mans wife in Detroit, was somewhat ill.,
and she thought Il doctor ought to be sent
to her; 50 he called at Detroit street Office
and requested the physician to 80 to his
house. This call was made. prescription
left with Mrs. NJ, and either the medicine
was very cilcctua or Mrs NJ, was not very
sick or when ho called next time, she in
70 med him that she was all cured, and he
need not come any more. Last Monday,
Jacob received by mail Il bill from DR.. T..
educ for medical services Sl3.1j."
Jacob studied long time over that bill
and showed it to his wife, and studied it
over with herr but the more he looked at it,
the more IL seemed to him there must be
some mistake, The next morning he called
at the doctors office, bill in hand, and found
the proprietor sitting there, waiting to hear
Of some one suffering from one of the prev
alcnt diseases.
Mr.. Michman laid his hat down carefully
and handed the bill to DR.. H., saying "Ycu
are DIR Il. | suppese?"
''Ycs, yes, certainly, Mr. Milchman ;'st
down. low is your wife,"
sob, my wife is all right. You doctored
her, CHI
II gave her some medicine that seemed
to work liks magic"
eyes. so it did, so it did. That was
your bill ch?'
eyes, but no hurry about it, Mr. Mich
man; take n little time on it, if you want
to- no hurry
That vas right, was it-Sl3.15?"
"Lct me see; yes; that is the mount
Mr. Miichman; but no hurry about paying
it, you know"
"Thirteen dollars anc seycnty-fve cents
for one visit! That was pretty dear, don't
you think so?'
Here the doctor smiled all over in the
most forgiying way, saying: "My dear Mr.
Milchman, you are far but of the way. For
one VISIT My dear sir, that is the way with
the unprofcssional mind. | assure you
when you see the items you will agree with
me that the amount is low, sir, very low"
.'Oh!" said Jacob, 'there was items,
was there" Wcll,whcrc are those items
are?'
SIN my memorandum book, sir. You
shall have them, certainly, if you wish.
You want the items, do you:
"That was just what | want" said Jacob,
and apparently much to the doctors annop-
ancc. lie hesitatcd moment. and then
drew small memorandum book from his
breast pocket, opened it, looked at Jacob,
AID began:
"Use of horse and buggy to call on Mrs
Nichman, one dollar and half"
"Stop Il little" said Jacob, 'til | write
him down." and he proceeded to write the
items down. "Don't you got no horse p
he asked when he had finished his writing.
"Ye-cs," said the doctor, unwittingly
"but Of course | have to charge for use, the
same as if he was a hired horse; don't you
see?"
"Oh, yes, he was your horse but you
charged yourself for him?"
eyes, that's it. Now item No. .. TC
looking at the tongue of Mrs. NIichmal
fifty cents
"Oh! you look at my wife's tongue
ch."
"Ccrtadly; had to, you know. Item
No 3. TO feeling pulse of Mrs NJ, sixt,
cents.
"Dat was cheap enough"
81 knew you would think so," cxclaime,
the doctor, now satisfied that he was al
right. "ltcm Ne. / To hearing Mrs NJ, :
report of her case, one dollar"
"NIine Gott You charga me for N,
wifes talking
"Only what she said in Il professional
way, assure you, That item you will fin,
correct; take the next. To writing pre-
scription for Mrs. NJ, So. That was wher
the heavy work came in, you know,
pretty heavy. | think so!'
Every reasonable for the amount of care
/ | gave the subject as you will see when you
think it over. Item again-to calling tn
next day, with copy of prescription bool
with me, So.
"Well, dat was all you got, aint it? Yol
| was told my wife was all right, and that wa
| only $500 Where did YOU make you
| Sl3.75;"
, "You are mistaken about that being all
Mr.. Milchman. No, sir, could not let tn
@ matter drop there. Pray allow me to pro
f coed. To studying over the case in my OF
, flee, 81"
= son! you studied over him therc?'
1 certainly did. Next. TO riding aroun
n by your house, on my way home, and look
@ ing attentively about the premises, 81; t
! meeting child and asking how her mothe
ii was, 81 to making bill, postage, etc., fiji
It teen cents. There. sir, are all the items