Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-15
Dessecting a Doctors Bill.

Miichman wife In Detroit was some
what i'll, and thought Doctor ought
10 be sent to her; SO he called at De-
troit street Office and requested the
physician to go out to his house. The
call was made, prescription left with
Mrs. NJ. and either the medicine was
very effectual or Mrs. N. was not very |
sick. for he called the next day, she
informed him that she was all cured,
and he need not come any more. Last |
Monday. Jacob received by mail bill
from DR.. T., Due for medical SER
vices, s13.75.'
Jacob studied long time over that
bill and showed it to his wife, and
studied over it with her; butthe more
he looked at it, and thought about it,
the more it seemed to him that there
must be mistake. The next morn,
ing. he called al the doctor otnce, bill
in hand, and found the proprietor Sit
ting there, waiting to hear of some one
suffering from green corn, or one OF the
other prevalent diseases.
Mr.. Milchman laid his hat down care
full, handed the bill to DIR. H., saying;
You was DR.. T., | SUPPOSE
- Yes, yes, certainly, Mr.. Mllchman;
sit down. How is your wife? :,
80 my wife is all right; she is all
right. You doctered her. eh !?
= / gave her some medicine that
seemed to work like magic.
Yes, so il did, SO it did. That was
your bill, Ell? =,
Yes. but no hurry about it, Mr..
NJ. take little time on it, if you want
to; no hurry. :. s,ozsp
Let me see: yes, that is the amount,
Mr.. Milchman; but no hurry about
paying it, you know.
Thirteen dollars and seventy-hve
cents for one visit
That was pretty tam dear, don't you
think so?
Here the doctor smiles all over in
the most forgiving way, saying: My
dear Mr.. Milchman, you are far out OF
the way. For one visit? My dear sir:
that is the way with the unprofessionaI
mind. | assure you when you see the
items you will agree with me that the
amount is low, sir, very low.
90 said Jacob, there was items
was there; well, where those items
areY
In nv memorandum book, sir
You shall have them, certainly, if yoI
wish. You want the items, do you?
THAT was yust what / want, salt
Jacob, and apparently much to tn
doctors annoyance. lie hesltated
moment and then drew a small memo
randum-book from his breast-pOcket
opened it, looked at Jacob, and began
May 15.-Use of horse and bugg
to call on Mrs. Milchman, one dolla
and half ,
Stop little, said Jacob. " till
write him down. and he proceeded
write the item down. Don't you GO
no horse?' he asked, when he had fin
ished his writing. 80.
"Ye-es, said the doctor, unwllllngl
but of course | have to charge tc
use the same as if he was hired horS
don't you seer
Dyes, he was your horse, but 20
charge yourself for him?" -
Yes, that is it. Now for item n
=. To looking at the tongue OF Mr.
NJ, fifty cents;
20 you look at my wife S tongue, eh
Certainly. | had to, You knoV
Item No. 3. To feeling pulse of Mr.
NJ, sixty cents. -,
Dat was cheap enough?
L knew you would think so, e!
claimed the doctor, now satisfied tn;
he was right. Item No. 4. To hearil
Mrs. NJ report of her case, one dc
lar
Mine Colt You charge me f
my wife's talking|
Only what she said in professio
al way, assure you. That item y.
will find correct; take the next:
writing prescription for Mrs. NJ, !
That was where the heavy work cal
in. you know -,
Pretty tam heavy l think so |"
Very reasonable for the amount
care gave the subject, as you will 5
whenyOu think 1t over. Item again.
calling the next day, with copy of pl
scription-book with me, 81.
We'll, dat was all you got; amt
You was told my wife was all right a
that was only S9.60Y Where y
make your $13.75p
You are mistaken about that be-
all, MIR. Milchmau. No, sir, l COT
not let the matter drop there. p
allow me to proceed. Tostudying o.
the case in my office, 81.
20 you studied him over there
Certainly Ibid. Next: To rid
around by your house, on my way no
and looking attentively about
premises, 81 to meeting child q
asking how her mother was, 81 /;
making bill, postage, etc, fifteen ceE
There, sir, are all the items, and v