Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-10
Island Pond.


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Our streets are literally alive with
teams of every description; oxen,
horses, miles, dogs etc, in fact every
thing in the shape of beast of bur-
den has been brought into requisition
bv the last snow storm. The cord
wood and numbering part of our trade
was never more brisk. The weather
is certainly the finest we have ever
experienced at this season of the
year, and the roads, TO say the least,
are excellent. Despite this favora-
bic turn in the weather, the mortality
from various diseases appears to con-
tinue without any abatement, it might
even be said to be on the increase.
Even typhoid fever still continues to
claim its share of the victims. The
recording of three deaths in one week
is an uncommon occurrence for To-
cality hitherto reported so healthy.
The names of the departed ones are:
G.. Morse, of congestion of the lungs,
j. Berthaume, of inflammation Of the
bowels, and Miss E. Fletcher, of ty-
phoid fever, all three in the prime of
life. The above list leads me to be-
lieve that this might be an excellent
site for another physician. We are
already blessed or cursed, c do not
know which of the two names are the
more appropriate with five, but an
other ofany description would certain
ly add new lustre to the profession.
However, before entering on this new
field of practice word of advice
might be of some service to the com
er. AT the outset he should advertise
strongly on the breaking up princi-
pie. Let him decide every case at
first sight as one OF incipient typhoid
fever; then sweat and purge, and if
next morning the atient feels any
better, which he certainly will IN nine
cases out Of ten, let him herald IL all
over town as a case Of typhoid fever
arrested To relate at the bed side,
let him always have a long list Of the
different cases which he has treated
and succeeded in curing in an incrcd-
ible short time; in default of genuine
cases, fictitious cases will answer just
as well. Let him not be too severe
at first on his brother practitioners,
giving them credit for some amount
Of ability, but denying them that SUI
perior knowledge which he himself
has acquired from long experience.
In order that each recovery may
place 4 new feather in his hat, the
community at large must be made to
understand that each case under his
charge is one Of the most desperate ;
and if t,lrpugA bad luck, still worse
practice, the sick enc should sink,
he must be quick to let the relatives
know that it is just because he had
not been called in soon enough; ar
1 rived a few hours earlier he would
lcertainly have saved the patient. In
q word he must pay much more at
tention to outside opinion than 10
the disease or his patients progress.
Pablo opinion is every thing in the
practice Of medicine especially in
this place. Any live Yankee living
up to these few simple rules, will GER
tain'y reap rich harvest by settling
in our midst. Real merit is not ol as
much consequence as brass and cheek,
cali it pluck if you will. Where is
the lucky compounder Of pills ano
drugs who desires to make his fortune
and his fame? A rare opportunity ct
tcrs itself and the first conner can rely
on first class introduction ftom
PLoUGH Boy.
We take pleasure in calling atten
ton to the advertisement of L. Valli(
in another column. He has recently
made very large additions to his stool
Of Furniture, which we are assured ht
is selling at low prices. He is alsC
selling some very zine new patterns o
Cooking Stove. Give him a call be
fore looking elsewhere,
Lancaster.
The GLAS5FORD SISTERS. NEv