The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-14

10y fNSoNSo ~ hlBi blutI VI talent anu vet
languishlin obscurty. To succeed, piv-
stefan needs some social influence, and for
this reason you will find them attached to
every institution in their reach that will
help their positionin society. Personal ap-
pearance is of more Importance in this than
IN any other profession except the ministry.
Easy manners are help, inasmuch as
people are much influenced by external
things, and will call the most agreeable
man. Hence our physicians study the
graces OF society as much as possible
The gruff eccentricity of an Abernethv
was tolerated in London, but it would not
have answered in New York.
A START.
This is very important point in all pro-
fessions. If young physician can make
his living in this city during his first five
years, he is doing remarkably well. He
may for the first year or two remain sim
gle, but married life is considered the best
conditions for both clergymen and ply.
sicians. In this city it is very expensive.
If the young practitioner gets good prac-
tico he will be so often called on to aid the
poor that his savings will be small There
Is less wealth in this profession than any
other in this city except the clergy. Few
OF our best practitioners are IN condition
to live on the income of their investments.
DIR. kearney Rodgers, who was in his day
one of the best surgeons in this city, and
who had a lucrative practice. left only
$50, 900. Mott, as has been said, made
large fortune, but this, no doubt, arose
in no small degree from his money-making
turn. He was peculiarly gifted in the art
of getting rich. l know skillfu prac-
titioner, who ranks first class, and who has
been in service for eighteen years. He has
not as yet saved one-quarter the price of
respectable house.
COUNTRY PRACTICE PREFERABLE.
Aside from the brilliant exceptions which
have been noticed, it may be said that the
average of success is higher in the coun-
try than in the city. Rural practitioners
are soon, as a general thing, able to own
house, which here is the work of life
time. They have often hard ride, this
being indeed the worst feature in their life,
but it may be said that many a New York
doctor would take hard ride often if it
would help meet his bills. If he be for
tunate here he will distance the country
doctor, but the chances are against this de-
gree of success.
DIR. THOMAS.
Having spoken of DR.. Parker as a very
successful surgeon, l may add that his at
tanments in this speciality are not greater
than those Of DR.. Thomas in his own de-
partment, which is diseases of women and
children. He has published several vol
l. II.
edged authority. Another distinguished
practitioner is DR.. Marion Sinus, who
has founded the womans hospital which
is one of the noblest charities in the city.
1t forms noticeable feature in the Fourth
avenue and attracts general attention from
the railway passengers. DIR. Simms is from
the south, and was led at an early period
in life to consider very difficult specially,
apd his experiments were made on an old
slave. lie was encouraged 10 proceed,
and the result is, that he has conferred in
estimabe benefit on the human race.
DETMoLD.
DR.. Detmold has been prominent as a
lecturer for many years. lie is now an old
man but still attends TO practice. For
more than forty years he has been unrivaled
in his speciality, which is the club foot
Had his method been applied to Byron the
latter never would have been called "the
lame boy" and been made to suffer early
bitterness on account of this defect. Per-
haps the latter did its part in sourng his
mind, for such is often the effect of de-
tormlty. Detmold when a student, con-
ceiyed the idea of severing the tendon and
Strengthening the club foot. Noticing in
the street q, boy thus detormed, he applied
to his parents for permission TO try his
method, and was obliged to pay for it.
Their language like in Shakespeare was
'my poverty not my will consents, and
their surprise can hardly be imagined when
they saw their boy with pair OF straight
feet and able to walk in natural manner.
MEDICINE AMONG TEEATRIcALs.
One of the saddest spectacles in the way
of invalid experience is to see a sick COM
edian or professional humorist. Our
theatres employ such large number of
players, that to keep them in health re-
quires constant attention. A theatrical
company needs physician as regular at
tache. Sometimes a performer may be
taken i'll just as the curtain is about to
| rise. If physician be in attendance, his
| prescription and the use of stimulants may
enable the patient to go through perform
ance, and thus save piece from utter fail
ure, The ballet girls in all great melo-
| dramas suffer from foul air and nervous
exhaustion. and one of the stars in the
Black Crook was found dead in her room
after the piece was finished. Such was the
fate of poor Minnie Cayendish, and such
no doubt has been the fate of many others.
| manners of the stage and green room.
Their pay is not large, and upon the whole
| it is hardly to be considered a desirable
kind of practice.
| THE FASHIONABLE PHYSICIAN,
This person must of course be well edu
Gated must add more than usual politeness
to professional skill. His practice is chief
ly among the butterflies of fashion, who
have plenty of time to indulge in popular
| complaints There are many "fashiona-
ble' women whose luxurious life leads to
mental misery as well as ill-health. Man
kind cannot be happy unless busy at some
thing useful. Hence all idlers are wretched.
Let any one pursue the round of fashion,
able life for halt a season, and physician
will be wanted. The fashionable practi-
| tlOutI souid hbtiNN 80 N'NiNoos
Were he to speak his mind he would say,
''you must stop this course of dissipation,
go to bed at ten rise at six, and take a
walk before breakfast" etc. Such Ian
guage, however. would be Intellectual. The
patient like social chat, and the elegant
manners of the physician make him a
pleasant companion for a half hour. A
,epaytee, little gossip, and little allusion
10 i'll health is all that Is wanted, and tho
physician is entitled to charge $40 for such
an interview. He knows that these but
terflies of fashion can only wither and die
under the system to which they are in
bondage-but there is no way of rescuing
them. The saves of fashion are the most
hopeless of all bondmen-a fact which has
been noticed long before the days of
THE HERMIT IN NEW IoRE.
Accident at ~. Adams.
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