Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-19
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reward certain and pr1ntalie. The laitY
arc nos sufficiently informed 10 discriminate bc
tween uar sehcol ant another, this collu,r ot
that. tciSeeu pspcf ant parchment, lasts and
hcarSsy. They Judge entirely by what they can
sec an1 understand A. they cannot. a. wlc.
undertsnd the existing differences between the
resi AMI The tsd in the pfctcssirn. relating 20 the
,Aruus schools, doctrines and ucdrs ot treat
msnt, The great majority. therefore, place more
faith in ,hcif SIGHT than In their understanding.
AMI ch,-rse accordingly. This IS the advantage
The quaet seiscs ami make, the most 81
Mhcrs The ,hotoughN hononhlc and educated
physician PLACES his entire confidence In their
understanding, whereby IU,se aDd To- choose,
ths Quack leaves nothing untutncd IN the way
" pcr~,nal tfumpcty and display tha; Is IN the
lras, likely 10 attract ,hcir attention. and lead
to their ensnnvmcn,. This has always keen
-, 50 long ~ the various ,vIVs ~ humanity
exist. and 81 long As ignotancc. superstition
,nd vanity bold any sway oyci the hearts ami
iudgnrn, ~ mcn. The succrss Of active prac
tce, therefore, depends In great measure on
The Arsnuni It gasckcfy displayed. There Is
~ NC u Disgusting this tact by highly hypo.
,hcticai mctAl lectures; ii Is "a fact. ncycfthc
less. which no houcs, physician in the ptaeticc
u medicine to-day will atemp, 20 dispute
The tesuh is, tia, the physician who has two
hotses Is better than he who hath only one,
AMI be Who can boss 1t four, iakes the lalm,
and the practice.
Roveriy has no business IN the profession
nsspiscSi. IS Il Is, evefJwhcte--by those who
ate aecjcS, in Il the nlosi-tt amounts to an
absolute adherence in the profession. Talent
~iil lie hopelessly hid in the conventional
bushel u mountains in weight, unless rescued
BY srnng srcil connections, indomitahle per
severance, acciie7,, % gTea, personal magne.
tisn. Quaekey, however, viii flourish As the
weed. everywhere. and eclipse all else with the
splendot 81 its growth People like to he
humbnlgci they do no, seem to feel
comfortable without stated amount of IL j, is
human nature and he who can tickle their
fancy most, or hest work on their ereiuliiy,
his fortune is made.
A quAcs is no, necessarily an ignosanl
h1acon, alike devoid Of good sense. regular
diploma, OF Of s,net scientific aitainments.
lie can he man O; education and certain
degree Of refinement: a man Of talent, both in
and 90; oi his profession; man Of rare Judge.
meni, natural tact and high social position
The most successful qusck Is jus, a man Of this
Kind. lie can h a man ofhonor and principle
in all Other affairs Of life save in his profession
There he Is known by his enormous vanity,
pomrosiiy, ireaehey, Gorgeous display. per
S,s,ency, low Artihee, cunning, total lack OF all
honor and principle. by all the triekS, devices
and advantages that his knowledge Of the devil
and human nature have suggested and promoted
TO enforce. lie is terror TO his professional
brethren. They arc OF necessity placed Gun
SANITY on the defense, for no man can tell
either the time OF place that the enemy rnay
noi s~coP down on them and eobhle them all
up. Vigilance, ounsian, vigilance, therefore,
their only safeguard.
His professional brethren dare no, consult
with HIM on account of his reAehery This
will no; Only show itself in the consultation
room. under your very nose, among the attend.
ants, intimate friends and neighhors Of the
patient, by many a shrug, knowing OF surprised
look, by ar,ful word OF cunning action, but
during YOU absence most, when your judg-
ment in this OF in that matter will be delicaiely
Questioned. your professional tact and talents
aSsaiied, your remedies and suggestions noted
and commented on, even your behavior held
up for ridicale, II possible, nothing beng left
undone. in fact, that he thinks may in any pos.
sible way enlarge their esteem for him and
cause them 10 mote dcvoutly truS, in his pro-
feSsionAl skill Should the pAtien, die, he
sill attend the funeral, OF course, solemnly
equipped, and before being on the ground five
minutes every friend, neighbor and acquain.
lance OF the deceased, for miles around, will
have been given to understand in some manner.
ethereal and wholly intangible, that had i, no,
been ior the consultation and the remedies you
proPosed-bui which courtesy forbade him to
cenoance-ihe deceased would no douh, be
alive to-day.
Should you be unfortunate enough to have
him called into CONSULTATION with you, YOU
Will catch him al these tricks, and dosen
more, in Jus, one hours time, besides obsti.
na,ely cAnvassing new remedies which you
know are no better, Il 50 good, than those you
have already prescribed, but which are in.
tended 10 have their effec, on the mind Of the
patient, either by difference in taste, smell OF
eolot, OF by an idea Of change alone You
viii ind him taking advantage Of the cunsul,a-
ton TO call occasionally, as he goes b., rus,
as matter Of sociability, you know, and ex.
,renely good will. Toa will ind him
prescribing during y0ur absence, because he
jas happened TO drop in as the patient was so
much worse and he was pressed to do so by
the patients most intimate friends. Should
an uniayOrable event take place in your pa.
nen,'s condition, how subiely Wilt be conveyed
TO the parents OF relatives Of the deceased, the
fac, tia, II the case had only been under his
own care, hO~ difieren; the result; how sym.
pathetic and oonsohng with more visits, As
sied the voice and wa,ery the eye.
There Is persisieney in the real quack tha,
surpassesh all understanding have known
one to lie in wait for an influential customer
d another physician for three long years, and
no abuse, insult contempt, soorn, OF show Of in.
di1efence could have the slightest effect upon
hum % cause him TO waiver for an instant in his
purpose. As a constant dropping will wear
the hardest stone, 20 this bird of prey, liter
long waiting, with undated yigiianc. and
neyef-eeaang designs, al length carried hi.
victim OF. The influential customer was A pfo.
rainen, merchant, and although there were
multitude Of Other stores in the town, one a,
leaa oi which he had a financial in,eres, in as
sleni partner, he caused his family to pa,runire
largely the store further down the streets. stop.
ptng IN occasionally himself fof collar, a era.
val, paif Of gloves, OF other nicknacks Of no
essentiai importance, but which served as an
ehesse 10 hs,ter the merchant wife, admire
hef t~ias, o. 10 have little talk Nth the mer.
chan; himself
One o. The moa designing qaaeks Who e,er
hafrassed me, ~as a short, stout. blox,ed niece
Of Ponpossiy, vanity and eso,ism, Who had the
p~fslsieney, aadaciiy and aufulnexs Of seven
devils. and Who succeeded in xinyin., ,hr
nsos' saienssye patioe have ever known a
PayAaeian to have, BY sheer force 81 doxnrieh,
and asiibefaie qsaekefy. lie was a man Of
edac.isen ADD considerable worldly experience
long before be entered the pfofession. a grad.
asie Vi highly hoarishing literary oollse and
a standard Institution of medieine. lie start.
ed Out IN has profession BY marrying the only
daagaier u wealthy farmer tqlaek .likeI ana
s<stiing dom for Pfcaiice In third class city in
oo< q on Eastern st1ies. The magnificent
ponp and display here, however, ~as little
700 mach fos him. b. ihooe revelins IN ~eal,h
and social dntinc;ion, and after sia,ing i.,,
Ie~s e1oagh 10 take II all IN and prot, ~ hi,
rspsnenee, his siie died, several thousand
dosiafs came u to hls cofen A gift from his
isih<f an Law he took unto himself an GA maid
s<hcoi teacher, Nth all the experience q the
sot'd uPon ben and peouli4rly hsted ior the
nsipna's a zach nlan b all the cunning,
afunee, sf.isgen. h,pocny and deceit that
'he hsnzn bear soaIi polsbiy be snclen
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