Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
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How Quaeks Succeed-ilow . Law
yer lnprcsscs Blis Clients.

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How Quacks Succecd..llow q Law.
yer Imprcsscs Bsis Clients.
Ssn FRANCHISE Chronicle.
Even the most credulous cannot BE-.
lleve that spirited span of horses, sill.
yer.monted harness and handsome
clarence or coupe, with dash of eccen.
tricity conspicuouslv displayed in
equipage, or personality of a physician,
will cure consumption, renovate the
liver, he panacea for govt, or prove an
infallible sedatiye to an irrita.
BILE nervous system. These auxilli.
aries, however, 60 far toward
increasing the number of a doctor
patients. he man of medicine may
he scientific, industrious, perfectly
welded to his profession; still, if lie
ignores those minor accessories that, by
their mere presence, indicate prosper.
ity. lie will he left to delve amidst the
pages of his sculapian lore and grow
rusty fro n want of practice, save such
as he may find in the wards of hos.
pital and on the dissecting table of a
medical institute. 1t must be absurd,
but it is no less fact. that horse and
carriage have great weight in advancing
doctor toward the goal of suspicious
popular ty. Witness the alacrity with
which Iuacks and INSCRIPTIONS, diplo.
m.tless adv 1nturers seize upon this
I cory and gain fame and fortune
solely through it, aid The majority
OF people rather mistrust the prac.
I. ioner who tramps his weary way
rrum patient to patient by natures
q onomical method of locomotion.
The facts on the subject of the effect
of appearances which are applicable to
the medical professions are equally so
to all professions, trades and occupa.
tions, whether scientific, mercantile or
commercial, by which monetary power
or successful competition is sought. A
lawyer fayorably impresses his patrons
through the medium of large. airy,
well-lightel, elegantly appointed suits
of Offices. Black.walnut bookcases
and writing-desks have an imposing
effect on q client. He likes to tread
on Brussels carpets and sit, while wait.
ing for his lawyer. in a leather.
upholstered armchair and enter.
tain himself by allowing his eyes to
roam backward and forward. up and
down over calf-bound legal tones. He
feels importance in the idea that the
man he employs to attend to his deeds
titles and lawsuits is able to live in the
midst of magnificence, and lie holds him.
self part and parcel of those indica-
tions of success. Most men will will.
ingly pay 30 per cent. higher fees to
the prosperous-appearing attorney than
to the LII. ID. who gropes his legal
path through cobwebs. dust, broken.
caned chairs, rickety tables. tripping.
up cocoa mating and newspaper sub.
stitute for glazed windows. The latter
may he equal, or even superior. in
ability, to his professional brother Of
handsomely arranged apartments. but
appearances are against him.
A veteran pioneer, one who finan.
cially and politically has pros erei in
this state. one who is known TO the
literary world by at least one standard
work, in speaking to a daughter whose
husband is lawyer. said: dress
well; always keep your children pre-
sentable and attractive in appearance
let yonr surroundings he the best your
income warrants: by such means yon
will promote your husbands business
and demand for him the esteem and re.
spect OF his fellowmen. This advice,
coming from successful man, now
calmly resting in advanced years, is
worthy of serious mental dige ton.