The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-11-11
BIG FEES.
Eminent English Doctors Whose In.
comes Arc Enormous-Glad.
stones Physician.


stones Physician.
'.Do London doctors earn more than
queens counselp" As rule they do
not. writes London correspondent Of
The Philadelphia Press but the incomes
of the three leading physicians. and those
of the three leading lawyers are about
equal. that Is to say, at the rate of $780,
600 a year each. The largest sum ever
earned in one year by doctor was $780,
900. made by Sir Ashley Cooper. The
three men at the head of the medical
profession in England at the present.
day are Sir William Jenner, the court
physician, Sir William Gull, and Sir
Andrew Clark. Just lately the last
named has obtained considerable noto-
riety He was induced to visit very
wealthy lady at Nice, and he received
the unprecedented fee of 1925, 200. One
fifth of this amount he retained as a re-
enumeration for his services, and the
remainder he divided between two char
liable institutions connected with his
profession.
Speaking of fees, there is tale told
of rich colonial gentleman living in
Kent who had the misfortune to take a
slight cold. Not satisfied with his local
medical attendant he desired to have
Gull down from London in consulta-
ton. Gull happened to be away and
Sir William Jenner came instead He
was duly paid his fee of 1915 for the
visit. The patient, feeling no better,
then sent to Edinburgh to a leading
doctor of that city, who travelled the
four hundred miles in order to see him,
and in ordinary course received a
guinea for every mile, that was four
hundred guineas, or So, 100. Again
the patient felt no better, and this time
Gull was summoned and attended.
Il suppose" suggested the local
you paid Jenner-f75?"
Nonsense" Indignantly retorted the
sick gentleman, II am not going to
pay Gull less than have the Scotch
man." and he drew check for 50, 100.
Before he got rid of his cold he had
paid 81, 200 in fees.
Gull himself relates story of an &C.
centric patient, upon whom in the days
when chloroform or ether was never
used, he performed a difficult operation
from which the old gentleman recov-
cred. But he refused to pay Gull his
fees, and, as the doctor left the bedroom
in an enraged state, the old man
snatched off his night-cap, and, tlinging
it at him, cried: 'Take that; I'll give
you nothing more"
Gull picked up the night-cap, and,
cooling down in his brougham. he COM
menced to rip up the lining. Concealed
therein he found a crisp Bank of Eng
land note for f1,000. This story. by
the way, has also been told of several
other eminent doctors. Gull began
life in an humble way as assistant to a
hospital lecturer at So shillings per
week. When admitted to practice bis
first year fees amounted to 1926. but
he himself says that each year they in
creased by one-third. He is man of
dry humor. Once the bishop of Derry
consulted him, and the great doctor
gravely said:
You must 60 to Nice, my lord.'
ooh, | can't 60 to Nice; I'm too
busy"
lit must be either Nice or heaven"
was the doctors retort.
ooh, them" quickly added the divine,
'I'll 60 to Nice
Il will not question your judgment
replied Gull. LAS right reverend
prelate you ought to know which is the
preferable place
Sir Andrew Clark is Gladstone's ply
stefan. He accompanied him on the
cruise the premier took with Tennyson,
and again last year to Norway. He
does not do this as personal tribute,
but as a matter of professional duty.
Gladstone is very testy, faddv, and au-
tocratic. Clark is equally firm. Lady
Clark is quite incensed when Gladstone
orders her husband to spend with him
those two months of the year when the
great physician is accustomed to have
most leisure. 1t is said that Jenner
and Gull are chosen to attend royal
patients in preference to Clark because
the latter is so closely identified
with Gladstone.