Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-12-08
DR.. MACKENZIE'S FEES.
1heif Great Size Made the Poorly.
Paid German Doctors Jealous OF
the scotchman

Faio German Doctors Jealous Of
the scotchman.
"A man who !. connected with the govern
ment OF the United States, and who spent all
last winter in Germany. tslsed to New
York San man q day or two ago about the
personal characteristics Of Sir Morell Mac
ken2ie and Dr. Won Bergmann, the rival ply
sicisus Of the Emperor Frederick.
II know Mackenzie and Bergmann WELL"
he said. 81 have been interested in the con.
troversy on that account. Mackenzie is a
epare, shrewd. Pawky, and thrifty Scotch
man. His manner is decidedly professional.
by this mean lie has more or less stereo-
typed smile, speaks with great exactness, and
displays q studied air of urbanity. When he
went to Berlin the German doctors took a
tremendous dislike 10 him for a reason
which, l believe, has not thus FAR been
printed-the amount OF his fee for attending
the emperor. The charges OF the German
doctors are exceedingly moderate. Men like
Hovel, Hartmann, Sweininger, and Eronse
charge from 3 to marks visit. II total
stranger should walk Into any Of their offices
he would receive the best of treatment at the
command OF The physician, and when he
started to go the fee would probably be less
than 81. Men OF similar fame In the United
States unhesitating!y charge from Sl0 IL 20
visit. In England the regulation fee
Is guineas, or $40, for The first visit and
guinea for each succeeding v,,,i;. This is the
Zee received oy men Ike Cumberhach, Cam.
erop, and others. When Mackenzie
went to attend the Emperor at Char
lottenburg he placed before the bowers
a ha finn nFa al Vat f
perial household q schedule of his rerul 4r
earnings in London. lie stated that tie fee
from the emperor ought at least to counter
balance the sum that he was losing in London.
These figures of Mackenze's were subsequent.
ly endorsed, and he received en- eucruons
salary, considerably over Sl,CtO a day at the
start and nearly s!,0O) toward the end of the
emperor's illness. An income of 81, 900 a day
TO herman physician is dream teyoru the
widest fancy OF avarice, and, when ihey saw
that an Englishnan wa, receiving more than
all the German doctors Tut together. the
commercial spirit OF the kaiscr's people was
aroused in antagonism TO the shrewi alien.
A great deal OF secrecy was alWays maintain
ed about the remuneration of Sir Morelf
Mackenzie but the facts leaked out, never
theiess. II NAV have been true that Macken-
zie services were worth In the neighbor hood
ct . 100 dav, but the Germans did no.
think so. have often been at Mackenzic's
mouse near Cavendsh square, in London
and do not doubt that his income must be
ciose TO $1,000 gear from his practice in
TIE British metropolis. The house is literally
crowded with people from the moment his
ouce hours begin until they close
Contrast with the splendid opulence OF
MackenZe.the surroundings of the German
doctors. We will take Von Bergman. as he
is the most eminent of them all-tss been
surgeon in-chief Of the army, and CHARGES rs
much as any OF the crack German doctors. lie
YES n lot 4,
the Wilhelm strasse in Berlin. He HIS a
short, bull neck, square shoulders, a heavg.
dark bearded face bcetling hrows, aud q thick
set, bulky frame. His skill is unquest.oned,
and so is bis roughness. Probably the man
iancies that he has a military manner. but in
point OF fact he is exceeding brusQue and
rude at times.
II shall never forget the first time called
on Bergman l had sent him letters of in
PRODUCTION and received a curt note in reply
10 come around on the following day. A man
servant ushered me into the reception-room.
where woman lay moaning on q sofa, with
her husband or escort standing over her. and
trying to soothe her by words of affection.
The woman had received a grievious injury
of some sort. Her arm was IN a sling and
bandaged almost to the shoulder Her face
had been cut and was literally decorated with
court plaster. Both she and the man cri"a
constantly-she from suffering, he Tn, ann.
pathy. Dr. Won Bergman o--ued ibe door
or. should have cal,.su MIN Prof. Beremann.
!Si tne Eeriha.~s are exceedingly touchy about
tneir .:.'es, and that Of professor is more ex-
aited than doctor-and beckoned me to come
10 his room. pointed TO the crying woman
on the sofa, and said that would wait until
he had treated her. as she appeared to be in
agony. He jerked his head peremptorily and
pointed to the consuiting-room, and walked
in as had been bldden. Then he beckoned
to the woman, and the man assisted her into
the room. She was most piiiful sight The
doctor gared at her In surlv manner, and
eaid:
''What have you been doing!"
'The woman was moaning and paid no at
tention to his question; but the man said that
she had fallen asleep the night before, after
forty-eight hours OF wakefulness, and, In
turning, had wrenched the bandages loose
from her arm. He asked Won Bergman to
wrap the arm I'D again, but the doctor threw
open the door and waved them ont.
"'Take her to the hospital he said, and
have one Of the students do it,; have no time
now to practice the A of surgery
The man said II would be too late at the
hospital, and then Bergman told him TO wait
until the next day, and slammed the door In
his face. 1t was most cruel and heartless
proceeding, for skilled surgeon like Berg
mann c ould have managed the matter in
manner was more or less assumed, and we be-
came well acquainted within the next week or
two. During that time and throughout nv
subsequent stay In Berlin the German doctor
talked with the utmost freedom about the
goings-on at the palace I'm Charlottenburg,
and abused Mackenzie fiercely at every oppor.
tunityn