San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-23

it is invariably sign thai he"who wears Il
has been 'duly qualified and not found want
ing" or, in other words, that he has beer
properly educated, and ''life and limb" car
be safely intrusted to his keeping. This i:
true in one respect, but far from the truth in
another. The title doctor" belongs to him
only who has had it conferred upon him
after he has spent years of study-worked
for it and earned it. But in these days,
when prefixe-i to name, it cannot be con-
sidered as evidence that the wearer is a man
skilled in the science of medicine, nor does it
signify, even, that he has common school
learning. There are neither legal nor social
restrictions to the use of the title, nor is
there, excepting in two or three states in the
Union, any law which restricts the practice
of medicine to those only who are known to
be properly educated. Any man or woman,
no matter how ignorant or depraved he or
she is, has just as much right to assume the
care of the sick or injured and practice of
medicine and surgery as he who has spent
four years in continuous study at the Har-
ward Medical college.
CASE OF TYPHOID.
Every druggist knows that he is, for obvi-
Gus reasons, singularly and unjustly liable to
lawsuits. A bare suspicion of an error on his
part is sufficient basis for one, and in conse-
quence of single mistake his business may
be ruined and the savings of years swept
away. Realizing this he is exceedingly care
full himself, ana is very certain not to allow
any one in his employ who is incompetent to
do anything which will jeopardize him. On
the other hand, man practicing as ply
stefan, yet not thoroughly familiar with the
workings of disease and the use Of drugs, is
always dangerous in the extreme. few
drops too much of this extract, fraction of
a grain of that powder, given to his patient
ard the deadly work is done. But his awful
error is known OIL &. himself. His ipatient
Us, bat 20 l,,l4se 4, attributed the cause. 1t
ts eva; 5 c.,sy for him to deceive the friends
o.. lIe unfortunate.
Tile u case Oh typhoid fever, for instance
IN . early stage the disease is seldom easy
Of recognition. 1t is, in fact, almost always
mere on les difficult. There are then but
rarely 81 Is sufficiently marked to enable
ereu the !i"nt s!iilltul physician TO say with
e -ca!Ity tat the case before him is ono of
cTpEod :" &@-e>'H'S and that symptom,
aCr,' and thcTp ~. I..,.-I.t!On, which lead him
70 suspect tDaJ the patient has that much
dreaded fevr" But be must wait day CT
twJ tc.ore h. G. t,.,.la. He must watch
tne risa GEd l.l II the temperature, night
All H"TL.-e - will tell him much, for
|. ( va. l;l5iOlS &c @iaracteristic-the changes
IL Tie DUlse. L. r...' ZDTesSion, in the tongue,
in ;ae ape. r.,%"c Of the abdomen, etc. The
symptoms e.! :. hold are many. Some
vh.nh ere proi;'...2ut in one case are absent
il otIsrs. <, few only present he can
net Judge, f; 8. constitute the bare out
Ines, Le nus w., for the picture to devel
o.. -i,.@ ". ...,. Re is by no means
-. Ii the Interests Il lis patient he is an
ticipating every exigency wi-th is likely to
,.r.,.. /. .e,.-r - ""-,.ces bat sees that in
nursing. etc. ~: caution is instituted
r,,.."h '7r,l ne indicated in case of ty-
I.aiG H., medicinal treatl.c..o IS directed
T. l..u sytl' 0:.s. Fever is Kept down, pain
49,, ed, !cs,." ness quoted, sleep produced,
2Ec, - O.. =. last he is sure Of his diagnosis;
il is t,-5.c.G But he has !c:t nothing I'm
1v@,, ter. ; nothing ne would wish he
-. :-3lo. AL along be hes kept within
t.:c s-.let. les.
(. -: $50 -ens would have been the
20: e a ignorant nretenGtr-an iEcom-
"-o,.t 't'OC- &C.. aucn cases out Of 100
=. vu4u Lave at once pronounced the pa
tient's disease bilious lever, and given a
purge-which in most cases OF typhoid would
prove falkland death been the direct con-
But diarrhea is present IN a very
large number OF cases; that fact every per-
son familiar with the disease knows. A
doctor" Of the sort referred to docs not tell
the friends what medicine he gives. Mol
His practice IL sdrouded With mystery
&c is q medical Columbus. They have no
Goa that he has administered purge, and |
the appearance Of the diarrhea does not sur
Drise them: so wSsn the paoiaut dies they
think the foyer killed hiu, ard all evidence
II the doctors horrible mistake GOES six feet |
1ndsr ground.
DIFFERENCE II DRTAILR
Among true physicians, equally well quail |
fed, there is rare!y In amy given case a diff |
'erenoe OF opinion, except X be in the HoSs
dstaik Ttsre are thousands |
II drugs at tie command of physesss. AL
have their special faror7ss One uses the
bromide Of sodium az a Reavins, while an
othSr prefers tho bromide OF potassium. In
very many instances 10 woad matter little
which was given tho patient; and yet, were
QUO doctor in favor Of the former to assume
ais care after the other had esso in attend
anea upon him. ths ohaEGss are that the in
oorasr would make tss tH:iSas9 cs4anSa. The