San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-04
NEEDY HUMANITY.
DIFFERENCE IN THE METHODS OF
THOSE WHO ARE HELPFUL.
Moral Courage of the True Physician-A
Hero-Men Who Know Themselves-The
Good Hearted Fellow who "Nin Give
His Last Dollar"

A somewhat extended experience with
men. and an occasional woman, convinces
me that there is as great difference in the
methods of good men who desire to help
their fellows as there is between them and
bad men who strive constantly to hurt their
brothers and sisters. Every man has his
own way. 1t is folly for writers in the press,
for ministers in the pulpit, for public teach
ers in any forum whatever, to insist upon it
that their way is the only way. Effective
work is done by upright engines, by hori
zontal engines, by oscillating engines. 1t is
by the quality and quantity of effect pro-
duced, not the manner in which the work is
done, men must be judged.
look at doctors with wonder and awe In
my Judgment doctor needs, first of all,
moral courage 1t requires no very great
degree of PHYSICAL courage to stand before
man whose infamed eye betokens the rage
that roaIs within him, because being "a man,
you naturally have no fear for another man
physically. The issue of the fight must be
one of two ways. You whip him or he whips
you, and, of course, you are prepared to take
the chance. But to go into a sick room
where, in the first place, your senses are Of
Tended, you see unpleasant pictures, you hear
discordan: sounds, above all you detect of
fensive odors, you are brought in contract
with condition of things abnormal, from
which you naturally turn as from any other
nuisance that required moral courage. That
of itself would determine me. ! could no
more endure the close cOnfinements of a sick
chamber, with it's necessary annoyance to
every sense, and most especially to the sensi-
tive nerves of the nasal organ, than | could
draw a weight of 10000 pounds along dusty
highway.
But that is not all Be it smallpox, diph-
therltic sore throat, yellow fever, any one Of
a score of contagious diseases, the doctor
must be so dauntleSs in the attitudes of his
moral courage that he not only feels no fear,
but is absolutely regnant with joy at an OPP
portumty to wrestle with a fOeman worthy
of his pills. A true physician is veritable
hero.
| have come to the conclusion that intelli-
gent men do know themselves. What folly
it is to imagine for a moment that we'll
balanced mind doesn't fully, accurately, alb
solutely estimate himself. Could you con-
vince Bismarck, as he sits in the calm seclu-
sion of his innermost study, smoking the fra
grant pipe of happy reflection, that he has
not been a successful diplomat9
You're a merchant Continuity of en-
doavor has brought you, step by step, from
the humility of an Office sweeping 81 week
lad to the proud pre-eminence of a merchant
prince, with an income, net, of 100000
year. Your credit stands regal in the marts
of commerce, your name is synonym for
sohdity throughout the world of trade and
decker. Could anybody convince you that
you are a failure9 Don't you know, as you
look at your bald head and wrinkled face and
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