Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-13
THE COUNTRY pocroR.

no 10 Probably as Competent ana VOL
sehooled as hts city BROTHER.
There is no question that comes to us
oitener than the inquiry Us 10 tho
standing OF some advertising or travel
ing medical humtug or for some city
physician to whom the inquirer can ap-
ply for treatment. Simply because
doctor practices in the city is no guar
antee that he is any better than the
village physician in some out-of-the.way
place. 1T is true that he may have
larger opportunities to see disease and
larger opportunities to experiment. with
1T. But all the advance in medical
practice is described in tho medical
publications, aud the country physi-
clan, il he is studious, hos full oppor-
tnnity to learn what is being done, and
how it is being done in his profession.
The city and country physician start
upon u level. Both, perhaps, gradn-
ated from tho Same school; both have
attended tho same clinics; both have
studied the Same authorities. Now,
supposing that both are equally studi-
GUS, the only possible difference that
can over be between them is that
tho city man may have larger expert.
once III the treatment OF disease. But
1t must be remembered that the coun-
try physician treats the very same dis.
eases that the city physician does; aud
with his medical publications before
nm, he will probably renoh rs great o
degree of skill in any GLASS of casos, by
the treatment of fow, no his city
brother will IN the treatment of many. |
1t is also true that in tho city there
" Into
of certain classes of diseases, and in |
such cases it would naturally be ex-
pected that they would reach higher
degree OF proficiency than tho physician |
OF general practice. But the country |
physician will always send the patients
to such practitioners if he finds it moo.
esssry. II 1T is disease of the eye
and it is of serious character, the ply
stefan Will recommend an ooulist. 1t is
possible that he may recommend doc
tor who has made lung diseases spe.
cial study i'll cases of that character.
But It 10 very serious mistake to sup
pose that city physicians know every
thing or that the country doctor is moo.
essnrily deficient in knowlofleo. Wo
have friend who has daughter that
was severely affected with what seemed |
large number of the best physicians in |
Chicago, some of them noted special
lists, but cure was not effected and no
good at all was accomplished. Tho
girl was sent to the Hot springs and |
there she was not at all benefited. In
visit to little country town, whore |
the physician, we have no doubt, was
not considered any great nhakes," she |
wna tnlfan nnpauoll,y .;,l, AL
mother had no other resort than TO call |
the modest country doctor. He came. |
examined his patient mud learnod of hor
long and apparently incurablo disease.
Ho said no did not think that any of tho
physicians who had been employed had
discovered the disease ut ALL That he
believed that he knew what tho trouble |
was, and that if the mother desired ho |
would make TN examination, and if he
was found TO be correct in his supposi- |
tion he could affect cure. Tho exam
ination was made, tho trouble found.
nm operation performed, and the girl is |
as sound as dollar to-day. After tho
expenditure of hundreds OF dollars
upon renowned city physicians, the pnr.
ents of this daughter learned at Inst
that an unknown country physician was
moro skillful than oil of them put to-
gether
The lesson that VIC would teach ia
that people should consult their homo
physician first. AS rule he is neigh
Dor and knows tho habits and weak
nesses of those who apply to him. This
gives him great advantage. Tho best
physician in the world prescribes in the
dark unless he knows all about his pa-
tient. Nine times out of ten it is prob
able that the homo doctor will do Just
as we'll ns the city doctor. If he finds
that he cannot manage the cuse he will |
call i'll assistance or send the patient to
some one in whom he has confidence.
Doctors in the city are doing this all |
the time. In NIL serious cases they con-
suit with other physicians. Thoro is
no swindle that is SO easily perpctrated,
and there is none so mean as swindles
upon the sick. Health and life nre 80
very precious that the sick are readily !
imposed upon. Every quack knows
this and he makes the most of it, The |
home doctor, MS n rule, can be trusted.
He will be honest with the patient, and |
that is n good deal moro than tho !
arrange doctor often is.
HARLEM YOUNG MANI hone. Misc
Lenox Avenue, shall see you at tho